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Board a short boat across Brazo Rico, step onto Perito Moreno with crampons, and hike a two-hour circuit across blue ridges and crevasses. This full-day minitrek pairs up-close ice travel with expert bilingual guides and transport from El Calafate.
Board a short boat across Brazo Rico, step onto Perito Moreno with crampons, and hike a two-hour circuit across blue ridges and crevasses. This full-day minitrek pairs up-close ice travel with expert bilingual guides and transport from El Calafate.
A cold wind pushes across the boat as it rounds Brazo Rico and Perito Moreno’s blue face grows taller—an impossibly serrated wall of ice that seems to move even while it stands. Travelers disembark at a small shore, step into a shelter to be fitted with crampons, and follow bilingual guides onto an uneven ice field where crevasses, caverns and glassy ridges shape the terrain beneath their feet.
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Operated by Nautilus Viajes · El Calafate, Santa Cruz
A cold wind pushes across the boat as it rounds Brazo Rico and Perito Moreno’s blue face grows taller—an impossibly serrated wall of ice that seems to move even while it stands. Travelers disembark at a small shore, step into a shelter to be fitted with crampons, and follow bilingual guides onto an uneven ice field where crevasses, caverns and glassy ridges shape the terrain beneath their feet.
Perito Moreno sits in Los Glaciares National Park, carved by millennia of ice flow and named for explorer Francisco Moreno. Unlike many retreating Patagonian glaciers, Perito Moreno is cyclical—advancing, damming lakes, and periodically rupturing in dramatic calving events. The geology here is raw: moraine-strewn forefields, glacial melt streams and sky-reflecting pools that change color with sunlight and silt.
Culturally, the region centers on El Calafate, a gateway town built on sheep ranching and increasingly on guiding and conservation work. Guides combine safety instruction with natural history, explaining glaciology and pointing out wildlife from guanacos on ridgelines to condors circling high.
Practical guidance: expect a full 6-hour outing including transport from El Calafate, roughly 40–60 minutes of boat time round-trip plus a guided 2-hour minitrek on firm, uneven ice. Wear waterproof boots with good ankle support, layer for wind and sun, and bring spare batteries—cold drains devices fast. The activity requires moderate fitness and follows strict age and health limits; listen closely during the crampon briefing and stick with your guide for safe route choices and the best photo vantage points.
moderate.
6 hours.
Moderate cardiovascular fitness and stable balance for uneven ice; able to walk 2 hours over varied terrain.
Roundtrip hotel transport from El Calafate, a 20-minute boat transfer each way, bilingual mountain guides, crampons for the minitrek, and guide instruction are included.
Yes—participants must be between 10 and 65 years old and in good physical and cardiovascular health; the tour is not recommended for pregnant travelers or those with significant back or heart conditions.
Wear waterproof, stiff-soled hiking boots, layered clothing (base/mid/shell), a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen; guides supply crampons but not boots or poles.
All sales are final, but the operator may cancel for bad weather; if the operator cancels due to weather, you will be notified per booking terms—no refunds for traveler cancellations.
Perito Moreno is named after Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno; it’s notable for periodic natural dams and ruptures caused by its advance into Lake Argentino.
Los Glaciares National Park is a UNESCO site—stay on guide-led routes, carry out waste, and avoid disturbing wildlife to minimize impact on fragile glacial and sub‑antarctic ecosystems.
Nautilus Viajes operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.
A cold wind pushes across the boat as it rounds Brazo Rico and Perito Moreno’s blue face grows taller—an impossibly serrated wall of ice that seems to move even while it stands. Travelers disembark at a small shore, step into a shelter to be fitted with crampons, and follow bilingual guides onto an uneven ice field where crevasses, caverns and glassy ridges shape the terrain beneath their feet.
A cold wind pushes across the boat as it rounds Brazo Rico and Perito Moreno’s blue face grows taller—an impossibly serrated wall of ice that seems to move even while it stands. Travelers disembark at a small shore, step into a shelter to be fitted with crampons, and follow bilingual guides onto an uneven ice field where crevasses, caverns and glassy ridges shape the terrain beneath their feet.
Perito Moreno sits in Los Glaciares National Park, carved by millennia of ice flow and named for explorer Francisco Moreno. Unlike many retreating Patagonian glaciers, Perito Moreno is cyclical—advancing, damming lakes, and periodically rupturing in dramatic calving events. The geology here is raw: moraine-strewn forefields, glacial melt streams and sky-reflecting pools that change color with sunlight and silt.
Culturally, the region centers on El Calafate, a gateway town built on sheep ranching and increasingly on guiding and conservation work. Guides combine safety instruction with natural history, explaining glaciology and pointing out wildlife from guanacos on ridgelines to condors circling high.
Practical guidance: expect a full 6-hour outing including transport from El Calafate, roughly 40–60 minutes of boat time round-trip plus a guided 2-hour minitrek on firm, uneven ice. Wear waterproof boots with good ankle support, layer for wind and sun, and bring spare batteries—cold drains devices fast. The activity requires moderate fitness and follows strict age and health limits; listen closely during the crampon briefing and stick with your guide for safe route choices and the best photo vantage points.