HIKING PATAGONIA, CHILE & ARGENTINA |
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8 nights Hotel/Hosteria / 7 nights camping
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Patagonia's spectacular, unspoiled wilderness has an inspiring beauty that fires the imagination: soaring pink and white granite towers, golden grasslands, dense southern beech forests, enormous glaciers, and sparkling lakes of incredible hues. Some even say it's like the Grand Tetons and Yosemite rolled into one. This pristine beauty is preserved in two exceptionally scenic national parks: the breathtaking mountain environs of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, and Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park. You'll see the best of both on foot - from the famous ice-clad peaks and granite needles of the Torres del Paine in Paine National Park to the sheer-walled granite shark fin of 11,073-foot Fitzroy in Los Glaciares National Park. An ideal adventure for those who enjoy long hikes through landscapes so scenic they're beyond belief.
Strenuous day hikes, 5-10 hours
No back-packing, all equipment is transported by vehicles, boats, or porters
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Day by Day Itinerary:
Days 1 and 2 - Fly to Santiago, Chile. Arrive, transfer to hotel, breifing and equipment check with guide. City tour. Hotel
Day 3 - Fly to Punta Arenas and drive to Torres del Paine National Park. Hosteria
Day 4 - By boat to the face of the Grey Glacier, hike to Lago Pehoe, with close-up views of the famous cuernos. Camp
Day 5 - Hike into the spectacular cirque of the French Valley. Camp
Day 6 - Hike along Logao Nordenskold to Las Torres. Camp
Day 7 - Roundtrip hike to the granite towers of the Torres del Paine. Camp
Day 8 - Drive to Calafate, Argentina. Hotel
Day 9 - Visit Lago Argentino's Perito Moreno Glacier with its massive ice wall. Hotel
Day 10 - Drive to Los Glaciares National Park. Camp
Days 11-12 - Day hikes in Los Glaciares National Park, including possible hikes to Cerro Torre Base Camp, scenically situated on a glacial lake and framed by the monolith of Cerro Torre, and to spots with views of the Fitzroy massif. Camp
Day 13 - Morning hike. Afternoon transfer to El Chalten. Hosteria
Day 14 - Drive to Calafate, fly to Buenos Aires. Hotel
Days 15-16 - In Buenos Aires, evening flight home. Hotel
Difficulty
Long hiking days 5 to 10 hours with a light day pack.
Mountain weather. variable
Tour dates:
December 15 - 30, 2005
Guide: Tom Torkelson
Cost: $ 3,620
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Private Patagonia Trek can be scheduled at any time for any size group or individual
between November and March. Please contact me for more information at:jean@jpmountainguide.com
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