El Calafate Activities and Tours

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El Calafate Already Has Its First Electric Bikes

Man does not live on glaciers alone. Today, El Calafate offers the chance to enjoy the new technology allowed by electric bicycles and go for an unusual ride.

Mountain BikeContemplative tourism

Nautical safari

Navigating Lake Argentino, you get one of the most privileged views of the Perito Moreno glacier. Mysterious, keep the cyclical secrets of millions of years.

Contemplative tourismCanoes and boats

Nautical walkway

It is one of the traditional excursions to get to know the Perito Moreno glacier. The beauty is infinite and the sunset lights make it even more spectacular.

Contemplative tourismCanoes and boats

La Tablita: The Best Lamb in the World and More

It is said that travelers should have visited La Tablita in order to be able to say that they have been to El Calafate. Besides enjoying one of the most outstanding dishes in the area, the best Patagonian lamb in the world...

Gastronomy

Walking on Ice

The mini-hiking to the Perito Moreno glacier has already become a classic and it invites you to visit this famous mass of ice, with deep emotion, adventure, and low risk.

Navigation to Watch the Perito Moreno

In the Bay called Under the Shadows, there lies a catamaran waiting to take visitors as close as possible to the walls of the Perito Moreno Glacier. A tour suitable for all audiences.

Canoes and boatsContemplative tourism

On the Way to the Youngest Town

Only 220km separate El Calafate from this tourist village, a paradise for lovers of hiking and mountain climbers who challenge Mount Fitz RoyMount Torre.

Contemplative tourism

Deluxe Glaciers: Upsala and Spegazzini

A wonderful way to get to know the glaciers and come close to these icy giants is on board an incredible cruise ship: Mar Patag’s Leal.

Contemplative tourism

A Journey back in Time at the Walichu Caves

An ideal tour that will show us the past of the region.

ArcheologyContemplative tourism

Horse-riding with Santa Patagonia

A unique experience that lets us become true riders and enjoy dreamed-of scenes as if we were part of a western. A real jewel…

Horseback RidingContemplative tourism

The Perito Moreno glacier from the footbridges

The footbridge area allows visitors to admire the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier and witness the fall of ice blocks from a close distance. At only 30km from the entrance to Los Glaciares National Park.

Contemplative tourism

Nimez and its Birds

Near the urban shell, the Laguna Nimez bird reserve offers the possibility of watching colorful birds in a quiet ecological environment.

Bird watchingContemplative tourism

One Day at Estancia Cristina

This is an outing like no other. Visitors will sail amidst the ice floes, hike to the Upsala Glacier and finally enter one of the most beautiful estancias in Patagonia.

AdventureContemplative tourism

Horse Riding in Patagonia

We discovered the secrets of the most wonderful scenes in Patagonia riding on horseback. ACTIVITY SUSPENDED FOR THE MOMENT.

Horseback Riding

Visit to El Calafate Regional Museum

A building that shelters historical and cultural treasures of the City of El Calafate.

Regional museums

City Tour around El Calafate

We went on a guided tour around the sights of the City of El Calafate.

Contemplative tourism

Tourism Estancias in El Calafate

A new way of discovering the spaces in El Calafate is to stay in some of the Estancias in the region, where you can do farming or adventure activities, ideal to enjoy with the whole family.

Contemplative tourism

Shopping in El Calafate

Before shopping at El Calafate, tourists should know there are many products that are not truly local. Here we suggest some sites to get authentic souvenirs from El Calafate.

Contemplative tourism

Patagonian Flavors

Various gastronomic choices are offered by El Calafate, from very regional flavors to European cuisine. Here we recommend some representative alternatives for you to enjoy.

Gastronomy

Fishing by the Glacier

Fly-fishing in Lake Roca and the Rico River is a dazzling experience. Large rainbow trout offer intense resistance in the transparent waters of the glacier.

Fishing

Interpreting History

This is one of the most interesting interpretation centers in Patagonia. It features a tour around 14,000 years of human and environmental history. Visitors just need to let themselves be carried away.

Regional museums

Geological Treasure

A hiking excursion through a geological and paleontological bed, an incredible natural depression that displays petrified logs and other fossils on the ground.

ArcheologyContemplative tourism

Full Day at Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine is a unique place from every point of view and the variety of activities that may be enjoyed in its surroundings is evident at first sight.

Contemplative tourism

In the El Calafate Balcony

We climbed on a 4 x 4 vehicle up to a panoramic vantage point. On the top, we found a new sight of El Calafate and its outskirts.

4x4Contemplative tourism

Horses and More at Mount Frías

At estancia Alice, visitors may enjoy a wide range of activities...ACTIVITY SUSPENDED FOR THE MOMENT.

Horseback Riding

Trotting Around Lake Roca

A quiet horseback tour in the surroundings of Lake Roca enables visitors to see other attractive sceneries in Los Glaciares National Park.

Horseback RidingContemplative tourismFishing

Inside the Perito Moreno Glacier

The Big Ice tour is a way of getting to see and admire the Perito Moreno Glacier. Not to be missed by adventurers.

Historical La Leona Rest Area

This is one of the historical sites in the district. Lodging, a stop on the way, a general store and tons of history meet here just across one door.

Contemplative tourism

<i>Estancia</i> La Estela, a Magical Place

Estancia La Estela, a Magical Place

Nestled on the shores of Lake Viedma and in the mouth of La Leona River, this Patagonian estancia is one of the most beautiful in the region and it offers various activities that contribute tourism to the area.

Contemplative tourism