3-Day Tour: Best of Calafate

Itinerary

Day 1: • Tour 'Balcon Calafate': start 10:00am. The track takes us through typical landscapes of Patagonia Argentina.

Stop At: Calafate Exclusivo, Libertador S/N Av Libertador, El Calafate 9405 Argentina
Tour 'Balcon Calafate': start 10:00am

Departs from the hotels in El Calafate . The track takes us through typical landscapes of Patagonia Argentina. You reach the 1050 m.s.n.m. There, the first stop is a natural viewpoint where passengers enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate, the central body of Lake Argentino and if the weather permits, you may spot the accumulation zone of the glacier, and Fitz Roy and Torre in El Chalten. A unique spectacle. We take a snack in the Huyliche. The duration of the excursion is 3.30 hours

Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: Rios de Hielo, El Calafate Argentina
Pass by without stopping

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Alto Calafate or similar , 3 nights with brekfast included.

Day 2: Mini-trekking: includes walkways - transfers in / out hotel • Pickup at Hotel -Durantion: 10 hours -

Pass By: Onelli Glacier, El Calafate Argentina
Part of the mini treckking tour: The Onelli Glacier is located inside the Glacier National Park and empties into the Onelli Lagoon, where two more glaciers also flow into it.

Pass By: Lago Argentino, El Calafate Argentina
Part of the 3 days tour: Lake Argentino is the largest in the Argentine Republic and the third in South America

Pass By: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Avenida Del Libertador 1302, El Calafate Z9405AHY Argentina
Los Glaciares National Park is located in the southern Andes of southwestern Argentina, near the Chilean border.

Its numerous glaciers include Perito Moreno, famous for the spectacular ice cascades on its front wall, which end at Lake Argentino.

Stop At: Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Argentina
The tour begins with the pick-up from the meeting point agreed in El Calafate. In our comfortable buses, we will give information about the place, the glacier and the tour through audio guides available in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Once in the “Bajo las Sombras” port (Ruta 11, km 70.9) you board a ship to cross the Lago Rico to arrive at the opposite shore after a 20-minute trip approximately in front of the southern wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

When you get ashore, and after passing by the shelter, the mountain guides organize small groups of up to 20 people. Then, a short 20-minute walk begins with a talk about glaciology along the shore of the lake towards the glacier. Once on the ice, the guides put on each participant a pair of crampons and give them instructions on how they should walk on the ice. In the about 1:30 hour walk on the glacier, you will be able to appreciate a wide variety of ice formations as well as cracks, seracs, glacier mills and small ponds.

The trekking difficulty is moderate. The ice surface over which you walk is irregular, but firm and safe. You will get information about flora and fauna and about the particular phenomenon that only takes place in the Perito Moreno Glacier and that eventually produces its rupture. After the trekking, a stroll through the exuberant Magellanic forest brings you back to the shelter.

The tour includes a guided visit to the walkways of Los Glaciares National Park 7km from the port. There, you will be able to enjoy the amazing panoramic landscape of the Glacier and to walk along some of the self guided trails.

The Minitrekking is designed for people who enjoy nature, adventure and who want to live the experience of walking on the ice of the most beautiful Glacier of the world.
Duration: 8 hours

Pass By: Rios de Hielo, El Calafate Argentina
Pass by without stopping

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Alto Calafate or similar , 3 nights with breakfast included

Day 3: Rios de hielo Express consists of a navigation of about 5hs visiting the most impressive attractions of national park

Stop At: Calafate Exclusivo, Libertador S/N Av Libertador, El Calafate 9405 Argentina
Rios de hielo Express

The excursion departs from the port of Puerto Bandera, 47km from El Calafate, and consists of a navigation of about 5hs, visiting the most impressive attractions of the national park. Once aboard one of the comfortable and last generation boats we will start the navigation and cross the Boca del Diablo, natural access gate to the North Arm of Lago Argentino. Upon arriving at the Upsala Canal we will have the opportunity to navigate among the large icebergs that break off from the front of the Upsala Glacier. Our next destination will be the Spegazzini Glacier (its 130 meter walls define it as the highest in the national park), on the way we can observe the Heim, Peineta and Seco glaciers. In each attraction our guides in Spanish and English will make interventions and will be at your disposal.

Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Upsala Glacier, El Calafate Argentina
Following the navigation the catamaran will approach the Upsala Glacier to have a panoramic view of it (the approach will be allowed by National Parks for safety), then we will navigate the Spegazzini Channel, where we can observe the Seco, Peineta and Heim Glaciers, until we arrive in front of the Spegazzini Glacier, the highest in the National Park, the view is impressive. Its walls reach 130 meters high, after which the return to the port of departure is undertaken.

The route can be modified depending on the climatic and safety conditions by decision of the captain of the boat
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Rios de Hielo, El Calafate Argentina
Rios de hielo Express

The excursion departs from the port of Puerto Bandera, 47km from El Calafate, and consists of a navigation of about 5hs, visiting the most impressive attractions of the national park. Once aboard one of the comfortable and last generation boats we will start the navigation and cross the Boca del Diablo, natural access gate to the North Arm of Lago Argentino. Upon arriving at the Upsala Canal we will have the opportunity to navigate among the large icebergs that break off from the front of the Upsala Glacier. Our next destination will be the Spegazzini Glacier (its 130 meter walls define it as the highest in the national park), on the way we can observe the Heim, Peineta and Seco glaciers. In each attraction our guides in Spanish and English will make interventions and will be at your disposal.

Duration: 5 hours

Pass By: Lago Argentino, El Calafate Argentina
Pass by without stopping

Pass By: Glaciarium Patagonian Ice Museum, RP11, Z9405 El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Pass by without stopping

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.