There’s a lot to experience at the southernmost tip of the planet. El Calafate has a privileged offer, not only of activities, but also of its main tourist attractions.
Our city is the ideal place to explore La Patagonia and to dare to undergo new experiences: ranging from the typical trip to the Glaciers National Park (Parque Nacional Los Glaciares), UNESCO world heritage, to the most extreme excursions, such as walking on a glacier, sailing the lakes, climbing mountains, kayaking expeditions or going on 4×4 excursions on the mountainous balconies of the city.
With our tips you’ll be able to enjoy El Calafate the way you want and find both adventure and relax. In “Las Cumbres” we’re delighted to give information about anything you need, whether you feel like taking pictures to Patagonian landscapes or sighting flora and fauna. Advice on excursions in Glaciers National Park is also provided.
El Calafate is a city full of offers and options and in “Las Cumbres” we love helping our guests to organize their trip since the very moment they make the reservation: we can give advice and tips to our guests about everything they can do at the destination.
Apart from the typical excursions, you can explore not only an archaeological site, which is at 7 kms. from downtown and where cave or rupestrian paintings made by the first inhabitants who used to walk on these lands, can be seen. But you can also dare to do a trip to an ancient oil field, where fossils and petrified logs can be found or you can enjoy life in a typical Patagonian ranch.
There are also spots for travelers fond of history, for example there’s a historical interpretation museum only a few blocks from the city and in Glaciarium (the Ice Museum) you can get the most complete and up-to-date information.
The city is plenty of activities to enjoy everyday. During your stay, we’ll keep you abreast of what is going on in this city. Please do follow us in Facebook or Instagram and become one more fan of El Calafate.
El Calafate takes its name from a small bush called “calafate”, which is typical in the southern part of La Patagonia. According to tradition, if somebody eats “calafate fruit”, he/she will come back to eat more. According to experience, if somebody visits El Calafate, he/she will refuse to leave this place.