Day 1

International Airport Reception.
Free Day. Optional Buenos Aires City Tour, Argentina`s Capital is one of the largest cities in the world. Gateway to the country, this metropolis is proof of the Argentinean heterogeneous essence.

With its own taste of bars and restaurants and a mixture of architectural styles, Buenos Aires is a city of multiple contrasts. Melancholy is breathed in every neighborhood and, as you walk and explore it, you may perceive the spirit of tango. The tourist is marveled by Buenos Aires`s charm.

Hotel Lodging (down-town Buenos Aires).

Day 2:

Transfer to J.Newbery Airport in private.
Flight to Calafate. We receive you at El Calafate Airport and transfer to hotel. You meet your guide, and you enjoy a dinner with your adventure partners while chatting on the program details for the next day. BD

Day 3 :

- After breakfast we travel by bus to El Chalten, a little and colorful town next to Mount Fitz Roy. To arrive to El Chalten we will cross 190 km of gravel road through the Patagonia steppe and we will stop at La Leona, a picturesque inn to enjoy his homemade cakes. From here, the views on the Viedma Lake are superb.

When we arrive to the town we will lodge in Hostel. B

Day 4 :

We start our trek in the Los Glaciares National Park. A short transfer takes us to the Rio Electrico, where we start our trek through forest to Piedra del Fraile. Leaving our packs here we continue trekking the Rio Electrico Valley for 2 hours and then ascending 1 hour to see the Fitz Roy Mount (3441 metres/11.289 ft) north face and a view of the impressive Marconi Glacier. From there we return to Piedra del Fraile Full Camp. This Camp has been previously mounted, featuring spacious dome tents, used in double or single base. Each tent has sleeping bags, inner sheet and insulating mattresses. The camp has a large dining tent with table, benches, dishes and kitchenware. The sanitary services are provided with chemical bathrooms. BLD.

Day 5 :

We follow the Rio Blanco valley to the lake of Piedras Blancas where we have an impressive view of the hanging Piedras Blancas Glacier. In the afternoon, having left our packs at camp, we ascend the frontal moraine to De Los Tres Lagoon for a stunning view of Fitz Roy Mount. BLD

Day 6 :

This day we start trekking along the shore of Madre and Hija Lagoons until reach Bridwell base camp at Torre Mount area. Torre Mount (3128 metres/10.262 ft) with its needle shaped peak is a major challenge for best climbers. We trek along the northern side of Torre Lagoon , feeded by the Fitzroy river. From here we get astonishing views of Torre Mount. BLD

Day 7 :

This day will be unforgettable, if the weather allow it, we perform an impressive, exceptional activity. You will walk and climb on the legendary Torre Mount Glacier, with its granite walls just behind you. All necessary equipment (rope, harness, crampons, ice-axe) and expert guidance are provided. In order to access the glacier we have to make a Tyrolean crossing of the river. This is done by clipping a little seat onto a fixed rope over the river and pulling yourself, or being pulled, across. BLD

Day 8 :

Another day of adventures, we cross the Fitz Roy river using once again the Tyrolean traverse. We trek through the forest, then we climb 700 meters (2300 ft) to the ridge which connects the summits of the Pliegue Tumbado. The landscape of the Fitzroy group and the Rio Tunel Valley is breathtaking. BLD.

Day 9 :

We start a hard trekking along the Paso del Viento (Pass of the Wind, 1550 meters/5085 ft) with the fabulous Continental Ice Field view and the Mariano Moreno ridge inside it. We depart from the Toro Lagoon, and getting views of the Tunel Glacier and the river with the same name. It`s a demanding, but hugely rewarding trekking day. We trek 6-7 hours approx until return to the forest where we camp. BLD

Day 10 :

After these intense days we return trekking down to El Chalten, hiking on the Tunel River east shore. We descend through forest, enjoying the panorama. We arrive to El Chalten at evening. BL

Day 11 :

Free day in El Chalten. Relax. It is a beautiful mountain town. In the afternoon, we travel to El Calafate. ( 5.00 pm) B

Day 12 :

After breakfast we depart by bus to the Magallanes peninsula, where is located the entrance of The Glaciers National Park. Its centerpiece is the Perito Moreno Glacier, which, because of unusually favorable local conditions, is one of the world`s few advancing glaciers. Huge icebergs from the glacier wall collapse into the De los Tempanos Channel. The roar of the gigantic ice rocks falling and crashing into the waters of the channel is a unique experience.

Our bus will lead us just in front of the Glacier, allowing us to walk the gangplanks to view the Glacier from different viewpoints.

Then we go down to the lakeside to board a ship that carries us very near the Glacier ice walls. We return to El Calafate using a different route that we used to arrive. B

Day 13 :

We depart early in the morning (around 7 am) from El Calafate to Torres del Paine through a spectacular landscape of the Patagonia steppe. Choiques and flamingos are very common in this area. Almost 4 hours from starting our journey, we will be at the border crossing between Chile and Argentina called ¨Paso Cancha Carrera¨. We continue until reach the Torres del Paine National Park. UNESCO gave to this park the World Heritage status, due to its unique wildlife and magnificent scenery.

We stop a couple of times to take panoramic pictures and to observe bunches of "guanacos". Finally we arrive to the Torres del Paine National Park by Amarga Lagoon. It`s a total of 6 hours transfer, until our Full Camp at Camping Las Torres. D

Day 14 :

All the dat is dedicated to one of the most classical and amazing treks of the Park: the trail toward the Paine`s Towers. After breakfast we cross a hanging bridge and remount the Almirante Nieto Mount path, going on the border of Ascencio River. After one hour we go into the valley, until arrive to Chileno Refuge.

