Highlights
Walk on ice over the Perito Moreno Glacier
Learn about the geography of the place with our experienced bilingual guides
Join a boat ride to get views of the Glacier from a whole new perspective
Itinerary
Imagine strapping on crampons and setting foot atop the legendary Perito Moreno Glacier—this is the highlight of the Mini Trekking at Perito Moreno Glacier with Boat Ride. Starting with a scenic 20-minute navigation to the glacier, adventurers join certified bilingual guides for a thrilling trek across the ice, discovering its crevasses and blue-hued landscapes. Before the trek, you’ll enjoy an hour at the Glacier’s balconies, capturing sweeping vistas of the surrounding national park. This tour package is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience glacier trekking in Patagonia, blending adrenaline, scenery, and expert guidance for an unforgettable full-day excursion.
Overview
Early in the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in El Calafate and head to Los Glaciares National Park (80 km) for your Minitrekking adventure. At the pier located in “Bajo de las Sombras” port, embark a boat for a 20 minutes navigation across the Rico Arm, enjoying breathtaking views of the Perito Moreno glacier’s front wall.
Then, arriving on the opposite shore, we will disembark and our specialized bilingual mountain guides will welcome you and lead you to a small shelter. After checking the last details the group of not more than 20 people, we will follow the guides along the lake’s shore towards the edge of the glacier. Once we will get on the ice, the guides will put on each participant a pair of crampons on and they will explain how to use them. After that, you are ready to start a 2 hours trek, which introduces us to the fascinating landscape of the glaciers: streams, small lagoons, gullies, crevasses and plenty of ice formations of the most incredible blues.
After the hike, a stroll through the forest will take us back to the shelter, from where we will embark for another 20 minutes navigation to Bajo de las Sombras” port.
There, we will take the bus again to go back to the hotels in El Calafate
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Customer Reviews
Amazing Mini Trekking at Perito Moreno Glacier
We had the oportunity to had unbelievable views of the glacier, and we had the best experience at the minitrekkig tour on the ice, with the guides and others turist, playing with snowballs and drink whisky with ice of the glacier. The best thing for me, was the chances of getting amazing photos, and also the guides took us to special places where they took the best photos of us.
Wonderful experience
Everything was perfect, we lived a unique experience. I recommend it, because you can appreciate the glacier
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