I recently had the opportunity to visit a beautiful place, the “Torrecillas” glacier. Located in Los Alerces National Park, in Argentine Patagonia.
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Hi @maxituc
Stunning view! Thanks for sharing your photo. This is just breathtaking! I’ve seen a documentary about hikers going to Patagonia and the views were so beautiful that made me put it in my bucket list. My father is a big hiker and loves nature, so I hope I can surprise him with a trip for his birthday.
Could you tell me more about Patagonia and how to get there? I’d appreciate tips on what to prepare and anything helpful for first time travelers.
Thanks so much!
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I love your photo @maxituc it very much reminds me of my hike to Gokyo Ri and Lakes. Thank you for sharing.
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I’m glad you are planning to surprise your dad with a trip to Patagonia. He will love those landscapes and mountains. And if you dare to visit Argentina you will surely love it too.
Patagonia is well to the south of the country (and the continent). Surely to get there you will have to stop in Buenos Aires. A flight from there to some of the most outstanding cities in Patagonia is around 2 hours. The best known cities in that area are Bariloche, Esquel, San Martin de Los Andes, Calafate and Ushuaia. As I was saying it is an extremely extensive area, so the first advice would be that if you are going to visit it, you should have at least two weeks free to visit it. Surely you will need more than one trip to fully explore it. Between Bariloche and Calafate (for example) a bus takes around 24 hours. Another important issue is that the activities change according to whether you go in winter (activities and snow sports) or if you go in summer (between December and March) suitable for hiking and mountaineering.
In any case you always have to come warm because being south there is a lot of wind and, beyond being in summer, at night it refreshes a lot. Any questions you have do not hesitate to write me, regards!
I would love to meet Gokyo Ri and Lakes, where are they?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh0QKeU-OA0&t=4s I share a video of the trek I did to the glacier.