Price:
ARS$ 500.000 per person.
Minitrekking (Classic)
Bestseller
4.8 / 5+100 reviews
All year round
If you cancel your reservation up to 24 hours before the start of the activity, we will refund you 100% of the reservation payment. No refunds will be issued on cancellation requests received after the indicated anticipation.
You can reschedule your booking without any additional cost until 24 hours before the beginning of the activiity.
Take your first steps on the glacier with a 3 km trek using crampons, led by a certified mountain guide. Moderate difficulty, no previous experience required.
Duration:
9 hours
Times:
08:00 am to 05:00 pm
Minimum of passengers:
2 personas
Duration:
9 hours.
Times:
08:00 am to 05:00 pm
Minimum of passengers:
Departure from 2 passengers.
Included:
- Pickup at the accommodation (urban area, except for Airbnb)
- Shared transportation
- Guide (Spanish, English or Portuguese)
- Crampons
Not included:
- Entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park (AR$ 25.000 for residents in Argentina and AR$ 50.000 for non-residents in Argentina, subject to change)
- Food
Restrictions:
- Not allowed for people with knee conditions
- Not allowed for people with extremity prostheses
- Not allowed for people over the age of 65
- Not allowed for pregnant women
- Minimum age required of 8 years old
Weather:
In case of suspension for weather conditions, we will refund 100% of your payment.
- Subject to weather conditions
Cancellation and rescheduling policy:
- If you cancel your booking up to 24 hours before the activity starts, you will receive a 100% refund of the amount paid to book. If you cancel with less notice, no refund will be issued.
What to bring:
- Waterproof clothing
- Trekking shoes
- Beanie
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
Description
From Bajo Las Sombras Port, we will take an approximately 20-minute boat ride to cross Lake Rico and arrive at the southern face of the glacier. This is how we will start the Perito Moreno Glacier Minitrek tour. When we get off the boat, our mountain guides will be awaiting us. They will share facts with us about glaciology, especially about the Perito Moreno Glacier, as we hike to the point of contact with the glacier.
After putting on our crampons, we’ll have a safety briefing and start our one-hour glacier trek. We’ll enjoy the first views of this icy landscape as we follow a trail with ups and downs. After covering a total of 3.5 km and seeing crevasses, sinkholes, and lagoons, we’ll return to the boat to complete the final part of the tour.
Once on solid ground, we will visit the footbridges facing the glacier so we can get another view of the place we just visited. After an hour-long tour, we will take our vehicle to return to the city of El Calafate to end our activity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- The main difference is the touring time on the glacier and the walking times to reach the ice. While in the Minitrek the time on the glacier is of 1 and half hours, plus a 30-minute trek through the woods, in the Big Ice you will be walking for 3 hours on the glacier and 1 hour more of trek by a moraine. Just for that, the Big Ice is more physically demanding, besides you will be walking more to reach places that you are not able to visit with the Minitrek. Finally, with the Minitrek the visit to the footbridges is at the end of the experience, while with the Big Ice is at the beginning of the activity.
The difference lies in the physical demands and the area of the glacier you explore, not the amount of time spent on the ice. In both cases, you’ll spend 1 hour walking on the glacier wearing a helmet and crampons.
The Minitrekking (Classic) is the more accessible option, designed for a wider range of visitors. The total route is 3.5 km, and participants must be between 8 and 65 years old. The boat drops you off near the glacier, so you don’t need to undertake a difficult hike to reach the ice. The experience also includes a talk on glaciology. The Minitrekking (Extended) is more challenging and requires better physical fitness. The total route is 5.5 km, and it’s available to participants between 18 and 55 years old. It explores a different area of the glacier, which requires hiking over rocky terrain and moraine to reach. Due to the characteristics of this area, the route may vary more easily, although the tour always includes visits to points of interest, as well as Cascada de las Cotorras.
The entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park can be purchased online, no later than one day before the start of the tour, at Parques Nacionales using a debit or credit card, or in cash on the day of the tour. If you are visiting the park only for this tour, you should buy the “Portal de acceso corredor Río Mitre y Glaciar Perito Moreno” ticket. If you plan to visit the park for multiple days, you should buy the “Flexipass Los Glaciares."
The route is moderately challenging, with uphill and downhill sections on the ice. Participants should be comfortable with moderate physical activity to fully enjoy the experience.
Yes, although the activity has age restrictions. Children from 8 years old can participate.
No, no previous experience is required. The mountain guides will give you a safety talk and will accompany you throughout the tour.
- To book Minitrekking (Classic), you must choose the date and follow the steps on the website. You can add more tours to your cart before confirming your booking.
- We accept bookings up to 1 days in advance, subject to availability. Therefore, we recommend booking as early as possible to secure your spot.
- A minimum of 2 people is required to confirm the service. If this number is not met, we will offer you the closest available dates or a full refund. The earlier you book, the more time we have to add passengers and confirm the departure.
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