The 10 Best Things to do Adventurous in El Calafate, Patagonia

Full day activity: Kayaking in one of the patagonian rivers close to El Calafate and Chalten, La Leona River (2nd Class), 8 miles paddling with a trekking of 1,5 hrs in the Badlands (Stunning geological formation), walking with dinosuars and petrified trees, All excitement in one activity. Pick up time start at 7.30 AM - Back to Calafate town at 5 pm. Check more picks in our web!!

In the hill we access Huyliche prominent vantage points to 900 meters high. From the balcony of Calafate , overlooking Lake Argentino , El Calafate and hills in the area, we prepare to bike down to the position where we have lunch . Then we return to the mountain bike enjoying the journey , with stops to take pictures, to El Calafate.

MarPatag Cruises offers the opportunity to experience the magic of the Patagonian glaciers, one of the most impressive places in the world. It currently offers 2 navigation programs: - Gourmet Glaciers: full day aboard the María Turquesa Cruise, with a maximum capacity of 180 passengers and 16 passengers in an exclusive Premium deck. It is possible to see the Upsala glacier and visit the Spegazzini and Perito Moreno. More a disembarkation and walk for an exclusive bay and enjoy a gourmet lunch in one of the most beautiful scenarios of the National Park. - The Glaciers Spirit Program: 3 days and 2 nights aboard the Exclusive Santa Cruz Cruise, with a maximum capacity of 42 passengers (in 21 cabins with external view). It is possible to see the Upsala glacier and visit the Spegazzini, Mayo and Perito Moreno, with disembarkation at Puesto de las Vacas and Seno Mayo. The best program to discover the National Park exclusively, with a charming atmosphere and personalized attention. The wall

Enjoy the only adventure park in El Calafate where you can experience an exciting adventure in a natural setting typical of patagonia at only 10 minutes from the main avenue. We offer you four activities in 3 hours from the time you´re picked up at the hotel. Two Zip Lines, Rappeling, Rock Climbing and Via Ferrata.Get to place that no one else can get to!... Enjoy! welcome to the adventure.

4x4 - Horseback Ride - ZIP LINE- TREKKING Nature and adventure in Estancia Alice, El Calafate The Frias Mount, 1095 mt high, is located in the middle of a valley, offering unique views of the Argentino Lake and Andes Mountains: to the South, the “Cordon de los Cristales” and “Torres del Paine” (Chile’s National Park); to the West, Magallanes and Avellaneda peninsulas, and to the North, Fitz Roy Mount. Also, potencial wildlife viewing. Located in “Estancia Alice” (ranch), 23 kms West of El Calafate, heading to the same direction as the Perito Moreno Glacier, the Mount Frias is a great opportunity to enjoy regional wild fauna and flora, as well as typical estancia animals. Besides the characteristic shrub of Patangonian steppe, a lenga forest in the East slope of the mount can be appreciated. In the Estancia we offer 4 guided activities (4x4 – Trekking – Zip Line– Horseback riding). Although each of them has a particular circuit in the mount, they are carried out simultaneously by each guide and his group, allowing them to do differents activities and joining them together in the ranch, before returning to town. The morning trip offers the possibility (optional) to enjoy a traditional barbecue (Argentinian asado) with grilled vegetables, cooked in clay ovens. Otherwise, midday (12:00) and afternoon (15:30) trips offers fast-food service and drinks (not included) available in the ranch of the estancia, where passengers relax and end enjoy the surroundings before returning to El Calafate. THE 4x4 CIRCUIT We start the 4x4 trip from the farm gate ascending the Mount Frias, for trails with views of the main body of the Argentino Lake. After twenty minutes we stop in the first viewing point at 450 meters, watching at the Centinela river valley. We continue rising to the second viewing point at 1030 meters with incredible views of Torres del Paine, Southern and Northern channels of the Argentino Lake, the highest picks of the Andes mountain chain and the Fitz Roy mount, if the weather allows us. We continue the 4x4 adventure descending the Frias Mount trought the lengas forest in the east slope of the mount, finishing in the Quincho (country restaurant) of the estancia Alice main house where we’ll have meals before returning back to El Calafate. THE TREKKING / HORSEBACK RIDING CIRCUIT Whatever your age or level of riding is, you’ll enjoy this excursion. Beginners can experience a leisurely walk with our experienced guides. At the ranch you will meet your guide, who will explain some basic trail riding guidelines. The wide, well – sheltered trail leads you along the valley to the Frias. And is considered easy to moderate for trekking enthusiasts. We start the trekking or horseback riding going up to the Frias Mount, taking differents trails with your guides. After 30’ you can enjoy the valley of Centinela River and the Torres del Paine (Chile National Park ). There is potencial wildlife viewing (guanacos, hares, foxes-, armadillos and skunks), and cattle hill. Following the trail, it is possible to admire fantastic landscapes of Argentino Lake and the valley of Estancia Anita. After that, the group return to the main house of Estancia (Quincho). FLYING FOX / ZIP-LINE/ ZIP-WIRE / AERIAL RUNWAY / DEATH SLIDE / TYROLEAN CROSSING: “Consists of a pulley suspended on two cables mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding on harnesses through polleys. The users are phisically attached to the cable by wearing a harness which it is hooked to a removible trolley. A Helmet is required among other security devices such as harness” DESCRIPTION OF FLYING FOX EXCURSION Once we have arrived in the Ranch we will provide you the necessary gear to be ready to enjoy an amazing adventure under the highest security conditions. After an instructive explanation, we depart in direction to the Southern slope of Frias mount where the launch pad is placed, at 1680 feet altitude (part of a trail is done by 4x4 and the rest it is done on foot). We check out again all the equipment and we get ready to cross the 1410 feet of cable. During the cross you will be able to enjoy an amazing view of the Payne Towers, the CENTINELA Valley, ROCA Lake, Southern arm of Argentino Lake… After crossing, we reach a last platform from where we start walking the way back to the ranch.

