15-Day Patagonia Adventure: Fitz Roy, Perito Moreno, Torres del Paine & Ushuaia

The bus eases out of El Calafate at dawn and the steppe opens like an unpaved promise: wind-creased grass, low scrub, and a distance made of mountains. By the time the party reaches El Chaltén a few hours later, granite teeth—Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre—stick up from the ice and the air tastes raw. Over the next two weeks the itinerary reads like a concentrated map of Patagonian extremes: steep scree to Laguna de los Tres, iceberg-strewn lagoons at Cerro Torre, the calving roar of Perito Moreno, and the cathedral-like ridges of Torres del Paine. Each landscape has its own tempo—glaciers groan in slow motion, lakes flicker blue, and the wind constantly dares you to find a sheltered viewpoint.