Guided Group Tour: Patagonia Iconic Trekk – December 2026

• Half-day Via Ferrata at Estancia Bonanza – Optional Tour

Today you will experience the safest way to climb combining hiking and scrambling, and it doesn’t require any climbing experience. The rock is equipped with a steel cable anchored, which runs up the entire route.

Placing ladder rungs, steel steps, suspension bridges strategically along the iron path, allowing climbers to move trough challenging terrain. With an epic ending zip line, leading the group to the higher part of the mountain, to enjoy the fantastic views of the valley, mountains, glaciers and Fitz Roy range.

This Via Ferrata’s special construction allows you to slide a locked carabiner on your harness over each permanent anchor point without ever having to detach it from the cable, making it a safer, secure and fun experience. The Via Ferrata runs 1800 ft (600 mts), and the elevation gain is 600 ft (200 mts).

• Half-Day Huemules Natural Reserve

At the specified time, we will pick you up from your hotel to head to Estancia Los Huemules. This is a private natural reserve, located about 20 km from El Chaltén; a pristine location where few visitors arrive, which guarantees a unique hiking experience and hardly seeing anyone else.

The ranch has a diverse network of trails to explore covering about 25 km. At the Visitors Centre you will find information about the reserve, the trails, the history of the area, indigenous cultures and flora and fauna.

After the excursion, we will take you back to your hotel in El Chaltén.

• Transfer El Chaltén Hotel / El Calafate Hotel

At the specified time, you will be transferred to El Calafate.

• Half-Day at El Galpón del Glaciar

At the scheduled time, you will head to El Galpón del Glaciar, where you will be welcomed with a variety of hot beverages and traditional homemade pastries.
Next, you’ll witness a sheep herding demonstration, carried out by gauchos on horseback. The guide will share the history of how the ranches in Santa Cruz were founded, along with the full sheep farming process.

You will then take a guided walk to the shore of Lake Argentino, along an interpretive trail that highlights historical sites, the lifestyle of the first settlers, and the native flora and fauna of the Patagonian steppe.

You’ll also see a sheep shearing demonstration in the original shearing shed from 1912, with a detailed explanation of the process, the roles of the workers, wool quality, pricing, and its place in the international market.

Later, you’ll enjoy a traditional dinner. At the end of the evening, a private transfer will take you back to your hotel.

• Full-Day Minitrekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier – Optional Tour 

We will pick you up from your hotel early in the morning to take you to Los Glaciares National Park, located at 50 miles from El Calafate, home of the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier. At the “Bajo de las Sombras” port we will embark to reach the opposite shore of the Magallanes Peninsula, crossing the Rico Arm of Lake Argentino. Navigation time is approximately 20 minutes.

The specialized guides will lead the group through a coastline to the southern margin of the glacier and will give you crampons for the ice walk. Then, we will begin to slowly ascend the glacier, with occasional stops to take pictures while enjoying the different formations. The walk on the ice will last about 1 hour and a half.

Once we descend, we will take a path through the forest to return to the refuge.

• Nautical Safari Navigation

The starting point will be the Bajo de las Sombras port, located about 6 km from Los Glaciares National Park walkways. The excursion consists of a navigation on Lake Rico that allows you to appreciate the icebergs coming from the ice walls of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Upon reaching the southern end of the Canal de los Témpanos, the boat will position itself at a safe distance from the glacier wall, traveling along its entire length and allowing for the sighting of possible icefalls.

• Transfer El Calafate Hotel / El Calafate Restaurant / El Calafate Hotel

At the specified time, you will be transferred to the restaurant in El Calafate.

• Dinner at Rancho Aparte

Today you will meet Gabo, who opens the doors of his home and kitchen for a unique and warm gastronomic experience in El Calafate. The host proposes to get to know this city, its people, and its places from the point of view of a local person.

Rancho Aparte is a closed-door home restaurant where you can feel the warmth and the aroma of homemade food, share a wine between talks and laughter, make new friends…and feel at home!

The homemade menu includes:

• Starter: Vegetable cream soup.
• Main course: Braised lamb (4 hours of cooking in white wine) with wedge potatoes or Lamb pie (Lamb, caramelized onion, mushrooms, sweet potato, and Malbec).
• Dessert: White chocolate brownie with Calafate ice cream.
• Mineral water + non-alcoholic drink or three-step pairing (Patagonian wineries).
• Vegetarian option: Ricotta and spinach Malfatti in almond cream.
  

• Transfer El Calafate Hotel / El Calafate Airport

This is the last day of your trip. We hope to see you soon exploring Patagonia!

At the appropriate time, a transfer will drive you from your hotel to El Calafate airport.

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