Places to visit in Patagonia
Patagonia is huge, and no two corners are alike. Most trips centre on the southern national parks, but the Lake District in the north and the fjords of Aysén reward those with more time. Here’s where we recommend spending your days.
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Argentinian lake district
Hike through southern beech forest to a mountain refuge, drive the Seven Lakes Road between snow-topped peaks and end the day with hot chocolate in an alpine town. Set around Bariloche and Argentina’s oldest national park, the Lake District is northern Patagonia at its most beautiful, and its most active.
Glacier-carved valleys, temperate rainforests, fjords, turquoise rivers and jagged mountain peaks stretch for hundreds of kilometres through one of Patagonia’s last great wilderness frontiers. Aysén Patagonia and the Carretera Austral offer an unforgettable journey into the wild heart of the region.
Shimmering lakes, snow-capped volcanoes, ancient forests and lakeside towns with an Alpine flavour – Chile’s northern Lake District is one of the most accessible corners of the country to explore. Combine outdoor adventure with real scenery and Mapuche heritage, and you’ve got one of Chile’s most rewarding regions for nature and adventure in equal measure.
Snow-capped volcanoes, blue lakes, ancient forests and lakeside towns with a distinct Bavarian streak: the southern Chilean Lake District is one of the country’s most beautiful regions, and one of the most rewarding to explore. Chilean Lake District holidays combine spectacular scenery with outdoor adventure, and local culture.
Stand on the boardwalks as house-sized blocks of ice crack from the Perito Moreno glacier, strap on crampons to walk on the ice itself, and cruise Lago Argentino past floating bergs to the glaciers beyond. Gateway to Argentina’s greatest ice fields, El Calafate is where Patagonia turns blue and white.
El Chalten and the Fitz Roy Massif
Hike out to a glacial lagoon beneath the granite spires of the Fitz Roy massif, wander trails through emerald forests to turquoise lakes, and sail across Lago del Desierto. In the northern reaches of Los Glaciares National Park, El Chaltén is Argentina’s trekking capital, and one of the finest walking destinations in Patagonia.
This is about as remote as South America gets: glacier-clad mountains plunging into icy fjords, forgotten islands sheltering remarkable wildlife, and the ice-spiked Andes finally crumbling into the sea. Southern Patagonia holidays take in one of the last true wildernesses on Earth, and some of the most dramatic, untouched landscapes anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
Spiralling granite towers, serrated massifs and turquoise lakes define one of the most spectacular national parks, where grasslands give way to glacial valleys, rivers and glassy lagoons. Torres del Paine is Chile’s flagship natural destination, and Torres del Paine holidays remain one of South America’s finest options for hiking, wildlife watching and immersive wilderness experiences.