I can be more honest, my tittle says it all.3/4 of what you will see are paintings done recently that had been copied there.So if you ask me if you should expend €70 and a morning to visit it with a tour.. Mu answer is not at all...
We drove to the caves on a gravel dirt road and after meeting the non English speaking guide who asked for about $10 USD we left. I asked for a written English guide and she had none. She stated in Spanish that there were about 10 paintings which were mostly replicates.
Nuestra intención era hacer el paseo pero nos comentaron que son réplicas, eso no te lo aclaran. Las cuevas originales están al norte de la provincia
Un precioso lugar, donde vimos arte rupestre original y reproducciones de arte de otros lugares. Con unas vistas muy bonitas de los Andes y el lago. Pudimos degustar el fruto del calafate
Esta excursión es interesante a la hora de ver pinturas rupestres si bien no todas originales, hay réplicas como la cueva de las manos pero también hay originales es un paso muy lindo para hacer. También cuenta con una hermosa vista al lago Argentino y una playa ideal para tomar mate disfrutando el paisaje
La verdad parece que uno esta en otro lado no en El Calafate, son replicas de cuevas, te transportan a otras eras, muy bueno, me gusto la excursión, la cual hice con el City Tour.
The caves are not well preserved... its a private property and the guide was not good... most of the paintings are copies, and the originals are unpainted, pitty...
The sign does not say "caves" on it!! It makes no mention of the caves, and if you do not know that you are going to Walichu, you will get lost. We did. The sign says Walichu on it, so if you know to look for that, you will find the path to the caves. Not sure if the caves are legitimate or not, but it is a fun excursion from the city. Rent a bike and spend about half a day on the trip to, at, and from the caves. If you don't get lost, you will have a good time.
My gf and I decided we would rent mountain bikes and bike around town for the day. The ride to walichu caves was not too long, the worst part was riding up the hill to get out of town, the caves themselves were nothing special, neat recreations. However the sights of the mountains and the lake were some of the most picturesque you will see. This bike ride was worth it if not only for the views by the lake shore.
Fue parte de excursión con city tour, como fui con amigos estuvo muy divertida, pero si no les gusta lo arqueológico o la historia se aburrirían. Se camina entre rocas 40 min al aire libre viendo arte repuestre y reproducciones de imágenes