Patagonia Photography Tour

Itinerary

Friday, February 6

Depart US for Buenos Aires

Saturday, February 7
Buenos Aires

Arrive early in Buenos Aires and transfer from Ezeiza International Airport to the hotel. Spend the day at leisure. Optional walk later in the day to the square to photograph the changing of the guards and the Women’s bridge at night. Overnight at Hotel Moreno Buenos Aires

Sunday, February 8 (B, L, D)
Buenos Aires

After breakfast, depart for a private tango shoot in the colorful eclectic La Boca district followed by lunch. En route back to the hotel we’ll walk and photograph the streets of a Sunday antique and flea market. Tonight we’ll enjoy a tango show and dinner at the traditional “Esquina Homero Manzi”. Overnight at Hotel Moreno Buenos Aires

Monday, February 9 (B, L, D)
Los Glaciares National Park: El Chalten/Fitz Roy

After breakfast, we’ll photograph a private tango shoot in Plaza Dorrego and have lunch in a nearby area before flying to El Calafate. Our bus will be waiting at the airport in El Calafate and it will take three hours to drive us through the Patagonia steppes to El Chalten. This is a small village close to Viedma Lake and Glacier. This area north of Los Glaciares National Park, with its peaks Fitz Roy (11,073 feet), Cerro Torre, Torre Egger, Aguja Standhardt, Aguja Poincenot, and St. Exupery, constitute a singular challenge for climbers around the world. The landscape photography is AMAZING here! Sunset shoot from outside town. Overnight at the new Hotel Destino Sur

Tuesday, February 10 (B, L)
Los Glaciares National Park – El Chalten/Fitz Roy

Today you’ll enjoy some great areas for photography. We’ll start at sunrise when the first light hits the mountains. In the morning we’ll photograph gauchos and horses with Fitz Roy in the background followed by an afternoon shoot at Chorrillo del Salto, a spectacular waterfall. Around noon on this day we’ll experience a wine and cheese tasting at the best Wine Bar in southern Patagonia. Dinner on own. Overnight at the new Hotel Destino Sur

Wednesday, February 11 (B, L, D)
Los Glaciares National Park – Viedma Glacier

Full day boat excursion on the Viedma Lake to view and photograph the spectacular Viedma Glacier and also some short trekking on the glacier (with crampons) to visit the ablation areas and ice caves. Hats and gloves mandatory! We’ll photograph ice climbers in their colorful gear…this is an amazing adventure! Picnic lunch during the excursion. Photograph the sunset. Overnight at the new Hotel Destino Sur

NOTE: We may change today’s excursion due to weather conditions, and in this case we would visit another area. Climb is optional.

Thursday, February 12 (B, D)
Los Glaciares National Park – Perito Moreno Glacier

Early sunrise shoot or catch up on sleep this morning. Departure mid-morning for a drive by private coach to El Calafate, a small town located along the shores of Argentino Lake. The landscape of the region is a combination of arid steppes to the east, where eagles, falcons, lesser rheas, guanacos, hares, and foxes reside, and forests of lengas and nires near the West Andes. Arrive in El Calafate for lunch and time to explore this charming town. Tonight we’ll stay in simple, private accommodations at a working sheep ranch along the lake. Overnight Hotel El Galpon del Glaciar

Friday, February 13 (B, L, D)
Los Glaciares National Park – Perito Moreno Glacier

Quick coffee and snack before heading out early morning to photograph the spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier. This park of 600.000 hectares (2,300 square miles) has 13 glaciers that flow into the Argentino and Viedma lakes. Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the few glaciers in the world that is still progressing. It is only 500 feet above sea level, which makes it very accessible, allowing one to stand in front of a mountain of ice that measures 60 m (180 ft) by 5 km (2.5 miles). The constant fall of huge towers of ice from its walls and into the lake is an unforgettable spectacle. Lunch back at the ranch with free time to explore in the afternoon. There will be a guided walk around the ranch and a dog herding/sheep sheering demonstration. Dinner at the ranch. Overnight Hotel El Galpon del Glaciar

Saturday, February 14 (B, L, D)
Torres del Paine National Park / Chile

Today we’ll cross the border to Chile (Cancha Carrera/Cerro Castillo) and drive to Torres del Paine National Park. We’ll make a stop for an ATM and lunch.

Torres del Paine is a large park (450,000 acres) declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Today you will visit Sarmiento, Nordenskjold and Pehoe Lakes. This is guanaco country with great opportunities to photograph the woolly llama type creatures. Additional fauna includes lesser rheas, black-necked swans, geese, flamingos, Magellanic woodpeckers, and peregrine falcons and condors that reside on the mountain slopes. Overnight Hotel Rio Serrano

Sunday, February 15 (B, L, D)
Torres del Paine National Park / Chile

Photograph the sunrise from the lodge or venture out to a nearby point. Discover areas of beautiful scenery, guanacos, birds and foxes to photograph. Overnight Hotel Rio Serrano

Monday, February 16 (B)
Torres del Paine National Park – Punta Arenas

After breakfast, we’ll drive to Punta Arenas and stop along the way in Puerto Natales for lunch and time to explore on your own. Upon arrival in Puntas Arenas, you’ll have the evening free to explore, have dinner and catch up on rest. Overnight Hotel Cabo De Hornos

Tuesday, February 17 (B, L, D)
Punta Arenas – Porvenir

After breakfast, we’ll take the ferry and cross the strait of Magellan to El Porvenir. Upon arrival we’ll have lunch in this port town. In the afternoon we’ll visit the King Penguin Colony and return to this historical hotel for dinner and a good nights sleep. Overnight Hosteria Yendegaia

Wednesday, February 18 (B, L)
Porvenir – Rio Gallegos / Buenos Aires

After breakfast, we’ll drive to the East of Tierra del Fuego and cross again the Strait of Magellan at Punta Delgada Ferry. Then we’ll drive north and cross the border at Monte Aymond and have bagged lunches on the bus. Once in Argentina, we’ll continue on to Rio Gallegos for our return flight to Buenos Aires. Dinner on own. Overnight Lennox Hotel Buenos Aires

Thursday, February 19 (B, L)
Buenos Aires

Sleep in this morning or explore Buenos Aires on your own. We’ll be transported to an elegant lunch spot in the Madero Pier district for our farewell lunch. Transfer mid-afternoon to Ezeiza International Airport to take your flight home.

Friday, February 20

Arrive home