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You can find different options in this section "Journeys to Patagonia" which cover all the most known attractions in Patagonia, but also discovering the least visited places, or better said, least touristic places in the Patagonian zone. For this, we have divided Patagonia in 3 big zones or regions:
1°) Southern Patagonia Region
2°) Northern Patagonia Region
3°) Atlantic Patagonia Region
SOUTHERN PATAGONIA REGION: This area spans the Tierra del Fuego Grand Island where Ushuaia is located, the glacier zone in El Calafate and El Chalten. We also include the Torres del Paine National Park, Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas in this zone. This Patagonian stretch is typically rugged and arid, very desolated, with the presence of important glaciers such as the Perito Moreno in El Calafate and others as the Upsala, Spegazzini, etc. The core points in this region are:
Perito Moreno, Spegazzini, Upsala Glaciers.
Los Glaciares National Park (Fitz Roy & Torre Mounts).
Torres del Paine National Park.
Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Beagle Channel.
Route 40.
Cueva de Las Manos (Cave Paintings) / Los Antiguos.
Perito Moreno National Park.
NORTHERN PATAGONIA REGION: It covers Junín de los Andes, San Martín de los Andes, where the Seven Lakes Route begins, Villa La Angostura, Villa Traful, Bariloche and Esquel. According to our polls, the most beautiful Patagonian region of all. It is a combination of lush vegetation, crystalline lakes and stunning mountains. The core points in this region are:
Huechulafquen Lake and Lanin Volcano
Lacar & Nonthue Lakes.
Quila Quina.
San Martín de los Andes City.
Villa Traful & Valle Encantado (Enchanted Valley).
Bahia Manzano (Manzano Bay
Victoria Island & Arrayanes Forest.
Lakes Crossing.
Los Alerces National Park.
Futalaufquen, Verde, Menéndez & Rivadavia Lakes.
La Trochita Patagonian Express Train.
Welsh Colony Route.
ATLANTIC PATAGONIAN REGION: It goes from Peninsula Valdes, passing through Gaiman, Trelew, Punta Tombo, Camarones, Bustamante Bay, Comodoro Rivadavia, Puerto Deseado (Deseado Harbour), Puerto San Julian (San Julian Harbour) and the Monte Leon National Park down to Rio Gallegos. This part of the Argentine South is the least promoted, except for Peninsula Valdes, famous for the Southern Right Whale´s presence, but it is a very interesting region to discover due to the great diversity of flora and sea fauna which can be appreciated during the journey. It is also known as Ruta Azul (Blue Route). The most recommended attractions of this area are:
Península Valdés
Punta Tombo Natural Reserve
Punta Tombo Natural Reserve
Bustamante Bay
Ría Deseado
Puerto San Julián (San Julian Harbour)
Monte León National Park
Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse
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Perito Moreno Glacier and Glacier Region |
Calafate |
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Southern Right Whale |
Peninsula Valdés |
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City of the San Martin de los Andes |
San Martin de los Andes |
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National Park Los Alerces |
Esquel |
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Lakes Crossing |
Bariloche - Puerto Montt |
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Fitz Roy Mount and Torre Mount |
El Chalten, Los Glaciares NP |
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Seven Lakes Route / Villa Traful |
San Martin de los Andes |
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Tierra del Fuego National Park |
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego |
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Bustamante Bay |
Chubut, Patagonia Atlántica |
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Perito Moreno National Park |
Route 40, Santa Cruz |
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| Patagonia from North to South in 30 days |
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30 days - 29 Nights |
An excellent program which goes through Patagonia in both ways, from North to South and from South to North, reaching all destinations, from Northern Patagonia in San Martín de los Andes, Bariloche and Esquel, descending along Ruta 40 reaching El Chaltén and El Calafate. Continuing along the Tierra del Fuego island until we start returning along the Ruta Azul, enjoying Faro Cabo Vírgenes, Ría Deseado, the Jaramillo Petrified Forest and Madryn. |
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| Patagonia from North to South in 21 days |
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21 days - 20 Nights |
