It is an ideal service to know the Perito Moreno Glacier without physical demands and with ample time to walk on the balconies with the rhythm of each person.
The 80 km journey from El Calafate to the glacier is a succession of lakes, streams, forests and snowy mountains. At the end of the route, we reach the western end of the peninsula of Magallanes, from where the walk begins by the catwalks that have a total extension of 3 km. They are at different levels and allow you to contemplate the glacier from different perspectives and balconies. You will have time to continue walking the footbridges and contemplate the Perito Moreno Glacier. Depending on your physical conditions, you can reach the lower balconies and near the glacier or stay on the first balconies for easy access for anyone.
People who want to sail the southern wall of the glacier can do a complementary excursion which is not included of approximately an hour.
National Park entrances Fee and food service are not included.
Our excursion to the Glacier departs around 10:30 am from your hotel in El Calafate and will allow you to enjoy this incredible place, with several stops in panoramic points of view inside the National Park and the visit to the catwalks.
People who want to navigate the northern wall of the glacier can do a complementary excursion that can be included. Only here you can confirm it at the time you make your reservation, this navigation is called Safari Náutico and it is about an hour, where you will sail about 200 meters in front of the glacier (the distance can vary according to the number of icebergs that are in the channel) when the navigation is finished, we will return to the footbridges where we will stay until 4 pm, then we will return to the hotels in the city.
Departure times 9:00 a.m. with return at 4:00 p.m. Approximate stay time 4hs 30min.
National Park entrances Fee and food service are not included.
The excursion starts at the 'Bajo de las Sombras' port approximately 6 km. before the footbridges, where the passengers take a boat to cross the Rico Arm, arriving at the opposite coast after approximately 20 minutes of navigation in front of the south wall of the Perito Moreno glacier. After disembarking, passengers make a walk to the place where the guides organize the groups that are each composed of up to 20 people. Then the guides put the crampons and give the people instructions on how they should move on the ice. The route over the glacier takes about one hour and a half, and during the tour you can see a variety of ice formations such as cracks, caves, small ponds, etc. The walk is medium level. The ice surface you walk on is uneven, but firm and secure. At the end of the trek, passengers return to the refuge.
IMPORTANT Limitations: This excursion, due to the degree of effort and difficulty it presents, is only suitable for people between 10 and 65 years old.
They should not be overweight, pregnant women, people with any degree or type of physical disability that affects their care, walking and / or coordination, people suffering from central or peripheral cardiovascular diseases, their cardiac or vascular capacities are diminished, or used Stents, pacemakers or other prostheses, people suffering from diseases that cause respiratory disabilities (COPD, asthma, emphysema, etc.).
Due to its responsibility under current legal regulations, H & A reserves the right of admission, exercised according to the above guidelines, when they become apparent.
The value of the tour does NOT include entrance to the National Park, or lunch.
The value does not include entrance to the National Park, food, clothing, or personal equipment, and can be purchased at clothing rental premises in the locality.
Departure times to confirm at the time of booking.
The excursion starts at the 'Bajo de las Sombras' port approximately 6 km. before the footbridges, where the passengers take a boat to cross the Rico Arm, arriving at the opposite coast after approximately 20 minutes of navigation in front of the south wall of the Perito Moreno glacier. After disembarking, passengers make a walk to the place where the guides organize the groups that are each composed of up to 20 people. Then the guides put the crampons and give the people instructions on how they should move on the ice. The route over the glacier takes about three hours, and during the tour you can see a variety of ice formations such as cracks, caves, small ponds, etc. The walk is medium / high level. The ice surface you walk on is uneven, but firm and secure.
In addition, people will have half an hour to have lunch and be surprised in a place of incomparable beauty. When the trek is finished, passengers will walk to take the boat back, which sails very close to the south wall.
IMPORTANT
Restrictions: This excursion due to the physical exigency and difficulty of the terrain is only suitable for people between 18 and 50 years old and who have a good physical condition, considering that it will walk about 7 hours in total, between ice and forest.
They should not be overweight, pregnant women, people with any degree or type of physical disability that affects their care, walking and / or coordination, people suffering from central or peripheral cardiovascular diseases, their cardiac or vascular capacities are diminished, or used Stents, pacemakers or other prostheses, people suffering from diseases that cause respiratory disabilities (COPD, asthma, emphysema, etc.). Due to its responsibility under current legal regulations, H & A reserves the right of admission, exercised according to the above guidelines, when they become apparent.
The value does not include entrance to the National Park, food, clothing, or personal equipment, and can be purchased at clothing rental premises in the locality.
The service is carried out daily and there is the permanent attention of bilingual mountain guides.
Departure times to confirm at the time of booking.
We start the tour of the hotels starting at 7 in the morning and head to the Punta Banderas Port, which is 47 km from the city, where a navigation begins that runs along the north side of the national park, entering through the Arm North of Argentino Lake, continuing through the Upsala channel where we will visit this glacier, the longest in the national park, at a distance of 600 meters, due to a natural iceberg barrier that prevents proximity. Then we continue on the Spegazzini channel to visit this glacier, which is the highest in the park, we stay a few minutes in this place and then return to the North Arm.
The stipulated sailing time is 5 hours, leaving at 7:00 am returning 2:30 pm.
The price does not include the entrance to the National Park, food, clothing, or personal equipment, and can be purchased at local clothing rental locations.
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The best and most complete tour of the Upsala, dry, Heim, spegazzini and perito moreno glaciers On board the new turquoise maria cruise, with a recreation room for children and the possibility of choosing between a gourmet lunch box service on the main deck and the first deck (for 180 passengers).
Classic gourmet glaciers or Premium gourmet experience (only for 16 passengers)
Program:
08:30 am Embarking private port La Soledad
09:00 am Sail to North Arm. Visit to Bahía Escuadra and Muralla de Condoreras. Dry glacier. Glacier heim. Spegazzini glacier.
Disembark at the cow station - walk
Visit Upsala canal, panoramic view of the Upsala and Bertacchi glacier, lunch on board. Navigation through the channel of the tempanos towards the north wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier. OPTIONAL: End of excursion in Puerto Moreno, (only with advance booking)
06:00 pm arrival at Puerto La Soledad