Medium physical demand trekking tour in El Chalten in which you will visit Laguna Torre located at the base of Cerro Torre, 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 and who seek to discover a Patagonian mountain landscape while traveling on an 18 km and 6 hours trekking in total with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains.
The excursion begins when we pick you up from your hotel in El Calafate at 7:00 a.m. to then head towards the mythical Route 40 in the direction of El Chalten. This route arrives, after 1 hour 15 minutes, at the old hotel route 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 Chalten after a 3 hours and 220 km journey.
Once in El Chalten, the trekking starts taking the path to Laguna Torre. The first part is an ascent of 200 meters on a friendly slope to, then, follow the course of the Fitz Roy River Canyon and the Margarita Waterfall. After the first hour and 2.5 km of trekking, you will arrive at the Mirador del Cerro Torre, where you will enjoy a break contemplating the panoramic view of the granite massifs of Mount Fitz Roy and the emblematic Cerro Torre, with its different glaciers and scenery of famous world mountaineering stories, as well as movies.
The second part of the hike will take 2 hours and 6.5 km, with almost no difference in altitude, immersed in the forest and with the possibility of seeing a great variety of birds, until you reach Laguna Torre. You will have lunch in a unique environment with icebergs coming from the Torre Glacier and the Torre, Egger, Adela, Solo and Standhardt mountains, completing one of the most beautiful landscapes in Patagonia. The return will be along the same path to Chalten.
Upon arrival at the mountain town, the vehicle will be waiting for you to take you back to your hotel in El Calafate where you will arrive at about 8:00 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.