This one-day tour is one of the most incredible experiences that can enjoy in the Perito Moreno Glacier. In Howlanders we are travelers too, so let us explain to you why this must be your next adventure. During the Big Ice tour, you will step on the Perito Moreno Glacier ice for 3,5 hours, using crampons and all the equipment. Incredible blue lagoons, impressive caves, and its awe-inspiring ice is waiting for you. It’s an extremely unique sensation that we would love to share with you.
If it sounds like a bit too much for you, have a look at the "Minitrekking Perito Moreno - Ice hiking from El Calafate" ;)
Highlights
From 8 hours to 14 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 8 hours to 14 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
1 hour on the walkways
Crampons
Boat Ride
Bilingual guide (Spanish-English)
Entrance to the National Park (you can buy your ticket there in Argentine pesos)
Food
Meeting Points
Departure
Puerto Bajo las Sombras - Hielo y Aventura
The tour has different departure times, from 7 AM to 3 PM. The day before, the guide will contact you to let you know the starting time of the tour and the exact pickup time in case you have selected this option.
Return
Big Ice Perito Moreno from El Calafate - Longest glacier trek
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About
This one-day tour is one of the most incredible experiences that can enjoy in the Perito Moreno Glacier. In Howlanders we are travelers too, so let us explain to you why this must be your next adventure. During the Big Ice tour, you will step on the Perito Moreno Glacier ice for 3,5 hours, using crampons and all the equipment. Incredible blue lagoons, impressive caves, and its awe-inspiring ice is waiting for you. It’s an extremely unique sensation that we would love to share with you.
If it sounds like a bit too much for you, have a look at the "Minitrekking Perito Moreno - Ice hiking from El Calafate" ;)
Highlights
From 8 hours to 14 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 8 hours to 14 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
1 hour on the walkways
Crampons
Boat Ride
Bilingual guide (Spanish-English)
Entrance to the National Park (you can buy your ticket there in Argentine pesos)
Food
Meeting Points
Departure
Puerto Bajo las Sombras - Hielo y Aventura
The tour has different departure times, from 7 AM to 3 PM. The day before, the guide will contact you to let you know the starting time of the tour and the exact pickup time in case you have selected this option.
Return
Itinerary
1
El Calafate
If you select the "tour with pick up" option, you will be picked up from your hotel or a nearby meeting point at 6:45 am. You will head to Los Glaciares National Park.
During the trip, the guide will talk about flora, fauna, the history of the park, glacier phenomena... a master class! You will arrive at the glacier walkways, the different itineraries will be explained to you and you will have one hour to walk them at your own pace. You will join the group again to head to Puerto Bajo las Sombras.
1 hour
2
Puerto Bajo las Sombras - Hielo y Aventura
Once at the port, we will meet you with the rest of the group. If you book the option "tour without pick up" your tour will start at this point.
You will embark and for 20 minutes you will navigate the Rico Lake until you reach the opposite shore, always with the Perito Moreno Glacier wall in the background. When you disembark, the team of mountain guides will be waiting for you. You will receive a safety briefing and an explanation of the experience you are about to live and let's get started!
1 hour
3
Perito Moreno Glacier
The trekking will start with a 2-hour walk along the glacier moraine. At this point, you will be equipped with via ferrata equipment to ensure your safety, although you will always walk on a wide and well-prepared trail.
Along the route, the glacier will always be on your right-hand side, and little by little you will enter the valley and the forest. At one point, the trail descends to the glacier and you will finally touch the ice, and this is where the ice trekking begins!
2 hours
4
Perito Moreno Glacier
The guides will help you put on your crampons. You will practice a little and when the group is ready you will start to go into the ice of the glacier.
During the following 3 hours, the guides will explain the different formations that you will find on the glacier. There is no set route on the ice, the glacier is alive and constantly changing, so each day the guide customizes the route to see all possible formations and enjoy the experience to the fullest.
- You will stop for half an hour in a cozy place and have lunch with the rest of the group.
3 hours
5
Puerto Bajo las Sombras - Hielo y Aventura
You will start your way back over the ice to the place where we put on your crampons, take them off, and finally get out of the glacier ice.
You will return the same way, return the material and have some free time in the cafeteria before boarding again. Hot coffee in a cozy place with privileged views, what more could you ask for after the effort?
You will board again and while enjoying the views of the south face of the Perito Moreno Glacier the crew will offer you a whiskey on ice from the glacier itself. Cheers!
3 hours
6
El Calafate
End of the Perito Moreno Glacier Big Ice Trek:
If you book the tour with the option "tour without pick up" your tour will end here, in Puerto Bajo las Sombras, the same place where it started and where you will park your vehicle.
// Return to El Calafate:
If you have booked the tour with the option "tour with pick up" the transportation will be waiting for you to take you back to your accommodation in El Calafate, where you will arrive at approximately 7:00 pm.
