Top 10 Day Trips from in Patagonia, Argentina

June 26, 2021 Leida Jutras

Discover the best top things to do in Patagonia, Argentina including Boat navigation to Puerto Blest, Los Cantaros Falls & Frias Lake, Bariloche San Martin de los Andes and Seven Lakes Road Tour, Full Day Torres Del Paine Winter Overland Truck, Perito Moreno Glacier Experience on the catwalks, MotoTour Bariloche, CALAFATE: Southern Glacier Adventure Hike Glacier Grande, The Best of Peninsula Valdés in one day, Perito Moreno Glacier Mini-Trekking Day Trip, Full Day Tierra del Fuego Lakes OffRoad Tour with 4x4s or ATVs, Villa of the Dinos. The Chocón..
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1. Boat navigation to Puerto Blest, Los Cantaros Falls & Frias Lake

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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Sailing the Nahuel Huapi Lake across the different shades of green of the water of the Blest branch is an experience you will remember for a lifetime. We also include the extension to visit the incredible Lake Frias, and see condors!

Inclusions: Boat Navigation

Exclusions: Gratuities, Port taxes (USD 4)

Reviewed By Cheryl B

Go with a good appetite, so many variety of meats, take just a little so you can make it to the end! Loved the lamb, filet mignon, garlic beef the best. Even saved room for dessert and left feeling very satisfied

2. Bariloche San Martin de los Andes and Seven Lakes Road Tour

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Leaving from Bariloche, you will travel along the path of the seven lakes that will dazzle you with incomparable landscapes throughout its journey. • You will get to know Villa La Angostura, a true mountain village, characterized by its typical Andean architecture. • Once you start to walk the path of the 7 lakes, you will know the Correntoso, Espejo, Escondido, Villarino, Falkner, Hermoso and Machonico lakes. • Each of the lakes has a unique landscape attraction, surrounded by ancient and lush forests. • Once in San Martin de los Andes, on the shore of Lake Lacar, you can tour the city and visit a viewpoint.

Inclusions: Transfer in/out Hotels in Bariloche for the tour, Guide

Exclusions: Park entrance is not included, boarding fee is not included, Lunch, For regular tour: only available ODD days

Reviewed By silviapoli

Not worth it, I'm afraid. Too expensive to get to see just one of the glaciers, the Spegazzini one. (The Upsala glacier can only be seen from afar, as it's deemed too risky to approach). The journey was too long and quite uncomfortable (the ferry I took was the Quo Vadis). Too many people travelling. The ferry was 80% full in Covid times, which I found unsensible and irresponsible. We could not choose where to sit or change seats afterwards. The Spegazzini refuge is partly open. You can take a (rather short) walk in the woods, but the café/restaurant/toilet area is (still) closed and looks quite derelict. I've taken other tours in the area (Perito Moreno Glacier/ Canal Beagle/Full day at Chalten) and they were less expensive, better organised and far more enjoyable than this one.

3. Full Day Torres Del Paine Winter Overland Truck

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- Our company has developed the most strong and comfortable adventure trucks, thinking exclusively on joining Calafate and Torres del Paine in the fastest and safest way. These great vehicles allow us to circulate through a non paved shortcut and gain 2 hours in our journey. - We are Southroad, a company with 18 years experience of Full day tours from Calafate to Chalten & Torres del Paine.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Free hotel pickup and drop-off included, Boxed Lunch

Exclusions: National Park Entrance fees

Reviewed By esackmann

Great tour! Amazing people of Southroad. Very recommendable!!!! Great views throughout the tour. Hope to be back soon!!!!!!

4. Perito Moreno Glacier Experience on the catwalks

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We will go to the Gangways where we will have a service sector for visitors and a system of balconies and walkways that allow hiking on different routes and access different views of the Glacier and its proximity to it. We can observe the Argentino Lake with its Round Bay. In it you can see an important variety of birds. In the first 40 km the Patagonian steppe is crossed, later passing the entrance of the National Park to observe the arboreal vegetation mostly belonging to the “notofagus” family (ñires, cherries, lengas) and the occasional cinnamon, and flowers of different colors, among which the notor stands out for its intense red color corresponding to the Andean Patagonian Forest. Arrive at "the curve of sighs" called this way because it is the first point where we have a panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Inclusions: Pick up Hotels in calafate and drop off, Guides, Guided tour of the catwalks touring all possible views of the Perito Moreno Glacier

Exclusions: Entrance to the National Park, Foods, Private service is for a minimum of 2 people

Reviewed By silviapoli

Not worth it, I'm afraid. Too expensive to get to see just one of the glaciers, the Spegazzini one. (The Upsala glacier can only be seen from afar, as it's deemed too risky to approach). The journey was too long and quite uncomfortable (the ferry I took was the Quo Vadis). Too many people travelling. The ferry was 80% full in Covid times, which I found unsensible and irresponsible. We could not choose where to sit or change seats afterwards. The Spegazzini refuge is partly open. You can take a (rather short) walk in the woods, but the café/restaurant/toilet area is (still) closed and looks quite derelict. I've taken other tours in the area (Perito Moreno Glacier/ Canal Beagle/Full day at Chalten) and they were less expensive, better organised and far more enjoyable than this one.

