Perito Moreno Glacier Hiking Tour from El Calafate
After being met at your El Calafate hotel, you'll be transferred to Bajo de las Sombras (Under the Shadows) port for your 20-minute sail to the glacier. Once you arrive at Perito Moreno Glacier, your expert guides will instruct you on the proper use of special winter hiking equipment, including crampons and ice axes. Wear appropriate gear such as wool socks, trekking boots, and cold weather clothing. Once you're all geared up, make your way along Rico Arm towards the glacier itself. During the 90-minute trek across Perito Moreno, your local guide will tell your group about the history and formation of the glacier. Surrounded by an otherworldly, white-on-white landscape, listen to the sound of your crampons crunching ice and feel the steam of your own breath. Once you reach the end of the walk, you'll stop and eat the lunch that you've brought along with you. Head back across the Rico Arm and over a footbridge that allows you one last parting view of the hulking glacier you just conquered. After a brief forest trek, you'll be picked up by bus and deposited at the glacier's most spectacular overlook, where spend an hour of free time to relaxing, enjoying the scenery and snapping some photos before heading back to your El Calafate hotel.
Highlights
- ✓A must-do for thrill-seekers and adventure travelers
- ✓An English- and Spanish-speaking guide will help keep you safe and on track
- ✓Pack light: Crampons will be provided
- ✓Round-trip transportation from El Calafate adds convenience
What you'll see & do
- ✓Dare to take a walk on the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the most famous in the world!
What's included
- ✓Round trip transfers from your hotel (only if you choose the option that includes transfers)
- ✓60 minute walk in the Patagonian Andean forest (round trip)
- ✓40 minutes of navigation on the south face of the Perito Moreno Glacier
- ✓Visit to the footbridges of Perito Moreno (only if you choose the option that includes transfers)
- ✓Crampons for walking on ice
- ✓Bilingual guide in Spanish and English
- ✓90 minutes above the ice
What's not included
- ✓Lunch and bottle of water (you must bring your own)
- ✓Optional Gratuities
- ✓Entrance fee (Mastercard is not accepted, you can pay in cash or visa card in Argentine pesos)
Good to know
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Age restrictions: This activity is suitable exclusively for people aged 8 to 65 inclusive, without exception. Minors must have the necessary physical and mental capacity to walk for approximately 3 hours, of which 1 hour and 30 minutes are spent on ice using crampons. If minors under the age of 18 participate without their parents, they may only do so with written authorization from them, specifying the full details of the supervising adult in charge.
Food: Food is not included and there are no places to purchase it during the excursion. Each passenger must bring their own food from El Calafate.
Recommended clothing: Thermal shirt and leggings, warm sweater and jacket, windproof and waterproof jacket, trekking pants, waterproof hiking or athletic shoes, thermal socks or two pairs of socks, gloves, warm hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
To confirm your booking, you must send the following information for all passengers: Full name, Passport or national identity card number, Nationality, Date of birth, Photograph of the passport of minors, Hotel (if you purchased the option with transfers). Your booking will not be confirmed, nor will your place be guaranteed, until we have received all the requested information from each passenger.
Schedule: The published schedule is an estimate. Once all the information required to confirm the booking has been received, our team will inform you of the exact start time.
Medical restrictions: Pregnant women and people with obesity and sedentary lifestyles are not eligible to participate; nor are those with respiratory illnesses such as COPD, asthma, or emphysema; central or peripheral cardiovascular conditions; reduced cardiac or vascular capacity; stents, bypasses, pacemakers, or other prostheses; physical or mental disabilities that affect attention, gait, or coordination; recent fractures; serious spinal or knee problems; or recent surgeries.
Evaluation for participation: If, at the start of the excursion, a person presents any of the aforementioned exclusionary conditions or has difficulty walking independently, they will not be able to participate. In these cases, no refund will be issued.
