El Calafate
Full-Day Mayo Spirit Trek
We will pick you up from your hotel early in the morning to take you to Los Glaciares National Park located 50 miles from El Calafate, home of the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier.
The itinerary begins inside the National Park, departing from the pier of Bahía Tranquila in Punta Bandera port. The glaciers of Mayo Mount and Negro Mount are located in Mayo Canal in Argentino Lake and Los Glaciares National Park. The only way to reach them is by sailing along the lake. So we will navigate De Los Témpanos Canal to enter Seno Mayo of Argentino Lake, the biggest and most austral lake in the country.
When arriving at Toro Bay we will disembark, and accompanied by a guide, we start a walk through the Andean-Patagonian forest, where we will see cherry and cinnamon trees, lengas, and ñires until reaching a 100-year-old cherry tree which has a trunk of more than three meters in diameter.
Then, we will walk across the forest until reaching a stream fed by a waterfall, which was originated due to landslides, and where we will be able to observe a lime rock formation of approximately 180 meters high
and 100 meters wide. We stay here until we return to the sailing boat that will take us to our next stop or destination.
Navigating the lake’s Seno Mayo, Mayo Hill’s glacier and Negro Hill’s hanging glacier can be appreciated: a wonderful show. When disembarking at Negro Hill, the guide will start another walk, covering one kilometer, that will provide more details of the Andean Patagonian forest and its vegetation, typical of mountain regions of the South of Chile and the South West of Argentina where mountain forests are abundant.
Starting at Toro Bay, we sail along Mayo Canal in Argentino Lake and observe the glaciers of Mayo Mount and the hanging glacier of Negro Mount.
After disembarking, and being accompanied by a guide, we start a 1.000-meter walk towards the Andean-Patagonian forest. We will follow a stream that will lead us to the stone wall from where we can observe the Hanging Glacier and where we will be amazed by the 360° views of the landscape, including Mayo Mount and Blanco Mount.
We stay for some time in this place before going back to the sailing boat which will take us to the north face of Perito Moreno Glacier. We will disembark at Moreno floating dock, situated at the foot of the
walkway, to enjoy the view from the different walkways, and finally, we will return to El Calafate.
*The itinerary may change due to weather conditions
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 8 hours
Included: Transportation mentioned above, Bilingual guide (Spanish / English)
Not included: Entrance fee to the National Park, box lunch
Difficulty: Easy