El Calafate

This is the jumping off point for the glaciers but the city is just so friendly and warm that it was our favorite place on the trip. It has so much character and personality that I would have liked to just hang out for several days. We stayed at the best hostel ever (seriously) where the people greeted me as if I were family. It was cool to have the dogs follow us everywhere and no matter who we met, everyone was just wonderful! Did I mention it’s surrounded by snow covered mountains on a lake?

I had a chance to visit El Calafate a few years ago. What I saw was the most picturesque in my entire life. That was the biggest (or tallest?) glacier in the world, although it’s getting smaller every year due to global warming. If possible, I recommend you to take a tour to walk on glacier. I definetely want to go back there in the future.

Try to go in the summer off season, i.e, mid- to late- Feb & March.Not so cold and not as many tourists.

The time spent travelling to Patagonia…..El Calafate was worth it. (Miami) If one has never been up close to a glacier, see Perito Moreno. The mind locks onto this glacier, internalizing images never processed before, allowing you to just marvel over it for an hour or more. On a separate day, take the small cruise ship and be surrounded by icebergs you’ll start naming. The experiences will stay with you forever.

The city is amazing and the Glaciar Perito Moreno is fantastic. I want to come back there!