Things to do in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (South)
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Hielo y Aventura
Boat trips allow you to sense the magnitude of Glaciar Moreno, even though the boats keep a distance. Hielo y Aventura runs Safari Nautico (AR$45), a one-hour tour of Brazo Rico, Lago Argentino and the south side of Canal de los Témpanos. Catamarans crammed with up to 130 passengers leave hourly between 11:30am and 3:30pm from Puerto Bajo de las Sombras. Don’t forget rain gear: it’s often snowing around the glacier and you might get wet and cold quickly on the boat deck. Many travelers suggest getting on the last boat ride of the day and then viewing the glacier from the look-out platforms afterwards, when fewer visitors will crowd the catwalks.
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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
Among Earth’s most dynamic and accessible ice fields, Glaciar Perito Moreno is the stunning centerpiece of the southern sector of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. Locally referred to as Glaciar Moreno, it measures 30km long, 5km wide and 60m high, but what makes it exceptional in the world of ice is its constant advance – it creeps forward up to 2m per day, causing building-sized icebergs to calve from its face. In some ways, watching the glacier is a very sedentary park experience, but it manages to nonetheless be thrilling.
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Canal de los Témpanos
Visiting Glaciar Moreno is no less an auditory than a visual experience, as huge icebergs on the glacier's face calve and collapse into the Canal de los Témpanos. This natural-born tourist attraction is ideally located at Península de Magallanes - close enough to guarantee great views, but far enough away to be safe. A series of recently improved catwalks and vantage points allow visitors to see, hear and photograph the glacier.
Sun hits its face in the morning and the glacier's appearance changes as the day progresses and shadows shift.
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Glaciar Perito Moreno
Among the Earth's most dynamic and accessible ice fields, Glaciar Perito Moreno is the stunning centerpiece of the southern sector of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. Locally referred to as Glaciar Moreno, it measures 30km long, 5km wide and 60m high, but what makes it exceptional in the world of ice is its constant advance - up to 2m per day, causing building-sized icebergs to calve from its face.
In some ways, watching the glacier is a very sedentary park experience, but it manages to nonetheless be thrilling.
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René Fernandez Campbell
For a grand tour, René Fernandez Campbell does an all-glacier tour (AR$295) from Punta Bandera, visiting Glaciar Upsala, Bahía Onelli and Glaciar Spegazzini. If icebergs are cooperating, boats may allow passengers to disembark at Bahía Onelli to walk 500m to iceberg-choked Lago Onelli, where the Onelli and Agassiz glaciers merge. Meals are expensive, but you can bring your own picnic.
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Leutz Turismo
Leutz Turismo takes visitors on day trips to Estancia Nibepo Aike (AR$155) from El Calafate. The morning or afternoon visits include tea, mate and fresh pastries, a sheep-shearing demonstration and an hour of horseback riding.
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Lago Argentino
The 1600-sq-km trough of Lago Argentino, the country's largest single body of water, is unmistakable evidence that glaciers were once far more extensive than today.
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Upsala Explorer
Upsala Explorer runs boat tours to Upsala that end with a visit to the isolated Estancia Cristina. Prices do not include transfer and park entry fee.
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UTVM Restaurant
At the glacier lookout, this year-round restaurant offers sandwiches, coffee and desserts, and a set lunch for which reservations are advised.
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Nativos
A slick but chaotic new confitería, Nativos serves cappuccino and sandwiches to sightseers at Glaciar Moreno.
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Cabalgatas del Glaciar
Horse-riding trips with Cabalgatas del Glaciar offer glacier panoramas.
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