Beyond the End

El Calafate / Torres del Paine / Punta Arenas / Tierra del Fuego Island ARG- CHI

13 Days / 12 Nights

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ITINERARY

Day 1 El Calafate.

Arrival in El Calafate in the morning so that you can spend the afternoon visiting the Perito Moreno Glacier, declared a World Natural Heritage Site.

Day 2 El Calafate. B L

Today we will explore one of the least visited areas, but without doubt one of the most amazing. The journey includes two navigations and two hikes that will take us to the Amphitheatre of the Glaciers to contemplate the valley composed by the Grande, Cubo and Dickson glaciers.

 

Day 3 El Calafate /  Torres del Paine. B L D

In the morning, we leave for the border with Chile (Cancha Carrera-Cerro Castillo) to continue our trip to the Lago Toro area where we will stay in a Glamping site from where we can enjoy the Torres del Paine National Park.

Travelled distance : 331 km (206 miles)

Travel time : 6 hours

 

Day 4 & 5 Torres del Paine. B L D

Enjoy the activities of the lodge which will allow you to know why it is considered the eighth Wonder of the World.

 

Day 6 Torres del Paine / Punta Arenas. B

At the appointed time, transfer to Punta Arenas, the largest and most populated city in the Magallanes Region.

Travelled distance : 310 km (193 miles)

Travel time : 5 hours

 

Day 7 Punta Arenas / Estancia Caleta Josefina. B L D

Departure from the hotel to board the barges that will allow us to cross the Strait of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego Island. In Porvenir, we visit a dolphin colony and the town, before continuing to Estancia Caleta Josefina.

Travelled distance: 135 km (84 miles)

Travel time: 4 hours

 

Day 8 Estancia Caleta Josefina / Lago Blanco. B L D

We leave the Estancia to visit the King Penguin Park, the only penguin colony of its kind outside of Antarctica, which can be observed from a distance.  The reserve is open all year round ; the Numbers of penguins may vary according to season and physiological or reproductive status.

After a 2 hours visit we continue our journey towards Lago Blanco passing through Cameron, a picturesque village with zinc houses. Arrival at Lago Blanco, a paradise for fishing lovers.

Travelled distance : 140 km (87 miles)

Travel time : 4 hours

Day 9 Lago Blanco/ Caleta Maria- Alakusk (embarkation). B L D

Morning at disposal to rest and enjoy the surrounding landscape and at midday, transfer to Caleta Maria, where we embark to Jackson Bay, where we can see the protagonists of the Bay, the elephant seals, as well as the possibility of seeing condors, black-browed albatross, various types of ducks, guanacos, and typical flora of the area. Overnight on board.

Travelled distance : 85 km (53 miles)

Travel time : 2 hours

 

Day 10 Alakush. B L D

Navigation through Seno Almirantazgo to reach Parry Fjord, recently declared a Marine Protected Area of Multiple Uses by the Chilean State. We disembark on board the zodiacs to reach the beach of the Nueva Zelanda Glacier to start a trekking along an ice-cold lagoon. On the way we will go through an old lenga forests and after an hour we will reach the imposing wall of the Nueva Zelanda Glacier, where we will also be able to observe the remains of the fuselage of an Argentine bomber plane that fell in 1950. On the way back, we continue sailing through Sueno Cuevas to the glacier of the same name and then continue the sea crossing to the very centre of the Darwin Mountain Range.

 

Day 11 Alakush / Caleta Maria / Estancia Rolito. B L D

In the morning we appreciate the impressive view of the Pared Glacier and then continue sailing and disembark again in Caleta Maria. From there we head to Lago Deseado and Despreciado. Lago Deseado, shared between Argentina and Chile and a fishing paradise, is one of the last ecosystems in Chile that remains pristine and wild. We continue the trip to return to Argentina and take the Estancias route to reach Estancia Rolito where your hosts are waiting to share with us a little bit of their history.

Travelled distance : 235 km (146 miles)

Travel time : 5/6 hours

Day 12 Estancia Rolito / Ushuaia. B L

In the morning, we enjoy the Estancia and then we visit Cape San Pablo where through a walk we arrive at the Lighthouse from where we can see the abandoned ship Desdemona. In the afternoon, we return to the city of Ushuaia after having visited some remote and amazing places in the island.

Travelled distance : 151 km (94 miles)

Travel time : 2 hours

 

Day 13 Ushuaia. B

Days to get to know other landscapes of the island, Gable Island and the waterfall of the Larsifasaj River, an ideal destination to observe the Gentoo penguins

 

Day 14 Ushuaia. B

At the appointed time, transfer to Ushuaia airport to board your next destination.

What’s Included:

  • Transfers
  • 13 nights

El Calafate (2) – Torres del Paine (3) – Punta Arenas (1) – Caleta Josefina (1) – Lago Blanco (1) – Alakush Boat (2) – Estancia Rolito (1) – Ushuaia (2)

  • Tours:

El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier – South Glacier Adventure

Torres del Paine : Lodge activities

Tierra del Fuego: CHI: King Penguin Park – Darwin Expedition – ARG: Cape San Pablo

  • Meals: 13 breakfasts – 10 lunches – 8 dinners

 

Operational notes :

Day 7 : The crossing takes about 2 hours by barge and then 2 hours by land. On Mondays this alternative is not viable.

Day 9 : embarkation and disembarkation of the Alakush is done by zodiac.

Day 11 : Due to major circumstances the border of the Radman pass might be closed. In that case we will have to cross through the San Sebastian pass extending the duration of the journey

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