The most beautiful trips in Patagonia
What to visit in Patagonia
Patagonia is a very large area in southern South America in Chile and Argentina. It offers some of the most beautiful natural scenery from around the world. Here you will find amazing mountain walks, rugged nature and beautiful volcanoes. There are countless national parks with hiking opportunities. Let's take a look at the most beautiful trips you can take here
Hiking below Fitz Roy
Below the granite crown of Patagonia
The most beautiful part of the Argentine Patagonia is undoubtedly the area around Fitz Roy. The area is interwoven with many hiking trails of varying difficulty, so you can combine here a lot of beautiful hikes. But the main attractions here are two amazing granite towers – Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. continue reading
Hike Sendero Mirador Nordenskjöld
Awesome outlook of Torres
National Park Torres del Paine is famous mainly for its W-trek, but you can make here a plenty of other treks and walks with amazing outlooks of the local rock towers, glaciers and incredibly blue glacial lakes. One such shorter walk is the path from Pudeto to the outlook point Mirador Nordenskjold, where you can enjoy (relatively without much effort) the local stunning Patagonian nature and big waterfall Salto Grande as a bonus. continue reading
Trip to Glacier Perito Moreno
The most accessible Patagonian glacier
Eighty kilometers west from the largest town in the area of El Calafate is one of the most often visited places in Patagonia – Perito Moreno glacier falling into Lake Argentino. Cruise liners look compared with his impressive 60 meters high edge towering over the lake as a dwarfs. Every now and then breaks off a huge floe together with a deafening din. From some views you can get the impression that you're somewhere in Antarctica. continue reading
Isla Navarino Trek
Trek in the Dientes de Navarino mountains
The trek on the hard-to-reach island of Isla Navarino, the southernmost part of Patagonia, is wild and rugged. Cold weather determines the character of the landscape where you will move and frequent showers are no exception. As a reward, you can see many lakes, rivers, colorful mosses, lichens and dams that are the work of a beaver imported to the island for fur. If you choose a trek in the Dientes de Navarino you can go according to the schedule you get on the spot, five days or add a pace and handle it just fine in 3 days. continue reading
Trek under the volcano Lanín
Below the highest peak of the Villarica National Park
Lanín Volcano is a beautiful peak located directly on the border of Chile with Argentina. Thanks to its relative remoteness, you will meet only a few tourists or climbers a day. On this hike you will enjoy beautiful lagoons and rugged volcanic landscapes truly from prehistoric times continue reading
Trip to Bariloche and surroundings
A jewel of northern Patagonia
San Carlos de Bariloche is by far the most famous tourist center in northern Argentine Patagonia. It is the starting point to the beautiful Nahuel Huapi National Park full of mountains and lakes. The classic itinerary is about three days, but you will see only the most famous places around Bariloche. You can stay here almost indefinitely and there is still something to discover continue reading
A trip to the Land of Fire
A trip to the end of the world
Land of Fire, for some just a starting point for a trip to Antarctica, for some the beginning or end of a great journey through South America. Anyway, it's an interesting, rugged area at the very southern end of Patagonia. Here is an itinerary of what can be done here. continue reading
Classic circuit in Huerquehue National Park
A trip to prehistory
Just outside the town of Pucón is the beautiful Huerquehue National Park. It is a mountainous landscape with lots of beautiful lakes. In addition, an interesting Chilean Araucaria tree (Araucaria araucana) grows here, which is basically a living fossil – a tree that has been growing virtually unchanged for more than 150 million years. It is possible to do several differently difficult tours here. However, for a day trip it is ideal to take a classic circuit continue reading
Hike from Chile Chico
Along Lake General Carrera
From the small town of Chile Chico, located on the enchanting Lake Patagonian General Carrera, you can take a beautiful expedition along the lake to beautiful beaches and rocky views. continue reading
Visit Puerto Natales
Gateway to Torres del Paine
Puerto Natales is picturesque Patagonian town which is almost constantly whipped by winds and is located in the Last Hope Cove. It works for most tourists as a springboard to the national park Torres del Paine or to long journey to Argentinean El Calafate with famous glacier Perito Moreno. There is not much to see here, but for example from the harbor there are a lot of nice views of the mountains on the other side of the bay. continue reading
