When you arrive at the El Calafate airport or the bus terminal, you will be met and transferred to your hotel located in the city center.
The rest of the day You will have free time, to enjoy it as you prefer.
Day 2
Big Ice Trek over the Glacier Perito Moreno*
Los Glaciares National Park
After having breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up for a trip of almost 90 minutes to Los Glaciares National Park.
As soon as you get off the vehicle, you will be able to see the magnitude of the Perito Moreno glacier, but the real experience begins at the port "Bajo de las Sombras". There we will take a boat to cross the Brazo Rico of Lake Argentino and reach the west coast.
We will tour a part of the forest and the mountain guides will take you even further near the glacier to put your crampons on your shoes and begin the hike.
The trail runs along the southern moraine of the Perito Moreno glacier, and in just over an hour You will reach a spectacular viewpoint, where we will enter the ice.
Once on the glacier, the world takes on a new perspective: blue lagoons, deep cracks, huge sinkholes, magical caves and the unique sensation of being in the center of the glacier.
You will always be accompanied and instructed by expert guides who will explore with the group for approximately three and a half hours the corners of the most special glacier in the world . During the tour, the guides will help you understand the patterns of the ice and its surroundings.
In addition, we will have half an hour to have lunch on the white ice and contemplate a place of incomparable beauty.
Once back at the moraine, you will walk another hour to return to the boat. This will sail very close to the southern wall of the glacier before returning to the port, after having enjoyed one of the most spectacular walks in the ice world.
The excursion includes half an hour to walk along the walkways in front of the glacier.
At the end of the afternoon, after almost a total of 12 hours of this spectacular experience , you will return to your hotel in El Calafate.
* The Big Ice excursion is only for people between 18 and 50 years old. If passengers are under 18 or over 50, the service can be replaced by "Minitrekking in the Glacier", an activity that includes 90 minutes on the glacier.
Free Night
Day 3
Estancia Cristina Discovery
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Estancia Cristina to do an activity that will leave you impressed.
Starting with a trip in a 4x4 truck through the rocky trails of the native forest of the Feruglio mountain range and continuing with a short walk of around 20 minutes, you will reach the exclusive viewpoint of the Upsala Glacier, with its confluent glaciers, Lake Guillermo and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. There, we will observe every detail and contemplate the marks that show the passage of time.
Then, you will be able to enjoy a typical lunch at El Quincho and the Museum of the Estancia Cristina with a guided tour.
Once all the activities are finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Day 4
Free day in the city
The second to last day will be so that you can enjoy it freely, either discovering small corners and attractions of the city of your accommodation or taking some other excursion that you like.
Day 5
Farewell to El Calafate
City of El Calafate
In the morning, after breakfast, you will check out at your hotel and have free time until your vehicle picks you up. Pick you up to take you to the airport or terminal in El Calafate.
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