An intense journey through Patagonia, drawing an U from Península Valdés, stopping at Puerto San Julián and at Monte León National Park before reaching the Tierra del Fuego island in the southernmost of the continent. Going by El Calafate and El Chaltén, we ascend to the Northern Patagonia along the Ruta 40 visiting the Alero de Charcamata and by the Roballos Pass and Monte Zeballos up to Esquel and Los Alerces National Park, ending up in Bariloche. |
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| Patagonia Atlactic in 14 days |
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14 days - 13 Nights |
This is an exclusive journey offered by Argentinian Explorer travelling along all the Atlantic Patagonia. We visit Puerto Madryn and Península Valdés, being the only classic sites of this journey. We continue along little touristic destinations, but full of charm, such as Camarones, Bahía Bustamante, Puerto Deseado, El Jaramillo Petrified Forest and Puerto San Julián. We end up this brilliant journey to the least touristic Patagonia knowing the Monte León National Park lodging in a typical estancia (ranch). |
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| Southern Patagonia in 14 days |
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14 days - 13 Nights |
An itinerary where we know the 4 most important sites of the southern Patagonia: El Calafate, El Chaltén, Torres del Paine and Ushuaia. We start our journey in the Perito Moreno Glacier, sailing along the Argentino Lake, we go towards the exclusive Estancia Cristina. Then we continue to El Chaltén. We leave Argentina to enter Chile and to know Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas. Finally, the city of Ushuaia is awaiting while we navigate along the Magellan Strait. |
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| Southern Patagonia in 7 days |
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7 days - 6 Nights |
We join the most known attractions of the Southern Patagonia: The Tierra del Fuego National Park and the Perito Moreno Glacier, travelling to Ushuaia and El Calafate respectively. But how do we join them? By land, differently to the traditional journeys, to discover the true transition between the end of the Cordillera de los Andes (Andean mountain range) at the End of the World and the appearance of the devastating and wild Patagonia which spreads beside us in our way to El Calafate. |
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| Northern Patagonia in 14 days |
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14 days - 13 Nights |
All the Northern Patagonia in an only journey, covering it from North to South and from East to West. We begin with Puerto Madryn, to watch the Southern Right Whale and observe the sea fauna at Península Valdés. Then we cross the Patagonia towards Los Alerces National Park, we get on the Patagonian Express Train to continue then to Bariloche and end up our itinerary in San Martín de los Andes and the Lácar and Nonthué Lakes and the lovely beaches at Quila Quina. |
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| Nothern Patagonia in 9 days |
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9 days - 8 Nights |
A short Northern Patagonia crossing, where we take advantage of every moment so as to know the 3 national parks: Los Alerces National Park in Esquel, the Nahuel Huapi National Park in San Carlos de Bariloche and the Lanín National Park in San Martín de los Andes and Junín de los Andes. This program tries to discover the best area of our whole Patagonia, autochthonous and magical, it is considered the most beautiful zone in Argentina. |
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8 days - 7 Nights |
San Martín de los Andes, an old mountain hamlet that has grown today, but keeps its charm intact and its magic as no other Patagonian city does. Its autochthonous architecture and its dream landscape make it the prettiest place in Patagonia, comparable to Los Alerces National Park. We discover Quila Quina, Hua Hum, the Lácar and Huechulafquen Lakes in Junín and the famous Camino de los Siete Lagos (Seven Lakes Path) which starts at San Martín and ends at Bariloche. |
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8 days - 7 Nights |
Bariloche is the most famous and touristic city in the Northern Patagonia, its landscapes and its proximity to the Lake District in Chile make it very important. What stands out are the Victoria Island and the Arrayanes Forest (myrtle forest), the Valle Encantado in the outskirts of the city, the Cruce de Lagos (Lakes Crossing) which joins them to Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas, the Ventisquero Negro (Tronador Mount) and the Llao Llao Peninsula where Puerto Banderas is located and from where the lakes excursions set off. |
