El Calafate Sights

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

#37 of 37 things to do in El Calafate

#58 of 59 sights in Patagonia

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  • Address
    • Parque Nacional Los Glaciares south entrance
  • Transport
    • from Av Libertador
    • guided tours
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 02902 491 005
  • Price
    • full US$10.00
  • Hours
    • office hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-20:00

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Lonely Planet review for Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

The centerpiece of the southern sector of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares is, without a doubt, the breathtaking Glaciar Perito Moreno, one of earth's most dynamic and accessible ice fields. A low gap in the Andes allows moisture-laden Pacific storms to drop their loads east of the divide, where they accumulate as snow. Over millennia, under tremendous weight, this snow has recrystallized into ice and flowed slowly eastward.

Visiting the Moreno Glacier is no less an auditory experience than a visual one, as huge icebergs on the glacier's face cave and collapse into the Canal de los Témpanos (Iceberg Channel). From a series of catwalks and vantage points on the Península de Magallanes, visitors can safely see, hear and photograph the glacier as the enormous chunks crash into the water. The glacier changes appearance as the day progresses (sun hits its face in the morning).

Tour companies offering boat or trekking packages have offices in El Calafate.

 

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    Catamaran day trip to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

    eliasf does not recommend this,

    We booked our family (12 people) celebration trip to Argentina by means of Exploration Journeys. An excellent service and carefully managed schedule.

    They booked us a Catamaran day trip in a VIP section to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares leaving from Calafate.
    It was a very long trip (seven hours) to see three sights including Glacier "Perito Moreno" which we walked the day before. The Glacier is the main attraction.

    "Quo Vadis" is the boat name and the company name is Fernandez Campbell.

    The tripulation is very nice and in the VIP room you have one host taking care of you with free drinks and cheese and ham sandwiches.

    The Captain seems to be the odd character as he decided to keep us with no air conditioning in the room. The room was very hot and uncomfortable and we needed to keep asking them to turn on the air conditioning while they would turn it on and off.

    The glacier view is spectacular and if you are lucky you might witness it breaking down.

    I told the Captain about a great experience we had at a glacier in Alaska where the captain told the passengers that if we keep silent we might be able to hear the glacier cracking. I suggested him to do the same and his immediate answer was "impossible!"
    I told him "Don't ask, just suggest it" and he replied "Impossible"

    Well, some people is more creative and caring than other. When working in servicing people you need to have an open mind. Don't you?

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