Lakes Escondido and Fagnano - Classic

4.9 (8 reviews) 6–7 hours Free cancellation

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Lakes Escondido and Fagnano - Classic — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

We begin our tour leaving the city of Ushuaia, accessing the national route No. 3. The landscape surprises us with incredible routes framed by mountain cordons, valleys, turbs, lengas forests, ñires, coihues and beaver dikes.

After crossing the Olivia River, our first stop at the Carbajal Valley viewpoint, where we will appreciate the vastness of the place, its relief and the glaciers in the background. We continue along national route No. 3, sighting the Andean ski resort Cerro Castor.

We will visit the Haruwen gynaecology and motorcycle museum, then we will begin the ascent towards the mountain pass, through the Garibaldi Pass, where we will have the dazzling views of Lakes Escondido and Fagnano, about 480 meters above sea level, being able to appreciate very closely the beauty of this lake.

We continue our walk along the national route No. 3, we reach Lake Fagnano, where we can observe incredible landscapes.

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At a glance

Duration: 6–7 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 18 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Operated by: Best Tour Patagonia

Ages: Children (3–11 years) · Adults (12–95 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bilingual guide
Included: Entrance and tasting at Haruwen Gintoneria
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Transfer to and from the accommodation

Not included

Not included: Lunch

Itinerary

Mirador Del Valle Carbajal

15 min

We start by looking for them at the hotels, leaving on national route 3 north towards Lake Escondido and Lake Fagnano, our main targets.

We made the first stop at the Mirador Valle Carbajal, where we can appreciate the turbulence, with an imposing view of the mountain range and glaciers.
Stop 2

15 min

We will visit the Haruwen Gintoneria where we will taste Patagonian gin and tour the motorcycle museum.
Lago Escondido

20 min

We will stop at the viewpoint "La Herradura" where we will have a magnificent postcard of Lake Escondido.Precisely, its name comes because it is in a deep valley, in the middle of the mountain.
Lago Fagnano

20 min

We will arrive at the La Carmen Post, Estancia Los Alamos where we will have a hot drink and we will take some hikes along the shore of Lake Fagnano or inside the stay, taking advantage of the trails that we will find there.