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Big Ice

El Calafate Full Day
At a glance
Tour guide during the tourNavigationCrampons and Helmets

Excursion overview

This unmissable experience begins very early in the morning, to visit the Glacier’s footbridges and then go to the “Bajo de las Sombras” port from where a boat crosses the Brazo Rico, to disembark 20 minutes later on the west coast from where the guides lead the participants to the cramponera to place crampons and begin the approach crossing.

The trail runs along the southern moraine of the Perito Moreno glacier, and in just over an hour’s walk you will reach a spectacular viewpoint where you can access the ice.

Once on the glacier, the world takes on a new perspective: blue lagoons, deep crevasses, huge sinkholes, magical caves and the unique sensation of feeling at the center of the glacier. The participants will always be accompanied by expert and instructed guides who, for approximately three and a half hours, explore the nooks and crannies of the most special glacier in the world, and invite you to get to know the ice and its surroundings better.

On the white mantle of ice and in a place of incomparable beauty, there is half an hour for the picnic.

Once in the moraine, and after walking for another hour, we take the boat back to “civilization”, after having enjoyed one of the most spectacular walks on ice in the world.

Important: It is required to complete the medical form.

Destination

El Calafate

Duration

Full Day

Age

All ages

Difficulty

High

What's included

Tour guide during the tour
Navigation
Crampons and Helmets
National Park Entrance fee
Tips

Restrictions

This excursion due to the physical demands and difficulty of the terrain is only suitable for people between 18 and 50 years of age and who are in good physical condition, considering that you will walk for about 7 hours in total, between ice and forest. Overweight people should NOT participate (for this purpose, those who exceed the criteria issued by the Ministry of Health will be considered overweight. Body mass index greater than or equal to 30, which results from the following equation: BMI= Weight over Height squared); pregnant women; people with any degree or type of physical or mental disability that affects their attention, gait and/or coordination; people suffering from central or peripheral cardiovascular diseases, with diminished cardiac or vascular capacities, or who use stents, pacemakers or other prostheses (for example, people who are medicated with anticoagulants, anticoagulants, anticoagulants or anticoagulants): medicated with anticoagulants, grade III varicose veins - which are thick and multiple - , cardiac arrhythmias);people suffering from diseases that cause respiratory disabilities (COPD, asthma, emphysema, etc). We must consider that in case a passenger shows difficulties to walk on the ice on his own, the mountain guide in charge of the group has the faculty to interrupt the tour, since he is responsible for the safety of the group. The people who, once they arrive at our base of operations, manifest to have any of these excluding conditions, will be deprived of the excursion. This can generate moments of tension and great frustration for the passenger, so we urge you to be very clear when confirming this service, explaining in detail the aforementioned requirements. Visit Patagonia disclaims any responsibility in case of non-compliance with the above mentioned restrictions.

Route & itinerary

5 stops
Pick up at hotels
06:45 hs

Pick up at hotels

Visit to the catwalks (1 hour)

Visit to the catwalks (1 hour)

Boarding at Bajo Las Sombras Port
10:00 hs

Boarding at Bajo Las Sombras Port

Disembark at Bajo La Sombras Port
18:00 hs

Disembark at Bajo La Sombras Port

Drop off at hotels
19:30 hs

Drop off at hotels

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