The links below are some of the main websites that I used during my initial research of planning to go to the Southern Patagonia
Southern Patagonia
Sits beneath the Lake District and Atlantic Patagonia at Patagonia's Southernmost tip, this rustic district sits to the east of the Chilean border, sprawling downward to the verge of Antarctica
Boasting jaw-dropping sights—including Perito Moreno Glacier, Mount Fitz Roy, and Cueva de las Manos
Most visitors descend upon El Chaltén or El Calafate to experience Patagonia's rugged backcountry
From El Calafate (a remote desert town that serves as the base to journey across Perito Moreno Glacier), you can relish the towering ice fields and far-stretching verdant forests
Near El Calafate lies El Chaltén, a small town neighboring Mount Fitz Roy. From El Calafate, you can take an excursion to survey the Cave of the Hands' ornate and enigmatic cave arts
A variety of plane services, including LAN and LADE, operate from Buenos Aires and other major Patagonian cities to El Calafate
Highlights in the Southern Patagonia
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
Towers of Paine - Dominates the landscape of South America’s finest National Park
Diverse landscapes - Ranging from teal and azure lakes to emerald forests, roaring rivers and that one big, radiant blue glacier
Isla Magdalena
Thriving Magellanic penguin colonies of Monumento Natural Los Pinguinos on Isla Magdalena and Isla Marta
The islands are 35km northeast of Punta Arenas
There are five hour ferry tours (CH$50,000 for adults) that spend 1.5 hours in transit and land for an hour at the island
Deports in Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday - December through February
Book tickets through Turismo Comapa and bring a picnic
Fitz Roy Range
In the northern part of the park, Fitz Roy Range - with its rugged wilderness and shark-tooth summits - is the trekking capital of Argentina
Ride the Range
Run by a family with pioneer roots in the region
Offers day visits that include hiking or riding, herding-dog and sheep-herding demonstrations
Barbecue lunch of a spit-roasted lamb
The meeting place is the dock at Singular Hotel
Puerto Natales
The gateway to Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
Boutique beers and wine tastings
Growing services that cater to international tastes
The town still maintains the glacial pace of living endemic to Patagonia
250km northwest of Punta Arenas
It is the capital of the province of Ultima Esperanza
Southern terminus of the ferry trip through the Chilean fjords
Parque Nacional Pali Aike
Oddball National Park that is a desolate landscape of rugged volcanic steppe
Named “Devil’s Country” in Tehuelche
Excavations yielded important findings of extinct New World fauna
You may see guanacos, nandus, gray foxes, and armadillos
Glacier Perito Moreno
Among the Earth’s most dynamic and accessible ice fields
Stunning centerpiece of the southern sector of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
It measures 30km long, 5km wide, and 60m high
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