FAQ 1: What is the recommended gear list?

• 40 litres backpack • Medium trekking/mountain boots with Gore-Tex ideally • Trekking poles • Sun-glasses Cat 3 • Headlamp with new batteries and spare batteries • 1-litre bottle (Nalgene ideally) • Sunblock (35+ or more) • Lips sunblock • Minimum personal hygiene items • Dry bags to protect your staff

FAQ 2: What type of clothing is needed for this trip?

CLOTHES • Gore-Tex waterproof jacket with hood • Softshell jacket with hood (2nd layer) • Waterproof light over pants • Softshell trekking trousers • Underwear synthetic fabric t-shirt and trousers • Spare underwear • Trekking socks • Liner gloves • Waterproof over gloves • Warm hut and cap • Neckerchief or Buff for neck protection (optional) • Light feather or synthetic warm jacket for the night

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El Chalten Highlights

Argentina

3 days

Difficulty:Easy

Trip Type:Basic

Group size:6

Highlights

This itinerary combines the most classical views around El Chaltén: Cerro Torre, Fitz Roy and their lakes with one day hike in a private reserve a few km away from the town and a night at a confortable adventure camp.

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Itinerary

El Chalten Highlights

DAY 1

El Chalten to Los Huemules reserve. Night at ECO Lodge

Distance: 20 km.

Duration: 7/8 hours.

Physical Intensity: Medium.

We leave early in the morning to the starting point of the trek located 20 kms away from town to a natural reserve called Los Huemules. Here we have multiple options to trek one of the wildest and natural places of the national park. Finishing our day, we head to the ECO camp for dinner and recover energies.

DAY 2

Laguna de los Tres, Fitz Roy. Poincenot campsite

DAY 3

Laguna Torre, return to El Chalten

DAY 1

El Chalten to Los Huemules reserve. Night at ECO Lodge

DAY 2

Laguna de los Tres, Fitz Roy. Poincenot campsite

DAY 3

Laguna Torre, return to El Chalten

Trip Inclusions

All meals

All meals are provided as part of the tour package, which may include breakfast, lunch, or dinner on all days.

Transfers

Transportation between different destinations as part of the itinerary.

Accommodation

Lodging at various hotels, guesthouses, or other types of accommodation during the trip.

Admission fees

Entry fees for museums, parks, historical sites, and other attractions included in the trip.

Guide fees

Fees for a Guide required for your adventure.

Luggage transfers

Cost for transferring your luggage.

Accommodation

Day 1

ECO camp with all meals and sleeping gear included

Day 2 & 3

Camp with services, gear and all meals (B, L, D)

Cancellation Policy

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from $918 /person

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What is the recommended gear list?

What type of clothing is needed for this trip?

Departure Dates

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Private groups

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Meet your host

Diego A

Diego De Angelis graduated from University in Buenos Aires as a tourism professional and mountain guide in Mendoza province. He started working guiding horseback riding and mountain ascents. Then moved to Patagonia, his dream home.

With 15 years of experience working in the mountains and numerous trips around the world looking for adventures and experience, Diego has organized trips for thousands of people and personally guided hundreds of them in diverse and remote places in Patagonia, Chile, Peru and Bolivia.

His passion is guiding and organizing trips for people who enjoy exploring in nature and at the same time push their limits. His ideal is to provide a safe trip, spend a good time together with his clients and be flexible to provide a great experience and memories. To enable this he works with a group of guides that share his ideals and way of working.

Adventure together

Invite your friends and family on your adventure:

$918

/ person