Top El Calafate Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises - page 3

Spend an afternoon hiking and exploring outside of El Calafate on a visit to La Leona Petrified Forest. Along the way you’ll stop at Hotel La Leona, an old roadhouse that once housed Butch Cassidy, and travel past some of Patagonia’s most alluring scenery, including Mt Fitz Roy and Argentino Lake. Then enjoy an easy guided trek through La Leona’s moon-like forest, keeping an eye out for fossilized dinosaur bones and petrified trees. Your day-long tour includes round-trip air-conditioned transport and a boxed lunch.

Get a more intimate glimpse at the UNESCO-listed Perito Moreno Glacier than you would from the viewing platforms during this private day trip with a boat cruise from El Calafate. Letting someone else drive you along the scenic Route 11 allows you to enjoy views of Lake Argentino as you ride, rather than focusing on the road. You’ll then board a shared boat for a first-hand encounter with the imposing ice walls of this massive glacier.

Bring the family for a three-day tour highlighting southern Argentina’s spectacular natural scenery. Set out from El Calafate with your bilingual guides to Los Glaciares National Park, where you’ll see Lake Argentino, marvel at the thunderous roar of calving glaciers, and enjoy jaw-dropping views  Perito Moreno Glacier—the park’s most iconic glacier—from a multitude of angles. This multiday tour includes two nights lodging in El Calafate.

Discover one of Patagonia’s most famous glaciers—Perito Moreno—on a private excursion from El Calafate. Spend the day observing the glacier, exploring lagoons, gullies, and crevasses, and even opt to take a boat ride for up-close views of the glacier. A private tour guide means you have undivided attention and can customize the tour to your preferences.

Simplify arrival to El Calafate in Argentina with a private airport transfer and hotel pickup. Get picked up by your private driver in the airport arrivals hall and receive help with your luggage. Skip the stress of finding a taxi and travel directly to the address of your choice in El Calafate. Drivers are bilingual and a round-trip transfer option is also available.

See Southern Patagonia’s most famous and expansive glaciers as you embark on a cruise across Argentino Lake. Climb aboard your vessel and enjoy sweeping views of Spegazzini, Perito Moreno, Seco, and Upsala glaciers from the exterior decks. While sailing, listen to commentary about the ecosystem and geology of Patagonia. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for options with transfers.

It begins with a visit to Punta Walichu, site archaeological located 8 km from the town, you can see the traces of the first men who walked these lands. A walk along the eaves and caves will allow you to observe cave paintings (originals and reproductions) as well as a exceptional view of Lake Argentino and the Andes mountains. The circuit also goes through the main streets of the old town, showing the typical first constructions of the pioneers, as well as the downtown buildings current civic. 17 There will be a visit to the Coastal Walk and the Bahía Redonda, a few meters from the shore of the Argentino Lake, where you can see the abundant local birdlife. As a last stop, at the Center of Historical Interpretation will be observed, through of a self-guided tour, the most important facts historical relevance from the ice ages to the present.

Seeing the Perito Moreno Glacier is one of the most spectacular experiences in Patagonia. Make the most of it with this full-day guided tour that lets you skip the hassle of driving and just focus on the experience of watching huge blocks of ice crash into the water.

Enjoy the stunning scenery of Argentinean Patagonia from a whole new perspective, that will allow you contemplate it in all its inmensity. The Calafate Balcony in 4WD tour takes you to a panoramic viewpoint in all terrain vechicles, to observe the entire area of El Calafate, the hills of Chalten and Perito Moreno Glacier from the same place. In addition, we will have the pleasure of ending the tour with different descents in which we will be able to choose one of the following options: 4x4, trekking or zip line and all the descents will take us to the Estancia Huyliche to have lunch.

an incredible experience on the catwalks and with guides who are natives of Patagonia, they will show us the beautiful path to the glacier, specialists in the area and taking care of the details of a quality service, where they will make us hear the noise and feel the magic of the glaciers and the best views, in the cave of suspiros we can enjoy an impressive view of the Perito Moreno glacier

Discover the beauty of Perito Moreno Glacier by foot and by boat with this full-day excursion in Argentina. Travel by coach to Los Glaciares National Park. Go for a guided walk along the coast and check out lookout points over the glacier. Then board a boat for a scenic tour that gets up close to the glacier and icebergs. Learn about Perito Moreno and Patagonia in general during this tour.

