El Calafate Adventure Package: Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier and Estancia Cristina

About this tour

Day 1 | Arrival in El Calafate

Upon arrival at El Calafate airport or bus terminal, a vehicle will be waiting to take you to your hotel.

Once settled in, you`ll have the rest of the day free to explore the city, stroll through its streets, and enjoy your first views of Lake Argentino.

Day 2 | Big Ice over the Perito Moreno Glacier

After breakfast you will depart for Los Glaciares National Park , on a journey of approximately 90 minutes from El Calafate.

Upon arrival, you`ll be able to contemplate the immensity of the Perito Moreno Glacier for the first time. But the real adventure will begin at the Bajo de las Sombras port, where you`ll board a boat to cross the Brazo Rico arm of Lake Argentino to the western shore.

From there you will walk through the forest accompanied by mountain guides until you reach the area where they will put on your crampons to begin the trek on the glacier.

The tour will take you along the southern moraine of Perito Moreno until you reach a spectacular panoramic viewpoint and begin exploring the ice.

For approximately three and a half hours you will walk on the glacier and discover a completely different landscape: intense blue lagoons, crevasses, sinkholes, caves and ice formations .

Expert guides will accompany you throughout the tour and help you understand how this incredible landscape is formed and transformed.

You`ll also have time to have lunch on the ice and enjoy a unique perspective of the glacier.

Then you will walk back towards the moraine and re-embark to sail again through the Brazo Rico, this time getting closer to the impressive south face of the glacier.

The excursion also includes time to walk along the walkways in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier and enjoy different views of the glacier.

After a day of approximately 12 hours, you will return to your hotel in El Calafate.

Important: The Big Ice excursion is for participants aged 18 to 50. If a passenger does not meet this age requirement, the activity may be replaced with a Mini-Trekking tour on the Perito Moreno Glacier , subject to availability and service conditions.

Free night.

Day 3 | Cristina Discovery Stay and Upsala Glacier

After breakfast you will depart for Estancia Cristina , one of the most special places in the region.

Once at the ranch, you will begin a 4x4 vehicle tour along the trails of the Feruglio mountain range, crossing native forests and mountain landscapes.

Then you will take an approximately 20-minute walk to reach an exclusive viewpoint from where you can contemplate the Upsala Glacier , Lake Guillermo and part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

During the experience you will be able to observe the traces that the movement of the glaciers left on the landscape and learn more about the evolution of this impressive natural environment.

Afterwards you will enjoy a typical lunch at El Quincho and you will have the opportunity to visit the Estancia Cristina Museum with a guide.

After completing the activities, you will begin your return journey to El Calafate.

Day 4 | Free day in El Calafate

You will have the day free to enjoy El Calafate at your own pace .

You can explore the city, visit its shops and restaurants, walk along the shores of Lake Argentino, or take the opportunity to add another excursion during your stay.

Day 5 | Farewell to El Calafate

After breakfast you will check out of the hotel.

You will have free time until the scheduled time for your transfer to the airport or bus terminal in El Calafate.

End of services.