Patagonia
Patagonia: where nature reigns supreme. Discover the eternal glaciers, the wild steppes, and the impressive Andean peaks.
Map
Patagonia map - complete itinerary
Once again, fate has been kind, offering me the journey I am about to recount, trying to find the right words to describe what my eyes have had the good fortune to see. Images and words cannot reach the perfection of the landscapes encountered, the harmony of their colors, and the strength combined with the immensity that I was faced with. Nevertheless, I will do everything possible to transmit to the keyboard the same emotions that I have experienced and witnessed. I will try to tell these memories first for myself. Because when tomorrow, age or illness, certainly not a lack of will, prevents me from seeking out nature in the places where it offers itself at its best, then even if I can no longer remember, my eyes will be enough to read and my mind to connect the magical moments that benevolent nature has given me, so that I can relive the beautiful days spent in Patagonia.
Itinerary
Travel days
Buenos Aires II
Visit to the capital and evening of tango.
Buenos Aires and El Calafate
Another half day in Buenos Aires and finally, Patagonia!
Río Gallegos
Excursion to Cerro Calafate and transfer to Rio Gallegos, my first taste of desert.
Land of Fire
Christmas Eve with transfer to the southernmost city in the world.
Ushuaia I
Southern Christmas, but with snow at Cerro Martial and a visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Ushuaia II
Penguins and seals in the Beagle Channel, in the far south.
Punta Arenas
We leave Tierra del Fuego for Chile, crossing the Strait of Magellan.
Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales, the Milodon Cave and preparations for the "attack" on Torres del Paine.
Torres del Paine I
Exciting trip under the Cuernos del Paine in the Valley of France.
Torres del Paine II
Second day in Paine National Park. Today we are going to the base of the Torres del Paine.
Perito Moreno
Return from Paine and a fantastic end to the year! The Perito Moreno glacier under a bright sun.
Los Glaciares National Park
The Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers, viewed from Lago Argentino.
Cerro Torre
From El Calafate to the base of His Majesty: Cerro Torre, with no clouds.
Fitz Roy
Still, wonderful mountains to explore from El Chalten: the base of Fitz Roy.
El Calafate
Starts upon return: first in El Calafate, then in Buenos Aires