Excursion to El Calafate
| HALF DAY EXCURSIONS |
| HD City Tour |
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| HD Perito Moreno Glacier |
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| HD Horseback ride Bahia Redonda (2 hs) |
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| HD 4x4 El Calafate Balcony (2:30 hs) |
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| FULL DAY EXCURSIONS |
| FD Perito Moreno Glacier with lunch |
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| FD Roca Lake / Nibepo Aike with lunch (56 km) |
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| FD Mnt Leon Penguin Rookery without lunch |
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| FD Big Ice (11 hs) |
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| FD Minitrekking at Perito Moreno Glacier |
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| Optional Moreno Fiesta |
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| FD Perito Moreno Glacier |
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| FD Fitz Roy |
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| FD. Horseback ride Cerro Frias (5:30 hs) |
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| FD. Trekking Cerro Frias (5:30 hs) |
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| FD. 4x4 Cerro Frias (5:30 hs) |
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| FD. Horseback ride Lago Roca (4 hs) |
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| NAVIGATION |
| FD Upsala, Onelli & Spegazzini Glaciers |
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| FD Estancia Cristina with lunch |
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El Calafate
Located in the south coast of the lake Nahuel Huapi near the nascent of the river Limay 430 kilometers to the Southwest of the Neuquén by the national route #237. With 110,000 inhabitants is the biggest city in the Río Negro province and the most important tourist center in the Patagonia.
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Upsala and Onelli Glaciers
We will go from El Calafate to Punta Bandera Port and we will sail up to the northern arm of Lake Argentino until we arrive at Upsala Glacier, the largest, that is an impressive mass of ice that is 50 km in length and many kilometers in density. In the front of this there are loose blocks of ice that then form into iceberg navigating the lake like a sailboat. Our boat will sail paralel to the Glacier for several kilometers, arriving at Onelli Bay and from there we will go through a passage for 1500 meters until we reach Onelli Lagoon where we can observe the Agassiz, Bolado and Onelli Glaciers. We will have lunch at a typical restaurant of the region, and then we will return to the point of departure.
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Perito Moreno Glacier
We will leave from El Calafate and travelling 80 km we will arrive at Perito Moreno Glacier, formed 30,000 years ago. The height is 80 meters and the space it covers is 3 km. This is the only glacier in the world that separates two bodies of water (the Argentina Sea from the Rich Sea , both part of Lake Argentino ). This causes a difference in water level, and the tremendous pressure causes the ice to weaken every 4 years so that the water from the Rich Sea penetrates Lake Argentino across the Canal of the Icebergs. This moment of rupture that normally happens in January, is one of the most spectacular impressions of the world. This excursion consists in observing from land at many angles, and each one closer than the one before, the extraordinary spectacular of the glacier, destroyed by Lake Argentino and our observation of the great clunks of ice falling.
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Nautical Safari
We will leave from the footbridge located in front of Perito Moreno Glacier. There we will begin a marshy journey to the Iceberg Canals where we will enjoy a new version of the front of this glacier (this excursion is sold together with Perito Moreno Glacier ).
Minitrekking
We will leave from El Calafate by boat to Brazo Rico of Lake Argentino . There we can take short walks on the ice of Perito Moreno Glacier, observing its flora and fauna. Return to El Calafate. |
