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Minitrekking 2: the longest version of the Perito Moreno ice hike
El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina
$315
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
"Minitrekking 2" began operating in 2023 and is the best alternative for travelers wishing to hike longer on the Perito Moreno Glacier. This tour offers an intermediate-level hike (more demanding than the Minitrekking but not as difficult as the Big Ice). You’ll hike about 3 miles (5 km) instead of the minitrek’s nearly 2 miles (3 km).
When you book, you can include pick-up in El Calafate or meet directly at Puerto Bajo Las Sombras. Starting with a boat tour along Perrito Moreno's south wall, you’ll reach the shore and then hike to the glacier´s moraine. Your group will continue until reaching the ice hike’s starting point, where you’ll put on your crampons before getting onto the glacier. Let´s begin!! For almost two hours, hike on the glacier using crampons. After, take a short walk to a waterfall and finally, get back onboard to return to the port.
The package with pick-up also includes a one-hour visit to the footbridges of Perito Moreno before returning to El Calafate.
When you book, you can include pick-up in El Calafate or meet directly at Puerto Bajo Las Sombras. Starting with a boat tour along Perrito Moreno's south wall, you’ll reach the shore and then hike to the glacier´s moraine. Your group will continue until reaching the ice hike’s starting point, where you’ll put on your crampons before getting onto the glacier. Let´s begin!! For almost two hours, hike on the glacier using crampons. After, take a short walk to a waterfall and finally, get back onboard to return to the port.
The package with pick-up also includes a one-hour visit to the footbridges of Perito Moreno before returning to El Calafate.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
TOUR WITHOUT PICK UP
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Transfers from El Calafate + Perito Moreno footbridges (when booking tour with pick-up included)
- Boat tour
- Crampons
- Bilingual guide
- Food & drinks
- Entrance ticket to Los Glaciares National Park
Meeting point
The tour has several daily departures at different times. The exact departure time of your tour will be confirmed by Whatsapp the day before, starting at 6:00PM. If you book the tour without pick-up, your activity can start between 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM.
Return details
The tour has several daily departures at different times. The exact departure time of your tour will be confirmed by Whatsapp the day before, starting at 6:00PM. If you book the tour without pick-up, your activity can start between 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM.
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1) If you have selected the package with pick-up, at 8:30 a.m. you will be picked up at your accommodations or the pick-up point indicated. You’ll start the tour with an hour-long trip to Puerto Bajo Las Sombras, in Los Glaciares National Park. 2) If you have selected the package without transfers, you’ll go directly to the port. Once the group has gathered, your guides will assist you with the purchase of the entrance tickets before boarding the boat.
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Perito MorenoIf you have booked a reservation without pick-up, you’ll meet the group directly at Puerto Bajo Las Sombras at 10:45 a.m. After the group is together, we’ll board the ship to take a 10-minute boat ride on Lake Rico, along the south wall of the Perito Moreno. Upon arrival, the mountain guides will be waiting for the group to begin the walk along the shore that leads into the glacier's moraine. The moraine is a rocky terrain next to the glacier itself, so from this point onwards, you’ll be walking adjacent to the ice. Finally, you’ll reach the starting point of the ice walk where tour guides will help you strap on your crampons.
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Perito MorenoFor the next 3 miles (5km) you’ll walk on the glacier and see formations inaccessible from the walkways: deep crevasses, water sinkholes, turquoise lagoons, and even seracs (dangerous blocks of ice formed by crevasses). The route over the ice does not follow a fixed journey due to the ever-changing nature of a living glacier. This allows your guide to modify the itinerary each day for the group. Finally, after treading across the glacier, we’ll return to the glacier walk’s starting point to give back the crampons and continue the adventure.
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Pasarelas Perito MorenoWe’ll make our way back to the beach to the site of our disembarkation. On the route back to the boat, we’ll visit a waterfall and Puma Bay Beach, where the boat will be waiting to take us back to the port. 1) At this point, the activity ends for travelers who booked the package without transfers. 2) For the travelers who booked transfers, you’ll visit the Perito Moreno Footbridges before heading back to town.
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El CalafateTravelers who’ve booked the package with transfers will continue the tour with a one-hour visit to the famous Perito Moreno footbridges. Upon arrival, the guide will explain the different routes and you’ll have time to explore them on your own for about an hour. After, you’ll go to the meeting point to take the shuttle bus to El Calafate.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Minitrekking 2: the longest version of the Perito Moreno ice hike
El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina
$315
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!