Visiting the Patagônia region in Argentina, the Chaltèn Desert, including the road that links El Calafate and Chaltèn village is a obligatory trip. Along the road you will see amazing landscapes with canyons, rip montains, lakes an blue colored river and a old observatory in the middle of the desert. In the road´s end is the Fitz Roy Pic, soberb,...
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Road to El Chalten
El Chalten, Argentina
Ranked #6 of 7 attractions in El Chalten
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It's a great road to El Chalten from Calafate--very representative of everything Patagonia has to offer.
As far as getting to El Chalten is concerned, leave in the morning and arrive by mid-day (this allows one to do a good hike in the afternoon).
Leaving El Chalten is best in the evening--I managed to do the Fitz Roy hike before...
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we came from El Calafate on a private bus transfer - about 3 hours, very good roads, true Patagonian landscape. One stop at La Leona - great empanadas.
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The bus ride takes about 3 hours from Calafate, with a stop midway at a small historic cafe. The road is smooth and the ride was enjoyable with beautiful views.
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Amazing scenery, plentiful wildlife (lots of guanacos and rheas) and libations at the Estancia la Leona. If you have the time and a rental car take advantage of this opportunity. Be sure to stop at the Estancia la Leona...a step back into the history of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid along the way. It's a very easy drive.
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We were travelling to El Chaten via bus. The trip seemed excessively long on paper, but was beautiful when we got here. The landscape was changing and the bus driver was great at stopping for photos. Also enjoyed it just as much on the way back
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Saint John, Canada
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If this refers to route 40 between El Calafate & El Chalten, it is a long, isolated, barren highway that afforded a few photo ops, and a good nap!
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Tarnow
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I read many reviews before our trip, but I was very surprised seeing so much wildlife on our way! We stopped frequently to take photos of guanacos and rheas. If the weather is fine Fitzroy can be seen from over 100 km far.
Hotel La Leona is a nice stop for a bowl of soup or a pie, and some...
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Cordoba, Argentina
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I was quite dubitative about renting a car, but since we were a party of 5, seemed to be the best choice to see Patagonia. When we went to pick up the car, (nunatak, good fares and service), I asked the lady about the route to El Chalten, if it was easy to navigate... and she said: " Darling, the...
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Featureless asphalt in a featureless steppe. The redeeming feature is approaching the mountains of the cordillera as you approach El Chalten. If the sun is setting and the clouds are few, they are back-lighted spectacularly.
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