1 month in Patagonia?!

My personal opinion is similar to Nahuel -- I loved the Lakes District but it's similar to many other mountain areas of the world, e.g., the Alps, the Rockies, etc. Southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego were truly unique.

A good relaxed month for me would be:

.5 week in Buenos Aires
1 week in/around Ushuaia
1 week in/around Torres del Paine
.5 week in El Calafate
1 week in/around El Chalten

Fly from BA to Ushuaia, bus the rest of the way -- fly back from El Calafate to BA or take the bus (Argentine overnight buses are a great experience in themselves!).

If I recall, the bus ride from Ushuaia-Puerto Natales was 14 hours, then 6 hours to El Calafate, then another 5 hours to El Chalten. Can't recall the price, this was 5 years ago.

stopthebus, I like your schedule.

I've been slowly gathering all the gear I need for the trek but am still missing a stove. Can anyone tell me what kind of stoves I would be able to buy in BA or Ushuaia? Or would it be better just to buy my own in the States?

I recall that outdoor gear was pretty expensive in Argentina, relative to the US. I'd get the stove at home.

what fuel is available in Patagonia? I have a stove that takes only white gas (MSR Whisperlite). Should I buy something like the MSR Whisperlite International that uses many types of fuel or will I be fine with only white gas? What about in Bolivia and Peru? My plans have changed since the original post =)

white gas is avaible in Patagonia

Hey,

it seems almost impossible for me to fly to Ushuaia and I will probably have to go to Bariloche instead. Could anyone give me a rough estimate of how long and how expensive it would be to take buses all the way down to Calafate or Ushuaia? I wiould certainly do treks along the way but would like to know the bus times alone just to get an idea

Get a flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate. That's what I'm going to do. Then I bus to El Chalten. I don't go to Ushuaia though.