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El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier & Optional Boat Cruise
Duration: 8 hours
Discover Perito Moreno, the most important glacier in the Los Glacieres National Park. Stroll along boardwalks and be dazzled by the breathtaking ice floes from different angles. Take an optional boat adventure to experience the iconic glacier up close.
$40*Per person
El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking Tour and Cruise
Duration: 5 hours - 11 hours
Hike with crampons on the Perito Moreno Glacier on this incredible Patagonian adventure. Explore a forest on foot and stroll along a series of walkways. Appreciate the magnificent ice mass from new angles during a boat cruise in front of the glacier.
$257*Per person
Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour with Optional Boat Safari
Duration: 8 hours - 9 hours
Be seduced by the fascinating landscape of the Perito Moreno glacier on this full-day tour from El Calafate. Admire the mesmerizing beauty of the spiky glacier walls, its crevasses and the immensity of its ice formations while touring this renowned national park. Optional: If you choose the "including Boat Safari" option, you'll get a closer view of this natural wonder from the water! On this tour, you’ll also learn about the general glaciology of the region, as well as the formation of an ice bridge, a particular phenomenon that happens every few years in the Perito Moreno Glacier.
$80*Per person
Torres Del Paine Full Day Overland Truck 4x4 from El Calafate
Duration: 14 hours
Discover in a full day excursion Torres del Paine National Park (Chile), considered one of the eighth wonders of the world. Located in the heart of Southern Patagonia, 300 kms south of El Calafate, it is considered one of the most beautiful parks in the world for its curious and unique conformation of mountains, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, flora and fauna.
Crossing the Patagonian steppe from north to south we will arrive at the Cancha Carrera border crossing (approximately 3.30 hrs), from where we will start touring the beautiful south of Chile.
- Travel through the patagonian steppe onboard our strong and confortable 4x4 Overland Trucks.
- We are Southroad, a company with 21 years experience of Full day tours from Calafate to Chalten & Torres del Paine.
$170*Per person
Glaciares Gourmet Navigation: Spegazzini, Upsala & Perito Moreno
Duration: 9 hours
Enjoy the best navigation through the Spegazzini, Upsala, and Perito Moreno glaciers. Also see hanging glaciers Seco and Heim. You have the option to disembark at Perito Moreno balconies to live the most complete experience. The new Maria Turquesa Cruiser includes a recreational room for children and offers choosing between a Gourmet Lunch Box service (hot gourmet sandwich with side, a drink and dessert) on the main deck or on the first deck (capacity for 184 passengers), Gourmet Glaciers Classic or our traditional Premium Gourmet Experience in an exclusive room with bathroom and private balcony (capacity for 16 passengers). Premium includes 4-step gourmet lunch accompanied with wines; non-alcoholic drinks and infusions throughout the tour; breakfast reinforcement and closing toast.
$235*Per person
From El Calafate: Full-Day Tour to El Chaltén
Duration: 10 hours - 15 hours
Enjoy a day trip to the Argentinian National Capital of Trekking, El Chaltén, a young village in Patagonia, at the foot of the incredible Fitz Roy mountain. Hike along trails past blue lakes and the Andes Mountains, in a natural scenery like never seen.
$58.4*Per person
Perito Moreno Glacier with Navigation from El Calafate
Duration: 9 hours
Perito Moreno Glacier – Walkways and Navigation
Discover the imposing Perito Moreno Glacier walking along its walkways, either accompanied by one of our expert guides or self-guided, to explore every corner at your own pace.
Complete the experience with a one-hour sail in front of its majestic ice walls, which reach up to 80 meters high. Hopefully, you'll witness some spectacular detachment.
An unforgettable experience in one of the most amazing landscapes on the planet.
$134*Per person
Kayak Full-Day Activity in La Leona River from El Calafate
Duration: 8 hours
Kayak and trekking along the La Leona River on this 8.5-hour tour. After kayaking for approximately an hour, we will stop for two hours hike where we can see petrified trees and dinosurs bones. After lunch we go back into our kayak to continue paddling throught the wildest patagonia steppe.
$185*Per person
Nativo Experience - Lakes & Caverns
Duration: 3 hours
It is a 4x4 tour where every moment is a unique experience. The coast of Lake Argentino is surrounded by nature and history. The ascent to Punta Bonita cliff allows you to have an excellent panoramic view. The archaeological site where the cave paintings made by natives on the walls of caves are interpreted. We finish the tour in one of the caves, where you have lunch or dinner, with an impressive view of the lake and the mountains.
$130*Per person
Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour with optional Navigation
Duration: 8 hours
Get ready to explore one of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders — the Perito Moreno Glacier, named by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the seven most wonderful places on Earth!
We’ll depart early from El Calafate for an 80 km scenic drive to the walkways facing the glacier. Stroll along paths and stairs connecting multiple viewpoints, each offering a unique perspective of this majestic ice giant. Want to take it to the next level?
Add an optional one-hour boat ride on Lake Argentino’s Rico Branch, sailing just 150 meters from the glacier’s south face — an unforgettable experience!
