Argentina · ESTANCIA & GAUCHO DAYS IN EL CALAFATE
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 4 estancia & gaucho days in El Calafate worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict, and the one thing to check before you commit.
All-day boat cruise on Lago Argentino to Estancia Cristina, plus a land adventure to Upsala Glacier or Los Perros Waterfall.
“For the time and money I spent, this tour is definitely not worth it. There is nothing wrong with the tour. It is just normal and boring, nothing special or spectacular.”
Sheep herding and live shearing near El Calafate, then Patagonian lamb dinner with a folkloric show, plus hotel transfer.
“De lo mejor. Fue una experiencia en la que explicaron muy detalladamente la faena con ovejas, desde cómo arrearlas con un perro, cómo clasificarlas, ver cómo esquilan una oveja y el proceso de hacer un hilo de lana. Degustar comida típica argentina y tomar café de carretera hasta disfrutar un baile típico con una excelente cena de cordero. Fue fabuloso”
Glide past icebergs on Lago Argentino, hike to the Caterina River and chapel at Estancia Cristina, and visit a shearing- shed museum in one long day.
10-hour Estancia Cristina adventure from El Calafate: boat among icebergs to Upsala, scenic trek to waterfalls, guided return transfers.
Sorted by what you would actually do with the day.
