Big Ice | Calafate

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Live this once in a lifetime experience! Walk for 3 and a half hours on the Perito Moreno Glacier. Discover sinkholes and lagoons inside the glacier, walk through the Patagonian forest and be amazed by this incredible landscape.

General information

Duration 7,5 hs

Check availability for start times

Departures

Every day

Season

Summer (September – April)

Difficulty

Difficult

Guide

Bilingual (Spanish-English)

Cancellation

Up to 48 hours before the start of the tour will only incur administrative fees.

Your experience

IMPORTANT: As it is a demanding walk, on an irregular but firm surface, it can only be done by people between 18 and 50 years old, due to their physical level. Pregnant women or people with reduced mobility, arthritis, prosthesis, knee problems, meniscus problems, overweight or heart problems are not allowed to do it.

What will you do?

The Big Ice is a full day excursion that starts with the pick up of the passengers in El Calafate for those who book it with transfer.

Once in the port “Bajo de las Sombras”, 70 km from El Calafate, they will embark to cross the Rico Lake. Upon arrival at the refuge, the group will be met by expert mountain guides, who will divide them into subgroups and accompany them throughout the trek.

The trekking begins with a walk along the moraine for approximately 2 hours, where you will be able to observe different panoramic views of the glacier and the forest. The Big Ice is a highly personalised excursion and the groups on the ice will be of up to 10 people, accompanied by two mountain guides.

The physical demands are high both in the forest and on the ice. Once on the glacier and with crampons on, you will explore blue lagoons, deep crevasses, huge sinkholes and caves. You will explore for about three hours and the mountain guides will help you to get to know the ice and the surrounding mountains, such as the Dos Picos, Pietrobelli and Cervantes hills. You will also have half an hour for lunch.

At the end of the walk on the glacier, you will return by the same route to the refuge. Big Ice takes place in a natural environment, so the weather conditions and characteristics of the glacier change daily. However, the excursion is not suspended, as long as the safety conditions allow it. We look forward to seeing you!

Additional information:

-The published rate corresponds to the excursion without transfers (with transfers it will have a duration of 12 hours and the rate changes according to the time of the year, consult your salesperson).
Adults: Only suitable for persons over 18 years of age up to 50 years old without excecption.

IMPORTANT:

–Up to 48 hours before the start of the tour will only incur administrative fees.

-Rate valid from January 1, to January 31, 2024. Prices are subject to change without prior notice.