Nautical walkway

The walkways allow you to have a privileged view of the glacier Perito Moreno. Its comfortable and versatile system is an incentive to walk, explore and enjoy them in full, in front of the imposing natural wonder of the walls of the ice tongue. This is one of the traditional excursions in the land of glaciers. With the sunset The walk starts at the door of the accommodation. The transfer through Route 11, which borders the southern bank of Lake Argentino from El Calafate to the Port Under the Shadows, is enriched with the descriptions of the professional guides. As an introduction, with mountain ousties and Magellanic forests as a back, you will know all aspects of the lake and the Los Glaciares National Park. It´s a visit that takes several hours and usually starts in the morning. Hielo & Aventura proposes a sunset outing, to have a different experience with the golden lights of the afternoon. From the port, passengers embark on the comfortable catamarans to start the nautical safari, sailing the Rico arm of Lake Argentino. It is there that the glacier moves a giant colosso until it closes the passage of water in the Canal de los Témpanos to start a new cycle of compression and then rupture, the great rupture that happens every so many years and summons tourists from all over the world.

After sailing, visitors disembark in the sector of walkways in front of the glacier. These can be traveled in several directions and have balconies, viewpoints, trails and interconnected steps in a way that allows to appreciate the glacier from different perspectives. Towers and ice ridges rise uncommunally. The sunset walk is inspiring and very rewarding by the giant´s close imposingness, bathed in the sunset. Nautical Gateway is a low difficulty ride, suitable for all ages, and lasts from seven to eight hours. It can be done all year round and it is recommended to pay attention to the equipment: comfortable and warm clothing, waterproof jacket and trousers, hat, gloves, comfortable footwear, sunglasses, sunscreen, food and drinks. In summer, it is ideal to dress in layers, "onion style". Then he resumes his return to El Calafate, with the magical feeling of having witnessed one of the great wonders of nature.