Glacier navigation Mayo Spirit Trek 3 landings and walk through the Forest

4.6
(5 reviews)
El Calafate, Argentina

10 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Our navigation will take you to know one of the most beautiful places in Los Glaciares National Park, which only a few people have the privilege of accessing: the May Sine of Lake Argentino.
The Seno Mayo (or Brazo Mayo), is one of the wettest sectors of the National Park, that is why the vegetation that can be seen during the two walks (which we will do in the Patagonian Andean forest) is totally different from the one that observes in other places Park.
The "Mayo Spirit Trek" is the perfect combination of hiking in the forest, overlooking waterfalls, rivers, hanging glaciers and visiting the Perito Moreno glacier (navigation + walkways). Suitable for all audiences, with low difficulty walks, it makes our passengers happy with our excursion.

What's Included

walk in the forest and visit the Perito Moreno glacier (navigation + walkways)
Navigation through the glaciers of the National Park
Snack in the morning (coffee, tea, and croissants) and in the afternoon (coffee, tea and sweet snack).
Transfer in / out to your hotel in Calafate
Qualified guide of Los Glaciares National Park, languages: Spanish / English.
Admission to Los Glaciares National Park - Price subject to change
Lunch: the passenger must take a meal.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Includes pick up and drop off to all hotels located in Calafate

Itinerary

Duration: 10 hours (approximately)
  • El Calafate (Pass by)

    Mayo Spirit Trek is the perfect combination of forest walks, with observation of waterfalls, rivers, hanging glaciers and the visit to the unmissable Perito Moreno glacier (navigation and walkways). Suitable for all public, with medium-low difficulty walks, recommended for anyone discover the “heart of Los Glaciares National Park”.

    Admission ticket free
  • Perito Moreno Glacier (Pass by)

    Our sailing will take you to know one of the most beautiful places in the National Park The Glaciers, which only a few people have the privilege of accessing: the Mayo del Lago canal Argentine. This place presents a microclimate, of higher humidity within the National Park, generating a totally different, unique and beautiful vegetation. Mayo Spirit Trek is the perfect combination of forest walks, with observation of waterfalls, rivers, hanging glaciers and the visit to the unmissable Perito Moreno glacier (navigation and walkways).

    Admission ticket free
  • Lago Argentino (Pass by)

    The boat Cruz del Sur will sail from the Port of Punta Bandera and immediately enter to the Floe Canal of Lake Argentino. The first stop (without disembarking) will be in front of the “Punta Bandera”, historic site, where Francisco Pascasio Moreno performed the baptism of the Lake Argentine (February 15, 1877). A mast marks this most important place in history Argentine. Your boat guide will explain this. Continuing with the navigation, we will enter the Bosom or Canal Mayo of Lake Argentina.

    Admission ticket free
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    Pasarelas Perito Moreno

    1st disembarkation : BÍA TORO : We will disembark in Bahia Toro and, accompanied by the guide of the vessel, We will take an interpretative walk through the Patagonian Andean forest until we reach the Waterfall. From the shore of the lake, we can observe the hanging glaciers of Cerro Mayo and Cerro Black. 2nd landing: CERRO NEGRO : We will disembark at Cerro Negro and, together with the guide of the vessel, we will start a walking into the Patagonian Andean forest. We'll go along a river that will take us to Cerro Negro, proper. We will reach a few meters from the base of said hill and (from there) we can look at the wonderful Black Glacier. This is a “hanging” glacier (it is on the mountain), from it rise a lot of waterfalls, which give rise to the river we went bordering throughout our walk. We will stay a while in this place, observing the incredible landscape at our around. 3° landing : WALKWAYS GLACIER PERITO MORENO

    10 hours Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 1st landing: BAHIA TORO: We will disembark at Bahía Toro and, accompanied by our guide, we will make an interpretive walk through the Patagonian Andean forest (composed of cherries, cinnamon, lengas and ñires). We will arrive at a copy of centenary cherry (baptized "El Abuelo"), which has a trunk of more than three meters in diameter. Then, we will go through the forest until we reach a waterfall, it gives rise to a beautiful stream. The guide will give us an interpretive talk of that area. From the coast of the lake, we can observe the hanging glaciers of Cerro Mayo and Cerro Negro. We will return to the boat and, in just 15 minutes more navigation, we will arrive at our next stop ...
  • 2nd landing: CERRO NEGRO We will disembark at Cerro Negro and, together with the boat's guide, we will begin a walk entering the Patagonian Andean forest. During our walk, we will go along a river that will take us to the Cerro Negro (proper). We will arrive a few meters from the base of said Hill and (from there) we can contemplate the wonderful Black Glacier. This glacier is a "hanging" glacier, this means that it is located on the mountain, "hangs" from it. From it, a large number of waterfalls are born, which give rise to the river that we were bordering throughout our walk. We will stay for a while in this place, observing the incredible landscape around us. Then we will return to the boat that will take us to our next destination ...
  • 3Er disembarkation: GLACIAR PERITO MORENO: Returning with navigation, we will leave the Seno Mayo to return to navigate the Canal de los Témpanos. In a few minutes, we will begin to see (at the end of the Canal) the north wall of the Perito Moreno glacier. Upon arriving there we will make a slow navigation in front of said wall, during which we can appreciate its height, its extension, and (if luck accompanies us) we can see some detachment. We will also navigate in front of the area where (every certain number of years) the phenomenon of the glacier rupture occurs, a fact that has given it international fame. Then we will disembark in Puerto Moreno to go (in the company of our guide) to the catwalks, which are located in front of the Perito Moreno glacier. Once there, we will have free time to walk and observe the glacier from the different balconies. At the time set by the guide, we will return to Puerto Moreno to embark again and return to our last stop, the Puerto de Punta Bandera.
  • This service is non-refundable for cancellations made within 4 days prior to the service date. However, if you need to modify your reservation, such as adjusting the number of participants, changing the date or requesting a cancellation with a refund, we can accommodate your request as long as it is made at least 4 days before the date of service.
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