Trekking Vinciguerra Glacier

The Vinciguerra Glacier is one of the largest in Tierra del Fuego. It is a unique journey, whose main attractions are the feeling of solitude and closeness to nature.

This excursion starts early in the morning, picking up passengers from their respective hotels. We head towards the Andorra Valley (an area near Ushuaia), to the ‘Tranquera Verde’ (the end of the access to Andorra). Here, we descend from the vehicle and begin the trek along a path with peat, walking on flat terrain for about 20 minutes approximately.

We will reach the Arroyo Grande, which is crossed by a pedestrian bridge. Along the way, we will observe beaver dams, reddish bogs, forests of lenga, ñire, and coihue trees. We start the first section of ascent, for approximately 2 hours until we reach a spectacular waterfall at the vegetation limit. This is the perfect place for the first break (about 20 minutes), where we will have a snack (fruit) to replenish energy and photograph this wonderful scenery.

We continue ascending, crossing valleys and bogs, until we reach the last part of the journey and the final effort to reach the indescribable Laguna de los Témpanos, in the middle of the Andes mountain range. Here, we will enjoy our lunch box, on the shore of this splendid mirror of water, where we can take spectacular photos. Twenty minutes from there, you can find the ice caves of the glacier. If weather and terrain conditions allow, it will be possible to briefly enter the caves to take photos.

Then, we carefully begin the descent, returning to our starting point where the transfer will be waiting for us for the return to the city.