WEATHER
In Calafate the weather is dry, with just 300 mm of annual precipitations. However, in the National Park, located more to the west, the rains are abundant (1500 mm + annually). The average maximum temperature in the summer is of 18 degrees centigrade, while the average minimum in the winter is of -2 degrees centigrade. There are no businesses in Calafate renting clothes for the snow or extreme cold conditions. It is also important to take into consideration the variation of sunlight according to the time of the year: in the summer, the sun rises at 5:30 and it does not set until 23:00; although, in the winter you will only have 8 hours of sunlight between 9:30 and 17:30.

WHAT TO PACK
It is never an excess to bring extra warming clothes to enjoy your tours in Calafate, in view that its climate can change abruptly from a nice sunlit afternoon to a blizzard. In case you have to stay inside a house or business, it is advisable to remove your warming clothes; therefore, take this into consideration when purchasing a coat. For your tours in the countryside it is indispensable to wear a jacket and watertight footwear. Due to the ever changing temperatures and weather conditions, it is a good idea to wear different layers of warming clothes and a small backpack to put in the items of clothing momentarily discarded. Sunglasses are a very important accessory, especially if you are going to enjoy a scenery with snow.

HEALTH
There are no endemic diseases so you do not need any kind of special vaccine to enter the zone.
Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease; therefore, consuming beef posses no risk whatsoever.
The consumption of seafood is usually seasonally restricted due to the presence of the red tide, a circumstance that is broadcasted through the media.

WATER
Tap water is absolutely potable and reliable.

TYPICAL GASTRONOMY
Besides the delicious roast beef, local gastronomy has manage to conjugate the most representative flavors of European cuisine with regional tastes.
The typical dishes of this region are the Patagonian lamb, the trout or salmon and sweets from the region, like the "calafate" for instance, with which marmalades and cakes are made.

Restaurants recommended during your trip:
In Calafate: vegetarian, local and international food restaurants

Restaurants in Calafate

IMPORTANT: Enjoy Corporation keeps the right to make changes in the order of the excursions or trips without previous notice due to weather conditions, level of the rivers, arriving and departing hours of planes or buses, or for any other relevant reason, which will ensure and guarantee a better outcome for your trip.