Upsala Glacier
- Admission:Free
5:54 AM Saturday, May 26
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The Upsala Glacier upstages even Perito Moreno in scale.
South America’s largest glacier, Upsala measures 50km long and 10km wide (31 miles long, 6 miles wide). It’s only from the water of Lake Argentino that you can really appreciate the glacier’s magnitude and crystalline beauty.
Forests surround the glacier and lake, and icebergs that have tumbled from the glacier’s peaks fill the water.
From the glacier, you can hike to the iceberg-dotted waters of Lago Onelli and take in vistas of blue-white ice floes, jagged mountains and pristine waterways stretching to the horizon.
Travel here by horseback, boat, hiking or 4WD, before taking the boat to the glacier’s towering walls fronting the lake.
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Highly recommended. We had a great tour guide and everything went according to plan.
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We loved our tour with Viator to Perito Moreno. Our driver and our guide (sorry don't remember her name) were both great. The guide in particular was just charming and well informed. I would recommend this to anyone.
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The tour to the glacier was well run, using comfortable transport and allowing plenty of time to enjoy the amazing views and take the optional boat trip.
My only complaint with the booking was the non-response of the local agent to our attempts to find out the hotel pickup time, as per your advice.
Practical Info
The Upsala Glacier is on the northern edge of Lake Argentino, in Los Glaciers National Park.
Cruises to view Upsala Glacier depart from Puerto Bandera on Lake Argentino, 45km (28 miles) west of El Calafate.
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