Full Day Gourmet Glacier Tour: Upsala and Spegazzini
Glaciares Gourmet is a full day experience aboard the María Turquesa Cruise, which tours some places of this Patagonian landscape, navigating it with the highest comfort. An activity specially designed for a memorable experience.
You will visit several hanging glaciers such as Seco, Heim Sur, Peinetta and then disembark at Puesto de Las Vacas. There we will hike for 30 minutes through part of a Patagonian Andean forest and its beaches.
Then you will have lunch (optional, with 2 optional menus and a 3rd vegetarian menu), and then we will go to visit the highest glacier in the National Park: the Spegazzini Glacier.
Undoubtedly, you will have an exceptional and unforgettable day. We are waiting for you!
Options
Glaciers Gourmet Navigation
GOURMET GLACIER NAVIGATION: DOES NOT INCLUDE WALKWAYS AND MEALS
Box Lunch not included
Pickup included
What's included in Full Day Gourmet Glacier Tour: Upsala and Spegazzini
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
El Calafate
The voyage begins with the pick up of passengers until arriving at Punta Banderas port, located 47 kilometers from El Calafate. From there, at 9:00 AM we will set sail towards the North Channel of Lake Argentino.
Glaciar Spegazzini
Afterwards, we head towards the Spegazzini Channel to visit several hanging glaciers such as Seco, Heim Sur, Peinetta and then disembark at Puesto de Las Vacas. There we will take a 30-minute walk through a Patagonian Andean forest and its beaches. Upon returning to the boat we will have enough time for lunch (you can bring your own food or choose the option "with lunch") while we continue our walk until we reach the front of the highest glacier in the National Park: the Spegazzini Glacier (135 meters above the lake level / 440 ft above the lake level). Here we will take the time to take pictures and contemplate in silence so much natural beauty.
Lago Argentino
The ice floes, some of which are three times the size and volume of our boat, will decorate our passage through the Upsala Channel, from where we will be able to observe the Upsala Glacier (the third largest glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field) about 15 km away.
Inclusions
- Navigation
- Professional Bilingual Guide
- Insurance
- Roundtrip transfer from your lodging in Calafate
- Food
- Los Glaciares National Park
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- IMPORTANT FOR ARGENTINIANS! The price of the tour, in pesos, does NOT include taxes!
- As soon as you book, we need you to send us your passport to confirm your reservation. Without it, we cannot CONFIRM YOUR PLACE!
- NO pick ups by Airport or Airbnb. Only Hotels with Reception.
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 90 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Transportation to and from most of the hotels in El Calafate, as long as the hotel has a front desk. In case the hotel does not have reception, you will be informed of the nearest meeting point for the pick up / Drop Off. As soon as you make the tour reservation, get in touch via whatsapp, to inform in which hotel you are staying.
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Ticket Redemption
As soon as you make your reservation, please contact us via whatsapp to coordinate schedules, pick up point, etc. +549 115 325 2791 We need your complete information: Passport, date of birth and lodging where you will be staying. INDISPENSABLE (If you are with minors, we need passport photos of the minor). If your reservation is last minute, pick up times and available languages may vary. Subject to availability. 24hs prior to the tour, our operator will notify you by whatsapp, pick up and meeting point information!