CALAFATE: Panoramic tour: The best balconies of Calafate

5.00(2)

Adventure aboard jeeps, making scheduled stops of El Calafate, The Lago Argentino, and The Andes. You'll enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the central part of Lake Argentino. The tour offers stunning views of the Andes Mountains and the glacier accumulation zone, leading towards the Boca del Diablo. If the weather is clear, you might even catch sight of the Fitz Roy and Torre mountains in El Chaltén. Keep an eye out for the magnificent flight of the Condors, a truly unforgettable sight. For those looking for an even more immersive experience, choose our BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE option. Ride on Quads for an 8 km journey into the heart of Cerro Huyliche. Throughout the entire journey, our guides will accompany you, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience. After an hour of travel in a 4WD vehicle, we'll arrive at the starting point for the Quad adventure, the Quads allow you to explore the ancient geography and discover the most picturesque corners of Cerro Huyliche.

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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