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South America · Argentina, Chile

Patagonia road trip

Argentina and Chile

Distance
Not given
Days
8 days
Elevation gain
Not given
High point
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Season
The southern summer is the main season
Lodging
Hotels and guesthouses
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The route

Relief map of the area of Patagonia road trip: no route recorded; El Chaltén, El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier and Torres del Paine marked in red; also labelled El Chaltén, El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier, Torres del Paine and Fitz Roy.

Route not given: a road trip, not one trail, and no route recorded. The map shows the places it visited. Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED) on AWS · Glaciers, rivers & lakes © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Patagonia Road Trip - El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Glacier

Kraig Adams · Oct 2022 · Group trip

Before you go

The basics

Start
El Calafate, Argentina
Finish
El Calafate, then a flight to Buenos Aires
Direction
From El Calafate to El Chaltén, then Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine in Chile, and back to El Calafate for the Perito Moreno glacier
Usual difficulty
Day hikes of 2 to 13.4 miles; the longest, to Laguna de los Tres under Fitz Roy, was 13.4 mi with 3,182 ft of climbing
Best time
The southern summer is the main season; the El Chaltén trails and Torres del Paine are busiest December to February. Kraig went in October, early spring
Permits
Park entry tickets: Los Glaciares at El Chaltén, ARS 50,000 a day for foreigners (from June 2026, card only, bought online); Torres del Paine, CLP 32,400 for one day, bought online at pasesparques.cl at least 24 hours ahead (2026)
Getting there
He flew from Denver with a connection in Texas to Argentina and started in El Calafate; home from Buenos Aires (Ezeiza)
Lodging
Hotels and guesthouses

From Kraig Adams's guide

Costs and gear

What it cost

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His costs, line by line

What Kraig carried

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The full gear list

From Kraig Adams's guide

Safety

Rescue numbers

  • Argentina: ambulance 107, police 911 or 101; Los Glaciares park 24-hour emergencies +54 9 2966 383 599.
  • Chile: ambulance 131, police 133, mountain rescue 136.

Phone signal

  • No phone signal on the Torres del Paine trails or on the trails around El Chaltén past town.
  • Download maps in town first.

Insurance

  • Since 2025 Argentina asks foreign visitors to declare health insurance on arrival.
  • Get a policy that covers mountain rescue, helicopter and search: Los Glaciares can bill for an extraordinary rescue, and in Chile you may have to pay for rescue.

Bail-out points

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