AMÉRICA DEL SUR HOSTEL CALAFATE | TOURS
KAYAK RIO LA LEONA
FULL DAY
Kayak and trekking through the river La Leona – 7.30am / 5pm
This full day activity combines rowing and trekking!
For those people who enjoy adventure and physical activity, within amazing landscapes of nature.
After getting picked up from the Hostel, you will take the famous Ruta 40 towards the north. At the 663rd km, before reaching the access to El Chaltén, you will puto n the equipments and do the first hour of kayaking down the river (in total, you will row for 14 kms). Within the surroundings of Cerro Los Hornos (estancia La Meseta) you will stop to enjoy a picnic lunch, and afterwards you will do a short hike next to the river, until reaching a viewpoint where you will be able to observe some of the petrified forest. After a short break, you will get back on the kayaks to cover the last part of the river, while watching geological formations and some of the famous estepa patagónica until reaching the Arroyo El Turbio. From there, the transfer will bring you back to the Hostel in El Calafate.
You don’t need to have previous experience. Physical demand: moderate
Included : equipment + insurance + guide + snack
Not included : lunch box