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Depart El Calafate for a 6-hour visit to Glaciers National Park and its 2-mile-long boardwalks in front of the glacier. Take a boat ride and learn about glaciology while enjoying the landscape.

Highlights

• Marvel at the glacier from nearby viewing platforms
• Enjoy a boat ride that will take you close enough to appreciate the glacier
• Take advantage of a knowledgeable bilingual guide

Description

A minivan will pick you up at your hotel in El Calafate and you’ll head to Glaciers National Park. To get there, you will traverse 50 miles of paved road: a path between brown mountains and a blue lake. On the way, a specialized local guide will tell you about the park, which hosts the second-largest icefield in the world after Antarctica. At the hop-off point, your guide will explain how to navigate the 2 mile-long boardwalks that showcase the front wall of Perito Moreno Glacier. These are low-difficulty paths connected by stairways. You can read the informative signs in key viewpoints, and if you are lucky, you may even see a gigantic piece of ice breaking and falling into the lake! You will join your guide again at the chosen time to take your hour-long boat trip across the whole frontal face of this 260-foot-high ice wall. There is a little bar inside the boat where you can buy hot beverages to fight the cold Patagonian wind. Return to Calafate in the early evening.

Includes

Transfers mentioned in the itinerary Bilingual guide (English / Spanish) Boat cruise

Important Information

• Please provide the full name, nationality, passport number, and date of birth of all participants when booking. Otherwise, the service can not be booked.
• Please note that depending on your navigation departure time you may sail first and visit the walkways afterward
• It is recommended to bring a waterproof jacket even when the weather is good in town because the park is 80 kilometers away
• The weather can vary throughout the day and it may rain on days that start sunny and get cold on days that start warm so it is recommended to wear layers to accommodate for these fluctuations

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund