Full day Perito Moreno Glacier Ice Trek

Depart from El Calafate for Bajo la Sombra port, located eight km before Perito Moreno Glacier. Once there, you will embark to cross the Rico lake, and disembark at the southwestern coast after 20 minutes of navigation.

Then, you will access a refuge, where the guides organize the groups of up to 20 people, and soon a walk by the forest begins to arrive at the glacier. Before accessing the ice, the guides will put the crampons on your shoes. The trekking on the glacier takes approximately one hour and a half during which you will be able to see crevasses, moulins (glacier mills) and small lagoons. The walk difficulty is moderate, on irregular ice surfaces, but firm and safe. Return to the port by boat includes an up-close view of the glacier face.

Recommendations for Minitrekking:

• Recommendations of ages: The excursion is only suitable for people between 10 and 65 years old and it is not advised for overweight people. It is not allowed for pregnant women or people with risk diseases.

• Footwear: any type of sports shoes preferably cordoned off. Use thick socks preferably cotton and wool. Gima, apres ski and hills boots are not allowed in women.

• Clothing: Sporty with long pants. Wearing a sweater, T-shirt, sweater, fleece and jacket or windbreaker/ raincoat. Sunglasses and sunscreen.

• Lunch: Passenger must carry it.

• Information: It is forbidden to smoke during the whole journey, whether on the boat, in the forest, on the ice or in the shelter

Note: Minitrekking excursion is done in replacement of the catwalks and must be contracted in advance, since when you hire it at the destination, no refund of the amount paid for the excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier Footbridges is made.