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Patagonia Adventures

Av San Martin 56, El Chalten 9301, Argentina
54-2962 493110
Ranked #1 of 3 tours in El Chalten
4.5 of 5 stars 48 Reviews
Type: Tours
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Sydney, Australia
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32 reviews 32 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

An exciting boat trip in strong winds acros Viedma lake to the fronto f the glacier for some viewing. Quite a dirty glacier from the outside. WE then went to a protected small bay where we got off thew boat walked up slippery smooth rock(It was raining) to put on clampons for the walk on the glacier.The walk was much... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

I took the ice trekking tour. A nice experience, beautiful, otherwordly views, but not much walking. Long boat ride. Given a choice again, I would rather opt for another day on trails around El Chalten, which are just spectacular. More

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Meersburg (Bodensee), Germany
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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I booked the Viedma Pro Tour. This should consist of Hiking and Climbing. Due to the wind the we did Climbing (no wind there) in the morning instead of hiking. But the wind was still strong in the afternoon for the icehike so the decission of the guides was to cancel the rest of the day. But instead of giving... More

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nyc
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

Perito Moreno is bigger but Viedma is better. We took a friend's advice and high tailed it to Chaltan for the majority of our visit to this area of Patgonia. What great advice that was! Chaltan is less commercial and has it all -- great food, great hiking and the Viedma Glacier. We did the "big ice" on this glacier... More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
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Great fun. Super helpful and nice guides. Worth doing it. You get a r/t bus ride to Viedma lake from/to company’s office in El Chalten (no hotel pick-up, but you don’t need it – “town” is super small), r/t boat ride to/from Viedma Glacier, scramble on some rocks for 30 minutes and a 1.5/2 hour hike on the Glacier in... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011

We did the Ice Trek, which consisted of a boat trip, then ice hike and the boat trip back. It was brilliant, a great experience and one of the highlights of our visit. My girlfriend is a bit scared of heights and while there were some scrambling over rocks and steep parts on the glacier, at every scary moment there... More

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Arras, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2011
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We sail through Viedma Lake towards the front of the glaciar but we regret not to have done the Viedma ice trek open to everybody. A very good experience. More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2011
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Most people visiting Patagonia will go on our of the tours of the Perito Moreno glacier in El Calafate. While this is more famous and easily accessible (there's an airport in El Calafate) if you can visit the Viedma glacier in El Chalten - do it. It's cheaper, less crowded, bigger and you get a free boat ride! Patagonia Aventura... More

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Petaluma, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2011

I enjoyed very much the navigation to Viedma Glacier. After this we move to El Chalten and the guide told me that the only thing to do there was trekking. I didn't know this and I didn't feel like trekking, so I had to wait hours before getting back to El Calafate, and this has been quite boring. I'd recommend... More

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Israel
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2011

We took a trip to beautiful Viedma Glacier, including a bus/boat ride from El Chalten and back and a hike on the glacier itself. The guides were experienced, responsible, knowledgeable and all had a sense of humor. At the end of the hike the boat approached a huge piece of blue ice that had just calved from the glacier, and... More

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