Full Day Laguna De los Tres

Trekking area

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Itinerary

The excursion begins at 06:00 am., when the company's minibus picks you up from your accommodation in El Calafate. When all the passengers are already on board, the vehicle heads towards El Chaltén, where you will arrive in about three hours, traveling a good part of National Route 40.

Halfway along this beautiful scenic route that crosses the immensity of the Patagonian steppe, you will already be able to appreciate the southern Andes where the unmistakable silhouette of Mount Fitz Roy stands out above the rest of the granite needles that surround it.

This is the ideal time for the included breakfast and listening to the stories of conquest that climbers from all over the world have written in recent decades.

Once in El Chaltén, at approximately 09:00 am, a short stop is made for those who wish to go to the bathroom before setting off. Here a second trekking guide is incorporated that will accompany the group during the walk.

The trail head is located at Hostería El Pilar, just 12 kilometers from El Chaltén. There, the food is delivered to each walker, and the group begins the walk at approximately 10:00 am.

In the first section of the route (6.3 km that are completed in an hour and a half of walking) the road gaines height until it reaches the Piedras Blancas Viewpoint.

After the Piedras Blancas Glacier Viewpoint, the path descends slowly to the Meeting Point near the Poincenot Base Camp, where the group arrives at approximately 11:30 am.

GROUP 1 continues the journey with one of the guides through the Poincenot Base Camp area, crosses the bridge over the Blanco River, and from there begins to gain altitude rapidly. In total, about 430 meters of unevenness are ascended for almost 3 km until reaching the culminating point: Laguna de los Tres.

As you go up, you begin to discover more and more panoramic views and the sensation of getting closer to the mountains, which, due to their imposingness, seem to be very close.

After the effort, approximately at 1:30 pm the group reaches a moraine ridge from where the Fitz Roy massif can be seen in all its splendor and at its feet the Lagoon and the De los Tres Glacier.

To get to the Lagoon itself, you descend a few meters and once there, and if the weather allows it, it will surely be the perfect time for lunch enjoying an unforgettable view and moment.

On the shore of Laguna De los Tres, you will find a small path that in a few minutes allows you to appreciate Laguna Sucia.

From this natural viewpoint, which rises more than 250 meters above Laguna Sucia, you will appreciate an impressive landscape of rock and ice, with hanging glaciers crowned by granite needles.

After exploring the area and taking many photos, GROUP 1 says goodbye to this magical place and begins the descent to El Chaltén.

Once you reach the Meeting Point in the Poincenot Camp area (where GROUP 2 eventually split up), the way back goes through Laguna Capri.

At approximately 7:00 p.m. the minibus leaves to the city of El Calafate, where the service ends, leaving passengers at each hotel at approximately 10:00 p.m..