The Cañadon Experience is a medium difficulty trek that allows us to travel along the riverbed of the Calafate Creek, until we reach the 25 de Mayo Stay Section. The surrounding hills form a canyon that invites you to discover it enjoying the stream, always safe from the wind that the valley offers. In the course of the walk you will see a lot of birds, river trout and flora characteristic of the steppe. They are 7 kilometers on the rise where you will travel through canyons, streams, geological formations containing marine fossils that show that the environments that are transited were mutated over the years. Trekking culminates when you arrive at the Section, house located 800 meters above sea level, in a valley with a magnificent view of the hills, ideal for relaxing and enjoying lunch. The tour is private by vehicle. During lunch you can share with other passengers of another excursion if any.

Explore the La Leona River  on this full-day kayaking and hiking tour from El Calafate. Kayak down the river before you pull in to land and hike among the petrified forest, where you can stop to see dinosaur bones. Along the way, learn about the flora, fauna, and geology of the Patagonian steppe from your nature guide. Picnic lunch included.

Admire the UNESCO-listed Perito Moreno Glacier and the spectacular landscapes of Los Glaciares National Park from two different perspectives on a day trip from El Calafate. Not only will you enjoy ample time to see the glacier from the boardwalks, you’ll also get closer to the ice during a boat trip on Argentino Lake (Lago Argentino).

Relax on your Patagonian vacation by pre-booking this one-way transfer service to or from Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE). You can bypass the long taxi lines at the airport and proceed directly to your El Calafate hotel in a comfortable shuttle with plenty of room for your party and all of your luggage. This transfer is also available from your hotel to the airport.

Traveling by 4x4 gives you the option of getting off-road and exploring parts of the wild Patagonian landscape that would be nearly impossible to access by foot or by car. This tour takes you to an incredible viewpoint at the top of Huyliche Hill that overlooks El Calafate, an alpine lake, and even as far as Fit Roy Mount on a clear day. Other sights you might see along the way include fossils, wild condors, and the Patagonian steppe.

In our comfortable buses, a bilingual tourist guide will give you information about the landscape you are about to see. Small groups of up to 10 people are organized, and the hike begins from the southern moraine of the Glacier Always accompanied by expert guides, you will explore the corners of the most special glacier of the world for three hours and a half During the walk, the guides will help you learn more about the ice, its surroundings and you will be able to size the dimension of the glacier. During approximately three hours, you will explore every corner of the most special glacier in the world. Back on the moraine, we will start another one-hour walk back to the port, Then, you will board the ship back and you will navigate very close to the south face of Glaciar Perito Moreno Glacier and get back to “civilization” after having enjoyed one of the most spectacular ice treks in the world!

The Patagonia region of Argentina is home to many dramatic glaciers. On this full-day boat tour from El Calafate, see the Seco, Heim, Spegazzini, and Upsala glaciers while traveling on a catamaran. After lunch onboard, continue navigating toward the north face of the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the most famous sights in Argentina.

No visit to Argentine Patagonia is complete without visiting the UNESCO-listed Perito Moreno Glacier, and this tour takes care of all the pesky logistics so that you don’t have to worry about spending vacation time planning. Hotel transfers mean you don’t need to find a meeting point, while exploring with a guide ensures that you delve deeper into the glacier’s geology than you could alone.

It is a journey in 4x4 ideal for lovers of nature, photography and for those who like to see landscapes with great natural and historical richness. The opportunities to see species of flora or fauna are excellent, as well as to see marine fossils or to walk to panoramic points. Having lunch or dinner looking at the landscape inside an authentic Patagonian ranch house is a magnificent experience!

Experience Perito Moreno Glacier in an engaging way; find your way to the glacier with a comfortable hotel pickup by a local guide. As you depart from town, be captivated by the stunning Lake Argentino and its Redonda Bay, filled with diverse birdlife like black-necked swans and flamingos. Upon reaching the park, enjoy panoramic views of the glacier before embarking on a thrilling boat ride. Finally, explore the footbridges and balconies and witness the glacier's immense beauty up close.

Join this 5-day adventure and dive into the stunning scenery of Patagonia. Discover the untamed splendor of Tierra del Fuego National Park, cruise through the iconic Beagle Channel, and visit Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city. Next, travel to El Calafate to witness the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier on an exciting boat excursion. Enhance your journey with the optional Native Experience, where you can delve into the history of indigenous cultures and uncover ancient caverns.

Discover a side of Patagonia that’s different from the usual mountains and lakes on a day trip to La Leona Petrified Forest, home to trees said to be more than 70 million years old. Letting someone else drive you from El Calafate saves you the hassle of navigating, while your guide provides insight that puts the fossils and ancient trees into context.

Marvel at Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the incredible highlights in Patagonia and South America. Visitors will be accompanied by a guide authorised by Los Glaciares National Park, and taken from El Calafate about eighty kilometres to the glacier. Walk to various walkways and balconies to get the best views of the glacier and any ice that falls thunderously into the lake below.