When you’re ready to visit the glacier, you’ve got three options. You can go to the stands set up to watch the front face of the glacier, with a soundtrack of cracking and crashing, and occasional giant splashes of water at the base of the glacier. A boat ride in the lagoon might be more your style, a closer look at the glacier, and down at its level, so you hear the cracking more loudly, appreciate the height of the glacier, and see the snowy bits fall before a chunk comes off of the face.
But the glacier isn’t just the front, calving part you see from the platform or the lagoon. It is, in fact, the world’s third largest source of fresh water, measuring 97 square miles and 19 miles in length. And if you want to get up close and personal with the glacier, you’ve got to hike it. And if you want to get even closer, you’ve got to take a tour that includes a hike inside the Perito Moreno glacier.
Fitted with crampons and a harness, and led by a guide, you go below the surface of the glacier. The ice crunches with each step, and light turns from white to blue and white again as you navigate ice tunnels, past dark blue lagoons, beside seemingly bottomless cracks and into deep caves.
The photo opportunities are excellent under the ice, but listening to the glacier sigh and crackle from the inside is the best souvenir of all.
Tours & Tickets
13-Day Best of Patagonia Tour from El Calafate to Ushuaia: Los Glaciares, Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego National Parks
See the stunning glaciers, majestic mountains and pristine national parks that make Patagonia the world-renowned region it is on this 13-day adventure tour ... Read more
Location: El Calafate, Argentina
Duration: 13 days (approx.)
9-Day Best of Patagonia Tour: El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier, Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine National Park
See the best of South America’s spectacular Patagonia region on this 9-day tour from El Calafate. With a combination of guided activities and free time, this ... Read more
Location: El Calafate, Argentina
Duration: 9 days (approx.)
El Calafate Adventure Tour: Hiking Across El Perito Moreno Glacier
An adventurer's delight! Have you ever wondered what being close up to a glacier feels like? Here's your chance to find out. Hike across El Perito Moreno, one ... Read more
Location: El Calafate, Argentina
Duration: 10 hours (approx.)
6-Day Tour of Patagonia: El Calafate, El Chalten, Perito Moreno Glacier and Los Glaciares National Park
Explore Argentina's Patagonia region on this 6-day tour from El Calafate! Visit Los Glaciares National Park and see Perito Moreno Glacier, a UNESCO World ... Read more
Location: El Calafate, Argentina
Duration: 6 days (approx.)
3-Night Tour to El Calafate by Air from Buenos Aires Including Perito Moreno Glacier
Fly from Buenos Aires to El Calafate for a 3-night Patagonian adventure! Just four hours away by air, the town of El Calafate provides easy access to Los ... Read more
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: 3 days (approx.)
6-Day Buenos Aires and El Calafate Tour
Discover the city of Buenos Aires and the beautiful landscape of Argentina’s Patagonia region on a 6-day tour. With a mixture of guided tours and free ... Read more
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: 6 days (approx.)