Physicaly demanding trekking tour in El Chaltén in which you will visit the famous Laguna de los Tres located at the base of Mount Fitz Roy, departing and returning to El Calafate on the same day and always accompanied by a mountain guide. This tour is aimed at those people who are in good physical condition who seek to discover a mountain landscape that very few tourists who visit El Chaltén can access, while visiting the main trekking trails in the area that offer spectacular views of the surrounding hills.
The excursion begins when we pick you up at your hotel in El Calafate at 6:00 a.m. to then head towards the mythical Route 40 in the direction of El Chaltén. This route allows you to arrive, after 1 hour 15 minutes, at an old hotel called Parador La Leona. From there, we continue bordering Lake Viedma, with the Andes Mountains in the background, until we reach the city of El Chaltén after 3 hours and 220 km of travel.
Once in the mountain village, the vehicle journey continues for another 26 km until reaching Estancia El Pilar next to the Blanco River. From this point begins the 20km 9 hours trek round trip in total to Laguna de los Tres always accompanied by a mountain guide. The first part of the trek is relatively easy until reaching the Poicenot Camp (6,3km), where the Blanco River will be crossed to, later, begin a more difficult and uneven trek towards Laguna de los Tres.
After several hours of demanding trekking through the forest, where you can observe hanging glaciers and spectacular landscapes, you will reach the culminating point of the activity which is Laguna de los Tres (2,5km). There, you can eat the lunchbox, which is included, enjoying the view of the base of Mount Fitz Roy.
After the visit to Laguna de los Tres, you will return to El Chaltén but this time going down through Laguna Capri towards the city(11,2km). Upon arrival, the vehicle will be waiting to transfer you back to your hotel in El Calafate where you will arrive at about 10:00 p.m.
Important: In order to guarantee the departure of the tour, it is necessary to have at least 4 people in the group, which will be confirmed the day before the activity takes place.
Lunchbox and breakfast menu