The tour starts with hotels pick-up at 07 AM and after this, we will travel around 45 km by a route that will take us to the rural area from where we can appreciate the wood houses we will find there
Once we get to Punta Bandera Port, in Lago Argentino, we will make a boat ride around 08.15 AM. We will cross the high ice floes and navigate the north arm of the Lago Argentino to get into the navigation limit allowed in Upsala Channel and have from there a beautiful front panoramic view of this glacier. We will continue by the Cristina Channel till the disembark point in the ranch, where we will arrive around 11:30 AM. It is important to clarify that we will stay there around 6 hours and during this time, we will visit the Museo Costumbrista, located in what used to be an old shearing shed, where they will be introduced to the history of the ranch.
Then, 4x4 vehicles, equipped specially for this kind of land, will be waiting for us to start the 9,5 journey through the Cordon Feruglio, mountain road, which was covered by glacier until not long ago.During the trip, we will enjoy the geological landscape until we get to the Continental Ice Shelter. From this point, we will make a 20 minutes walk until we reach the Upsala Viewpoint, located 550 meters high, from where we can appreciate the Lago Argentino, the Upsala Glacier Oriental Front, South Patagonian Ice and Murallón and Don Bosco Hills.
Around 05.30 PM, we will go back to the boat ride to go to Punta Bandera and after the disembark, 07 PM approximately, we will return to Calafate hotels.