CALAFATE: Panoramic tour: The best balconies of Calafate

El Calafate, Argentina
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Duration
3h
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What To Expect

Enjoy aboard jeeps, a 35 km journey, while you observe with scheduled stops the majestic landscape of The Balcony of El Calafate, The Lago Argentino and The Andes.
From the balcony of El Calafate an imposing natural viewpoint, you can enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the central part of Lake Argentino. The tour will offer views of the Andes Mountains and glacier accumulation zone, towards the Boca del Diablo and if it is clear we can observe the Fitz Roy and Torre mountains in El Chaltén. In addition, we will have the opportunity to see the flight of Condors.

Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: Enjoy a ride on Quads a journey of 8 km to the heart of Cerro Huyliche
Our guides accompany you throughout the whole trip. After an hour of travel in 4WD, we arrive at the starting point of the crossing in “Quads“. With the necessary technical equipments already prepared The Quads allow you to enter into ancient geography and penetrate the most attractive corners of Cerro Huyliche.

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Not wheelchair accessible. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Not recommended for travelers with back problems. Most travelers can participate. With two daily departures, the excursion starts from the hotels of El Calafate and completes a journey of 35 kilometers on the line of hills behind the village. The trail takes us through landscapes that marvel at its varied vegetation of height. It reaches up to 1050 meters above the sea. There, the first stop is a natural viewpoint where passengers enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the Argentino Lake .. In the background, the unforgettable and imposing framework of the Andes Mountains, and time to time, during the route, clients will enjoy views of the accumulation zone of the glaciers, towards Boca del Diablo (narrowest part of the lake, towards the Upsala arm) . Sometimes it is even possible to see the Fitz Roy and Torre hills in El Chaltén and, with some luck, the condor, master of the Patagonian skies, may be seen in his long plan. A unique show.. We take a snack in the our restaurant Huyliche and from there we start the descent down the northern slope of the hill to the Mexican Hats. A curious iron concretions that are only found in four places in the world. After this trip to other eras of world history, we return to El Calafate with the view always in the omnipresent Lake Argentino.. If you choose option with QUAD EXPERIENCE : Our guides accompany you throughout the whole trip. After an hour of travel in 4WD, we arrive at the starting point of the crossing in “Quads“. With the necessary technical equipments already prepared, you begin a route of 8 km towards the heart of the Hill. The Quads allow you to enter into ancient geography and penetrate the most attractive corners of Cerro Huyliche.. Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: minimun 16 years old to do this option for this activity. This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers. Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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Hotel located at downtown areas of Calafate pickup and drop-off. Snacks. Bottled water. Transfers from El Calafate. Excursion in 4WD. Guide in Spanish / English. If you choose option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: 30 minutes of Quads tour
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What's not included
excluded-items
Gratuities. National Park fees. Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: minimun 16 years old
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Expetravel / Azul Latina
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