Discover the full splendor of El Calafate with our comprehensive 4-day tours, perfectly crafted to encompass the region’s most stunning attractions. This extended stay allows for in-depth exploration of the Perito Moreno Glacier, including options for more adventurous activities like ice trekking. Experience the tranquility of boat cruises across crystal-clear glacial waters and immerse yourself in the natural habitat of Patagonian wildlife.
The four-day stays, sorted by price. Four days is where a second glacier or a night away starts to fit.
| Trip | Days | Route | Price from | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Days – El Calafate and Four Patagonian GlaciersFour glaciers rather than one, using the boat north as well as the balconies. | Days4 | RouteEl Calafate · Lago Argentino | Price from535 € | Per day134 € |
| Classic Calafate – 4 Day TripFour days at an easy pace, with the town, the glacier and the steppe around it. | Days4 | RouteEl Calafate · Perito Moreno | Price from1.371 € | Per day343 € |
| El Calafate Active – 4 Day Trip (Group of friends)The active version, with the ice walk and the longer days for a group that wants them. | Days4 | RouteEl Calafate · Perito Moreno | Price from1.415 € | Per day354 € |
| El Calafate Fossil Oriented – 4 Day TripFour days weighted towards the fossil beds and the older landscape behind the lake. | Days4 | RouteEl Calafate · yacimientos | Price from1.810 € | Per day453 € |
Prices are per person, from, for the 2026 to 2027 season. Per day is a comparison aid, not how the trip is billed. Every itinerary is tailor-made and quoted individually.
Three days keeps you in El Calafate. Four lets you drive north for a night, walk to Laguna Torre or the Fitz Roy viewpoint in the morning and come back the following afternoon. It is the difference between seeing the mountain from a car park and standing under it, and it is the single best use of a fourth day here.
If you would rather not pack twice, four days in El Calafate covers the glacier, the boat north, the ice walk and a day on the steppe without repeating anything. It is a slower, easier trip and plenty of people prefer it.
No second hotel
The boat north reaches faces with no road to them, and the scale is larger than Perito Moreno even if the theatre is smaller. On a four-day trip there is room for both the balconies and the boat.
Two very different days
Fitz Roy is clouded in more often than not and the boat cancels in wind. A fourth day is the one that lets the itinerary absorb a bad morning without losing anything, which in Patagonia is worth more than an extra sight.
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The shorter stay is at 3 days in El Calafate, the village north at 3 days in El Chaltén, and the ice walks at glacier hikes.
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Every quote we send lists this in writing, trip by trip. As a rule, this is how a Patagonia package is built.
Hotels selected and checked by our team; private transfers between airports, hotels and excursions; excursions with English-speaking local guides; entrance fees to Los Glaciares and Tierra del Fuego national parks; daily breakfast and the meals marked day by day; a local WhatsApp support line for the whole trip.
International flights to and from Argentina; travel insurance; meals not marked in the itinerary; personal expenses and gratuities; optional activities, which we price in writing beforehand. Domestic flights inside Patagonia are quoted separately or included depending on the package, and your quote states which, with the amount, so the total is clear before you book.
Patagonian wind changes plans, and we plan for it. Every key day has a same-region backup: if the wind closes the glacier boat, you see Perito Moreno from the walkways instead; if the Fitz Roy viewpoint is in cloud, we swap days inside your itinerary. Wherever the schedule allows, we rebook the highlight inside your trip at no extra cost.
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