Land Rover Excursions

MIL Outdoor. If pedaling uphill sounds like too much work, check out the Land Rover expeditions offered by MIL Outdoor October to April. These trips use large tour trucks to follow dirt tracks into the hills above town for stunning views of Lago Argentino. On a clear day, you can even see the peaks of Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitzroy on the horizon. MIL's Land Rovers are converted to run on vegetable oil, so environmentalists can enjoy bouncing up the trail with a clean conscience. During the winter, the same company (also known as Calafate Mountain Park) runs a children's snow park with sledding, beginners' slopes, and more advanced off-piste skiing, snowshoeing and tearing around on snowmobiles. Open Winter only, the snow park is 15 kms (9 miles) from El Calafate city. Mil Aventura (Calafate Mountain Park/Viva Patagonia), Av. Libertador 1037, El Calafate, Santa Cruz, 9405. 2902/491–446; www.calafatemountainpark.com. From US$50.