Estancia Cristina El Calafate

From Ushuaia it was just a small hop back to the mainland of Argentina to El Calafate, in the Parque Nacional de los Glaciares. And again, some absolutely spectacular scenery. First stop for us was the Perito Mereno Glacier, which is nearest to the ...

... . The one we decided to do was the one I did in 1989 but hadn't done so since. It was cheaper than the Estancia Cristina excursion I have done three times. It also visits more glaciers. We then bought food for tomorrow's lunch. Will had learned the day ...

... Cóndor at her nest from about 20 m away. We did this at the same spot in 1989. I highly recommend this trip over the Estancia Cristina trip. I fell asleep on the bus on the way back to El Calafate; Will awoke me when we arrived. Back at camp all ...

... a crew of 6 - on quite a big boat. Don´t know if they made a profit - the price was 132USD each. The ride to Estancia Cristina will take around 4 hours on Lago Argentino, one of the largest lakes in Argentina. On the way we take a turn left so we ...

... , the smallest group I've done this with. Each paid U$S 142 for bus transfers, the boat ride, park entrance, and a fabulous lunch at Estancia Cristina. When I did this trip in 1989, it cost us U$S 20 each! There were a lot of clouds and a lot of blue ...

... so close. It was safe, and along well trodden paths. It was a bit chilly on the ice, but not as cold as expected. All in all, a great day and experience. When we arrived back we had to go to the office of Estancia Cristina to pay for tomorrows ...

... My first trip was to the Uppsala glacier, which is 4 times larger than the famous Perito Moreno glacier. Went by boat to the Estancia Cristina, set up by an Englishman in the late 1800's and named after his daughter, who died at 20 from pneumonia after ...

... main street of El Calafate late in the afternoon on the Thursday and talking to the charming young sales assistant.   Estancia Cristina is a ranch founded in 1914 by a pioneering English family, the Masters, who, like many immigrants at the ...

WHAT A DAY!   Collected at 0645 and taken to Punta Bandera to catch the bot to Estancia Cristina.  We had a 50km drive to the port followed by a 2 hr trip along Lago Argentino amongst more and more icebergs up to to the face of the Upsala ...

... 't bother with that as we are due to go on a boat trip to the Upsala glacier and Estancia Cristina tomorrow.   As we returned to Calafate the weather improved so after tackling the internet again (as everyone was out on coaches to the glaciers!) ...