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Discovery - Ea Cristina

El Calafate Full Day
At a glance
Tour guide during the tourNavigationNational Park Entrance fee"Family Style" Lunch at Estancia Cristina's "Quincho".

Excursion overview

Discovery is the proposal to enjoy the Off Road in Estancia Cristina.

The Chinook catamaran sets sail from the port in Punta Bandera towards the North Arm and the Cristina Channel. After about three hours of navigation, you arrive at the estancia, where all-terrain vehicles await the arrival of the participants to begin the ascent along a mountain road for about 9.5 km, until you reach the Hielos Continentales refuge.

From there it is a 20 minute hike over glacial erosion terrain, until reaching a privileged view of the eastern front of the Upsala Glacier, Lake Guillermo, the Southern Patagonian Ice and the Andes Mountains. The journey takes about 3 hours, reaching a height difference of 550 meters above sea level.

At the base, participants have time to have lunch at El Quincho and then take a guided tour of the Estancia’s Museo Costumbrista (old Shearing Shed), the Caterina River and the Chapel.

Note: The order of the program could be reversed according to the number of participants.

Destination

El Calafate

Duration

Full Day

Age

All ages

Difficulty

Easy

What's included

Tour guide during the tour
Navigation
National Park Entrance fee
"Family Style" Lunch at Estancia Cristina's "Quincho".
Tips
Transfers from the hotel

Restrictions

No restrictions

Route & itinerary

8 stops
Pick up at hotels
07:30 hs

Pick up at hotels

Boarding at Punta Bandera Port
08:30 hs

Boarding at Punta Bandera Port

Disembark at Estancia Cristina
11:30 hs

Disembark at Estancia Cristina

Ascend in 4x4 at Upsala Glacier viewpoint

Ascend in 4x4 at Upsala Glacier viewpoint

Descend and Visit the hull of Estancia Cristina

Descend and Visit the hull of Estancia Cristina

Lunch at the Quincho

Lunch at the Quincho

Boarding and return at Punta Bandera Port

Boarding and return at Punta Bandera Port

Drop off at hotels
19:30 hs

Drop off at hotels

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