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Tours and Activities
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Estancia La Estela, a Magical Place Nestled on the shores of Lake Viedma and in the mouth of La Leona River, this Patagonian estancia is one of the most beautiful in the region and it offers various activities that contribute tourism to the area. |
Estancia La Estela, a Magical Place |
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Full Day at Torres del Paine Torres del Paine is a unique place from every point of view and the variety of activities that may be enjoyed in its surroundings is evident at first sight. |
Full Day at Torres del Paine |
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Historical La Leona Rest Area This is one of the historical sites in the district. Lodging, a stop on the way, a general store and tons of history meet here just across one door. |
Historical La Leona Rest Area |
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Horses and More at Mount Frías At estancia Alice, visitors may enjoy a wide range of activities, from horseback riding and hiking to Tyrolean crossing and bicycle rides. In our case, we chose the horses. |
Horses and More at Mount Frías |
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The Best Lamb in the World and More It is said that travelers should have visited La Tablita in order to be able to say that they have been to El Calafate. Besides enjoying one of the most outstanding dishes in the area, the best Patagonian lamb in the world... |
The Best Lamb in the World and More |
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Deluxe Glaciers This is a wonderful way to see the glaciers, on board a luxury cruise. Mar Patag, a new way to get close to the ice giants. |
Deluxe Glaciers |
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Big Moreno The Big Ice tour is a way of getting to see and admire the Perito Moreno Glacier. Not to be missed by adventurers. |
Big Moreno |
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Walking on Ice The mini-hiking to the Perito Moreno glacier has already become a classic and it invites you to visit this famous mass of ice, with deep emotion, adventure, and low risk. |
Walking on Ice |
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Expedition to Upsala Glaciar In Los Glaciares National Park, you can go on an excursion combining a lake outing, a 4x4 vehicle drive, hiking or horse riding, sightseeing and tasting regional dishes... |
Expedition to Upsala Glaciar |
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Beholding the glacier from the footbridges The footbridge area allows visitors to admire the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier and witness the fall of ice blocks from a close distance. At only 30km from the entrance to Los Glaciares National Park. |
Beholding the glacier from the footbridges |
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One Day at Estancia Cristina This is an outing like no other. Visitors will sail amidst the ice floes, hike to the Upsala Glacier and finally enter one of the most beautiful estancias in Patagonia. |
One Day at Estancia Cristina |
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Navigation to Watch the Perito Moreno In the Bay called Under the Shadows, there lies a catamaran waiting to take visitors as close as possible to the walls of the Perito Moreno Glacier. A tour suitable for all audiences. |
Navigation to Watch the Perito Moreno |
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Walichu Caves Only 8 km. from El Calafate you will find this important archaeological site where the first cave paintings in the province were discovered... |
Walichu Caves |
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Interpreting History This is one of the most interesting interpretation centers in Patagonia. It features a tour around 14,000 years of human and environmental history. Visitors just need to let themselves be carried away. |
Interpreting History |
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Patagonian Flavors Various gastronomic choices are offered by El Calafate, from very regional flavors to European cuisine. Here we recommend some representative alternatives for you to enjoy. |
Patagonian Flavors |
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Geological Treasure A hiking excursion through a geological and paleontological bed, an incredible natural depression that displays petrified logs and other fossils on the ground. |
Geological Treasure |
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In the El Calafate Balcony We climbed on a 4 x 4 vehicle up to a panoramic vantage point. On the top, we found a new sight of El Calafate and its outskirts. |
In the El Calafate Balcony |
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Trotting Around Lake Roca A quiet horseback tour in the surroundings of Lake Roca enables visitors to see other attractive sceneries in Los Glaciares National Park. |
Trotting Around Lake Roca |
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Fishing by the Glacier Fly-fishing in Lake Roca and the Rico River is a dazzling experience. Large rainbow trout offer intense resistance in the transparent waters of the glacier. |
Fishing by the Glacier |
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Horse Riding in Patagonia Another interesting option to discover and conquer the landscape of El Calafate is to travel around the region on horseback... |
Horse Riding in Patagonia |
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Shopping in El Calafate Before shopping at El Calafate, tourists should know there are many products that are not truly local. Here we suggest some sites to get authentic souvenirs from El Calafate. |
Shopping in El Calafate |
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Tourism Estancias in El Calafate A new way of discovering the spaces in El Calafate is to stay in some of the Estancias in the region, where you can do farming or adventure activities, ideal to enjoy with the whole family. |
Tourism Estancias in El Calafate |
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El Calafate city Tour In El Calafate you can go on an interesting tour around the town passing by the most traditional places on board of a comfortable vehicle... |
El Calafate city Tour |
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On the Way to the Youngest Town Only 220km separate El Calafate from this tourist village, a paradise for lovers of hiking and mountain climbers who challenge Mount Fitz Roy or Mount Torre. |
On the Way to the Youngest Town |
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El Calafate Regional Museum After you have visited the most traditional places in El Calafate, you should not miss this Regional Museum. |
El Calafate Regional Museum |
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Nimez and its Birds Near the urban shell, the Laguna Nimez bird reserve offers the possibility of watching colorful birds in a quiet ecological environment. |
Nimez and its Birds |
4x4 - Quad Rides
Within this section, there are several activities that are closely related to adventure and risk, capable of generating bursts of adrenaline at an unusual rhythm.
Exciting excursions on 4 x 4 vehicles or challenging quad rides captivate the senses at the same time you can experience the joy of seeing and enjoying nature in its purest state from a different point of view.
Canopy
Canopy is a new adventure sport whose main objective is to offer a unique activity and a different ecological experience which consists in not altering the habitat.
The feeling of going through the Valdivian forest or the Andean Patagonian forest from the tops of the trees, swinging or hanging in the middle of nowhere, is both funny and exciting.
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