Best Day Trips in El Calafate 2025

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 126.65

Be seduced by the fascinating landscape of the Perito Moreno glacier on this full-day tour from El Calafate. Admire the mesmerizing beauty of the spiky glacier walls, its crevasses and the immensity of its ice formations while touring this renowned national park. Optional: If you choose the "including Boat Safari" option, you'll get a closer view of this natural wonder from the water! On this tour, you’ll also learn about the general glaciology of the region, as well as the formation of an ice bridge, a particular phenomenon that happens every few years in the Perito Moreno Glacier.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 93.00

Marvel at the spectacular Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park on this full-day trip from El Calafate. Travel by coach to the UNESCO-listed park and prepare for your first view of Perito Moreno at the 'Curve of the Sighs' (Curva de los Suspiros). Explore the park’s walkways and viewpoints to see the glacier from different angles and levels, and hear the roar as ice chunks fall into Lake Argentino. For the ultimate views, upgrade to include a 1-hour boat cruise along the glacier’s towering front wall — simply unforgettable!

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 96.00

Get ready to explore one of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders — the Perito Moreno Glacier, named by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the seven most wonderful places on Earth! We’ll depart early from El Calafate for an 80 km scenic drive to the walkways facing the glacier. Stroll along paths and stairs connecting multiple viewpoints, each offering a unique perspective of this majestic ice giant. Want to take it to the next level? Add an optional one-hour boat ride on Lake Argentino’s Rico Branch, sailing just 150 meters from the glacier’s south face — an unforgettable experience! Remember to get your National Park ticket online (Río Mitre y Glaciar Perito Moreno – 1 day) or at the park entrance in pesos, cash, or card.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 110.00

- This is definitely the best way to visit the chalten in one day - An excellent combination of recognition activities, hiking and exploration - Assistance from our guide permanently - The best tour for photography since you should not carry the camera much distance - Our vehicle makes stops in the best viewpoints - Two excellent guided walks, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, of low difficulty - Pick up and drop off is from your hotel at El Calafate. - We are Southroad, a company with 18 years experience of Full day tours from Calafate to Chalten & Torres del Paine.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 89.00

El Chaltén Express – Soft walks and unforgettable scenery I left at 7:30 am from El Calafate to El Chaltén, stopping at the historic Estancia La Leona. When you arrive, you will enjoy 5 hours in the national capital of trekking, with two easy guided walks: to the Mirador de los Condores, overlooking the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, and to the charming Chorrillo del Salto waterfall. Includes lunch in local restaurant (depending on option chosen). Ideal for those looking to discover El Chaltén without physical demand. Return to El Calafate between 18:30 and 19:00.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 110.00

We will begin our day with a transfer from your accommodation in El Calafate to Los Glaciares National Park. Along Route 11, you'll see the Patagonian steppe with its unique flora and fauna, and the majestic Lake Argentino. Our expert guides will share the region’s history, ecology, and geology, unveiling its secrets. Upon entering the park, we’ll stop at the Mirador de los Suspiros for your first view of Brazo Rico and the imposing south face of Perito Moreno Glacier. We will explore the park’s 5-kilometer trail network, offering panoramic views that will leave you breathless. For an even closer look, an optional boat ride (if selected) takes you near the glacier’s towering walls, where you may witness its spectacular icefalls. After this unforgettable experience, we will return to El Calafate, filled with memories of one of the world’s most amazing natural treasures.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 120.00

We will start our activity inside the Los Glaciares National Park, located 80 km from the city of El Calafate. The glaciers protected in this Park, generated centuries and even millennia ago, bear witness to the enormous masses of ice that dominated part of the planet during the last two million years and witnessed the birth of humanity. Los Glaciares National Park was created in 1937 and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. Upon arrival at the Park, we will have the opportunity to see the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier. Optionally, you can choose to sail by boat. This undoubtedly complements your visit to be dazzled by the imposingness of its landslides, not only from the height of the walkways, but now from lake level: the front of the Glacier oscillates between 40 and 80 meters high above the lake level.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 90.00

