El Calafate to La Leona Petrified Forest Full-Day Hiking Tour

La Leóna 8 hours

Spend an afternoon hiking and exploring outside of El Calafate on a visit to La Leona Petrified Forest. Along the way you’ll stop at Hotel La Leona, an old roadhouse that once housed Butch Cassidy, and travel past some of Patagonia’s most alluring scenery, including Mt Fitz Roy and Argentino Lake. Then enjoy an easy guided trek through La Leona’s moon-like forest, keeping an eye out for fossilized dinosaur bones and petrified trees. Your day-long tour includes round-trip air-conditioned transport and a boxed lunch.


Day trip to La Leona Petrified Forest from El Calafate

Take a gentle hike into an arid steppe and find petrified trees and fossilized bones of dinosaurs

Visit Hotel La Leona, a historic rest stop

Capture beautiful views of Argentino Lake, Santa Cruz and La Leona rivers, and the Andes mountains

Learn about La Leona history and the geological sights you see from an expert guide

Box lunch and round-trip hotel transport included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Professional guide

In-vehicle air conditioning

Bottled water and lunch

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Gratuities

Additional Information

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Minimum age is 6 years
  • Not recommended for participants with back problems, heart complaints or other serious medical conditions
  • It is recommended that you bring sunblock and wear comfortable clothes and shoes
  • Seasonal tour operating October to April
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • IMPORTANT: If you wish to cancel your tour, please note that no refund will be granted from the 24th of December to the 02nd of January. All sales are final between those dates.
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A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.

No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.

Guide Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
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