Patagonia Photo Tour

Join our next Patagonia photo tour, a trip to the stretch of the world that is well-known for all landscape photographers.

During the 12 Days, we will be visiting the Southern Andean mountains, between Argentina and Chile. A land with plenty of glacier-fed lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and, of course, incredible jagged peaks. The cloud formations that occur in the Andes create incredible moments to capture with our cameras.

An expedition designed to enjoy every step in Southern Argentina and Chile during the peak of the autumn colors. We will spend the necessary time to enjoy all the wonders these National Parks have to offer, like Torres del Paine and El Chalten. Perfect raw locations that will help us to explore our creativity and enjoy nature, as nowhere else in the world.

The itinerary we have prepared focuses on capturing the charm and soul of Patagonia with good access to each location, but without sacrificing comfort in our accommodations. Also, this adventure will be led by two photography guides, and a mountain/photographer local guide expert in the area, specialized in wildlife.

It will improve our flexibility, and you will be sure to have an expert photographer to guide each moment according to your level and the kind of photography you want to capture in Patagonia.

We will meet at Manuel Belgrano Park in El Calafate, to start our Patagonia Photo Tour. From here, we will move to Perito Moreno, where we will photograph this impressive glacier. Once we finish, we will move to El Chalten. There we will check in and have an introductory talk about next days. After that, we will visit a close viewpoint to photograph Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre with the town of El Chalten.

Today, we will photograph the sunrise over the imposing massif of the Vuelta to the Hotel del Chaltén for breakfast. After that, we will stop at the Electric River bridge, where you start trekking to the Poincenot Camp (12 km).

There, our tents and a comfortable and spacious dining dome await us, where we can regain strength and prepare to explore and photograph the sunset from the forest, the nearby lagoons, the banks of the Rio Blanco, or the beginning of the Madre & Hija trail, always with the majestic Monte Chaltén / Fitz Roy as a backdrop. 

If the night gives us the moon or stars, we will also enjoy the experience wonderful way to photograph the Milky Way. Night in a tent at Poincenot Base Camp. (Full meals during the camp)

We start before dawn the ascent to the Laguna de Los Tres, from the Poincenot base camp, to appreciate and photograph the awakening of the day from that unique place (trekking of 2 km / 400mts of elevation gain).

The first rays of the sun, dyeing the walls of the mountain reflected in this beautiful glacial lagoon red, are a unique and incomparable experience. Beautiful photographs await us.

Descent to Camp. Poincenot Base, after resting and regaining strength, we walked back to El Chaltén. During the journey, we will have magnificent opportunities to photograph the mountain from the trail and the banks of the Rio del Salto, visiting the spots of the Escondida Waterfall and Capri Lagoon. (10 km trek).

Full meals during the camp without dinner. Night in a hotel in El Chaltén.

After breakfast we spend the morning downloading and viewing the photos taken during the first days of the workshop, we exchange experiences and delve into the processes of developing in Lightroom, bringing out the artist in us.

In the afternoon, we will transfer by private transfer to the Cañadón del Río de las Vueltas, about 10km along the route to the outskirts of town, to photograph the sunset with a view over the mountains and the Patagonian steppe.

After breakfast, we start the trek to Laguna Torre (11km) along the beautiful trail that crosses an incredible forest where we can photograph the lengas colored with the vivid tones of autumn. Shortly before arriving at the Lagoon we will stop at Thorwood Base Camp, where our assembled tents and a comfortable and spacious Dome await us to have a snack, recover from the hike and prepare for sunset photographs.

With the view of the legendary, unique and beautiful Cerro Torre we will do our sunset photography practice exploring the banks of the Fitz Roy River and the Torre Lagoon.

And, like every night, we will be paying close attention to the sky above us so as not to miss any possible shots of the Milky Way. 

Full meals during camp. Overnight in a tent at Camp Thorwood (Laguna Torre).

We will photograph the orange sunrise over the vertical granite walls of the imposing Cerro Torre from the shores of the Torre Lagoon or the Maestri Viewpoint and we will learn about the history of this mythical mountain, its first climbers and the controversy that surrounds its summit to this day.

Late in the morning we will have time to continue exploring and practice photography with low speed (silk effect) at the waterfall of the Maestri Viewpoint or in the waterfalls of the stream of the Thorwood base camp.

We return in the afternoon to El Chaltén along the same path as the one on the way out (11 km trek) stopping to explore the spot of the lagoons and the burnt forest to photograph the impressive Cerro Torre from new frames.

Full meals during the camp without dinner. Night in hotel in El Chaltén.

Today we will cross the border with Chile where we will spend the next few days. During the day, we will enjoy the majestic landscapes and search for native wildlife such as Guanacos, Choiques, Birds of Prey / Scavengers from the route.

Pre sunrise and sunrise spot photos on the coast of Lake Peohé. 

Search and sighting of fauna / pumas on the way to Portería Sarmiento (vehicle). Aonikenk trek 5k hot trail pumas (trekking) cave paintings. Puma tracking (vehicle) from the head of the Laguna Amarga Gate trail to Nordenskjold Viewpoint. Landscape photo spot. Lake, Horns, Sword, Leaf and Mask hills.

Lunch Box and cafeteria en route Included.

Return to Lake Peohé for sunset at a spot coast close to camping Peohé. We will sleep in a hotel in Puerto Natales.

Pre-sunrise and Sunrise Laguna Amarga spot view Central, North and South Torres + Almirante Nieto hill.

Tracking and search for fauna/pumas (vehicle) on the way to Cascada Rio Paine spot river, jumps with a view of the Towers. Lap. Noes ViewpointNor spot view of the Cuernos, Paine Grande, Almirante Nieto, Nordenskjold Lake.

Lunch Box and cafeteria on route included.

Afternoon photo from the coast beach Pasarelas Explora.

Return to Pto. Natales

Pre and Sunrise of Mirador Condor spot (trekking 40′). High view of Lake Peohé, view of Cuernos, Paine Grande hill. Transfer to Bosque Quemado trail to Mirador Cuernos. 3 spots (2 burnt forest, 1 small bay with a view of Cuernos + Salto Grande Spot).

Return to search for wildlife/pumas. 

Lunch Box and cafeteria on route included.

Sunset from Pehoé Bay Camping spot.

After breakfast at the hotel, it’s time to go back to El Calafate (Argentina) where we will sleep last night.

We will transport you to the El Calafate airport where will finish our Patagonia Photo Tour.