The trail slopes down into an impressive forest where you get unforgettable landscapes. We reach Las Torres Base Camp where the mountaineers wait, sometimes for months, the appropriate weather conditions to climb the Torres Viewpoint, an amazing natural amphitheater at the bottom of the vertical granite towers that reach 2800 meters height. We return by the same way. It`s a total 7-hour trek. BLD

Day 15 :

This day our group start the two days Nordenskjold crossing, that lead us to the Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe, with one night spent at Los Cuernos Refuge.

Before breakfast we prepare our backpack with only the needed for the next two days traverse: some clothes, the box lunch and the camera. We pack the rest of the luggage that will be transfer by our bus to the Refugio Pehoe Full Camp, where we`ll find it again.

We walk by the Nordenskjold lake north shore. Three hours later we will be arriving to Los Cuernos Refuge. BLD

Day 16 :

We start our trek early in the morning, arriving two hours later at the start of the Frances Valley. It`s a beautiful valley descending from the massif to the Nordenskjold Lake, outflanked by the imposing Paine Grande Mount, (3050 meters height) on the west side. We remount the valley until the upper viewpoints, surrounded by the most impressive peaks of the massif: Cuernos, Espada, Mascara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburon, Catedral, and Paine Grande. The forest and the suspended Glaciers producing continuous ice and snow fallings give a spectacular frame to this walk.

We return descending the valley until reach the Skottberg Lake, and arriving at our Full Camp at Refugio Pehoe at the end of the day, where our luggage will be waiting for us. We trek 9 hours this demanding day. BLD

Day 17 :

Another unforgettable day dedicated to the Grey Glacier, impressive Glacier 300 square kilometers of surface (115 square miles), 25 kilometers long (16 miles). It overflows from the Continental Ice Field falling into Grey Lake. The Glacier produce enormous amount of blue icebergs that sail over the lake pushed by the wind toward the south, given the characteristic feature to this lake.

The trail leads us to a wonderful viewpoint where we can appreciate the whole lake, the glacier and the mountains that emerge from the west of the Ice Field. Two more hours walking and we arrive to another viewpoint just in front of the Glacier.

All the trek is develop between Andean bush and lengas forest, at the shadow of the ice blocks that drape the Paine Grande Mount. We walk this day about 8 hours with ups and downs. This day is exigent as the last one. BLD

Day 18 :

The group will have a soft day. In the afternoon, with our luggage packed, we cross Pehoe Lake on a catamaran towards Pudeto, where we continue by land transportation to our Full Camp located at Camping Pehoe.

After lunch at Campsite we visit Salto Grande and walk a 45 minutes trails to get the Nordenskjold Lake beaches, where we have a wonderful view of the entire path we have walked the days before. BLD

Day 19 :

We use this day to visit the west side of the Park. We pass an easy trail by the Grey Lake south shore, plenty of icebergs, and ascending to the Ferrier viewpoint with wide landscapes over the entire Park. BLD

Day 20 :

After the breakfast, the group start our land transfer from Torres del Paine to Puerto Natales, where we visit and enjoy the city.

Then we continue being transfered by regular bus crossing the border to reenter Argentina. Our guide will say us goodbye when we board the Bus at Puerto Natales. We arrive to El Calafate at the end of this day where another person will be waiting for us and transfer us to the Hostel. B

Day 21 :

Free day in El Calafate. Optional : Upsala Glacier Sailing. (Leaving from our port at Puerto Punta Bandera at 8.00 a.m., the excursion begins with navigation along the northern arm of the Lake and later on the Upsala Arm of the Lake where we find impressive icebergs until we reach the imposing views of the Upsala Glacier. The adventure continues with navigation of the Cristina Arm of the lake until we reach the Estancia. This privileged spot prides itself on being the best access by land to the Glacier as well as the Ice Cap.) B

Day 22 :

Transfer El Calafate Airport. Flight Buenos Aires. Transfer to Hotel. Free afternoon.

Day 23 :

Free day in Buenos Aires. Optional : Transfer to Chascomus City. Full day in Pampean Ranch with a lot of activities. Barbecue included.

Day 24 :

Transfer to International Airport. End of our services.

THIS INCLUDES:

" Domestic airfares.
" Mentioned Meals (B: Break-fast/ L: Lunch/ D: Dinner)

In Buenos Aires:

" Airport/Hotel/Airport transfers
" 03 nights in selected hotel or similar with breakfast included.

In Calafate:

" Airport/Hotel /Airport transfers.
" 05 nights in Calafate City in selected hostel or similar with breakfast included.
" A full day tour to Perito Moreno Excursion. Regular service.

In El Chalten:

" 02 nights in El Chalten town in selected hostel or similar with breakfast included.
" 06 nights in Full Camp-site. Exclusive Service.
" Expedition to Mount Fitz Roy and Mount Torre in private service. All in National Park Los Glaciares.
" Expedition to Piedra de Fraile and Marconi Glacier.

In National Park Paine (Chile):

" 07 Nights in Full Camp-site. Exclusive Service.
" Expedition to Nordenskjold lake and Cuernos Paine, Del Frances Valley and Grey Glacier in private service. All in National Park Paine.
" Expedition to the most impressive peaks of the massif: Cuernos, Espada, Mascara, Hoja, Aleta de Tiburon, Catedral, and Paine Grande.
" Pehoe Lake Navigation.

NOT INCLUDED:

" International flights
" Airport and/or port fees
" Excess baggage
" Entrance fees to places mentioned
" Tips
" National local or international phone calls
" Personal expenses and extras not mentioned.

Updating, July 2008