Perito Moreno Glacier Experience on the catwalks

El Calafate Trip Overview

We will go to the Gangways where we will have a service sector for visitors and a system of balconies and walkways that allow hiking on different routes and access different views of the Glacier and its proximity to it.
We can observe the Argentino Lake with its Round Bay.
In it you can see an important variety of birds.
In the first 40 km the Patagonian steppe is crossed, later passing the entrance of the National Park to observe the arboreal vegetation mostly belonging to the “notofagus” family (ñires, cherries, lengas) and the occasional cinnamon, and flowers of different colors, among which the notor stands out for its intense red color corresponding to the Andean Patagonian Forest.
Arrive at “the curve of sighs” called this way because it is the first point where we have a panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Additional Info

Duration: 8 hours
Starts: El Calafate, Argentina
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours



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We will go to the Gangways where we will have a service sector for visitors and a system of balconies and walkways that allow hiking on different routes and access different views of the Glacier and its proximity to it.
We can observe the Argentino Lake with its Round Bay.
In it you can see an important variety of birds.
In the first 40 km the Patagonian steppe is crossed, later passing the entrance of the National Park to observe the arboreal vegetation mostly belonging to the “notofagus” family (ñires, cherries, lengas) and the occasional cinnamon, and flowers of different colors, among which the notor stands out for its intense red color corresponding to the Andean Patagonian Forest.
Arrive at “the curve of sighs” called this way because it is the first point where we have a panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

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Stop At: Pasarelas Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Calafate 9405 Argentina

In the first 40 km the Patagonian steppe is crossed, later passing the entrance of the National Park to observe the arboreal vegetation mostly belonging to the “notofagus” family (ñires, cherries, lengas) and the occasional cinnamon, and flowers of different colors, among which the notor stands out for its intense red color corresponding to the Andean Patagonian Forest.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Argentina

The Perito Moreno Glacier is a thick mass of ice located in the Lago Argentino department of the province of Santa Cruz, in the southwest of Argentina, in the Patagonia region. It is integrated into the Los Glaciares National Park. This glacier originates in the Southern Patagonian ice field

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park Argentina

The Perito Moreno National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the center-west of the province of Santa Cruz in Patagonia, on the border with Chile. It covers 126,830 ha in a mountainous region cut by valleys, some of which are located over 900 meters above sea level.

Duration: 8 minutes

Stop At: Pasarelas Perito Moreno, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Calafate 9405 Argentina

From the beginning the trip has pleasant surprises. Leaving the Town, on the right we can see the Argentino Lake with its Round Bay.
In it you can see an important variety of birdlife, highlighting the black-necked swan, flamingo, steam duck, gallareta, cauquén. The yellow color of the field stands out, this is due to its grasses called coirón, and among them it stands out, the white coirón and petiso. Arrive at “the curve of sighs” called this way because it is the first point where we have a panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Short stop to take pictures and continue to Puerto Bajo las Sombras.

Duration: 8 minutes

Pass By: Lago Argentino, El Calafate Argentina

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