Full Day Gourmet Glacier Tour: Upsala and Spegazzini

Overview

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!

Itinerary

1. 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.

   · 1 h

2. 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.

   · 3 h· Admission included

3. 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.

   · 3 h· Admission included

4. El Calafate

   Once the last stop is finished, we will return to the dock, and then we will leave each passenger at their hotel.

   · 1 h

Pickup

Pickup included.

Round-trip transportation at most hotels in El Calafate, as long as you have Reception. For excursions, the day before we will leave the pick up time at the hotel reception, it is very important that we send the phone number since if you are staying at a particular address we send your confirmation of times through the cell phone.

How to use your ticket

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!

What to know before you go

• 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!
• Does not include food the tour. You can add it on the tour.
• For excursions, the day before we will leave the pick up time at the hotel reception, it is very important that we send the phone number since if you are staying at a particular address we send your confirmation of times through the cell phone.

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

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