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Town: Buenos Aires
County: Argentina
Region: Argentina
Details
Description:
We want that your Patagonia Mountain bike ride dream becomes true!
We now offer a
shorter route program: 500km doing the remote southern Carretera
Austral, until Villa O’Higgins in Chile.
You will cycle along the Baker
River passing by dozens of glaciers and doing several ferry boat
connections navigating the fiords, your Patagonia Mtb tour will be amazing.
The last one drops you in a remote
and pristine area where you cycle facing Fitz Roy peak and crossing the
border, entering Argentina by a recently opened border where only
hikers or bikers can pass! In the end you still have the change to
visit to the majestic Perito Moreno Glacier National Park.
Patagonia Tour Details:
- Total distance: 538km / 334mi | Short options: 277km / 172mi
- Total climbing: 9930m / 32578ft
- Shortest day: 7 km / 4 mi
- Longest day (optional): 149 km / 92mi
- Accommodations: Value (2-3 stars and casual inns).
Patagonia Mtb Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Buenos Aires. Travel from your location to Buenos Aires
(Argentina). Free time in the city. Lodging (optional): Hotel in Buenos
Aires.
Day 2: Buenos Aires to Patagonia. Flight Buenos Aires-Comodoro
Ribadavia. Van transfer from Comodoro (Arg) to Chile Chico (Chile). The
trip takes 5 hours (486 km / 302 mi). Lodging: Chile Chico, hostel.
Day 3: Chile Chico | Puerto Guadal. We start our journey towards the
Carretera Austral, on a dirt road with very little traffic and
spectacular landscapes, along Lake General Carrera - the largest lake
in Chile and the second largest in South America. The lake extends into
Argentina, where it’s called Lake Buenos Aires.
Distance: 115 km / 71.5 mi
Elevation gain: 2100 m / 6890 ft
Short option: 65 km / 40.4 mi
Lodging: Puerto Guadal, huts.
Day 4: Puerto Guadal | Cochrane. We leave behind Puerto Guadal and ride
towards the South, to Cochrane, the capital of the province of Capitán
Prat, a village of 3000 inhabitants that presents itself as the main
centre of services in the region of Aysén (Banking, ATM, Hotels, and
Restaurants).
Distance: 75 km / 46.6 mi
Elevation gain: 1600 m / 5249 ft
Short option 68 km / 42.3 mi
Lodging: Cochrane, hostel.
Day 5: Cochrane | Tortel. Going deep in Patagonia. We detour from
Carretera Austral and go west to Caleta Tortel, 103 km / 64 mi from
Cochrane, by a road built only in 2003.
Distance: 130 km / 80.8 mi
Elevation gain: 1900 m / 6234 ft
Short option: 50 km / 31.1 mi
Lodging: Caleta Tortel, hostel.
Day 6: Tortel | Puerto Yungay | Vila O’Higgins. From Tortel we have to
backtrack 20 km / 12.42 mi to resume Carretera Austral, direction
south. We then arrive to Puerto Yungay (optional van ride till this
point) where we will cross a fjord on a barge (45 min), which leads us
to the last section of the Carretera, opened in 2000. From the South
bank (Rio Bravo) we still have 100 km / 62 mi of wildlife until we
reach O’Higgins.
Distance: 155 km / 96.3 mi
Elevation gain: 1900 m / 6234 ft
Short option: 65 km / 40.4 mi
Lodging: Vila O’Higgins, hostel.
Day 7: O’Higgins | Candelario Mancilla. We get up early and cycle a 7km
/ 4.3 mi path along the river Mosco and cross and then follow the river
Mayer until we reach Bahamondez Bay. We will cross Mayer river by the
bridge Augusto Grosse (123 m / 403 ft) and a 500 m / 1640ft pass way.
From here we can see where rivers Mosco and Mayer meet and the summits
that surround O’Higgins. We will then navigate in a fiord for a couple
of hours to arrive to Candelario Mancilla remote farm, where we will
stay. Optional extra navigation to visit O’higgins Glaciar. Rest day.
Distance: 7 km / 4.3 mi
Elevation gain: 100 m / 328 ft
Lodging: Candelario Mancilla farm.
Day 8: Candelario | El Chalten | El Calafate. Spectacular day crossing
the border from Chile to Argentina in a pristine area where only
pedestrians or bikers can be found (and horse riders!). Another
navigation, in Laguna Desierto, will lead us to the south shore from
where we can cycle viewing Fitz Roy peak in a distance until arrive to
El Chalten. Van Transfer from El Chalten to El Calafate (280 km/ 174
mi).
Distance: 62 km / 38.5 mi
Elevation gain: 530 m / 1739 ft
Short version: 22 km / 13.7 mi
Lodging: El Calafate, hosteria.
Day 9: El Calafate | Glaciar Perito Moreno | Buenos Aires. Visit the
spectacular Glaciar Perito Moreno (160 km/99 mi return van trip).
Internal Flight to Buenos Aires (not included). Transfer to the hotel.
Free time to visit Buenos Aires. Dinner in Buenos Aires (not included)
- opportunity to attend one of the famous tango milongas or celebrate
the intense nightlife of the Argentinean capital. Lodging: Hotel in
Buenos Aires.
Day 10: Departure. Transfer from hotel to international airport. Return flight.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices
- 790 EUR: price for self-guided tour (does not include guides)
- Accommodation Options:
* 1 hotel night in Buenos Aires: Double room - 50€, Single room - 75€.
Price Includes:
- 8 nights accommodations
- 5 lunches or picnic, 6 dinners and daily snacks.
- 2 bilingual guide
- Van support
- Transfers
- GPS tracks
- Company's t-shirt and water bottle
- Maps, documentation
- Personal insurance
- All taxes.