The Excursion begins when we pick you up in our minibus with its driver and a professional tour guide, to go to Los Glaciares National Park. In a journey of almost 80 km until we reach the park, we will enjoy the beautiful landscape of Patagonia that paints us with mountains, lakes and forests. Already in Los Glaciars National Park, you will observe the most characteristic species of the Patagonian forests. We will arrive at the walkways of the Perito Moreno Glacier, where we can walk up to 5.5km of walkways at different levels and locations that will give us a unique perspective of all angles of the blue and white majesty of the Glacier. We will have time to have lunch at one of the restaurants located in the park. Finally, late in the afternoon, we will return to El Calafate.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 100.00

Tour of the footbridges of the Perito Moreno Glacier. Pick up at the hotel and transfer to the national park. There, free time to explore its footbridges and contemplate the glacier.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 148.58

an incredible experience on the catwalks and with guides who are natives of Patagonia, they will show us the beautiful path to the glacier, specialists in the area and taking care of the details of a quality service, where they will make us hear the noise and feel the magic of the glaciers and the best views, in the cave of suspiros we can enjoy an impressive view of the Perito Moreno glacier

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 147.00

Discover the National Capital of Trekking and be amazed by this mountain village. Be mesmerized by the incredible landscapes and explore some of its trails. We will embark on a journey to the town of El Chaltén (National Capital of Trekking), located 220 km from El Calafate. During our journey, we will cross the Santa Cruz River and make a brief stop at Estancia La Leona. We will then continue our journey to El Chaltén, skirting the Viedma Lake with its homonymous glacier. Weather permitting, you will have breathtaking views of Mount Chaltén and Mount Torre, as well as the Viedma Glacier and its stunning icebergs. Available year-round and ideal for those who prefer a less demanding hike. Visit the Mirador de los Cóndores, approximately 700 meters away with low difficulty, and the Chorrillo del Salto, a completely flat 300-meter walk. You will be accompanied by a guide.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 98.00

This is a unique experience that will allow you to spend a magnificent day visiting the most spectacular Glacier! One of the seven most wonderful places in the world according to The Condé Nast Traveler magazine: Perito Moreno Glacier! We leave early in the morning from El Calafate, and after 80 km, we arrive at the walkway area in front of the Perito Moreno Glacier. During the day, you will have time to walk around the walkways that connect different viewpoints through paths and stairs, where you can enjoy various views of this spectacular glacier. Upgrade your experience sailing for approximately 1 hour through the Rich Branch of Argentino Lake at a distance of 150 meters from the South face of Perito Moreno Glacier! You should purchase the National Park entrance tickets on the webpage. The one you need to buy is for Rio Mitre & Glaciar Perito Moreno 1-day option. You can also purchase the entrance the day of the tour, in cash or by credit card at the park entrance.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 110.00

- An excellent combination of recognition activities, hiking and exploration - Assistance from our guide authorized by the Secretary of Tourism of the Argentine Nation and by the Administration of National Parks of Argentina during the trip from Calafate to Chalten - Our vehicle makes stops in the best viewpoints - Excellent opportunity to discover the Chalten town, its bars and breweries - Pick up and drop off is from your hotel at El Calafate. - We are Southroad, a company with 24 years experience of Full day tours from Calafate to Chalten & Torres del Paine.

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 127.00

Enjoy a full day tour to one of the most incredible highlights in Patagonia and South America, the Perito Moreno Glacier, with enormous blocks of ice falling into the lake with a thonderous crash!

El Calafate , Patagonia

From $ 130.00

We will go to the Catwalks where we will have a service sector for visitors and a system of balconies and catwalks that allow you to take walks along different routes and access different truly incredible views of the Glacier and the proximity to it. We can observe the Argentino Lake with its Round Bay. In it you can see an important variety of birds. In the first 40 km the Patagonian steppe is traveled, later going to the entrance of the National Park to observe the arboreal vegetation belonging mostly to the family Arrival at "the curve of sighs" called in this way because it is the first point from where we have a panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier. Brief stop to take pictures and proceed to Puerto Bajo las Sombras. Arrival at "the curve of sighs" called in this way because it is the first point from where we have a panoramic view of the Perito Moreno Glacier.