GLACIER PERITO MORENO

Departure at 08: 00hs. I find the hotel by passing to the Perito Moreno Glacier located in Los Glaciares National Park 80km from the city of El Calafate We travel through the Patagonian steppe bordering Lake Argentino until arriving at Cerro Buenos Aires, shifting to the left to meet the Rico Arm, where the road, after access to the National Park juts into the lenga, ñires and calafates, bordering the Brazo Rico finally reaching the catwalks where you can appreciate the Perito Moreno Glacier Awe, known worldwide for its phenomenon Rupture and easy access. .

Perito Moreno Glacier is the impressive river of ice with an area of ​​195 km2; a length of 30 Km. and its front has an area of ​​7 Km .; the height of the walls varies between 40mtr and 80 mtr. above the lake. Descends from the continental ice, avansando 1.8mtr per day, resulting in its slow progress landslides and explosions, very attractive for visitors. For its spectacular beauty was declared by UNESCO "World Heritage".

From the park entrance, where the entrance fee is paid, the road winds through hills and forests, offering various stops at vantage points to take pictures. Finally, the road ends at the west end of the Magallanes peninsula, where the area is the catwalks. Here there is also a service sector for visitors with restaurant, souvenir shop and bathrooms. The area of ​​the catwalks form a circuit of three levels with staircases and balconies, offering views the glacier from different perspectives, in a total area of ​​3 km. where we can admire this impressive natural attraction from their different perspectives and through different panoramic balconies. Since entering the gateway area, four meters down to the, the closest to the front of the glacier lower balcony. Since the 2011 season enabled an elevator for easy access to people with reduced mobility to the first balcony which has a spectacular view.

 

Opcional Safari Náutico

During this tour , there is a possibility for those passengers who want it ; an optional navigation lake in front of the Perito Moreno glacier . Which has a duration of 01:00 hours . Asercandose the glacier about 300mtr . safe distance from possible landslides of great magnitude of the ice blocks , which produce considerable waves and noise. ideal for photographs and footage ride.

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Navigation ( North Face ) Adults Children value ar$ 700 Students and Pensioners $350.

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Free time is allowed for use by the visitor. We return to El Calafate at approximately 15.00hs . Duration: 7 hours aproximadament

 

National Park entrance : 

Argentina AR $ 310 /  ar$ 700 Foreign AR / passbook Students and pensioners NOT PAY - Rates in PESOS ARG.

The income aranseles National Park must be paid at time of entry . Note: Park entrance values ​​are subject to the regulations of the National Park Administration , which will be updated to the current at the date of excursion value.