Road trip in Patagonia

Arrival at the airport in El Calafate. Pick up of your vehicle, which will be already reserved.

The vehicle can be a 4x4 or a traditional car, depending on your preferences. This quote is with a traditional car, but we can change it for a 4x4 with additional cost if you want to (to be done in advance).

All the details will be arranged when you make the reservations, before the trip, so you can focus on enjoying from the very first moment.

Already on the roads, drive to El Chaltén, which is 3 hours away by land (220 km).

Accommodation in El Chalten.

El Chaltén is the capital for trekking in Argentina, and where are the Fitz Roy and Torre Mounts.

From the village start dozens of different trekking trails with different difficulties.

The most iconic ones are:

“Laguna de los 3”: it offers great Fitz Roy views, takes around 10 hours (back and forth from the village), and has a medium difficulty.

"Lago Torre ": it leads to the feet of the Torre Mount. It's less demanding and shorter than Laguna de los 3 (around 8 hours), without pronounced pendants but it also demands a certain level of fitness.

There are also many other trails such as “Lomas del Pliegue Tumbado” or shorter ones such as “Lake Capri”.

Furthermore, other activities (not so focused on trekking) are available, such as the navigation on the Lago del Desierto, mountain biking, horseback riding, rafting, etc.

This itinerary dedicates the minimum required time to visit the area. However, if you like trekking, we recommend you to stay a little bit longer (we can help you with that!).


Overnight in El Chaltén.

Day for hiking or other activities in El Chaltén.

Return to El Calafate. Depending on your arrival time, you can visit complementary attractions in any of these destinations.

Overnight in El Calafate.

Dedicate this day to visit the impressive Glacier Perito Moreno, in Los Glaciares National Park.

Optionally, you can navigate to the southern wall of the glacier, walk on top of it, or kayak among the ice chunks. All these optional activities must be booked in advance.

Drive to Puerto Natales, which is 4-5 hours away from El Calafate. Visit the surroundings of this patagonian city, and get ready for the days to come.

Note: both El Calafate and Puerto Natales offer full day navigation excursions which are not included on this itinerary. These excursions are the one to Glaciers Upsala & Spegazzini (El Calafate), and Glaciers Balmaceda & Serrano (Puerto Natales). Just in case you want add more days to your itinerary!

Take advantage of this day to drive around and visit the panoramic viewpoints and cascades of Torres del Paine National Park!

The idea is to do some short treks and many scenic stops (with your car). The Park is huge, and we suggest you to drive around and see the main view points.

This itinerary contemplates one day (today) for the traditional circuit, and another day (tomorrow) for one of the 3 valleys of the W trek (the Base of the Towers).

Overnight inside the Park.

Full day self-guided trek to the Base of the Towers, in Torres del Paine.

At the end of the day, return to Puerto Natales.

Overnight in Puerto Natales.

Drive to Punta Arenas (3 hours away). Relax, visit around, and get ready for the following days in Tierra del Fuego.

Drive all the way to Tierra del Fuego, crossing the Magellan Strait (on a ferry).

You can choose two ways, the crossing from Punta Arenas or the crossing from Punta Delgada. The first one would allow you to visit the colony of King Penguin, and the second one is the fastest one.

Stay for the night in Tolhuin.

Drive to Ushuaia, crossing the Andes range!

On the way, you will pass by Lakes Fagnano and Escondido, and enjoy incredible landscapes.

The distance takes around 3 hours, but you can make it longer if you do some stops.

Arrival in Ushuaia.

In the morning, visit with your car the National Park Tierra del Fuego, with its natural representations of all the ecosystems of Tierra del Fuego.

In the afternoon, navigation (included) on the Beagle Channel, toward the lighthouse Les Eclaireurs, and the Birds & Sea Lions islands.

Make use of the morning to drop off the car in Ushuaia, and to have some time to rest.

Around 2 pm, will head in an excursion toward Estancia Harberton (the oldest ranch in Tierra del Fuego), which we will visit shortly.

Once at the Ranch, we'll board a zodiac and cross to Isla Martillo, where a big colony of penguins gathers every year from October to March. We will walk among Magellan and gentoo penguins for around 1 hour.

Return to the Ranch and transfer overland all the way back to Ushuaia.

Overnight in Ushuaia.

Transfer to the airport and flight back to Buenos Aires (or extension to other destinations).