Minitrekking 2 on the Glacier

The excursion begins with the search for passengers in El Calafate. In our comfortable buses, on the way to Los Glaciares National Park, the tour guides will provide you with information about the place, the glacier and the excursion.

Once at the "Bajo de las Sombras" Port (Route 11, 70 km from El Calafate) you embark to cross Lake Rico, arriving at the opposite coast after approximately 10 minutes of navigation in front of the imposing south wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

When you disembark at Puma Bay, just 500mts from the Glacier, you will be greeted by our expert mountain guides. From here, we will start the tour with a walk of about an hour along the shore of the lake and then along the moraine next to the ice (rocky terrain and unstable earth).

Upon reaching the edge of the glacier, with the surprising blue tones of the ice, subgroups of a maximum of 20 people each will be organized and the crampons and helmets provided by the company will be placed a few meters from the beautiful Cascada de las Cotorras. This tour is highly personalized (one guide for every 10 passengers maximum). Once on the glacier, you will receive a safety briefing and we will explore together for about an hour this frozen paradise, declared a World Heritage Site (1981).

Walk on the ice
Group Walk
Walk on the glacier, between ice and sky.
Melting stream on the glacier.
Group Meal
Whisky, mountains and ice
Landscapes during the hike

The circuit on the glacier is of medium/high difficulty, the surface of the ice is irregular but firm and safe. The pace of walking is constant and few stops are made. Approximately 5km are covered on rocky, dirt and ice terrain with crampons (The normal mini is 3km of travel) The total walking time is approximately 3 hours. That is, you walk twice as far in the same time as in the common Minitrekking.

During the hike you will be able to appreciate the typical and changing formations of a glacier such as deep crevasses, blue sinkholes, huge seracs and turquoise lagoons. Always accompanied by the unique sound of the crampons digging into the ice.

At the end of the walk on the ice, we will visit the base of the waterfall, from where we will walk back along the lateral moraine until we reach Puma Bay again. Once there, we will board back to the Port Bajo de las Sombras, always looking at the ice wall in case it surprises us with a thunderous landslide.

The duration of the excursion with the transfer from El Calafate is approximately 9:30 hours and includes a visit of about 1 hour to the footbridges of the Perito Moreno Glacier, located 7 km from our Port. There you can enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of the glacier and walk some of the self-guided trails. In case you do not opt for our transport and go by your own means, this excursion lasts approximately 4 hours, departing from the Port and returning to the same starting point.

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