Glacier Perito Moreno Minitrekking

The Minitrekking is an excursion that starts with the search of the passengers in El Calafate for those who hire 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 welcomed by expert mountain guides, who will divide them into subgroups and accompany them throughout the tour.

We will start the tour with a walk along the shore of the lake and with our eyes fixed on the glacier so as not to miss the opportunity to see landslides. Afterwards, the guides will give a talk on glaciology. On arrival at the edge of the glacier, sub-groups of a maximum of 20 people each will be organised and fitted with crampons and helmets provided by the company.

This excursion is highly personalised (one guide for a maximum of 10 passengers) and you will receive a safety talk. The circuit over the glacier is of medium difficulty, the ice surface is uneven but firm and safe. During the walk you will see a variety of typical glacier formations such as deep crevasses, blue sinkholes, huge seracs and turquoise lagoons.

At the end of the walk on the ice, you will walk through the periglacial area and the lateral moraine and then, you will return along a path that crosses the exuberant Andean Patagonian forest, completing the THREE HOURS WALK.

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!