

El Chalten for Mount Fitzroy
To get to El Chalten you will need to get to El Calafate first. Buses operate from El Calafate to El Chalten.
El Chalten is a very small tourism village located beyond the northern end of
The village provides camping and national park information for visitors, as well as commercial camping (with showers) and a limited number of beds, catering mostly for backpackers. The tourist trade has spawned a few restaurants and basic shops in town, and some of the accommodations provide internet and phone access and show regular movies. There are a few hikers’ hostels and one top-end hotel in town. Other than that, the village is fairly far removed from the normal flow of news and communication, even during high season (November-February). The village is nearly deserted during off-season (the Southern Hemisphere winter).