Added: 05/05/2006 |
Patagonia Tours -- Move Closer to Unspoiled Beauty and MysteryHome to some of the most remote and virgin sites on the planet, Patagonia is associated with magnificent canyons, towering mountains and natural attractions of untouched beauty that have always captivated the imagination of explorers and visitors alike. For many travelers Patagonia tours and excursions are primarily a unique chance to move closer to the world of unspoiled beauty and mystery, embodied to some extent in all of the region's major attractions.
Arguably the most renowned of Patagonia destinations, Calafate can be found on the south coast of the Argentino Lake, nearly 200 miles to Rio Gallegos, in the Santa Cruz province. The village was a place visited by villagers to transport the wool from estancias, as well as home to El Calafate commune created in December 1927. Today tourism is seen as the major activity here, since the place boasts plenty of lodging, dining and entertainment options.
Organized in Calafate is also a wide selection of Patagonia cruises, trips and excursions that take visitors to the base of glaciers and sparkling lakes and rivers of the surroundings. Thus, one of the most popular Patagonia tours enjoyed by travelers of all ages, El Calafate Tour is a three-day adventure that includes airport-hotel-airport transfer, three hotel nights at one of the local hotels, excursion to the glaciers Onelli and Upsala, and tour to Perito Moreno glacier. Ranked with the biggest tourist attractions on the planet, the Glacier Perito Moreno is situated some 50 miles to the west of the city and can be reached by the provincial route inside the National Park Los Glaciaries.
You will enjoy a fantastic journey, its most exciting place being the curve of the sighs, offering a front view of the glacier, as well as its fantastic environment. The tour finishes in the glacier's mirador, where the travelers are likely to spend hours observing impressive mass of ice more than 65 meters high.
Among other exciting Patagonia tours are those taking tourists to the glaciers Spegazzini, Onelli and Upsala, with the trip leaving of Puerto Bandera, some 31 miles to the west of the city. You'll travel along the south coast of the Argentino Lake that skirts the peninsula Avellaneda, until arriving to some of the most imposing glaciers of Patagonia - Upsala. On your way back you'll enjoy the floes lagoon, from which the glaciers Agassiz, Bolandos and Onelli can be observed.
A large number of Patagonia tours are destined for Ushuaia, the capital city of the Tierra del Fuego established in October 1884 and recognized as the most southern city on the planet. Ushuaia's architecture is a fascinating mix of original houses made of iron sheet and wood, and modern constructions built during the period of industrial development.
Today the city is considered to be an important naval base, with a number of ships of Navy, cargo carriers, fishing ships and tourism cruisers in its port. The San Martin Avenue is the center of the commercial activity, where plentiful tax-free shops offer cared articles at good prices. The development and growth of tourist infrastructure is manifested in presence of numerous lodging options, five- and four-star hotels among them.
Many sites of the incomparable beauty can be found in Ushuaia surroundings, including the Beagle Channel, the Lapataia Bay, the National Park Tierra del Fuego and much more.
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