Perito Moreno Glacier Day Trip with Optional Boat Ride

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Duration:8 hours (approx.)
Location: El Calafate, Patagonia

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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!

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WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Tangol El Calafate
The tour starts with the pick up from your hotel located in central Calafate
2. Los Glaciares National Park
The tour starts riding to the Glaciers National Park and we will use the 11 Route that borders the Lago Argentino. It is important to say that this glacier with the others, are part of the Patagonic Continental Ice becoming one of the most important potable water reserves.
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Once we get into the park, we will go to Curva de los Suspiros, where we will see the Perito Moreno Glacier for the first time, a beautiful view.
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Then, we will make another stop in Muelle Bajo Las Sombras for the ones who want to to the boat ride (optional)
5. Lago Argentino
if you choose the boat ride option, step aboard and sail across the Rico arm of Lake Argentino. Then, have your camera ready as you sail between floating ice close to the majestic 196-foot (60 meter) high front wall. Gaze up at the towering cliffs and watch spellbound as chunks of ice crash into the water — an unforgettable sight.
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We will continue to the glacier frontal walkways, where we will observe the glacier from various balconies located in different heights allowing us to appreciate it from different perspectives, each one more surprising than the previous one.
7. Perito Moreno Glacier
This unique natural wonder has been declared a "World Heritage Site of Humanity" by UNESCO in 1981. The National Park includes a scenario of mountains, lakes and forests, a large portion of the Andes Mountains covered with ice and snow to the west and the arid Patagonian steppe to the east.
8. Perito Moreno Glacier
In the South area of the National Park, it is the most famous of all the glaciers, the Perito Moreno Glacier. It owes its fame to its continuous movement, which produces a cyclical phenomenon of ongoing advance and retreat with spectacular falls of gigantic blocks of ice into the waters.
9. Pasarelas Perito Moreno
Follow the boardwalks to strategically placed viewing platforms to witness the glacier from all angles and levels, and admire the surrounding mountain and forest scenery. For close-up views of Perito’s south face, visit the footbridge directly in front of the glacier. Marvel at the craggy 196-foot (60 meter) high front wall, with its meringue-like peaks and cliffs soaring over the lake’s waters. Take close-up photos and listen for the eerie creaks that precede the regular calving — when chunks of ice rupture and fall into the lake in a crashing spectacle.
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Finally we will have free time to watch the glacier melt. If you want, you can have lunch in some of the restaurants close to the walkways.
11. El Calafate
During the afternoon, we will go back to your hotel in Calafate.

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Posted By : Natalie_R
If you have your own ride, do this one on your own. The facility picks you up and takes you to the national park (the park fee isn’t included with the tour). Then a boat ride that is only for one hour to the glacier and then they drive you back to the hotel.
We paid $800 for 4 people. We could’ve definitely done this on our own and saved some money and enjoyed more time at the site. The national park is definitely worth seeing however the tour isn’t necessary in my opinion.
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Posted On : 2023-12-28 21:36:43

Posted By : Nury_M
The beautiful view of the Glaciar, that was an amazing road at bus. Argentina surprised me with every thing
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Posted On : 2023-12-28 07:19:47

Posted By : Walter_A
The tour is nice, however far too expensive. You can get all this for a much lower price and probably also a nice tourguide and a driver that turns off the engine while waiting...
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Posted On : 2023-12-12 10:01:23

Posted By : Quinn_A
It was great to see this giant Glacier up close, hear it cracking and seeing chunks of ice fall off.
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Posted On : 2023-11-08 13:27:00

Posted By : Jennifer_D
A wonderful experience! Wonderful tour guide and driver, stunning glaciers, safe and efficient transportation. An amazing experience and we are glad we chose this tour!
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Posted On : 2023-11-06 20:11:06

Posted By : michellepU7795AU
This is so good!!! I was picked up at my hotel and literally didn’t have to worry about anything. I was informed days prior about what I would need and everything was so smooth. Nadia, our guide was amazing and had so much energy and charisma and really made it special. I had so much time to walk around the park. The boat tour was really cool to see the glaciers so close. Such a cool experience
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Posted On : 2023-10-06 13:11:34

Posted By : Navika_S
Excellent explanation and experience. A must do. Once in a lifetime! The guide was amazing gave lots of information and interesting facts. We absolutely loved it!
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Posted On : 2023-09-08 14:29:51

Posted By : Majed_A
Very nice experience thanks for Tangol company .. they picked up and returned on time .. perito moreno is beautiful landscape and definitely deserves a trial
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Posted On : 2023-08-22 12:41:31

Posted By : Mark_S
The tour itself was very good with a knowledgeable guide and beautiful scenery on the lake and at the glacier. There seems to be something lost in translation. As part of the instructions is a note about having to pay for National Park entry fee. They give you a website that is terrible and not clear what ticket you are buying. I ended up with the wrong ticket and was not told I could pay in the bus. This needs to be made clearer.

The tour itself was great. You spend a long time on the boat going to with 300m of the glacier so you have ample
Opportunity to get great photos of the glacier. Afterwards, you go to the balconies where you have a few hours to have a walk ok. The trails and grab some foos.
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Posted On : 2023-06-17 18:07:08

Posted By : zoylam780
It was a good trip I was disappointed we thought we were going to get to walk on the glacier unfortunately that activity was not available since it’s winter time and it can be dangerous. I wished that it would have stated that in the description. I think it would have been cheaper if we rented a vehicle and had gone on our own. Overall it was a great experience to take pictures and learn about the Perito Moreno Glacier. Our guide was excellent and extremely knowledgeable about the region.
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Posted On : 2023-06-04 11:25:07