Lakes to Glaciers.
The Lake District around Bariloche, then south to the ice. Best in summer, when there are direct flights between the two.
The route.(04)
If the summer direct flight is not running on your dates, this trip needs one more travel day via Buenos Aires. We plan around that.
- Buenos Aires 2 nights
- Bariloche 4 nights
- El Calafate 2 nights
- El Chaltén 3 nights
Day by day.
1–2
Buenos Aires
City time to adjust.
3–6
Bariloche
Circuito Chico and Cerro Campanario, a boat to Isla Victoria, a hike to a mountain refugio, and the Route of the Seven Lakes.
7–8
El Calafate
Fly south (direct in season). The Perito Moreno glacier from the walkways and by boat.
9–11
El Chaltén
The trails to Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.
12
Home
Road to El Calafate airport and fly to Buenos Aires for your connection.
Travel budget.
Typical times, worked out from the same model as the distance check.
How we count- 11nights in Argentina
- 3domestic flights
- 22 hdoor to door between places
- 2.5days spent travelling
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01
Buenos Aires → Bariloche
Typical door-to-door time.
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02
Bariloche → El Calafate
Uses a direct flight that does not run every day.
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03
El Calafate → El Chaltén
Typical door-to-door time.
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04
El Chaltén → El Calafate → Buenos Aires
Typical door-to-door time.