Transfers: Some hotels in the city are not part of the pick-up route. If your accommodation is outside the route, we will contact you to indicate the nearest hotel where you should go. You must wait for the guide in the lobby of the indicated hotel.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Perito Moreno Glacier Hiking Tour from El Calafate
After being met at your El Calafate hotel, you'll be transferred to Bajo de las Sombras (Under the Shadows) port for your 20-minute sail to the glacier. Once you arrive at Perito Moreno Glacier, your expert guides will instruct you on the proper use of special winter hiking equipment, including crampons and ice axes. Wear appropriate gear such as wool socks, trekking boots, and cold weather clothing. Once you're all geared up, make your way along Rico Arm towards the glacier itself. During the 90-minute trek across Perito Moreno, your local guide will tell your group about the history and formation of the glacier. Surrounded by an otherworldly, white-on-white landscape, listen to the sound of your crampons crunching ice and feel the steam of your own breath. Once you reach the end of the walk, you'll stop and eat the lunch that you've brought along with you. Head back across the Rico Arm and over a footbridge that allows you one last parting view of the hulking glacier you just conquered. After a brief forest trek, you'll be picked up by bus and deposited at the glacier's most spectacular overlook, where spend an hour of free time to relaxing, enjoying the scenery and snapping some photos before heading back to your El Calafate hotel.
Highlights
- ✓A must-do for thrill-seekers and adventure travelers
- ✓An English- and Spanish-speaking guide will help keep you safe and on track
- ✓Pack light: Crampons will be provided
- ✓Round-trip transportation from El Calafate adds convenience
What you'll see & do
- ✓Dare to take a walk on the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the most famous in the world!
What's included
- ✓Round trip transfers from your hotel (only if you choose the option that includes transfers)
- ✓60 minute walk in the Patagonian Andean forest (round trip)
- ✓40 minutes of navigation on the south face of the Perito Moreno Glacier
- ✓Visit to the footbridges of Perito Moreno (only if you choose the option that includes transfers)
- ✓Crampons for walking on ice
- ✓Bilingual guide in Spanish and English
- ✓90 minutes above the ice
What's not included
- ✓Lunch and bottle of water (you must bring your own)
- ✓Optional Gratuities
- ✓Entrance fee (Mastercard is not accepted, you can pay in cash or visa card in Argentine pesos)
Good to know
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Age restrictions: This activity is suitable exclusively for people aged 8 to 65 inclusive, without exception. Minors must have the necessary physical and mental capacity to walk for approximately 3 hours, of which 1 hour and 30 minutes are spent on ice using crampons. If minors under the age of 18 participate without their parents, they may only do so with written authorization from them, specifying the full details of the supervising adult in charge.
Food: Food is not included and there are no places to purchase it during the excursion. Each passenger must bring their own food from El Calafate.
Recommended clothing: Thermal shirt and leggings, warm sweater and jacket, windproof and waterproof jacket, trekking pants, waterproof hiking or athletic shoes, thermal socks or two pairs of socks, gloves, warm hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.
To confirm your booking, you must send the following information for all passengers: Full name, Passport or national identity card number, Nationality, Date of birth, Photograph of the passport of minors, Hotel (if you purchased the option with transfers). Your booking will not be confirmed, nor will your place be guaranteed, until we have received all the requested information from each passenger.
Schedule: The published schedule is an estimate. Once all the information required to confirm the booking has been received, our team will inform you of the exact start time.
Medical restrictions: Pregnant women and people with obesity and sedentary lifestyles are not eligible to participate; nor are those with respiratory illnesses such as COPD, asthma, or emphysema; central or peripheral cardiovascular conditions; reduced cardiac or vascular capacity; stents, bypasses, pacemakers, or other prostheses; physical or mental disabilities that affect attention, gait, or coordination; recent fractures; serious spinal or knee problems; or recent surgeries.
Evaluation for participation: If, at the start of the excursion, a person presents any of the aforementioned exclusionary conditions or has difficulty walking independently, they will not be able to participate. In these cases, no refund will be issued.
Transfers: Some hotels in the city are not part of the pick-up route. If your accommodation is outside the route, we will contact you to indicate the nearest hotel where you should go. You must wait for the guide in the lobby of the indicated hotel.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.