Glaciares Gourmet is the most complete boat tour in Los Glaciares National Park and this tours is the best option to discover Calafate's glaciers in style.
This tour, unlike other options, is offered in its Premium option, which includes access to the VIP lounge, located in the best place of the boat, so you will enjoy the best views from the room or from its own private terrace. In addition, it includes open bar service, four courses lunch and even its own private bathroom.
You will see the Upsala, Spegazzini, Perito Moreno, Heim and Seco glaciers. This is the only navigation that allows you to visit the five main glaciers of Los Glaciares National Park.
A landing is made before lunch, so you will take a one hour walk through the Patagonian forest located in the Spegazzini channel.
Additionally, when booking your reservation, you can choose the option to disembark at the Perito Moreno walkways to make the most of your day.
Pickup included
Pick-up in El Calafate - Los Glaciares National Park From 7:00 a.m. you will be picked up at your accommodation and will take you. If you to Puerto Privado La Soledad, located 29 milles away from El Calafate. Assisted by the guides, you will buy the entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park, which is not included in the tour as there are different entrance options. At 8:30 a.m., boarding begins on a large catamaran with four outdoor decks, so that you can comfortably observe the spectacular scenery of Lake Argentino. IMPORTANT: This tour is offered only with the VIP option, which gives access to the premium area of the ship, a room with its own terrace, located in the best place, which offers an open bar throughout the tour and where a 4-course tasting menu is served. It also has a private bathroom.
A few minutes after departure you will spot the floating icebergs, up to four times bigger than the ship itself! Those are the blocks of ice that break off from the Upsala Glacier. Upsala front wall is so enormous, that for safety reasons the ship will not get within 6 milles of it. During the entire boat tour, every time the catamaran approaches the wall of a glacier or a large block of ice, the captain will be in the are for around 30 minutes. Additonally, will move the boat so that it can be seen perfectly from the inside as well as from any of the decks, so that you can enjoy them wherever you are.
Heim and Seco Glaciers You will continue sailing and you will come across the curious hanging glaciers. These are the Heim and Seco glaciers, which are named so because of their hanging from the mountain without touching the water of Lake Argentino.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Pick up is available at main hotels. In addition, there are different meeting points along the city
If you have selected the option without transfers, you should arrive at Puerto La Soledad at 8:15 am. If you have selected the option with transfers, we will pick you up at your accommodations in El Calafate at 7:00 am. The day before departure, we will contact you on WhatsApp at about 6:00 pm to inform you of the pick-up time at your hotel in El Calafate. If you have not yet provided us with the name and address of your hotel, please remember to do so as soon as possible so that we can coordinate the pick-up. If your hotel is not in the center of El Calafate, we will indicate a meeting point close to where you can wait for pick-up. See you in El Calafate! Remember that you must purchase the entrance ticket to access Los Glaciares National Park here: https://ventaweb.apn.gob.ar/reserva/inicio by selecting "Portal Punta Bandera" or pay in cash (in Argentinian pesos) or with VISA card when you arrive to the Park. You must bring your ID or passport, we are waiting for you in Argentinian Patagonia! If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].