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Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour with Optional Boat Safari
Surrounded by forests and mountains, explorers gather at the dock to join a unique glacier cruising experience.
This day tour from El Calafate, Argentina provides stunning vistas of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Perito Moreno Glacier
Los Glaciares National Park

Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour with Optional Boat Safari

By Say Hueque Travel
9.2 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$219 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Be seduced by the fascinating landscape of the Perito Moreno glacier on this full-day tour from El Calafate. Admire the mesmerising beauty of the spiky glacier walls, its crevasses and the immensity of its ice formations while touring this renowned national park. Optional: If you choose the “including Boat Safari” option, you'll get a closer view of this natural wonder from the water! On this tour, you’ll also learn about the general glaciology of the region, as well as the formation of an ice bridge, a particular phenomenon that happens every few years in the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Activity location

  • Pasarelas Perito Moreno
    • Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
    • 9405, El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Pasarelas Perito Moreno
    • Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
    • 9405, El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

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Simple Tour without Boat Ride
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$219.17 x 1 AdultAU$219.17

Total
Price is AU$219.17
Until Mon, 23 Dec
Full-Day Tour including Boat Safari
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$407.95 x 1 AdultAU$407.95

Total
Price is AU$407.95
Until Mon, 23 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBoat ride (if you've choosen our tour option that includes it)
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Bilingual Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fees payable only in cash and local currency

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Important: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants.
  • Important: Passport digital copy from all passengers are required to confirm Boat Ride
  • Children: Travellers MUST provide a copy/attachment of children passport if they are under 15 years old. All children must occupy a seat.
  • Infant seats: Available for children from 3 up to 5 years old when requested in advance, subject to availability.
  • Please bring: Warm clothing, waterproof jacket, gloves, hat, sun cream, sunglasses, comfortable footwear and clothing. You can bring refreshments.
  • Inside the National Park there is a cafeteria where you can buy snacks or have lunch. Also, you can take your own box lunch.
  • You will be arriving back to El Calafate at approximately 5pm / 5:30pm.
  • A moderate amount of stairs involved

Activity itinerary

El Calafate (Pass by)
After pick-up at your hotel in El Calafate, you will go on an scenic drive to Los Glaciares National Park. Enjoy the landscapes during the drive: You will border the southern shore of 'Argentine Lake' and cross the Patagonian steppe. On the way, take some pictures at the 'Curve of Sighs', and you will discover the meaning of its name...
Perito Moreno Glacier
  • 1h 30m
Los Glaciares National Park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981 when its almost 200 glaciers were discovered. Half of the park is occupied by the Patagonian ice field, the second-largest ice field after Antarctica. Upon arrival at the National Park, you will purchase your entrance tickets.
Pasarelas Perito Moreno
  • 1h 30m
Following up, your guide will explain the different walkways of the park so that you can tour them according to your interest. The walkways will allow you to access the viewing balconies that showcase the glacier from different angles. Enjoy this incredible natural show! You will be amazed not only by the impressive glacier but also by the typical tree vegetation of the Andean Patagonian forest. You will go to the main balcony and then walk freely on the walkways until the meeting time agreed with the guide. For lunchtime, the National Park offers a service area with a restaurant and a snack bar (lunch not included)
Lago Argentino
  • 1h
If you choose the "including Boat Safari" option, you will take a 1-hour boat ride through Rico Branch of Lago Argentino, to get a different perspective of this impressive glacier. Sail along the massive glacier wall and in between floating icebergs. Watch closely to see pieces of ice detach from the glacier and slide into the surrounding lake!
El Calafate (Pass by)
After exploring the park, relax on the returning drive to El Calafate, where your full-day tour will conclude in the early evening, at approximately 5 p.m. **Schedules and the order of the visited attractions / activities may vary, according to the guide's evaluation, weather and the characteristics of the group.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPasarelas Perito Moreno
    • Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
    • 9405, El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPasarelas Perito Moreno
    • Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
    • 9405, El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

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