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Mini-Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier

In this Mini Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, you will walk through nooks and crannies, discover subterranean rivers and sail among ice floes. What an adventure in the Argentinean Patagonia, book today!

Mini-Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier

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Type of service Regular, Special Deal
Seasons Summer
Type of traveller Solo traveller, Backpackers, Couples
Country Argentina
Type of tour Attractions, Experiences
Associated destination N/A

Includes Mini-Trekking Perito Moreno:

  • Optional: Transfer to/from hotels located in downtown Calafate.
  • One hour visit to the National Park footbridges.
  • 20 minutes of navigation in front of the south face of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
  • Walk along the shore of the lake with an introduction on the glacier
  • 1.30 hiking on the glacier with crampons
  • Bilingual guide English / Spanish (See notes).
  • Ice crampons.
Days and Hours:

Monday to Sunday.
Departure times will be confirmed after the booking is placed.
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Duration:

10 hours approx.

Itinerary Mini-Trekking Perito Moreno

The Mini-Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier is a unique experience that has the characteristic of being one of the few glaciers that form only 1,500 meters above sea level and descends to up to 200 meters above sea level which allows you to get impressive panoramic access and visibility. One of the many reasons that make the Perito Moreno Glacier famous is that it is the only glacier in the Argentinean Patagonia basin that is not in retreat, that is, the ice mass remains stable over time in periodic accumulation and retreat.

The Mini-Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier begins when the tour guides come to pick us up at the hotel in El Calafate (optional). We start a route of approximately 80 kilometers along the provincial route N ° 11 bordering the Lago Argentino and then enter the Los Glaciares National Park. Upon arrival, a catamaran awaits us at the Bajo de las Sombras pier located in the Magallanes Peninsula. While we sail for 20 minutes in Lake Argenitno until crossing to the other shore of Brazo Rico, we will enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier and the forest, contrasting with the imposing Cordillera with its snow-capped peaks.

Upon reaching the opposite side, we disembark and the bilingual and experienced guides will give an introductory talk detailing how the glacier was formed and valuable information about the particular flora and fauna of the place. Then we will prepare for the much-desired hike, here the guide teaches the correct way to place the crampons on your boots, ideal and necessary for trekking on ice. This glacier hiking is about 1 hour and a half and in its journey, we will see landscapes of incredible beauty, such as the waterfalls formed by the melting of the ice, deep and innumerable cracks, underground rivers, and seracs, which are blocks of fragmented and pointed ice.

Lastly, we will have an hour to explore on our own the front trails of the Glacier walking through the sector of panoramic walkways on the parque nacional los glaciers. We then go through the impressive Magellan forest and embark on the catamaran that will take us back to the Bajo de las Sombras port.

This Mini-Trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the most famous excursions in the world. Do not miss this wonderful concert of flashing colors, deep sounds and surprising shapes that envelop all our senses.

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Important Notes Mini-Trekking Perito Moreno

  • Age politics: Only suitable for people between 8 and 65, without exception.
  • Children Policy: Children from 8 to 15 years old pay with discount. To be valid the discount for minors is necessary to present the photo of the child's passport, once the reservation is made we will contact you to request it.
  • Accessibility alert: PROHIBITED: people with cardiovascular disease, COPD, emphysema, asthma. NOT APPLICABLE: For people with physical or mental disabilities and overweight people or pregnant women.
  • Transfer policy: For the transfer to the Perito Moreno Glacier (optional), passengers staying at the following hotels should meet at the office in the center of El Calafate, at the arranged time: Austral, Albergue Patagonia, Shilling, La Loma, Apart Chalten, Hotel Amado, Apart Libertador, Hospedaje Alejandra, Oregón, Camping Ovejero, Cabaña Santa Mónica.
  • Special data request: After your payment is done, you will be requested to complete personal details for every passenger indispensable to confirm your booking: full name as it appears on your passport, passport number, date of birth, gender, nationality. Without this data, we cannot make the reservation or guarantee the availability of the tour.
  • Cancellation policies at destination: If, at the discretion of the person in charge of providing the service, the client has not respected the requirements and physical capabilities required for the excursion, as a safety measure may deny the completion of the walk and will be considered no show.
  • Extra language guide: The guides on the regular excursions are Spanish/English. In case of requesting a guide in another language, we can add them with an additional.
  • Not included:  meals, drinks, and tickets to the National Park. These must be paid in cash at the place. 
  • Season alert: Please note that due to the extreme weather conditions in winter, the Mini-trekking Perito Moreno is not available from June to September. Please avoid selecting these dates on the calendar or contact our support team for further information.

Mini-trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier

Considered a unique experience, this pass to the Perito Moreno Glacier is an unforgettable pass that will allow you to discover this place of incredible beauty, which is one of the most famous and most visited excursions in the world.

Conheça or Perito Moreno Glacier:

Its origin occurred approximately 2.5 thousand years ago, this natural formation does not appear as shown here, and is considered characteristic for the last 20 thousand years. Formed from the gelo do sul da Patagonia, in his descida chega ao braço sul do Lago Argentino.