5. MotoTour Bariloche

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This Tour is totally unique! We take the traveler as a companion on the motorcycle ("Mototaxi" style). Or if you had a motorcycle, we will guide you through the region. It is totally new! There are no motorcycle tours of that kind in the entire region. It is a totally new way of observing nature, of living, seeing and smelling landscapes. To feel the wind, to feel the smells. To be able to feel the curves of a route or the 360 vision (towards the sides and up and down). Riding a motorcycle is living nature from the inside. This excursion has all the adventure that involves riding a motorcycle. It is totally unique. I am the pioneer of this new idea in the region and I am very happy about that.

Inclusions: Mate and Cookies, Motorcycle helmet, gloves and coat if necessary

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6. CALAFATE: Southern Glacier Adventure Hike Glacier Grande

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It starts in Calafate at 08:00 am, we travel 50 km to Lake Roca, we embark on a semi-rigid cabin with capacity for 15 people. After navigating for 45 minutes, we arrive at the southern head of the Brazo Sur, where the first stage of the walk begins to arrive at Lake Frías, a site where we embark on rubber boats with capacity for 7 pax with which we sail towards the west end of said lake and where after disembarking the second walk is made to the Frías / Dickson Glacier, extreme SW of the National Park. There, in the middle of an incredible landscape, the included lunch box is lunch and then the return begins. You arrive at the Hotel at approximately 7:00 p.m. You walk between round trip around 14 kms in 6 hours. The entrance to the National Park is not paid. Passengers are always accompanied from Calafate by a bilingual trekking guide (English / Spanish, eventually Italian) in addition to the crew.

Inclusions: Pick up and drop off hotels located in Calafate, Departure along the old Estancias route, navigation along the South Arm of Lake Argentino, Includes Lunch Box sandwich, cereal bar, alfajor, candies, water and fruit., Disembark at the South Head and Walk to Frias Lake, Boarding in gomones to reach the southern end of the lake, Disembarkation and walk to the Great Glacier Amphitheater with lunch stop, The program has 10 km of hiking with little slope, On the return, mate or coffee is served

Exclusions: Entrance to the National Park, Over 14 years and up to 60 years

Reviewed By silviapoli

Not worth it, I'm afraid. Too expensive to get to see just one of the glaciers, the Spegazzini one. (The Upsala glacier can only be seen from afar, as it's deemed too risky to approach). The journey was too long and quite uncomfortable (the ferry I took was the Quo Vadis). Too many people travelling. The ferry was 80% full in Covid times, which I found unsensible and irresponsible. We could not choose where to sit or change seats afterwards. The Spegazzini refuge is partly open. You can take a (rather short) walk in the woods, but the café/restaurant/toilet area is (still) closed and looks quite derelict. I've taken other tours in the area (Perito Moreno Glacier/ Canal Beagle/Full day at Chalten) and they were less expensive, better organised and far more enjoyable than this one.

7. The Best of Peninsula Valdés in one day

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Because we love what we do, we offer tours trying to connect with the needs and tastes of the passengers. If you have any special requirements, do not hesitate to contact us, we will evaluate your order. We are an integrated team for sale, administration, drivers and guides at your disposal. As soon as you hire we will give you whats app so that we are connected 24 hours a day. We work with all available tours in our city, in this way we can organize your trips always taking into account factors such as tides, wind and weather in general looking for your experience to be beautiful

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, ENTRY TO THE RESERVATION, Whale watching (OPTIONAL)

Reviewed By conbonKR

My rating is poor because not only was this entire excursion awful, but the tour guide didn't act like a tour guide. First, the excursion out to Peninsula Valdes was just way too long and we didn't get to see anything. In fact, all of us on the bus stood around for an hour, while the tour guide and 2 passengers "watched" the elephant seals. Mind you, the elephant seals just looked like rocks because you were too far away to actually see anything. The fact that Peninsula Valdes was awful was not the tour company's fault, BUT we did get to go to Puerto Pyramides at the end and it was very pretty, but because we wasted so much time in the other areas (where there was nothing to see) we didn't get much time there. Also, the tour guide did not give specific times of when to be back on the van and did not keep the excursion moving. The fact that 8 people stood around for an hour to leave and she didn't notice was a problem. Then we would ask when we needed to be back onboard and she would say 10 minutes - an hour later we would leave. This was super frustrating. Finally, this tour was expensive and 100% not worth it. The Peninsula was not good at the time of year we went. We basically saw nothing and for 2.5 hour drive (1.5 on gravel), it was a horrible experience and I would not recommend it.

