PERITO MORENO GLACIER

The tour starts from your hotel in El Calafate. We will pick you up and we will begin a journey of 50 km until the entrance of Los Glaciares National Park, crossing the Patagonian Steppe and enjoying the incredible landscape of the Centinela River Valley, Lake Argentino and the Andes Mountain range. Upon arrival at the National Park entrance, payment is made for the entrance and we will continue the journey for 30 km more, through the Andean-Patagonian Forest. Halfway we will stop at El Mirador de los Suspiros, the first view of the Perito Moreno Glacier. Then, We wiil make a stop to starts the navigation from Puerto Bajo Las Sombras, located 6 km from the balconies, on the Rich Arm of Lake Argentino. During the first 20 minutes of navigation you will be able to observe icebergs as a result of the constant landslides on the front of the glacier. Then the boat approaches a reasonable distance from the South Wall of the Moreno Glacier and stops for a few minutes, allowing we to observe the detachments that occur, take photographs and enjoy a different perspective of the impressive South Wall of the Moreno Glacier. At the final point of the route, we will arrive at the balconies in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier. Where the guide will explain the trails options and we will have several hours to enjoy the visit to this majestic Natural Monument. In this excursion we will have enough time to calmly walk each section of the trails. A schedule and meeting point will be determined to return to El Calafate. Los Glaciares National Park has a restaurant and a snack bar, where you can have lunch enjoying a beautiful view of the glacier. Another option for lunch is to take a lunch box with your food to have lunch on some of the outdoor balconies.