Today's trailhead is located at the end of Avenida San Martin, in the Madsen campground at the north end of town. The hike is 24 kilometers (roundtrip), taking around 10 hours total. During the first hour the trail is fairly steep until entering the valley of the Del Salto creek, which heads towards Mount Fitz Roy. The Nires, or Antartic Beech trees, begin to increase in numbers around the trail, and after about an hour and a half we will reach a natural lookout point on the top of a rock, with signage describing the landscape presented in front of us. The trail continues, criss-crossing the creek, until we reach the drainage area of the Modre and Hija (Mother and Daughter) Lagoons. Approximately 4 hours into the hike we reach the Poincenot Base Camp, and then cross the Rio Blanco to reach the basecamp of the same name, which is used only for climbers. From here the trail climbs around 400 meters in altitude until we make it to the Laguna de los Tres, where the trail ends in the glacial morraine, offering extraordinary views of the lake and the Glaciar de los Tres. This is the closest we will get to the granite wall of Mount Fitz Roy and its needled spires. At the base of the morraine, you can continue by a path which borders the lagoon, where you can appreciate the desolate Laguna Sucia and its hanging glaciers. We then return to El Chalten by the same trail for a good night's sleep to prepare for our next adventure.

This morning you have the option to take another hike of only 1 hour to reach the Condor's Lookout, which offers great morning views of El Chalten and the entire Fitz Roy range. The trailhead is located at the southern edge of town, where we arrived, at the Information Center , and is well marked. Then we will have our transfer back to El Calafate (3 hours approx.), where you will have the remainder of the afternoon free.

Got your crampons ready? Actually, they provide them, so don't worry! At 9:00 we sail across the Rico Arm onboard the boat “Tehuelche”, where upon reaching the the opposite shore of Perito Moreno Glacier the guides will welcome us. After checking our gear, we walk following the lateral moraine towards the centre of the glacier. After an hour, we reach the point where we begin our walk on the ice. During the walk we will be introduced to a number of features within the ice. We wil hike for about 3 hours and spend free time for lunch (not included). Back on the moraine we decend to catch the boat around 3:00 pm. Once back in El Calafate we will have our Farewell Dinner.

This morning you will have a transfer to the airport outside of El Calafate for your flight to Buenos Aires to continue your vacation or to catch your international flight home.