Ushuaia, El Calafate, El Chaltén & Torres del Paine: Complete Classic Circuit

A domestic flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia (USH), with a local guide waiting at the airport. In the afternoon, a private navigation of the Beagle Channel — the route Darwin charted in the 1830s — past sea lion and bird colonies and the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse, with the Chilean mountains on the far shore throughout.

A coastal trek through Tierra del Fuego National Park along the Beagle Channel shoreline past Yamana archaeological sites to Lake Roca, continuing to Lapataia Bay where Pan-American Route 3 ends at the water's edge.

A drive along the Beagle Channel coastline to Estancia Harberton, founded in 1886 by Anglican missionary Thomas Bridges and still operated by his descendants — the oldest estancia in Tierra del Fuego. A guided walk through the property's marine mammal museum, followed by free time on the estancia grounds overlooking the channel.

A domestic flight from Ushuaia (USH) to El Calafate (FTE). Private transfer to your hotel, with the rest of the afternoon free on the lakeshore.

A private transfer across the Patagonian steppe to El Chaltén, arriving in time for a full afternoon on the water. A boat excursion from the village onto Lago Viedma to the face of Glaciar Viedma — one of the largest glaciers in South America and the most remote of the major ice tongues accessible from El Chaltén, reachable only by water. Overnight in El Chaltén.

A morning trail from El Chaltén: either the Laguna Capri loop (7 km, panoramic Fitz Roy views, moderate) or, for a more remote option, a private drive 37 km north to Reserva Los Huemules for the Laguna del Diablo trail inside the private reserve. A private transfer back to El Calafate in the afternoon.

A visit to Perito Moreno Glacier combining two perspectives: the safari náutico catamaran navigation along the southern face of the glacier at close range, then the 4.7-kilometer elevated walkway system alongside the 70-meter ice wall, with calving events audible throughout.

A full-day cruise through Lago Argentino's northern arm, past floating icebergs, to Upsala Glacier — one of the largest in South America — and Spegazzini Glacier, whose ice face rises over 130 meters, reachable only by water.

A private transfer from El Calafate crossing the Argentine–Chilean border at Cancha Carrera/Cerro Castillo, with stops along the steppe for guanacos, condors, and lesser rheas. A full afternoon inside Torres del Paine with your guide — the route depends on conditions and what sector hasn't been covered — arriving at your lodge inside or adjacent to the park. Overnight near Puerto Natales.

A full day inside the park covering the Grey Lake sector — the walk north along the volcanic sand beach where wind-anchored icebergs from Grey Glacier sit grounded along the shoreline, followed by a catamaran navigation of Lago Grey toward the glacier front and the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

A full-day navigation aboard the 21 de Mayo from Puerto Natales into the Ultima Esperanza Fjord — past the Balmaceda Glacier, which descends directly into the sea from the Andes, to a landing point below Glaciar Serrano, where a guided walk on shore reaches the glacier's terminal face. The return passes the same fjord in opposite light.

A private transfer from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas (approximately 2.5 hours) along the Magellan Strait shoreline. The rest of the day is free to explore Chile's southernmost major city.

A boat excursion from Punta Arenas to Isla Marta — a small island in the Magellan Strait with a resident Magellanic penguin colony and southern sea lion rookery, observed from the water at close range.

A full-day expedition with Solo Expediciones into the Francisco Coloane Marine Park — a protected biological corridor in the western Magellan Strait that serves as a summer feeding ground for humpback whales. The navigation reaches the park's glacier fronts and channels where Chilean dolphins, sea lions, and seabirds accompany the route throughout.

A private transfer to Punta Arenas Airport (PUQ) for your domestic flight to Santiago and onward international connections.