It’s easy to get carried away talking about Antarctica and completely neglect the rocky terrain of Patagonia. Looking back, this feels like such a different experience, it must have been a completely separate trip. But no, before arriving in Ushuaia, my partner-in-crime and I flew into El Calafate to be transported to El Chalten for some epic hiking. After what felt like 3 years on a plane, El Calafate was an..anticlimactic welcome to our journeys. But the drive to El Chalten was much more what I had in mind. A Condor flew over the “Parque Nacional los Glacieres” sign with Mounte Fitz Roy beaming against perfectly blue skies. I fell in love instantly.
Mountains in Patagonia! (Rachel Shull)
Our time hiking and getting around on foot was very welcome after so many hours on a plane and knowing we were about to be confined to a ship soon. We hiked close to 30 miles, got to canoe at the End of World, and trek on top of Perito Moreno glacier.
Starting to hike El Chalten! (Rachel Shull)
Each activity got me more and more excited about Antarctica. This is a perfect precursor to any Antarctic cruise and I highly recommend a few days here first. I was on the Argentinean side, but I imagine the Chilean side holds just as many opportunities.
The trip was planned well. They worked through local travel planners in the two countries we visited. The trip planner was fairly knowledgable, but she could have been better. The hotels selected were good. There were a few things I think they could have planned better related tot he transportation between the carious locations we visited, but it was a great trip overall.
MR
3 months ago
Mary Curry found right trip for my budget and the best date that I liked. She made
that reservation when other company's agent could not do it.
Thank you so much!
Theresa AN
4 months ago
Clara has been a great help and is very knowledgeable. Getting excited already about our trip
David Corey
6 months ago
Eric was friendly, professional, and clarified my questions.
Kate Flannery
6 months ago
We had an initial virtual meeting with our trip planner, Sandra Fernandez, who was great. She was efficient, friendly, yet very professional. She not only answered all our questions, but also addressed our concerns honestly. After our 30-minute conversation with Sandra, we decided to book our cruise with her.
