Experience Patagonia
from the inside.

Arrival at El Calafate Airport and private transfer into town. The rest of the day is a gentle introduction to Patagonia, with time to settle in, walk around this small gateway to Los Glaciares National Park and meet the group over the first dinner of the journey.

After breakfast, travel approximately 220 km across the Patagonian steppe toward El Chaltén, with open views of Lake Viedma and the first silhouettes of the Fitz Roy range. From town, begin the three-day trekking section inside Los Glaciares National Park, following the Río de las Vueltas and gradually gaining height toward the first viewpoints of Cerro Fitz Roy before reaching the full mountain camp.

A full trekking day beneath the Fitz Roy massif. The route climbs toward the Río Blanco sector and then tackles the final, steeper ascent of roughly 90 minutes to Laguna de los Tres, one of the most dramatic viewpoints in the park, with granite walls rising above glaciers and glacial lakes. After time at the viewpoint, descend back to camp.

Leave camp and continue toward the Cerro Torre valley, moving through lenga forest and along the Fitz Roy river system toward Laguna Torre. On clear days the route opens views toward Cerro Solo, the Adela range and the glaciers below Cerro Torre before the trail returns to El Chaltén for the night.

A panoramic hike away from the main valleys, with an increasingly broad perspective over the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massifs, surrounding glaciers and the steppe below. Higher sections of the route open views toward the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, making this one of the best days for understanding the scale of the landscape around El Chaltén.

Free time in El Chaltén to rest, explore town or choose an optional activity. When operating, the Viedma Ice Trek combines navigation on Lake Viedma with a physically demanding glacier walk using crampons. In the afternoon, return by road to El Calafate.

Travel to the Magallanes Peninsula for a close view of Perito Moreno Glacier. A network of walkways follows the Canal de los Témpanos and offers changing perspectives over the glacier front, where ice walls rise more than 60 metres above the water and calving events can be heard across the lake. Return to El Calafate toward the end of the day.

Depart early across the southern steppe toward the Argentina–Chile border at Cancha Carrera / Cerro Castillo, where guanacos, rheas and flamingos are often seen along the road. After immigration formalities, continue into Torres del Paine National Park for the first close views of the massif and a short introductory walk. Expect a long travel day, with around six hours on the road plus one to two hours on foot.

One of the defining trekking days of the program. Follow the Río Ascensio valley along the slopes of Monte Almirante Nieto, continue past the Chileno sector and climb toward the final moraine leading to the Base Torres viewpoint. The trail finishes at a natural amphitheatre beneath the three granite towers, which rise to almost 2,800 metres. Total trekking time is around seven hours.

Cross the turquoise waters of Lago Pehoé by boat and enter the heart of the Paine massif. From the Pehoé refuge area, hike toward the French Valley between Paine Grande and the Cuernos del Paine, with wide views over Lake Nordenskjöld, hanging glaciers and the steep rock faces that define this part of the park. Approximate walking time: five hours.

Explore the valley of Lago Grey through lenga forest, glacial deposits and open viewpoints toward Grey Glacier, one of the major outlets of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The glacier stretches for roughly 25 km and feeds the lake with drifting icebergs. Later, return across Lago Pehoé and continue by road toward Puerto Natales.

Continue south through Chilean Patagonia and cross the Strait of Magellan by ferry at Primera Angostura, a memorable transition from the mainland to Tierra del Fuego. Re-enter Argentina through the San Sebastián border crossing and continue across the island toward Ushuaia. Groups of 10 or more spend the night at a Patagonian estancia near Río Grande before completing the journey to Ushuaia the following day.

A free day to enjoy Ushuaia at your own pace, with time to walk the waterfront, explore the city or simply recover after the long journey across Tierra del Fuego. Groups of 10 or more begin the morning at the estancia near Río Grande and continue south, arriving in Ushuaia around midday.

Take to the Beagle Channel for a sailing past sea-lion and seabird colonies, with views of Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse and the Darwin Range framing the southern horizon. Later in the day, continue toward Martillo Island to observe its penguin colony, adding one of Tierra del Fuego’s most distinctive wildlife encounters to the journey.

Enjoy the final hours in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina, set on the north shore of the Beagle Channel. Depending on flight time, there is time for a final walk or coffee before the scheduled transfer to Ushuaia Airport, where the program comes to an end.