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CALAFATE: Panoramic tour: The best balconies of Calafate

Location El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina
$175.00
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Overview

Adventure aboard jeeps, making scheduled stops of El Calafate, The Lago Argentino, and The Andes.
You'll enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the central part of Lake Argentino. The tour offers stunning views of the Andes Mountains and the glacier accumulation zone, leading towards the Boca del Diablo. If the weather is clear, you might even catch sight of the Fitz Roy and Torre mountains in El Chaltén. Keep an eye out for the magnificent flight of the Condors, a truly unforgettable sight.
For those looking for an even more immersive experience, choose our BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE option. Ride on Quads for an 8 km journey into the heart of Cerro Huyliche.
Throughout the entire journey, our guides will accompany you, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience. After an hour of travel in a 4WD vehicle, we'll arrive at the starting point for the Quad adventure, the Quads allow you to explore the ancient geography and discover the most picturesque corners of Cerro Huyliche.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Travesía in Trekker - 4 x 4
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • The service includes lunch or dinner depending on the time you select
  • Excursion in 4WD
  • Guide in Spanish / English
  • Hotel located at downtown areas of Calafate pickup and drop-off
  • If you choose option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: 30 minutes of Quads tour
  • Bottled water
  • Transfers from your Hotel located at Calafate
  • Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: minimun 16 years old
  • Entry to Los Glaciares National Park - Price subject to change.
  • Gratuities

  • Lake Argentino is the largest and southernmost of the great Patagonian lakes of Argentina. It is located in the southwest sector of the province of Santa Cruz, and the third deepest in America. It has a main body and two long and irregular western arms, which are inside the Los Glaciares national park; they drain several glaciers, among which the Perito Moreno and the Upsala glacier stand out. On the south bank of the lake is the city of El Calafate, the most usual tourist base for the exploration of the region. (pass by)
  • El Calafate Mountain Park is a center for recreational activities that offers summer and winter programs. (pass by)
  • Los Glaciares National Park is located in the southern Andes of southwestern Argentina, near the Chilean border. Its numerous glaciers include Perito Moreno, famous for the spectacular ice cascades on its front wall, which end at Lake Argentino. In the north, the irregular peak of Mount Fitz Roy rises above the mountain village of El Chaltén and Viedma Lake. The park hosts many species of birds, such as condors and black eagles. (pass by)
  • The most impressive attractions of the national park. on the way we can observe the Heim, Peineta and Seco glaciers. In each attraction our guides in Spanish and English will make interventions and will be at your disposal. (pass by)

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This service is non-refundable for cancellations made within 4 days in advance of the service date. However, if you need to change your booking, such as adjusting the number of participants, changing the date, or requesting a refundable cancellation, we can accommodate your request as long as it's made at least 4 days before the service date
  • With two daily departures, the excursion starts from the hotels of El Calafate and completes a journey of 35 kilometers on the line of hills behind the village. The trail takes us through landscapes that marvel at its varied vegetation of height. It reaches up to 1050 meters above the sea. There, the first stop is a natural viewpoint where passengers enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the Argentino Lake .
  • In the background, the unforgettable and imposing framework of the Andes Mountains, and time to time, during the route, clients will enjoy views of the accumulation zone of the glaciers, towards Boca del Diablo (narrowest part of the lake, towards the Upsala arm) . Sometimes it is even possible to see the Fitz Roy and Torre hills in El Chaltén and, with some luck, the condor, master of the Patagonian skies, may be seen in his long plan. A unique show.
  • If you choose option with QUAD EXPERIENCE : Our guides accompany you throughout the whole trip. After an hour of travel in 4WD, we arrive at the starting point of the crossing in “Quads“. With the necessary technical equipments already prepared, you begin a route of 8 km towards the heart of the Hill. The Quads allow you to enter into ancient geography and penetrate the most attractive corners of Cerro Huyliche.
  • Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: minimun 16 years old to do this option for this activity
  • Option ON SNOWMOBILE EXPERIENCE: minimun 8 years old to do this option for this activity
  • Menu: 1 braised beef empanada. • Guanaco stew or Chicken Milanesa Napolitana with french fries or salad. Vegetarian option: • 1 vegetable empanada. • Vegetarian lentil stew. Dessert: Cheese and jam. Includes 1 non-alcoholic beverage per person
  • All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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    CALAFATE: Panoramic tour: The best balconies of Calafate

    Location El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina
    $175.00
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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