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| National Park Los Alerces |
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6
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Los Alerces National Park is one of the most wonderful places in the whole Patagonia. It is incredible that this destination is not worldwide promoted. Those who know the Patagonia very well, consider it one of the most beautiful corners together with Bahía Manzano and San Martín de los Andes. It is a zone for experts with lots of attractions, most in Los Alerces National Park, an impeccable natural reservoir where the alerzal milenario (one-thousand-years-old alerces forest) which is unique in the planet, is located. |
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| Route 40, Tramo Patagonia |
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9 days - 8 Nights |
This unusual journey along Ruta 40 along the Patagonian stretch, is innovative, because it goes to classic places as Los Antiguos, Cueva de las Manos, El Chaltén and El Calafate, but it also goes to sites where the massive tourism doesn´t go, this was Argentinian Explorer´s aim when drawing this route. We go to Roballos Pass and Monte Zeballos, to the Posadas and Pueyrredón Lakes and visit one of the wildest attractions in Patagonia: the Perito Moreno National Park, where we find accommodation at an estancia on the shore of the Belgrano Lake. |
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7 days - 6 Nights |
A very exclusive week in El Calafate, advancing into the Perito Moreno Glacier, spending a day in one of the best estancias in the region and sailing the ice zone of Los Glaciares National Park, from Bahía Tranquila, knowing the Upsala and Spegazzini Glaciers to Bahía Toro and Mayo y Negro Glaciers up to Perito Moreno. |
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8 days - 7 Nights |
An itinerary in El Calafate where nothing is left to improvisation. We will visit the Perito Moreno Glacier with the option to do a mini-trekking, we sail along the Argentino Lake, we know a Patagonian Estancia, we trek on the Cerro Frías and escape to El Chaltén, trekking capital in Patagonia. |
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7 days - 6 Nights |
A destination for trekking lovers: El Chaltén. We travel to arrive at the trekking capital and reach the base of the Cerro Fitz Roy, Laguna de los Tres or walk to the Laguna Torre. The navigation along the Viedma Lake completes the offer in El Chaltén, reaching and investigating the inside of the Viedma glacier. A week living in a dreamed place in contact with nature. |
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8 days- 7 Nights |
A complete journey along one of the southernmost cities in the world, together with Puerto Williams in Chile. We know the city, its attractions, the prison El Presidio de los Reincidentes, the Museum, etc. We sail along the Beagle Channel, then we trek by the Laguna Esmeralda, we discover the Fagnano and Escondido Lakes, we walk along the beautiful Isla Gable and we watch the beavers at night. |
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8 days - 7 Nights |
Knowing Ushuaia in Winter is a real adventure, that is why we visit the southernmost city in Argentina during Winter Season, without missing the Tierra del Fuego Island National Park and the navigation along the Beagle Channel. We trek on the Martial Glacier and enjoy sledges pulled by huskies or climbing on ice. At night we enjoy a bonfire. |
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7 days - 6 Nights |
Madryn offers the most important natural attraction of Península Valdés in winter: the Southern Right Whales. They can be seen from everywhere, in Puerto Madryn, in El Doradillo watching them from the shore or in Pirámides. From mid-July to the beginning of November, even when many people offer it, we don´t recommend risking it before June or after December for these watchings. Even in November and July there can be very few whales to be seen. |
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7 days - 6 Nights |
Península Valdés in summer shows a diversity of sea fauna as it doesn´t in other months, with sea lions and seals in Punta Cantor and Punta Loma or elephant seals in Caleta Valdés and Punta Ninfas and Magellan penguins in the peninsula but specially in the Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve. Cormorants can be seen in almost every cliff we see and dolphins and toninas overas (cephalorhynchus commersonii, a kind of dolphin) in the proximities of Puerto Rawson. |
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