8. Perito Moreno Glacier Mini-Trekking Day Trip

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After the disembarkation we access the refuge where the guides organize the groups that are composed each up to 20 people. Then we start a walk along the lake shore for approximately 20 minutes to the glacier. Upon reaching the edge of the ice the guides place the crampons to the participants, who receive instructions on how they should move on the ice. The tour on the glacier is done in about 2 hours, and during the course of it you can see a variety of ice formations such as cracks, seracs, sinkholes, small lagoons. The walk is moderate. The ice surface on which you walk is irregular, but firm and safe. Explanations will be received about the flora, fauna and general glaciology of the region as well as the particular phenomenon that occurs in the Perito Moreno glacier and eventually produces its rupture. At the end of the walk, you will return to the refuge through the exuberant Magellan forest, and then take the catamaran back to Puerto Bajo de Las Sombras.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off hotels located at Calafate downtown areas, Crampons to the participants, Guide for all the tour, Pick up time could be at 8 AM or at 1 PM depending on the availability in high season

Exclusions: Gratuities, National Park fees, Take a lunch box to have a meal in the woods at the side of the lake, before embarking., Transfers Calafate airport to Calafate Hotel are not included, Food or Drinks

Reviewed By silviapoli

Not worth it, I'm afraid. Too expensive to get to see just one of the glaciers, the Spegazzini one. (The Upsala glacier can only be seen from afar, as it's deemed too risky to approach). The journey was too long and quite uncomfortable (the ferry I took was the Quo Vadis). Too many people travelling. The ferry was 80% full in Covid times, which I found unsensible and irresponsible. We could not choose where to sit or change seats afterwards. The Spegazzini refuge is partly open. You can take a (rather short) walk in the woods, but the café/restaurant/toilet area is (still) closed and looks quite derelict. I've taken other tours in the area (Perito Moreno Glacier/ Canal Beagle/Full day at Chalten) and they were less expensive, better organised and far more enjoyable than this one.

9. Full Day Tierra del Fuego Lakes OffRoad Tour with 4x4s or ATVs

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This is an exclusive way to spend a wonderful day fuegian style. With 4x4 vehicles we access amazing places that otherwise would be impossible to visit having a strong contact with nature on small groups with a maximum of 12 passengers.  Highlights: • Crossing the Andes Mountain Range • Visit Lago Escandido and Lago Fagnano • Have an ATV o UTV adventure • Have a nice Argentinian "Asado" in a historical hut with the best Malbec wine! • Impressive panoramic view points.

Inclusions: Pick-Up and Drop-Off to your Hotel In Ushuaia, Specialized Local Guide, Full Lunch with Argentinian Asado (beef meat and grilled vegetables), wine, hot beverages and local desert., Lunch, Snacks, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Personal expenses

Reviewed By suzntk

We rented parkas for Antarctica from them and everyone in the office was a delight! If they were this nice and helpful just renting parkas, taking a trip with them must be a blast!!! We will definitely use them for a future adventure!!!

10. Villa of the Dinos. The Chocón.

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The town of Villa el Chocón, is located 80 km from Neuquén capital. Its tourist village, on the shore of the artificial lake Exequiel Ramos Mejía, comes from the creation of an imposing hydroelectric dam, built in the 70s. This hydroelectric power plant generates electricity for a large part of the country. It is located in an area of depressions in the terrain that make this landscape surprising in each one of its panoramic points (Mirador del Lago, Cañadón Escondido, Represa). Another of the great attractions of the area is the large number of paleontological findings in the area, among which is the Giganotosaurus Carolini, the largest carnivore found so far. This is exhibited the paleontological museum Ernesto Bachmann. Also on footbridges located on the shores of the lake you can see traces of dinosaurs that were reflected in the soil of the area.

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Reviewed By lynnen804

Excellent in every way! The guide at the Dino project Gabriel was very knowledgeable and passionate about the work. The tour guide, Clarissa, was very pleasent and it was good to spend time chatting with her about Argentina. We feared the meal at the winery would be expensive but it wasn't and it was very fine dining.

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