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El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina

El Calafate, Argentina Road Trip

Once a rough wool-trading outpost in southern Patagonia, El Calafate is now a destination for adventure junkies.

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Overview: This is a place where you can have grilled steak and Mendoza wine for just $25 a person after a day spent exploring the region’s natural beauty: towering glaciers, deep fjords, and grassy steppes. Dine on sirloin wrapped in boar with a Malbec wine sauce at the brick-walled Pascasio M (dinner for two $49) or head to the boisterous La Tablita (dinner for two $48), known for grilled meats and fish. Brace yourself against El Calafate’s clear and chilly nights in a sweater from Vellón Negro, woven from local wool. The best places to stay are beyond the town’s center. The 12-room Patagonia Rebelde, Posada & Historia (doubles from $110, including breakfast) is modeled after a historic railway station. Much more space age, Design Suites Hotel (doubles from $140, including breakfast) has soaring glass walls and views of neon-blue Lago Argentino.

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Design Suites Hotel

The space age hotel has soaring glass walls and views of neon-blue Lago Argentino.

Address:
190 Calle 94
El Calafate
Argentina

Phone:
54-29-0249-4525
Other Resources
Official Website
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Hielo y Adventuras

The outfitter runs two daily excursions to Perito Moreno Glacier that include a trek across the ice.

Address:
935 Avenida del Libertador
El Calafate
Argentina

Phone:
54-29-0249-2205
Other Resources
Official Website
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La Tablita

This boisterous spot is known for grilled meats and fish.

Address:
28 Coronel Rosales
El Calafate
Argentina

Phone:
54-29-0249-1065
Food/Dining
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Pascasio M

Dine on sirloin wrapped in boar with a Malbec wine sauce at this brick-walled restaurant.

Address:
25 de Mayo 52
El Calafate
Argentina

Phone:
54-29-0249-2055
Other Resources
Official Website
Hotel
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Patagonia Rebelde, Posada & Historia

The 12-room property is modeled after a historic railway station.

Address:
442 José Haro
El Calafate
Argentina

Phone:
54-29-0249-4495
Other Resources
Official Website
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Vellón Negro

The shop stocks sweaters woven from local wool.

Address:
1440 Avenida del Libertador
El Calafate
Argentina

Phone:
54-29-0249-4555
Other Resources
Official Website
Pictures in this guide taken by: Gavin Hellier/Alamy

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