PERITO MORENO GLACIER: EL CALAFATE AREA

El Calafate is 80 km from Perito Moreno Glacier along a paved road( 50 km ). The last 30 km are within Los Glaciares National Park.

From de very beginning, the trip brings you many pleasant surprises. Upon leaving El Calafate, to your right, you encounter Redondo Bay, in Argentino Lake teeming with a great variety of fowls: black neck swans, flamingos, flying steamer ducks, southamerican coots and upland geese.

The distinctive yellow hue of the country side is due to a course grass that grows in this area called the broom sedge.During the first 40 km you travel through the Patagonian steppe. Then, once you enter theNational Park there is a noticeable change in the vegetation, now basicly formed by ñires (nothofagus antartica), guindos ( nothofagus betuloides) and lengas (nothofagus pumilio); some isolated canelos (drimys winteri) and many colored flowers, among them the intense red colored notro (embothrium coccineum), the typical flower of the Andean Patagonian Forest.

Once at the Glacier, the visitor is overwhelmed by the impressive spectacle and can appreciate the many unforgettable vistas of the glacier from the walkpaths.

SERVICES IN PERITO MORENO GLACIER AREA
There are two restaurants, a snack bar, restrooms and a pay campsite within the Moreno Glacier area. This is a full day excursion that can be hired at any travel agency that offer regular, special and alternative services or you can rent a car with or without a driver, as well.

DAY 1 - Arrival to El Calafate Airport and transfer to hotel. 03 nts of accommodation with breakfast

DAY 2 - Excursion to the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier

DAY 3 - Boat Excursion to Los Glaciares National Park to enjoy three amazing glaciers: Upsala, Onelli and Spegazzini

DAY 4 - Transfer to airport

This is a basic program to visit El Calafate Area. Please visit our tour list to see more tours combining this area and others place in Argentina and Chile

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