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Trekking - Ea Cristina

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At a glance
✓Sailing along the Upsala Arm and the Cristina Channel (aboard the Chinook catamaran)✓Snack during the sailing✓Specialized guide✓4x4 ride to the Upsala Glacier viewpoint and a trek through the canyon

Excursion overview

Fossil Canyon and the Upsala Viewpoint, is the proposal of Estancia Cristina for those who enjoy trekking.

The Chinook catamaran sets sail from the port in Punta Bandera towards the North Arm and the Cristina Channel. After about three hours of navigation, they disembark at the estancia.

The experience begins when the participants board 4×4 vehicles to start the ascent along a mountain road for about 9.5 km until they reach the Hielos Continentales refuge. From there it is a 20 minute hike over glacial erosion terrain, until reaching a privileged view of the Eastern front of the Upsala Glacier, Lake Guillermo, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and the Andes Mountain Range. Then begins a 14 km trekking downhill through the Cañadón de los Fósiles, a valley of unique characteristics within the National Park, a site of marine fossils. The journey takes about 5 and a half hours, reaching a height difference of 550 m.a.s.l., and requires very good physical conditions.

Destination

El Calafate

Duration

Full Day

Age

All ages

Difficulty

High

What's included

✓Sailing along the Upsala Arm and the Cristina Channel (aboard the Chinook catamaran)
✓Snack during the sailing
✓Specialized guide
✓4x4 ride to the Upsala Glacier viewpoint and a trek through the canyon
✓Lunch box
✕Los Glaciares National Park entrance ticket (bought online at ventaweb.apn.gob.ar and shown when boarding the catamaran)

Restrictions

This activity is not suitable for children under 12 years old.

Route map

Route · 7 stops
Itinerary

Indicative and approximate · subject to changes.

07:30 hs
Pick Up at hotels
Pick Up at hotels
Transfer to the port
08:30 hs
Boarding at Punta Bandera Port
Boarding at Punta Bandera Port
Sailing
11:30 hs
Disembark at Estancia Cristina
Disembark at Estancia Cristina
Sailing
Ascend in 4x4 at Upsala Glacier viewpoint
Ascend in 4x4 at Upsala Glacier viewpoint
On foot
Trekking to Cañadón de los Fósiles and lunch
Trekking to Cañadón de los Fósiles and lunch
Transfer to the port
18:00 hs
Boarding and return at Punta Bandera Port
Boarding and return at Punta Bandera Port
Back to El Calafate
19:30 hs
Drop off at hotels
Drop off at hotels

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