Concessionary company of Glaciers national parks, certified by a quality standard ISO 9001:2008. We develops excursions to walk over Perito Moreno glacier, and navigate in front of its southern wall. Minitrekking: 10 hours tour, including transportation from Calafate, one hour visit to panoramic view point, 20 minutes navigation, and 1:40 hour trek on the ice. Physical effort: Medium high Big Ice: 12 hours tour, including transportation form Calafate, half an hour visit to the panoramic view point, 20 minutes navigation, 3:30 hours trekking on the ice. Physical effort: High. Safari Nautico: one hour navigation in front of the southern face of Perito Moreno Glacier. It does not include transportation. It can be purchased in the park, the day of the tour.

Inside the “Estancia Huyliche” we find the Huyliche Hill, 10 minutes away from El Calafate, which allows access our 4 x 4 Land Rovers to "Balcones de El Calafate" a scenic spot 900 meters over sea level. From “Balcones de El Calafate” you will see Argentino’s Lake, El Calafate city, Mount Fitz Roy and Torre and the rising of Perito Moreno Glacier. On the route you'll visit a site consisting of sedimentary rock from the late Cretaceous period, petrified wood chips, shark teeth, ma-rine oysters and fossilized bones from that age, giving the trip an extra value. On the way we'll make 4 stops to enjoy 3 viewpoints and "El refugio." Here we'll offer lunch or afternoon service. The stops are a very good opportunity to take pictures of the landscape and eventually enjoy the appearance of condors, eagles, guanacos and foxes. Before reaching our final stop, there is an optional 15-20 minutes hike between high rocks and vegetation heading to view point of the Moyano valley.

Mil Outdoor invites you to live the experience of visiting millenarian places in its Calafate Mountain Park, with views to Lake Argentino and the mountain range. The programs are developed in Mount Huyliche at 1,050 meters o.s.l., offering summer and winter activities for all ages, with diverse difficulty levels. During winter the Calafate Mountain Park works as a Snow Park being a perfect place to learn and improve the ski skills, to make trips on snowmobiles or simply have fun sliding with our tubing. For summer season, offers our highlight and classic ‘Balcón de Calafate’ excursion in their TREKKER 4 × 4 vehicles, with the possibility of adding a ride on ATVs to know more corners of the Mt. Huyliche.