Hi,
We are planning a trip to Argentina this march. We are planning for a couple of days in BA, Iguazu, one week in Salta as well as a short trip to Calafate. We are struggling a bit with the Calafate part.
We will be spending 3 nights there and we would also like to se El Chalten as well. Is it feasible to do the ice trekking on our first full day there and on the next morning take a bus to go to el chalten, spend the night there and the last day take the bus back? or is it too short to do all of that. We are not big trekking fans (the ice trek would be already a stretch but we think it will be worth it eventually do instead do the full day boat trip if we are not feeling up to the trek) so we just want to see the scenery, with some easy going walks...
Thanks for the help!

The only problem I see is that you first say "we would like to see El Chaltén" and then you say you "are not big trekking fans".

I visited this part of our country a couple of years ago.

My opinion is that, unless you ARE trekking fans, there isn't much else to do in El Chaltén.

You could just stay in El Calafate and do the ice trek and the boat outings.

Whatever you do, don't miss the lamb at http://tinyurl.com/nd7kv35

Have a great time in my country.

I agree with avrooster. If you are not trekking fans then why do you want to go to El Chalten?

Right. El Chalten is very small, and while if it is clear you can see the top of the mountains from town, for the best views you have to trek. You don't have to do the full trek to get good views, but you do have to go at least part way. Plus, as best I remember the bus takes half a day.

It is easy to fill two days in El Calafate viewing glaciers without ever setting foot on one, so if you do the ice walk you might need more time.

Thanks everyone for the answers! It is true that we are not HUGE fans of trekking however we don't hate it either, so we won't mind it if the scenery is worth it which we heard that in El Chalten thats the case... Thanks for the resto tip, the meat looks amazing!

For my photos from El Chalten see: http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/S...12/El-Chalten/

I didn't hike the whole trail.

Another restaurant rec for El Calafate - Casimiro Bigua - the one advertising wine and tapas, not the sister restaurant. (Well, the restaurant is probably good too, but it's not the one I ate at).