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Perito Moreno Glacier Minitrekking Excursion

By All Patagonia Viajes y Turismo
4.8 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is $390 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Minitrekking is a Full day Excursion that allows you to walk on the top of a Moreno Glacier with crampons.

Operation from August to May.
Does not operate during June and July.

Duration: 10 hours

Trekking on the Ice: About an hour and a half.
Total trekking time: approximately 3 hours.

Warning: this excursion, due to the degree of effort and difficulty that presents, is not advisable for the following people: greater of 65 years and minors of 10 years old, pregnant women, people with overweight or some type of disability.

Activity location

  • El Calafate
    • El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • El Calafate
    • El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

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Minitrekking Excursion on Perito Moreno Glacier in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • Opening hours: Sat 7:30am-11:00am
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
$390.00 x 1 Adult$390.00
Total
Price is $390.00
Until Fri, May 3

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedMinitrekking on the Glacier
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick-up and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry/Admission-Perito Moreno Glacier. The ticket must be paid in pesos on the day of the excursion

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Limitations: This excursion, due to the degree of difficulty and effort required, it is only suitable for people from 10 to 65 years old. - People who are overweight should not participate. We consider as such those that exceed the following criteria: weight in kg greater than twice the height in cm minus 100 (for example, for a height of 1.70m: 170 minus 100 = 70 x 2 = 140)
  • Minimum age required to take the excursion: 08 years old. Maximum age allowed for the excursion: 65 years old. NO exceptions of ANY KIND in this point
  • People with any degree or type of physical or mental disability that affects their attention, progress and / or coordination.
  • People whose cardiac or vascular capacities are diminished, or use stents, pacemakers or other prostheses for example: medicated with anticoagulants, grade III varices (those that are thick and multiple), cardiac arrhythmias.
  • People suffering from diseases that provoke respiratory disabilities (COPD, asthma, emphysema, etc.).
  • Minimum age required to take the excursion: 10 years old. Maximum age allowed for the excursion: 65 years old. NO exceptions of ANY KIND in this point.
  • Smoking is not allowed during the excursion.

Activity itinerary

El Calafate
  • 1h 30m
The excursion begins with the pick up from the hotels in El Calafate city, and goes through the Provincial Road N°11 to the Perito Moreno Glacier area, after traveling 75 km.
Pasarelas Perito Moreno
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Once at the National Park, the bus takes you to the balconies and the guide is going to be waiting for you, to inform about the different trails. There, you’ll be free to walk along.
Puerto Bajo las Sombras - Hielo y Aventura
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
A bus from the company will take you to "Bajo las Sombras" pier, about 6 km far from the balconies, where you embark for a 20 minutes navigation across the Brazo Rico, enjoying breathtaking views of the glacier’s front walls and the Canal de los Témpanos (Icebergs Channel).
Perito Moreno Glacier
  • 5h
  • Admission ticket not included
After checking the last details, groups of 20 follow their guides along the lake’s shore towards the edge of the glacier. Once on the ice, the guides put each participant a pair of crampons on, and explain how to use them. You will receive explanations about flora, fauna and general glaciology of the region, and also about the particular phenomenon that happens in the Perito Moreno Glacier and eventually produces its rupture.
Puerto Bajo las Sombras - Hielo y Aventura
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Once the minitrekking is finished we return to pier "Bajo Las Sombras", navigating the Brazo Rico again.
El Calafate
  • 1h 30m
The bus will be waiting for passengers at the port to take them back to their hotels in El Calafate

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESEl Calafate
    • El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEl Calafate
    • El Calafate, Argentina, Argentina

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