Patagonia - El Chalten

January 16, 2023 by Rachel in Patagonia, Travel

The final destination of our Patagonia trip was to El Chalten, two hours north of El Calafate. El Chalten is also part of Los Glaciares National Park and was named a "World Heritage Site of Humanity" by UNESCO in 1981. After looking at the weather for the upcoming days, we saw the best day for hiking would be our first day in the park. With that in mind, we woke up at 4:30am in El Calafate, checked out of the hotel, and drove directly to El Chalten. The hotel in El Chalten was nice enough to store our luggage for the day and even let us have breakfast and coffee from the buffet! After a quick bite, we drove the the start of the Laguna de Los Tres Hike. This 14-mile out and back hiking trails leads you to the base of Mount Fitz Roy, Laguna de los Tres, Glacier de los Tres, and Lago Sucia.

Patagonia - El Calafate

January 15, 2023 by Rachel in Patagonia, Travel

After five days in Torres del Paine National Park, we made our way back to Argentina where we stayed two nights in El Calafate located near Los Glaciares National Park.

Patagonia - Torres del Paine National Park

January 14, 2023 by Rachel in Travel, Patagonia

Alex and I recently returned from an amazing two-week trip to Patagonia in South America. Patagonia was a region which was not really on my radar until watching an episode of Chef’s Table in 2015 where the show focused on chef, Francis Mallmann, who lives in the region. Seeing this beautiful area on television, really solidified a desire to visit and explore such a remote and pristine place. I’m not sure I stopped thinking about it since and each time I came across an article or travel blog, I saved it for later use!