The 15 Best El Calafate Tours & Glacier Trips

El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier & Optional Boat Cruise - Entering Los Glaciares National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,586 reviews · 8 hours · from $80Our pick

See Perito Moreno Glacier from boardwalks and an optional boat cruise on an 8-hour El Calafate day trip with bilingual guides.

“Thank you for a fantastic trip! Our Guide Ariel was amazing and informative! He gave us all the history of the glacier and Patagonia on the way which made the journey exciting! Everything was smooth and we really enjoyed this trip. Highly recommend this tour with this group!”

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From El Calafate: Full-Day Tour to El Chaltén

2.From El Calafate: Full-Day Tour to El Chaltén

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 926 reviews · 11 hours · from $130

Review of the El Calafate to El Chaltén day tour, with Fitz Roy views, two short hikes, Route 40 scenery, tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“The tour was great. The guides were really nice and helpful. I recommend it fully.”

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El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking Tour and Cruise

3.El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking Tour and Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 805 reviews · 5 - 11 hours · from $396

Walk across Perito Moreno Glacier with crampons, sail beside its ice walls, and explore Patagonia with expert bilingual guides.

“The tour itself was fabulous - Perito Moreno was my dream! The guides during the hike are very knowledgeable and it was done very well! The tour operator was in touch with us separately earlier, could have reminded us that we need to take lunch. Same situation was for other people - they didn’t even know about it. Also be careful when reading the details here as the transportation is not included - we realized it only when tour operator sent a message on WhatsApp a day in advance. Then I was requesting them to add transportation, they checked that they have slots and they can add us, I said…”

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From El Calafate: Torres del Paine Full Day Tour

4.From El Calafate: Torres del Paine Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 434 reviews · 16 hours · from $229

Review of the 16-hour Torres del Paine day trip from El Calafate, with border tips, short hikes, lunch, costs, views, and practical advice.

“Matias, our guide, Alejandro, our driver, were great! The bus was so special as well. The trip through all borders and customs was seamless with their assistance. Naty, our guide in Chile, was good too. Winds were blustery but we survived the little hike and the sights were amazing!”

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El Calafate: Glaciers Gourmet Experience – Full Day Cruise

5.El Calafate: Glaciers Gourmet Experience – Full Day Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 285 reviews · 8 hours - 750 minutes · from $225

Cruise Los Glaciares National Park from El Calafate, with gourmet dining, four glacier views, a short walk, and optional Perito Moreno access.

“Views were beautiful and logistics were smooth. It could be a nice addition to have captions playing when the crew is explaining the glaciers and the area as it was difficult to listen carefully with all the other conversations going on the boat.”

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El Calafate: All Glaciers Boat Trip

6.El Calafate: All Glaciers Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 263 reviews · from $255

Review the 9-hour All Glaciers boat trip from El Calafate, with Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers, forest walks, lunch options, and practical tips.

“Good communication from patagonia dreams about pick up. I booked the captains club which was a private (16seats) in front with the captain and included food and drinks and a guide. If you can spare the extra $ I definitely recommend. Relaxing day viewing the glaciers and a iceberg.”

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El Chalten Complete Experience Full Day Tour from El Calafate

7.El Chalten Complete Experience Full Day Tour from El Calafate

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 219 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $110

Review of the El Chaltén day tour from El Calafate, with Fitz Roy views, two easy walks, lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Another great day trip by South Road in perfect weather. Amazing scenery, well organised, Martin was excellent as the guide. There was a brief stop at La Leona, lots of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid memorabilia there as they spent a month there hiding out. Further on we saw the long line of mountains, glacier and lake constantly. Mt Fitzroy is the main attraction but far from the only one. In El Chalten we walked up a hill for a better view of Fitzroy, the town and other mountains. Lunch was included and was very good. Afterwards there was a short forest walk to a waterfall and then an…”

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El Chaltén with Trekking from El Calafate

8.El Chaltén with Trekking from El Calafate

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 157 reviews · from $97

Review of the El Chaltén day trip from El Calafate, with Fitz Roy views, two easy walks, guide support, costs, and practical tips.

“An excellent day with Tobias and Nico!! The stop for ice cream (gelato) at Domo Blanco was a sweet way to end a wonderful day!!”

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Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Guided Full-Day Tour

9.Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Guided Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 155 reviews · 8 hours · from $76

See Perito Moreno Glacier from Patagonian roads, balconies, and an optional boat trip on this guided day tour from El Calafate.

“I wasn't sure what to expect but it was spectacular. The guide was good fun and knowledgeable and the glacier itself is something to behold. Please don't miss this”

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El Calafate: Horseback riding in Cerro Frias

10.El Calafate: Horseback riding in Cerro Frias

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 137 reviews · 4 hours · from $151

Ride to Cerro Frías from El Calafate for mountain views, lenga forest trails, gentle horses, local food, and a memorable Patagonian outing.

“Amazing! The views were incredible and the horses were so sweet.”

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El Calafate: Safari Azul Los Glaciares Trekking Tour

11.El Calafate: Safari Azul Los Glaciares Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 123 reviews · 9 hours · from $182

Trek beside Perito Moreno Glacier, sail Lago Rico, and explore the famous catwalks on a guided 9-hour tour from El Calafate.

“Incredible experience, beautiful scenery and a lovely hike where you get to touch the glacier and almost crawl inside it at the end! I can’t imagine visiting El Calafate without doing this tour!”

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Estancia Cristina Mirador del Glaciar Upsala

12.Estancia Cristina Mirador del Glaciar Upsala

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 122 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $285

Review of Estancia Cristina’s Upsala Glacier tour from El Calafate, with boat views, icebergs, ranch history, 4x4 rides, and practical tips.

“Everything was qiute organized. Knowledgable guides. There was quite an emphasis on the expensive Restaurant. Impressive laguna. it is worth a trip, however it is difficult to justify the price - though other companies ask for even a higher rate.”

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Gourmet Glacier Cruise & Footbridges of Perito Moreno

13.Gourmet Glacier Cruise & Footbridges of Perito Moreno

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 102 reviews · 12 hours · from $276

Review of the 12-hour Perito Moreno glacier cruise, forest walk, and footbridges tour from El Calafate, including price, route, and practical tips.

“Well organised trip- worth doing the disembarking at the Perito Mareno glacier after the trip. The Spegazinni glacier was stunning. Pick up was punctual. A very good excursion all round”

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Puerto Natales: Day Trip to Perito Moreno Glacier Argentina

14.Puerto Natales: Day Trip to Perito Moreno Glacier Argentina

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 100 reviews · 16 hours · from $175

Review of the 16-hour Perito Moreno Glacier trip from Puerto Natales, with border tips, costs, guides, transport advice, and boat options.

“The glacier is beautiful, it is worth to visit. The tour is very long, 16 hour is a lot.”

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El Calafate: Trip to the Famous Perito Moreno Glacier

15.El Calafate: Trip to the Famous Perito Moreno Glacier

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 94 reviews · 8 hours · from $84

Review of El Calafate’s Perito Moreno Glacier tour, with walkways, optional boat ride, guides, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“Sono stata molto soddisfatta della gita! la guida è stata molto chiara e ha saputo gestire bene un gruppo numeroso, parlando spagnolo e inglese. Assolutamente la consiglio, sia perché sono dei professionisti del settore sia per il comodissimo orario di partenza alle 10! grazie mille!!”

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