If you’re travelling to Argentina a visit to the famous Perito Moreno Glacier should be at the top of your list of things to do in Argentina. It is an incredible feast for the eyes and this dramatic expanse of blue ice – that covers an extraordinary 250 km2 (97 sq. miles) – makes for a spectacularly rare and breath-taking dream-like landscape becoming an unbelievable tourist attraction with different activities for travelers of different tastes Perito Moreno glacier tours.

The Perito Moreno Glacier tours will take you to visit this unbelievable third largest reserve of fresh water in the world. And contrary to popular believe - and regardless of global warming - this glacier is actually growing! Every couple of years the glacier advances all the way across the Lake Argentino creating a dam across it. The spectacular, deafening rupture of the Perito Moreno occurs, as the pressure of the dammed water builds, finally breaking the ice barrier holding it back and witnessing the effects of the glaciers almost invisible movements truly is a once in a lifetime experience that only a few had the chance to witness.

Nevertheless, no matter you will see one of its ruptures or not, the Perito Moreno Glacier tours are among the most important things to do in El Calafate. You probably traveled a long way to see this natural spectacle and there are different types of tour services you can take when traveling to  Los Glaciares National Park.

Classic Perito Moreno Glacier Tours:

This is the classic tour to sightsee the Perito Moreno Glacier and the best option to get an overview and see it from above. A full-day tour through Los Glaciares National Park, in which Perito Moreno lies, it gives you the chance to really appreciate the glacier’s sheer magnitude, as you walk across the Pasarelas (heightened wooden walkways) along the shores of Lake Argentino.   [caption id="attachment_708" align="aligncenter" width="540"]Perito Moreno Glacier Tours Los Glaciares National Park walkways / Source[/caption]

Perito Moreno Mini Trekking:

If you feel like a closer, a more active encounter with the glacier, the mini trekking is one of the Perito Moreno glacier tours that will allow you direct contact with the glacier on a day out walking on top of the Glacier. You’ll strap on your ice-crampons and head off on a 2 hours ice trekking adventure across Perito Moreno’s ancient ice fields, through vibrant colors, waterfalls, icy peaks, and deep blue lagoons and the impressive expanse of Seracs (fragmented, sharp ice blocks). This tour is suitable for anyone who’s in for an adventure but doesn't have previous hiking experience. , just have to make sure that you and your travel fellows are not older than 65 years old.

[caption id="attachment_709" align="aligncenter" width="540"]Mini Trekking Tour Tourists walking over the Perito Moreno Glacier in the Mini Trekking Tour / Source[/caption]

El Calafate Big Ice Trekking:

This is the most adventurous of the Perito Moreno Glacier Tours.  The Big Ice is an ice trekking on the glacier's surface available for people up to 45 years old and the tour operators are very serious with this age restriction.  Even though no previous trekking experience is required, the Big Ice tour is not for the faint-hearted. This tour is without a doubt the most memorable way for adventure-seeking travelers to visit the spectacular Perito Moreno as includes a 4-hour ice trek and a chance to get up close to some of Perito Moreno’s harder-to-reach highlights. Taking you around – and into - the glacier, you’ll hike past blue lagoons, dizzying cracks, and into stunning ice caves. [caption id="attachment_710" align="aligncenter" width="540"]Perito Moreno Glacier Tours Walking through the ice caves in the Big Ice Tour / Source[/caption]

Whichever tour you choose to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier, you’ll be sure to have a unique experience on your holiday in Argentina, and see sights that you will never forget!

Travel Tip: The Moreno 360 Experience becomes an unmissable appointment for all travelers who want to get a 360-degree view of the Perito Moreno Glacier.  

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