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Hello Everyone, Would appreciate your opinion on this 21 day trip to Patagonia in December 2013. Am I missing anything, is it too rushed, is there something I should add? Thanks. Dec 2 -- Arrive BA Dec 3 - Fly to Puerto Madryn Dec 4 - Peninsula Valdes Excursion Dec 5 - Penguins in Punta Tombo Excursion Dec 6 -- Fly to Ushaia Dec 7 -- Beagle Channel Cruise Dec 8 -- Trekking and Canoeing at Tierra del Fuego National Park Dec 9 -- Bus to Punta Arenas Dec 10 - Bus to Puerto Natales Dec 11 -- Excursion Torre del Paine Dec 12 -- Bus from Puerto Natales to Calafate Dec 13 -- Calafate -- Perito Moreno Glacier Dec 14 -- Free Day in Calafate Dec 15 -- Bus to El Chalten Dec 16 -- El Chalten trek up to Mt. Fitz Roy Dec 17-- Bust back to Calafate Dec 18 -- Fly to Bariloche Dec 19 -- Bariloche -- Small Circuit Excursion and Otto Hill Dec 20 --Isla Victoria and Bosque de Arayanes Excursion Dec 21 -- Fly to Buenos Aires Dec 22-- Fly back home
on day free in ElCalafate you should do the Lake Argentino tour by boat among icebergs, visiting Bahía Onelli and Upsala/Spegazzini glaciers, you can get there only by boat. Parque Nacional Los Glaciares was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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get plan B for Dec 17 as Mt. Fitz Roy is not sure to be climbed at any day someone likes. Around Bariloche there's much more to see than the beatiful but very tourist Isla Victoria and Bosque. There are a lot of circuit excursions locally, i would do the seven lakes or to Puerto Mont / Puerto Varas instead. Two days excursion [each way] using more boats and buses, only one ticket.
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Although a lot of travelling/bussing your itinerary looks good. happy travels Jaap
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Your itinerary is good however, I would suggest re-evaluating your mode of travel on Dec.9 and 10. The bus from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas is 10-12 hours! Then on the 10 the bus to Puerto Natales in 3-4 hours. Not as bad but we opted to fly (it was in reverse) and was only162 usd. You save two full days and worth the extra money IMHO. Have a great trip!
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Sorry forgot to say we took a bus from Puerto Natales to El Calafate then flew to Ushuaia. We just wanted to avoid Punta Arenas and the 12 hour bus ride.
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I would say your itinerary looks great. You are doing a LOT of travelling. Perhaps a bit too much time on the bus in my opinion. Agree that from Calafate you will want to take the tour out to lago argentino and the glaciers...very scenic. a bit of a long day but well worth it. noting not much time in Buenos Aires?
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Haven't been to Ushuaia so can't comment on that but thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent in El Calafate, the Perito... more
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