Glaciares Gourmet boat tour to Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate
The El Calafate Glacier Boat Tour is the most extensive boat tour available in Glaciares National Park.
Onboard a modern cruise vessel, your group will sail across Lake Argentino and visit the Upsala, Spegazzini, Perito Moreno, Heim, and Seco Glaciers. It’s the only boat tour that allows you to see all five of the park’s main glaciers in a single day.
During the tour, you’ll also take a one-hour walk through the forest on Puesto de Las Vacas, a small island in the Spegazzini Channel. To finish, you’ll enjoy a delicious Patagonian meal served onboard.
The tour offers three transportation options:
Tour with transfers + Perito Moreno visit: Includes the boat trip, round-trip transfers from El Calafate, and a visit to the Perito Moreno walkways. Highly recommended!
Tour with transfers: Includes the boat tour and round-trip transfers from El Calafate.
Tour without transfers: Includes only the boat tour; you’ll need to get to the port on your own.
Options
Boat tour without transfers
No pick up included: Transfers from El Calafate to Puerto La Soledad not included.
What's included in Glaciares Gourmet boat tour to Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
El Calafate
This tour includes transfers from El Calafate. If you choose the “pick-up” option, the tour begins at 7:00 a.m. when you’ll be picked up from your accommodation. If you select “without pick-up,” you’ll need to make your own way to Puerto Privado La Soledad, located about 29 miles (47 km) from El Calafate. By 8:15 a.m., all passengers will be at the port, and with the help of your guide, you’ll purchase your entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park, as it’s not included in the tour price.
Los Glaciares National Park
The adventure kicks off! At 8:30 a.m., boarding starts on a spacious catamaran with four open-air decks, giving you plenty of room to comfortably take in the stunning views of Lake Argentino. The boat also offers a VIP section with a private outdoor deck. To enjoy this exclusive feature, be sure to choose the VIP upgrade when you book your tour!
Upsala Expediciones
The boat leaves promptly at 9:00 a.m., and within minutes, you’ll encounter the park’s vast ice fields, often stretching up to four times the size of the ship! Upsala Glacier is the second largest glacier in South America. The calving is so massive that, for safety reasons, the boat won’t come closer than ten kilometers. Even from that distance, the glacier looks enormous. The ice’s color is striking, almost as if it’s glowing with a mysterious light. Whenever the boat nears a glacier wall or a large ice block, the captain expertly maneuvers so passengers can get a perfect view from both inside the boat and from any of the decks. This way, everyone onboard can enjoy the glaciers no matter where they are.
Inclusions
- Boat tour (5 glaciers)
- Professional guide in Spanish and English for all activities
- Hotel transfers from El Calafate (if selected at booking)
- Disembark at Perito Moreno Walkways (if selected at booking)
- Gourmet lunchbox with drinks and dessert
- Entrance to Los Glaciares National Park
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Transfers from your accommodations in El Calafate between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. If you´ll be staying in accommodations without a reception desk (ex: AirBnB), you´ll be given a convenient meeting location.
Meeting / End Points
- From Puerto La Soledad
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Ticket Redemption
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]
