Boat Trip through the Glacier National Park Get to know the Rivers of Ice

Boat Trip through the Glacier National Park Get to know the Rivers of Ice

Transfer from the Hotel to Punta Bandera Port, where we embark. Once on board we will sail through the North Arm of Lake Argentino until we reach the Upsala Channel, where we will find a spectacular Iceberg Barrier, and if the location of the icebergs allows us, we will be able to get near the glacier´s wall. Afterwards we will navigate the Spegazzini Channel, where we will observe the Seco Glacier to reach the front of the Spegazzini Glacier, the highest in the National Park. Return to Punta Bandera Port. Transfer from Punta Bandera Port to El Calafate.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Avenida Del Libertador 1302, El Calafate Z9405AHY Argentina

EL CALAFATE, popularly called "Calafate", is a city located on the southern shore of Lake Argentino, in the Patagonia region, in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, about 80 km from the Perito Moreno glacier. It is the head of the Lago Argentino department. By 2012, El Calafate is one of the three main cities in the province of Santa Cruz, ranking third for its population, behind the cities of Río Gallegos and Caleta Olivia. It is located about 320 km northwest of the provincial capital, Río Gallegos. It owes its notoriety for being the gateway to the Los Glaciares national park, which has tourist attractions such as the Perito Moreno glacier, the Upsala glacier, and the Fitz Roy hill, among others, all typical of the eastern region of the Patagonian ice field. South and bordering the Torres del Paine National Park of Chile.

Duration: 8 hours

Pass By: Lago Argentino, El Calafate Argentina

Once aboard one of the comfortable boats of the last generation we started the navigation and we crossed the Boca del Diablo, natural access gate to the North Arm of Lake Argentino. Upon arriving at the Upsala Canal we will have the opportunity to navigate among the large icebergs that break off from the front of the Upsala Glacier.

Pass By: Upsala Glacier, El Calafate Argentina

Once on board we will navigate through the North Arm of the Argentino Lake until we reach the Upsala Channel, there, if the location of the icebergs allows it, we will approach the Glacier wall.

Pass By: Glaciar Spegazzini, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Los Glaciares National Park Argentina

We will sail the Canal Spegazzini, where we will be able to observe the Seco Glacier, until we reach the Spegazzini Glacier front, the highest in the National Park.

Pass By: Rios de Hielo, El Calafate Argentina

NAVIGATING THE GLACIERS

Land transfer from the Hotel to Puerto Bandera, boarding place.

Once on board we will navigate through the North Arm of the Argentino Lake until we reach the Upsala Channel, there, if the location of the icebergs allows it, we will approach the Glacier wall.

Then we will sail the Canal Spegazzini, where we can see the Seco Glacier, until we reach the Spegazzini Glacier, the highest in the National Park.

Return to Puerto Bandera.

Land transfer from Puerto Bandera to El Calafate.

Pass By: El Calafate, El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia

El Calafate, llamado popularmente «Calafate», es una ciudad ubicada en la ribera meridional del lago Argentino, en la región de la Patagonia, en la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, a unos 80 km del glaciar Perito Moreno. Es la cabecera del departamento Lago Argentino.