Travel to El Calafate to enjoy one of the few growing glaciers in the planet,
the Perito Moreno Glacier, a 35 km iced river that ends with a 200 ft high
and 4 km long ice wall. This travel program at Los Glaciares National Park
is ideal for those travelers visiting Torres del Paine (PWU) that wish to
view the Perito Moreno Glacier before the trip. For those taking the PWT,
they can do the XPM also after the trip.Departures 2010/2011: Every day
4 days - 3 nights
Season: all year
Starts at: El Calafate Airport (FTE).
Ends at: El Calafate Airport (FTE).
Itinerary
Day 1: El Calafate Airport – Calafate
We receive you at El Calafate Airport from there you are transferred to the town of El Calafate where we check in at our lodge. The rest of the day is free.
Lodging at Inn double or single toom with private bathroom
Included meals: none
Day 2: El Calafate - Perito Moreno Glacier
We dedicate this day to one of the World’s Natural Wonders: the Perito Moreno glacier. After breakfast we travel by bus, on a road that allows us to go through the folds left on the steppe by the glaciers, to the Magallanes peninsula where the
southern
entrance of Los Glaciares National Park is located. Its major attraction
is the Perito Moreno Glacier which, because of unusually favorable local
conditions, is one of the world’s few advancing glaciers. This ice field-type
glacier flows down from the Patagonia Icefield, a big ice surface that with
its 22.000 square kilometres is the third largest glacier area in the world,
after Antarctica (14 M sq km) and Greenland (1 M sq km). The Perito Moreno
Glacier is the only one in the world that shows a closure and rupture process.
Huge icebergs from the glacier wall collapse into the De los Tempanos Channel.
The roar of the gigantic ice rocks falling and crashing into the waters
of the channel is a unique experience. Our bus will lead us just in front
of the Glacier, allowing us to walk and view the Glacier from different
viewpoints. We return to El Calafate using a different route. We will drive
80 km (1 and a half hour) to get and then again to come back from the glacier
across the steppe, watching a wide variety of birds.Lodging at Inn Double or Single Room with private bathroom
Included meals: breakfast (B)
Day 3: Optional: Navigation in Lake Argentino
This day is free, with the possibility to choose between the optional proposals that the city of Calafate offers. Among them stand out the navigation of Lake Argentino. It starts at Puerto Banderas harbour, from where the boat will take us to the most impressive glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park: Upsala and Spegazzini. It is also possible to have lunch in the Onelli Bay after visiting it. In the afternoon the excursion continues to the Upsala glacier (which is the biggest one in the National Park). The town also has other options such us 4 x 4 excursions to the high lands or Calafate balcony, or horseback riding.
Lodging at Inn double or single toom with private bathroom
Included meals: breakfast (B)
Day 4: El Calafate – Calafate Airport
After breakfast we take our transfer to El Calafate airport where our services end.
Lodging at Inn double or single toom with private bathroom
Included meals: breakfast (B)
Price (u$d):
| Lodging type |
Departure Month
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[ Oct - Feb - Mar - Apr ]
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[ Nov - Dec - Jan ]
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| Inn Double |
442
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464
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| Inn Single |
577
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599
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Included Services: Incoming services, Bilingual guides (Spanish English) during all the excursions, Transfer El Calafate Airport - Hotel - El Calafate Airport. Perito Moreno Glacier Excursion, 3 nights inn, 3 breakfast (B), all transportation as shown in the itinerary combining private and regular buses.
Not included: international and domestic flights, airport taxes, transfers in Buenos Aires, nights in Buenos Aires, drinks, foods not detailed, ticket entrance to 1 National Park (5/10 u$d ea.), Lake Argentino Navigation, medical covering, tips, services not detailed in the program. More in formation
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