Sierra Valdivieso Circuit

Highligths: Cross the Andes at the end of the world, Trekking in Wild Lands, Fagnano Lake, Paso Beban & Five Lagoons.

Intro: The tipical “Paso Beban”, in Sierra Valdivieso, is a classic trekking itinerary in Tierra del Fuego. It is published in the famous Lonely Planet “trekking in South America”. Basically is a trekking trip, folowing lagoons, in highlands, in a section of the Sierra Valdivieso, in the Tierra del Fuego Andes.

Place: Tierra del Fuego.
Activity: Trekking.
Duration: 4 days (4 trekkings days).
Operation Period: All Year (October to April is summer, the rest of the year, with snowshoes or ski.

Description:
We offer a variation of the tipical trip in sierra valdivieso, with the idea to add more confort, and variety in your trekking experience in Tierra del Fuego.
General idea is to cross the andes, at the end of the world, where the mountains are in West-East direction.
We are starting in Ushuaia, the fist part of the trip is a bus transfer from your hotel to Tierra Mayor Valley. There we start to walk, crossing the valley, and continued climbing the Beban Pass. This is a convination of two higth pass on 900msnm hight.
From Beban Valley we will cross to Five lagoon valley, crossin wonderfull higlands, in a very nice and exiting trekking.
In five lagoons valley we leave the Lonely Planet Itinerary, turning to the north, and descending to Fagnano Lake, a wonderfull interior sea, with fantastic fishing and landscapes. We will pass the 3th nigth, in a peacefull Torito Bay hostel/cabins. Where you will enjoy a lot this fantastic place, with unique people and food. The last day, we will explore the coast, and are going to Ushuaia, in a combinated trip by boat and bus, following one of the more beautifull routes of the island.

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Itinerary:

Day 1: pick up in the hotel, transfer to the start point, and leave. First nigth in the area of the beban pass.
Day 2: We climb the beban pass, and then climb the Azul Lagoon pass. Camping Nith in Five lagoon valley.
Day 3: We follow the five lagoon valley in direction to Fagnano lake, descent to the lake, and then folow the coast to Torito Bay. We will pass the nigth in the cabins (with showers).
Day 4: The last day, we will explore the area of the lake, and then, we come back by boat to palacios bay, and by bus to Ushuaia.

Price 2012 – 2013 Season:

U$750.- Regular price, in autonomy.
U$1150.- Regular Price, with asistence.

Price Note:

Price is in regular, in base of two pax minimum.
Contact Us if you area group or a travel agency.

Technical File:

Duration: 4 days.
Distance: +/- 35km
Max Altitude: 900 msnm
Accomodation: Camping & Cabins
Dificult Level: Demanding
Period of Operation: All Year (from may to september in winter conditions – Snowshoes)
Services Included: