Transfer out from hotel in downtown to domestic airport with guide.
*Flight Buenos Aires - Calafate
Transfer in from Calafate airport to hotel with English and Spanish speaking guide.
Overnight in El Calafate at Sierra Nevada
Optional upgrade: Overnight at Design Suites Calafate
• Meals included: breakfast
Day 4: Tuesday: El Calafate
FULL DAY PERITO MORENO GLACIER TOUR (SIB) – (minimum 02 passengers) - FEE INCLUDED Duration: 8 hrs approx. - Shared Service with English or Spanish speaking guide
The Perito Moreno Glacier rises majestically 80 km away from El Calafate. This is one of the largest and the only advancing glacier in the world, as well as the biggest attraction at Los Glaciares National Park, a 600,000-hectare protected area covered by an ice mantle. We will start by penetrating the Patagonian Andean forest and make a first breathtaking stop at "Curva de los Suspiros" (Curve of Sighs), where we will enjoy a first view of this incredible natural wonder. When we approach the glacier, we will walk down the catwalks to approach the glacier and admire from different panoramic points this wonderful creation of Mother Nature. We will be able to contemplate very closely when varied-sized ice blocks loosen and fall into the water with a great thunder becoming beautiful ice floes in the deep waters of the Lago Argentino. This day will be an unforgettable experience, a once in a lifetime delight.
SAFARI NAUTICO NAVIGATION TICKET – (minimum 02 passengers) Duration: 1 hr. approx.
This activity is an ideal complement to the Perito Moreno glacier tour. It will allow us to appreciate very closely this wonder of nature. We will sail out of Bajo de las Sombras Bay port, 7 km away from the glacier's catwalks, down to the southern side of the glacier. On our way, we shall contemplate ice blocks falling off until reaching the southern point of Los Témpanos canal, until reaching the standing point 300 m away from the southern wall of the glacier, where we shall stop to admire its greatness.
Overnight in El Calafate at Sierra Naveda
Optional upgrade: Overnight at Design Suites Calafate
• Meals included: breakfast
Day 5: Wednesday: El Calafate
Free day for exploring Calafate at your own pace.
OPTIONAL WITH EXTRA COST:
4X4 OFF-ROAD MOUNT FRÍAS WITH LUNCH (MINIMUM 02 PASSENGERS)
Duration: 5:30 hs approx. Shared service with English or Spanish speaking guide
Highlights: Mount Frías - Argentino Lake - Torres del Paine.
We start the 4x4 trip from the farm gate ascending the Mount Frias, for trails with views of the main body of the Argentino Lake. After twenty minutes we stop in the first viewing point at 450 meters watching at the Centinela river valley. We continue rising to the second viewing point at 1030 meters with incredible views of Torres del Paine, Southern and Northern channels of the Argentino Lake, the highest picks of the Andes mountain chain and the Fitz Roy mount, if the weather allow us. We continue the 4x4 adventure descending the Frias Mount trought the lengas forest for the east slope of the mount, finishing in Estancia Alice. Return back to El Calafate.
OPTIONAL WITH EXTRA COST:
ALL GLACIERS NAVIGATION - FEE INCLUDED (MINIMUM 02 PASSENGERS)
Duration: 8 hs approx. Shared service with English or Spanish speaking guide
From the Port of Punta Bandera, located 47 km from El Calafate, we start sailing through the North Arm of Lake Argentino. A few minutes after leaving, we crossed a natural funnel known as the Devil's Mouth to the Upsala Canal. There we will navigate around large icebergs that emerge from the front of the Upsala Glacier. Then, we enter the sector of the lake known as Canal Spegazzini and in which we can enjoy observing the impressive Dry Glacier. From there we continue sailing to the front of the Spegazzini Glacier where we will also see the Heim Sur and Peineta glaciers. It is at this time that we prepare to disembark at the Spegazzini base and begin the visit to the area by walking through a beautiful path in the forest, until we arrive at the Spegazzini Refuge. This 300-meter path is accessible and when we go through it we stop at stations and viewpoints with views of the entire Los Glaciares Bay. In this refuge, one of a kind, we can have lunch, visit the shop or contemplate the landscape. Those who like to walk. they can choose to take the mountain trail. This route is a trek of medium difficulty through a wooded path with natural viewpoints and full of incredible views. It ends at the disembarkation point.
Overnight in El Calafate at Sierra Nevada
Optional upgrade: Overnight at Design Suites Calafate
• Meals included: breakfast.