Travelogues SC

Jumping for joy in Torres del Paine National Park

The drive from Chalten to El Calafate fortunately only lasted 4 hours. El Calafate is the gateway to the Southern part of the Parque Nacional los Glaciares and most tourists,...

When the alarm clock goes off at 6:30 am and the rain couldn't pour any harder from the sky, the mood sinks a bit. The boat crossing is not a cheap undertaking, not to mention...

From Puerto Natales we continue on to El Calafate. Actually, we didn't really want to come here, but if you want to go to El Chaltén, you have to go to El Calafate. A quick look...

Continue journey via Buenos Aires to the beautiful and impressive Patagonia to the Perito Moreno Glacier

El Chaltén with the famous Fitz Roy in the background

The bus ride from Bariloche to El Chalten was the absolute longest of our entire trip so far, it took 22 hours! The distances in this country are truly incredible. A 6-hour trip...

To go further south on the South American continent, we had to make a detour to Argentina, as Chile is not accessible by car for hundreds of kilometers due to its fjords. From...

Before we embarked on our journey to the hiking and climbing mecca of El Chaltén, South American style by bus, we spent another cozy day in El Calafate. We walked to Lago...

Today I have been on the glacier 'Perito Moreno'. Roman (thanks for that by the way!) recommended me a quite expensive tour that allows you to walk over three hours ON the...

El Calafate Perito Moreno Glacier and El Chalten summarized. More pictures later because the network is weak here. Today I actually wanted to go to the Perito Moreno Glacier for...

Waking up with a view of the Andes and Lake Argentinos, I've rarely felt such a sense of happiness. The snow-capped Andes in the background, the lake in front, simply...

Los Glaciares National Park, the most visited park in Argentina. The national park is divided into two areas. Fitz Roy, a mountain range, and the calving glacier Perito Moreno....

Impressive views of Perito Moreno Glacier and spontaneous trekking in El Chalten.

Upon arrival in El Chalten, everyone was greeted and instructed by the Park Ranger: Either use the toilet or dig a small hole like an animal, pee in it, and then bury it. And...

The flight to Buenos Aires was very relaxed, we slept well and covered over 11,000 km in no time. Total chaos at the airport in Buenos Aires. We stood in...

El Chalten is a paradise for hiking and climbing enthusiasts for good reason. But even after an extensive hike, the two well-known mountain peaks Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitz Roy...

On November 5th, around 6:00 PM, my mom took a taxi to the airport as she was flying to Buenos Aires to catch her flight back to Germany the next day. I took a bus to Los...

Yeti Icebar

Our next destination was about 1000km further south. There are no notable stops on the way as there are only a handful of places. So we booked a bus that would take us directly to...

Now we are continuing our journey to Chile. About 700 kilometers mostly on gravel roads, which takes a damn long time. In the evening, we drove into a huge cloud of smoke, which...

El Chalten is located in the national park, 250 km away from El Calafate. Admission is free and you can go on several hikes. The mountains here are very similar to the Torres...

Flamingo Flight

When we traveled from Perito Moreno to El Calafate, we made a stop in El Chaltén by bus. For a brief moment, we thought we made a mistake because we didn't get off in El...

Glacier Perito Moreno is the ice behemoth. One of the few stable glaciers that still exist on Earth. The starting point is the city of El Calafate. It doesn't have much else to...

We moved on to El Calafate and two days later we were already scheduled for the next expensive tour to the Perito Moreno Glacier - we need to keep an eye on our finances so we...

Today we have planned a hike to Laguna Torre during breakfast. The length of the tour is about 10 km each way. We will receive some tips from the hotel and set off at 9 o'clock,...

Those who hike will be rewarded. Always.

The small town of El Chalten is located in the middle of nowhere in Patagonia and is the starting point for hiking and climbing tours in the Los Glaciares National Park. Once...

Hello boys and girls 😜 Our journey through Patagonia started in the small village of El Chaltén. A charming village with beautiful houses and landscapes that remind me a bit of...