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ABOUT EXPLORA EL CHALTEN USEFUL INFO & FAQs - in their own words:

Weather El Chaltén has a cool and dry mountain weather, with irregular winds. In Patagonia you can experience the four seasons in the same day. However, there are certain weather events that mark the different periods of the year: Spring-Summer: From October until March, the weather is mainly temperate, with average temperatures between 10ºC and 20ºC (50ºF and 68ºF). There is sunlight during most of the day and nights are fairly short. Autumn: Daily sunlight hours and temperatures reduce starting March. Patagonia forest are tinged with classic autumn colors, including red, ocher and yellow. Winter: They typical Patagonian wind is almost gone during this season. Days are shorter and average temperatures vary between -5ºC and 5ºC (23ºF and 41ºF).   FAQs WHICH ARE THE EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE? The El Chaltén Health Post is located at only 11 miles from the hotel. For more complex cases, the option is to go to the El Calafate Hospital, at approximately 2:30 hours from the hotel. All our guides have the Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification, which means that they have the knowledge and skills required to assist people in remote areas.   HOW CAN MY FAMILY MEMBERS CONTACT ME IN CASE OF EMERGENCY? All our rooms are equipped with wifi and landline telephones for your convenience. Extra charges apply to international calls.   WHAT TYPES OF VEHICLES ARE USED TO MOVE AROUND EXPLORA? Comfortable vans with a capacity for 12 people.   IS THERE TELEPHONE OR WIFI SIGNAL IN EXPLORA EL CHALTÉN? Yes, both.   ARE TIPS INCLUDED IN THE RATE? No. At explora tips are voluntary. If you wish, you may tip at the hotel reception at the end of your stay. This will be shared among all those who contributed to making your stay unique. We suggest 100 dollars per day per room.

WHAT TO BRING R: Required / O: Optional / (*) Most of the gear suggested can be found at the explora store in our hotel explora provides travelers with trekking poles and a courtesy water bottle, which they can fill with purified water. This is in order to reduce the use of plastic bottles.