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Starting from the beautiful situated town of Bariloche we'll explore the National Park Los Alerces with it´s ancient and giant trees, beautiful lakes and mountains, travel the Carretera Austral in Chile to reach southern Patagonia with it's impressive mountains like Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and Torres del Paine and the famous glacier Perito Moreno. Finally we will reach Fireland and the southernmost city of the world Ushuaia.
 Total distance about 3600 km.
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Day 1
The Ruta 40 leads us south to El Bolsón and through the National Park Los Alerces to the welsh settlement Trevelin.
Approx. 310 km.
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Day 2
Crossing over to Chile we'll hit the legendary Carretera Austral, which we'll be following the next 3 days. With it´s very humid climate this fjord area has lush green vegetation and roaring rivers in a beautiful mountain setting.
Overnight stay in the small village of Puyuhuapi.
Approx. 250 km.
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Day 3
Today we'll travel on probably the most interesting part of the Carretera Austral to Coihaique, and on a nice and snaking tarmac road to Villa Cerro Castillo. Overnight stay in Puerto Ibañez.
Approx. 400 km.
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Day 4
The next two days we'll be going round the green shimmering Lake General Carrera having spectacular views of the northern inland icefield. After visiting the impressive waterfall Salto del Ibañez we´ll pass the castle like mountain Cerro Castillo, the Dead Forest Valley and the Villages Bahia Murta to get to Puerto Rio Tranquilo.
Approx. 150 km.
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Day 5
Today we´ll have great views of the Northern Inland Icefield on the far side of Lake General Carrera, and we´ll be driving along the steep cliffs bordering the southern shore of the lake. In the village of Chile Chico we'll cross over into Argentina again.
Overnight stay in the town of Perito Moreno.
Approx. 250 km.
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Day 6
We'll reach the Ruta 40 again, which will be a dusty, windy and rough gravel road for the next 300 km, leading through desolate dessert flats. Taking a detour we´ll visit the famous rock painting cave of Cueva de las Manos.
Overnight stay in a traditional Estancia.
Approx. 380 km.
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Day 7
Carrying on through the steppes we'll pass lake Cardiel and Lake Viedma to reach El Chaltén, a little Village on the base of the famous granite towers of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. If possible, optional hike to the viewpoint of Cerro Torre.
Approx. 280 km.
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Day 8
In the morning you can go on the optional hike to the viewpoint of Fitz Roy.
In the afternoon we´ll go back along Lake Viedma to the Ruta 40 and on the southern shores of shining Lake Argentino we'll reach El Calafate.
Approx. 220 km.
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Day 9
Visit of the famous Glacier Perito Moreno.
Approx. 160 km.
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Day 10
Crossing into Chile we'll head a little north to get to the stunning massive of the Torres del Paine National Park. We will visit some parts of the National Park today on the bikes, including the viewpoint of the Cuernos and the waterfall del Paine.
Approx. 320 km.
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Day 11
In the morning you can go on the optional hike to the viewpoint of the Torre Mountains.
In the afternoon we´ll drive south to the village of Puerto Natales.
Approx. 120 km.
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Day 12
On our way south to Punta Arenas we´ll pass a lagoon with flamingos and will visit the Penguin Colony of Otway.
Approx. 320 km.
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Day 13
On the Ferry over the Strait of Magellan we'll reach Tierra del Fuego, and after a windy ride over the island we'll finally reach our destination, Ushuaia the southernmost city of the World.
Approx. 450 km.
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