Perito Moreno Ice Trek: Minitrekking with Walkways and Boat Ride

After picking up passengers from various hotels, we’ll head out along Provincial Route No. 11 toward Los Glaciares National Park. This extraordinary natural area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. The park features breathtaking scenery of mountains, lakes, and forests—with the snow- and ice-covered Andes to the west and the arid Patagonian steppe to the east.

At the “Bajo las Sombras” port, you’ll board a boat for a 20-minute crossing of the Rico Arm of Lake Argentino, arriving at the opposite shore directly in front of the glacier’s impressive southern wall.

Important note: For those who have chosen the option without transfers, this is where you will meet your guide who will give you all the necessary instructions.

Once on the ground, a short 20-minute walk begins with a talk about glaciology along the shore of the lake towards the glacier.   Once on the ice, the guides put on each participant a pair of crampons and give them instructions on how they should walk on the ice. In the about 1:30 hour walk on the glacier, you will be able to appreciate a wide variety of ice formations as well as cracks, glacier mills and small ponds.  The trekking difficulty is moderate. The ice surface over which you walk is irregular, but firm and safe. You will get information about flora and fauna and about the particular phenomenon that only takes place in the Perito Moreno Glacier and that eventually produces its rupture.

After the ice-trek and a 20-minute boat ride back to the port. If you choose the option with transfers the tour includes a visit to the walkways of Los Glaciares National Park .  There, you will be able to enjoy the amazing panoramic landscape of the Glacier and to walk along some of the self guided trails.  If you choose the option without transfers, the walkways are not included. You should go by your own.

In the afternoon, after visiting the walkways and enjoying the beautiful views of the Glacier, we will be returning again to our hotels in El Calafate.