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Argentina · Santa Cruz

Patagonia: El Calafate & El Chaltén

📷 tiimta · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Glaciers, granite spires and wind-swept trekking at the end of the world.

Argentine Patagonia is for hikers and road trippers: the calving Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate and the trails to Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre from El Chaltén. Distances are huge and the wind is legendary; the season runs from November to March.

Known for

  • Nature
  • Hiking
  • Photography
  • Mountains
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Patagonia: El Calafate & El Chaltén are January, February, March, November and December.

About €150 per person per day, excluding flights.

Suggested route

7 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1El Calafate · 3 nights
  2. 2El Chaltén · 4 nights