Remember to get your National Park ticket online (Río Mitre y Glaciar Perito Moreno – 1 day) or at the park entrance in pesos, cash, or card.
$85*Per person
Perito Moreno Glacier Minitrekking Tour
Duration: 10 hours
Minitrekking is a Full day tour that allows you to walk on the top of a Moreno Glacier with crampons.
Operation all year around
Duration: 10 hours
Trekking on the Ice: About an hour and ten minutes aprox.
Total trekking time: approximately 3 hours.
Warning: this excursion, due to the degree of effort and difficulty that presents, is not advisable for the following people: greater of 65 years and minors of 10 years old, pregnant women, people with overweight or some type of disability.
$494.6*Per person
From El Calafate: Torres del Paine Full Day Tour
Duration: 14 hours - 16 hours
Discover the breathtaking landscapes of the amazing Torres del Paine on this full day guided tour from El Calafate. Explore one of the world’s most beautiful national parks, home to glaciers, turquoise lakes, stunning waterfalls and fascinating nature.
$142*Per person
El Chalten Complete Experience Full Day Tour from El Calafate
Duration: 12 hours - a minute
- This is definitely the best way to visit the chalten in one day
- An excellent combination of recognition activities, hiking and exploration
- Assistance from our guide permanently
- The best tour for photography since you should not carry the camera much distance
- Our vehicle makes stops in the best viewpoints
- Two excellent guided walks, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, of low difficulty
- Pick up and drop off is from your hotel at El Calafate.
- We are Southroad, a company with 18 years experience of Full day tours from Calafate to Chalten & Torres del Paine.
$110*Per person
Perito Moreno Glacier Day Trip with Optional Boat Ride
Duration: 8 hours
Marvel at the spectacular Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park on this full-day trip from El Calafate. Travel by coach to the UNESCO-listed park and prepare for your first view of Perito Moreno at the 'Curve of the Sighs' (Curva de los Suspiros). Explore the park’s walkways and viewpoints to see the glacier from different angles and levels, and hear the roar as ice chunks fall into Lake Argentino. For the ultimate views, upgrade to include a 1-hour boat cruise along the glacier’s towering front wall — simply unforgettable!
$81*Per person
Perito Moreno Glacier and Boat Safari
Duration: 8 hours
Experience the majesty of the Perito Moreno Glacier on a 10-hour tour from Calafate. Go to Los Glaciares National Park and walk along the walkways of the glacier to see the icebergs and ice walls.
$185*Per person
Darwin Experience - kayaks & adventure
Duration: 6 hours
Darwin Experience is a Kayak crossing on the Santa Cruz River, El Calafate. We do about 15 km of paddling until we reach a typical Patagonian stay where we will wait for you with an outdoor lunch.
$250*Per person
El Calafate: Todo Glaciares Boat Trip
Duration: 9 hours
Experience a boat trip taking in both the Uppsala and Spegazzini glaciers then disembark in the forest to walk in the Patagonian nature. Hike and enjoy the views from the Spegazzini Refuge.
$201*Per person
Adventure Horseback Riding on Cerro Frias
Duration: 4 hours - a minute
We begin the tour by crossing a meadow or mallin, and then climbing the slopes of the mountain. After 30 minutes we have views of the Centinela River valley, Lake Argentino and Torres del Paine. The route continues uphill until reaching elevated fields at about 400 meters above sea level. Where you could eventually see the ranch's livestock (cows) and wild animals such as guanacos, hares, foxes, armadillos and skunks (skunks or skunks). After appreciating the landscapes, the descent begins through a lenga forest, until reaching the barbecue area in the center of the ranch.
$154*Per person
El Chaltén with Trekking from El Calafate
Duration: 11 hours
El Chaltén Express – Soft walks and unforgettable scenery
The day begins at 7:30 am in El Calafate, and then travel 220 km to El Chaltén, crossing the Patagonian steppe. Along the way you stop at Estancia La Leona and, weather permitting, at the Viedma Glacier Lookout, overlooking the glacial valley and Fitz Roy and Torre hills.
Already in El Chaltén, you have about 5 hours to tour the village inside the Los Glaciares National Park, making two low difficulty hikes with local guide : the first to the Mirador de los Condores (2 km, 100 m elevation), overlooking the Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the village; then, after homemade lunch (according to option chosen), you visit the Chorrillo del Salto, a waterfall accessible by a 500 meters trail.
Return to El Calafate begins at 16:00, arriving at hotels between 18:30 and 19:00.
$87*Per person
Minitrekking Perito Moreno: Ice hiking tour (optional transfers)
Duration: 9 hours - 13 hours
At Howlanders, we highly recommend "Minitrekking Perito Moreno" to experience the majesty of the glacier in three different ways:
Ice hiking on Perito Moreno Glacier. You’ll discover the glacier up close and see the formations, small streams, sinkholes, crevasses...
Enjoy the views as the boat sails along the glacier wall. Appreciate the great height of the glacier then watch and listen for great chunks of ice falling from the glacier.
If you select the package with transfers, you’ll also visit the footbridges and viewpoints of the glacier.
Discover the most complete Perito Moreno Glacier experience with Howlanders!
$375*Per person
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