With its incredible size of 4.5 kilometers in length and a total area of 250 square kilometers, it stands out as the only ice cream on the planet that increases in size. Its growth rate is about 700 meters per year.

Location of the Perito Moreno Glacier:

It is located in the province of Santa Cruz, in front of the Magallanes Peninsula. not southwestern Argentina. Fazendo part of the Patagonian region, it is integrated into the “Los Glaciares” National Park.

It is a protected area, declared Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. Its impressive extension and speed with which it spreads annually makes it a treasure for the planet. It is considered that its interior contains the largest reservoir of water in the world.

Very close to the city of El Calafate, or the closest peak of the Perito Moreno Glacier or Cerro Prietrobelli. The nearest geleiras are Geleira Upsala and Geleira Spegazzini.

The peculiarities of the Perito Moreno Glacier:

Mini-trakking glaciar perito moreno

Due to the progress of this object, it forms a kind of natural dam with the waters of the Brazo Rico of the Argentine lake, generating a drop of 30 meters.

Due to the pressure exerted, small hollows were produced that over two months formed a natural tunnel with a ridge of about 50 meters. At no time when the mini vacancies join a large part of the barragem de gelo that was being mounted cai, this is known as "Descolamento do Perito Moreno", a wonderful spectacle that demonstrates by force of nature that it is unstoppable, and at that moment it It looks like a gigantic ice bridge of great magnificence.

From where do we see the name of the Perito Moreno Glacier:

Deve seu nome a Francisco Moreno, specialist of profissão, scientific explorer, director of the museum of the Argentine Scientific Society. Talented geographer and active explorer of the southern zone, who wrote stories about the location and characteristics of Geleira.

A visit to the Perito Moreno Glacier:

This place is the most visited not in Argentina, it is considered the other wonder of the world. The Mini-Trekking in Geleira is one of the best experiences that the traveler can have, because you will be able to access the impressive Geleira through a journey that will take you to see the exquisite ice formation of Parque Glaciar.

For Mini-trekking there is an ascending path, which allows access to an impressive mass of where you can get more impressive panoramic views.

How is it done or Mini-Trekking with the Perito Moreno Glacier:

This is an unparalleled experience in which two pieces of ice are heard or roared and fall from the fissures that are produced, or tourists will find underground rivers and encounter large pieces of ice that sail through the waters drifting from the shore.

It happens from second to Sunday and its duration is approximately 10 hours. As an option, you can pick up or transfer from and to the hotels in the center of Calafate.

The passeio begins with a visit to the walkways of the National Park, an incredible place, which crosses the trees and you can admire the vegetation of the region with beautiful flowers that are born not locally despite the prevailing cold.

This walk makes you feel like you are walking through an enchanted landscape, surrounded by trees with trunks covered in purple due to the lichens that surround them.

Then, or continue on a boat that visits the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier for 20 minutes, arriving at the edge, starting or trekking, slowly entering the Glacier. Crampons are provided to walk safely to avoid slippage.

Trakking en el glaciar perito moreno

This walk enchants visitors with admiration as they walk through lands that have been generated for thousands of years. It's a unique experience.

At all times there is the accompaniment and assistance of bilingual guides who explain the most important things and highlight the most interesting things to pay attention to.

During this walk, which lasts one hour and a half, we guide you by voice to visit the impressive cachoeiras that are formed by the leaks and that slowly melt or gel to later produce the aforementioned landslide, giving rise to a natural bridge that according to the days passar, ele fica covered in gelo again.

The underground rivers that circulate not locally and in the seracs, which are large formations of fragmented ice in sharp and unusual forms, are also visited.

You have an hour to explore the place with total freedom to take advantage of and take the best photos of the frozen landscape.

I return to the small paths in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier, crossing the sector of the walkways that cross the enchanted forest. A catamaran will be waiting for you as a traveler to take you back to Bajo de las Sombras port.

Special considerations for the Mini-Trekking to the Perito Moreno Glacier

It is especially recommended to wear warm clothes with thermal interiors, because as you approach the Perito Moreno Glacier, or the cold becomes much more intense.

O Mini-Trekking is indicated only for people between 10 and 65 years old, without exception. This walk is prohibited for those suffering from coronary diseases, season or asthma. However, people with physical disabilities or with excess weight can appear, because the walkway can be accessed by elevator, or that will prevent them from being overloaded with a suit.

Transfer to Perito Moreno Glacier:

For the transfer to the Glacier, or access is optional, available for passengers staying in hotels in the center of El Calafate. For them, their given people will be requested to confirm the ticket reservation. Among the requested data, the passport number, date of birth, gender and nationality must be placed in reserve.

Without the presentation of these data it is not possible to make a reservation, if these requirements are not met, it may occur in the event of cancellation of the service. A bilingual guide in a language other than English is required, or it is considered an extra cost.

The Tour does not include refreshments, drinks or entrance to the National Park. For this reason, it is recommended to eat before leaving and pay at the entrance to the Park at the time of entering the local.

This Mini-Trekking is subject to the prevailing climatic conditions, hair that is not available between June and September, which is the winter months and the trip becomes too cold to be able to fully enjoy it. Check the available dates.


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