Glaciares Gourmet Premium Lounge boat Tour + El Calafate pick up

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Los Glaciares National Park (Pass by)

  Pick-up in El Calafate - Los Glaciares National Park From 7:00 a.m. you will be picked up at your accommodation and will take you. If you to Puerto Privado La Soledad, located 29 milles away from El Calafate. Assisted by the guides, you will buy the entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park, which is not included in the tour as there are different entrance options. At 8:30 a.m., boarding begins on a large catamaran with four outdoor decks, so that you can comfortably observe the spectacular scenery of Lake Argentino. IMPORTANT: This tour is offered only with the VIP option, which gives access to the premium area of the ship, a room with its own terrace, located in the best place, which offers an open bar throughout the tour and where a 4-course tasting menu is served. It also has a private bathroom.

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Upsala Expediciones

  A few minutes after departure you will spot the floating icebergs, up to four times bigger than the ship itself! Those are the blocks of ice that break off from the Upsala Glacier. Upsala front wall is so enormous, that for safety reasons the ship will not get within 6 milles of it. During the entire boat tour, every time the catamaran approaches the wall of a glacier or a large block of ice, the captain will be in the are for around 30 minutes. Additonally, will move the boat so that it can be seen perfectly from the inside as well as from any of the decks, so that you can enjoy them wherever you are.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Los Glaciares National Park

  Heim and Seco Glaciers You will continue sailing and you will come across the curious hanging glaciers. These are the Heim and Seco glaciers, which are named so because of their hanging from the mountain without touching the water of Lake Argentino.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Since cows

  Las Vacas Post Silence of engines. You will get off the boat at the Puesto de las Vacas and take a quiet walk coordinated by the team of guides. El Puesto de las Vacas is an old Patagonian estancia located in the heart of the National Park. Here you will find horses, old houses, and other creations of the pioneers of Patagonia. Enjoy this experience while the guides explain the history of this unusual place.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Glaciar Spegazzini

  Speggazzini Glacier - Lunch on board The Speggazzini Glacier is impressive wherever you look. The part that overhangs the lake has a height of 425 feet (130 m). It is almost twice as high as the Perito Moreno Glacier. If the cold makes you hungry, this is your moment: lunch time! You will enjoy a special four-course menu: two starters, a main course, and dessert.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  Full belly, happy heart: the boat tour continues through the Canal de Los Témpanos until reaching the northern part of the Perito Moreno Glacier. The Perito Moreno is an immense glacier that fascinates visitors with its activity, you will see the ice crack and when you least expect it, you will hear an incredible roar in the water.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Perito Moreno Glacier

  At this moment, depending on the option selected, you will disembark at the Perito Moreno walkways, where you will spend over an hour before returning by minibus to El Calafate, arriving around 7 p.m. If you have not selected the option that visits the Perito Moreno walkways, you will return to the port, and the transportation will take you back to El Calafate, arriving around 6 p.m.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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