Experiences / El Chaltén & El Calafate
Perito Moreno Mini Ice Trek
Your first steps on a Patagonian glacier
- Duration
- 8 h
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Group size
- 2–20
- Minimum age
- 10
- Cancellation
- Moderate
- Meeting point
- El Calafate (hotel pickup)
- Operated by
- Viento Oeste Trekking
Overview
A shorter, gentler way onto the ice: a 90-minute crampon walk among ridges and small crevasses on the edge of the Perito Moreno, led by ice guides who teach you the technique as you go.
Includes the boat crossing in front of the ice wall and time on the viewing balconies.
Highlights
- 90 minutes walking on the glacier
- Boat ride beside the ice front
- Ideal introduction to ice trekking
- Viewing balconies included
Included
- Transfers
- Boat crossing
- Ice guides
- Crampons
- Traditional toast on the ice
Not included
- National park entrance fee
- Lunch
- Travel insurance
Before you go
Ages 10–65. Moderate fitness.