Minitrekking 2.0

The excursion starts with the pick up of the passengers in El Calafate (when booked with transportation). In comfortable buses, on the way to Los Glaciares National Park, the tour guides will provide information about the place, the glacier and the excursion.

Once at the port “Bajo de las Sombras” (Route 11, 70 km from El Calafate) you will embark to cross the Rico Lake, arriving at the opposite shore after approximately 10 minutes of navigation in front of the imposing south wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Upon disembarking at Puma Bay, only 500mts from the Glacier, you will be met by our expert mountain guides. From here, we will begin the tour with a walk of about an hour along the shore of the lake and then along the moraine next to the ice (rocky terrain and unstable ground).

Upon reaching the edge of the glacier, with the amazing blue tones of the ice, subgroups of a maximum of 20 people each will be organized and will be fitted with crampons and helmets provided by the company a few meters from the beautiful Cascada de las Cotorras. This excursion is highly personalized (one guide for every 10 passengers maximum). Once on the glacier, you will receive a safety talk and we will explore together for about an hour this frozen paradise, declared a World Heritage Site (1981).

The circuit on the glacier is of medium/high difficulty, the ice surface is irregular but firm and safe. The walking pace is constant and few stops are made. Approximately 5km are covered on rocky, dirt and ice terrain with crampons (the normal mini is 3km). The total walking time is approximately 3 hours.

That is to say, you walk twice the distance in the same time as in the regular Minitrekking. During the hike you will be able to appreciate the typical and changing formations of a glacier such as deep crevasses, blue sinkholes, huge seracs and turquoise lagoons. Always accompanied by the unique sound of the crampons digging into the ice.

At the end of the walk on the ice, we will visit the base of the waterfall, from where we will walk back along the lateral moraine until we reach Puma Bay again. Once there, we will embark back to Puerto Bajo de las Sombras, always watching the ice wall in case it surprises us with a thunderous detachment.

The duration of the excursion with the transfer from El Calafate is approximately 9:30 hours and includes a visit of about 1 hour to the walkways of the Perito Moreno Glacier, located 7 km from our port. There you can enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of the glacier and walk along one of the self-guided trails. In case you do not opt for our transportation and go by your own means, this excursion lasts 4 hours approximately, leaving from the port and returning to the same starting point.

This excursion takes place in a natural environment, so the weather conditions and characteristics of the glacier and its surroundings change daily.

However, it is not suspended, as long as the safety conditions allow it. We are waiting for you!