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4-Day El Calafate Glacier Tour

Our Price: from
US$1293
￥8764
€1133
C$1833
Rs.123530
(Price shown is based on the lowest price per person over the next 60 days) Duration: 4 days Language: English Group Size: Max 40 people Visit El Calafate (Multi-Glacier Full-Day Boat Tour, Perito Moreno Glacier Viewpoint, Safari Nautico Boat Tour, Spegazzini Glacier Refuge Walk).
Highlights:
  • Professional airport transfer and guide service throughout the tour
  • Visit Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world's few advancing glaciers with periodic ruptures
  • Boat tour to see Upsala, Spegazzini, Heim Sur, and Peineta glaciers
  • Optional transfer to Puerto Natales, Chile on the last day

Itinerary

Day 1:El Calafate

Hotel: Standard: Mirador del Lago or similar
Meals: Meal: Excluded
Upon arrival at El Calafate Airport (FTE), our staff will greet you and transfer you to your hotel. Free time for the rest of the day to rest or explore on your own.

Day 2:El Calafate - Perito Moreno Glacier

Hotel: Standard: Mirador del Lago or similar
Meals: Breakfast: Included; Lunch: Excluded; Dinner: Excluded
After breakfast at the hotel, drive approximately 80 km along Lake Argentino to Perito Moreno Glacier. The route passes through forests of lenga, ñire, and coihue, arriving at the glacier viewpoint. Walk along various elevated walkways to admire the 190 km² glacier with a front wall up to 60 m high. Enjoy the silence broken by the roar of calving ice. Take a Safari Nautico boat ride to get close to the glacier's ice wall, where you may witness calving. Return to the hotel in the evening.
  • El Calafate, Argentina
    El calafate is a town in the province of Santa cruz, Argentina, on the lake of Argentina in Patagonia, near the border between Chile and Argentina, about 320 kilometers from the state capital, Rio Galapagos.
  • Perito Moreno Glacier Viewpoint
    A prime vantage point in Los Glaciares National Park offering close-up views of the towering Perito Moreno Glacier, famous for its dramatic ice calving into Lake Argentino.
  • Safari Nautico Boat Tour
    A thrilling boat excursion from El Calafate navigating the icy waters of Lake Argentino, offering close encounters with the towering walls of Perito Moreno and Upsala glaciers.

Day 3:El Calafate - Multi-Glacier Tour

Hotel: Standard: Mirador del Lago or similar
Meals: Breakfast: Included; Lunch: Excluded; Dinner: Excluded
After breakfast, depart for Puerto Punta Bandera, 47 km north of El Calafate. Board a boat to cross the north arm of Lake Argentino, pass through the 'Devil's Mouth' channel, and enter the Upsala Channel to see large icebergs calved from Upsala Glacier. Continue to the Spegazzini Channel, passing Glaciar Seco, and reach the front of Spegazzini Glacier, also viewing Heim Sur and Peineta glaciers. Disembark at Spegazzini Base for a short, easy walk through forest to the Spegazzini Refuge, where you can enjoy lunch with panoramic views of the glacier.
  • El Calafate, Argentina
    El calafate is a town in the province of Santa cruz, Argentina, on the lake of Argentina in Patagonia, near the border between Chile and Argentina, about 320 kilometers from the state capital, Rio Galapagos.
  • Multi-Glacier Full-Day Boat Tour
    A full-day navigation through the northern branch of Lake Argentino, visiting multiple glaciers including Spegazzini, Upsala, and others for a comprehensive Patagonian glacier experience.
  • Spegazzini Glacier Refuge Walk
    A guided walk to a refuge near the Spegazzini Glacier, offering close-up views of its towering ice cliffs and the surrounding Patagonian wilderness.

Day 4:El Calafate

Meals: Breakfast: Included; Lunch: Excluded; Dinner: Excluded
After breakfast, our staff will transfer you to El Calafate Airport (FTE) for your departure. Optionally, you can add a transfer to Puerto Natales, Chile (approx. 4 hours) to end the tour there.

Departure & Return

  • 24-hour free transportation service is available. Guests arrive in the same time period will be gathered and guided to the hotels. Airport transfer time is based on your flight time. Each room provides 1 free airport transfer service

Includes & Excludes

Price Includes

Perito Moreno Glacier tour including entrance and boat ride (Safari Nautico)
Multi-glacier full-day boat tour including entrance (approx. 8 hours)
3 Nights hotel with hotel breakfast
Transportation via air-conditioned vehicle
Complimentary airport transfer service of specified airport on a specified date.
Tour guide services in English,
First-entry tickets to the attractions mentioned in the itinerary

Price Excludes

Domestic and international airfare
Guide and driver gratuities (suggested $2-3 per person for airport transfer, $5-8 per person for tour guide)
Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
Personal expenses