Los Glaciares National Park concentrates two completely distinct Patagonian experiences within 220 kilometers of each other: El Chaltén at the base of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, where three of Patagonia's most rewarding day hikes start steps from the village, and El Calafate, where the Perito Moreno Glacier's 70-meter ice wall and the remote Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers on Lago Argentino require boat navigation to reach their most dramatic vantage points. This 7-day private Los Glaciares itinerary covers all of it — three full trekking days in El Chaltén (Laguna de los Tres, Laguna Torre, and the Loma del Pliegue Tumbado 360° panorama), plus two days of glacier experiences in El Calafate including the Todo Glaciares navigation — with private transfers, a dedicated local guide on every trail, and boutique properties in both towns.
Three El Chaltén Trails, Each Genuinely Different: Laguna de los Tres delivers the closest view of Fitz Roy's north face (22 km, 960m elevation). Laguna Torre follows the river to Cerro Torre's granite spire above floating icebergs (21 km, 600m). Loma del Pliegue Tumbado opens the only 360° panorama covering both massifs simultaneously (21 km, 1,200m) — the most demanding and least crowded of the three.