Patagonia

• Patagonia as a whole: from November to March
• Bariloche and Lake District: from July to October for winter sports, from November to March for hikes
• Valdés Peninsula: the right period to visit Valdés Peninsula depends on the type of wildlife you want to encounter:
  • Southern right whales: from June to December
  • Magellan Penguins: from September to April
  • White Dolphins: all year
  • Dark Dolphins: from September to May
  • Sea lions and eared seal: all year
  • Orcas: from September to December and February to April, but very difficult to observe

• Bariloche and Lake Region (Argentina)
• Bernardo O'Higgins National Park (Chile)
• Carretera Austral (Chile)
• Cape Horn (Chile)
• Chiloé Island (Chile)
• El Chaltén, Mount Fitz Roy (Argentina)
• Grey Glacier (Chile)
• Marble Caves (Chile)
• Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park (Argentina)
• Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina and Chile)
• Torres del Paine National Park (Chile)
• Valdés Peninsula, Puerto Madryn (Argentina)
• Ushuaïa, Beagle Channel (Argentina)

Language:

Argentinian Patagonia: Spanish

Chilean Patagonia: Spanish

Calling code:

Argentinian Patagonia: +54

Chilean Patagonia: +56 

Electricity:

Argentinian Patagonia:

• Power sockets: type C and I
• Standard voltage: 220 V
• Standard frequency: 50 Hz

Chilean Patagonia:

• Power sockets: type C and L
• Standard voltage: 220 V
• Standard frequency: 50 Hz

Currency:

Argentinian Patagonia: Argentine peso - ARS

Chilean Patagonia: Chilean peso – CLP

Time zone: GMT – 3

Airports:

Argentinian Patagonia: Ushuaia (USH), El Calafate (FTE), Bariloche (BRC), Trelew (REC)

Chilean Patagonia: Punta Arenas (PUQ), Delcahue (MHC), Puerto Montt (PMC)

Recommended vaccines:

No vaccines are compulsory to enter Patagonia. However, we do recommend you to ask your doctor in advance (3 months) for medical advice on the following vaccinations.

• Routine vaccines:
  • measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
  • diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP)
  • varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
  • polio vaccine
  • flu shot
• Hepatitis A
• Typhoid Fever