Full Day Chaltén Rafting

We invite you to experience El Chaltén in a unique way, combining breathtaking views of a majestic landscape with adrenaline and contemplation.

The experience begins when we pick you up from your hotel in El Calafate starting at 7:00 a.m. for the 220 km journey to El Chaltén. We’ll travel along the legendary Route 40, skirting Lake Argentino, and cross the Santa Cruz, Río, and La Leona Rivers. After approximately one hour, we’ll arrive at Parador La Leona, where you can enjoy coffee and homemade cakes. From there, we’ll continue our journey along the shores of Lake Viedma.

Once in El Chaltén, we’ll head to the Comarka operations base, located at Av. San Martín 872, where the guides will greet you and provide you with the necessary equipment for the activity.

Once equipped, we’ll travel by vehicle for 5 minutes to the river entrance, where a technical and safety briefing will be given. The first 6 km stretch of the river, with its calm, winding waters, offers the opportunity to admire Mount Fitz Roy and its surrounding peaks, the Andean forest, the steppe, and occasionally, the native wildlife and birds. This is the ideal time to familiarize yourself with the raft and practice the paddling and safety techniques explained earlier.

The second part continues through the canyon. After the initial rapid called “Welcome,” you’ll encounter a series of Class III to III+ rapids for 10 km. It’s time for adventure and adrenaline! Once you’ve completed the descent, a vehicle will be waiting to take you back to the base while you enjoy a snack and hot drinks to recharge. At the base, you’ll change and have free time until 4:00 PM, when we’ll pick you up at the rafting base (Av. San Martin 872) to begin the return trip to El Calafate.

REGULAR DAILY DEPARTURES: 7:00 AM from Calafate. Return to Calafate at 7:00 PM.

7:00 AM We pick you up from your hotel, and once the whole group is together, we depart for El Chaltén via Provincial Route 11, then take the iconic National Route 40 north to Provincial Route 23, which will lead us to the town of El Chaltén.

11:00 AM Start of rafting activity

2:00 PM End of rafting activity. Free time until 4:00 PM.

4:00 PM Return to Calafate

7:00 PM Arrival in Calafate.

INCLUDES

• Transfer from Calafate to Chalten to Calafate.

• Guide

• Snack and hot drink.

• Technical and safety equipment for activities.

• Liability and property insurance.

NOT INCLUDED

• Lunch

• National Park entrance fee. You can access the entrance fee by following this link: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/ambiente/parquesnacionales/losglaciares/tarifas

• Municipal tax

Bring a towel, thermal shirt, a change of underwear, sunscreen, and sunglasses (with a bra).

Restrictions:

Under 16 years of age
Not suitable for pregnant women.
Not suitable for people with conditions that cause respiratory disabilities (COPD, asthma, emphysema, etc.).
People with central or peripheral cardiovascular disease, or those with diminished cardiac or vascular capacity, or those using stents, pacemakers, or other prostheses, are not allowed to participate (for example: those taking anticoagulants, grade III varicose veins, cardiac arrhythmias, etc.).
People with obesity are not allowed to participate. For adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
Not suitable for people with any degree or type of physical or mental disability that affects their attention, gait, and/or coordination.
Not suitable for people with epilepsy.

– ANYONE WHO DELIBERATELY HIDES ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED CONDITIONS OR DISEASES AND/OR ANY OTHER RARE DISEASE THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR HEALTH, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ACCESSING THE TOURIST SERVICES OFFERED BY COMARKA EXPEDICIONES AND COMARKA RAFTING, WILL BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES. THE OPERATING COMPANY, ITS EMPLOYEES, AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTRACTED SERVICE WILL BE EXEMPT FROM LIABILITY.

– IF THE CLIENT HAS NOT MEET THE PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIREMENTS, THE SERVICE MANAGER MAY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, REJECT THE CLIENT’S PARTICIPATION AS A SAFETY MEASURE.

– IT IS EXPRESSLY DECLARED THAT, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, WILL COMARKA EXPEDICIONES AND COMARKA RAFTING BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES OF ANY KIND, AND WILL BE SOLELY OBLIGED TO PROVIDE FIRST AID SERVICES.

– IT IS ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE CONTRACTED ACTIVITY INVOLVES A RISK IN ITSELF, AND THAT SAID RISK IS ASSUMED ENTIRELY BY THE CLIENT OR THE CONTRACTING PARTY. THEREFORE, COMARKA EXPEDICIONES AND COMARKA RAFTING, ITS EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER CONTRACTED PERSONS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM LIABILITY.