Full Day Gourmet Glacier Tour: Upsala and Spegazzini





Description
Glaciares Gourmet is a full day experience aboard the María Turquesa Cruise, which tours some places of this Patagonian landscape, navigating it with the highest comfort. An activity specially designed for a memorable experience. You will visit several hanging glaciers such as Seco, Heim Sur, Peinetta and then disembark at Puesto de Las Vacas. There we will hike for 30 minutes through part of a Patagonian Andean forest and its beaches. Then you will have lunch (optional, with 2 optional menus and a 3rd vegetarian menu), and then we will go to visit the highest glacier in the National Park: the Spegazzini Glacier. Undoubtedly, you will have an exceptional and unforgettable day. We are waiting for you!
Tour Options
Itinerary
The voyage begins with the pick up of passengers until arriving at Punta Banderas port, located 47 kilometers from El Calafate. From there, at 9:00 AM we will set sail towards the North Channel of Lake Argentino.
Afterwards, we head towards the Spegazzini Channel to visit several hanging glaciers such as Seco, Heim Sur, Peinetta and then disembark at Puesto de Las Vacas. There we will take a 30-minute walk through a Patagonian Andean forest and its beaches. Upon returning to the boat we will have enough time for lunch (you can bring your own food or choose the option "with lunch") while we continue our walk until we reach the front of the highest glacier in the National Park: the Spegazzini Glacier (135 meters above the lake level / 440 ft above the lake level). Here we will take the time to take pictures and contemplate in silence so much natural beauty.
The ice floes, some of which are three times the size and volume of our boat, will decorate our passage through the Upsala Channel, from where we will be able to observe the Upsala Glacier (the third largest glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field) about 15 km away.
Once the last stop is finished, we will return to the dock, and then we will leave each passenger at their hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Transportation to and from most of the hotels in El Calafate, as long as the hotel has a front desk. In case the hotel does not have reception, you will be informed of the nearest meeting point for the pick up / Drop Off. As soon as you make the tour reservation, get in touch via whatsapp, to inform in which hotel you are staying.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- IMPORTANT FOR ARGENTINIANS! The price of the tour, in pesos, does NOT include taxes!
- As soon as you book, we need you to send us your passport to confirm your reservation. Without it, we cannot CONFIRM YOUR PLACE!
- NO pick ups by Airport or Airbnb. Only Hotels with Reception.
Reviews(10)
Fantastic to take this tour with the Travelers agency. Attention was continuous and very well predisposed. The boat was new and modern, the guides friendly. The food was very delicious, very fresh, autochthonous. The landscapes that I can tell? lovely. I did the full tour that included the walkways of the brown expert
Muchas gracias por tus comentarios y por la confianza depositada en nosotros. Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste de los tours en la Patagonia! Para tu próximo viaje a Brasil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, República Dominicana o México conta con nosotros! =) Saludos, Guido. ParaViajantes Calafate
They did not comply with the contracted program. TOTAL FRUSTRATION!!! We purchased an excursion through Trip Advisor (reference number 1101684327) operated by the company VIATOR, for 02/24/2024, which included: Visit to the Upsala and Spegazzini Glaciers + transfer + Food + Disembarkation on the Perito Moreno Glacier walkways at 11am duration (full experience). After visiting the Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers and lunch, we returned to the transfer who informed us that we would return directly to the hotel. We asked about the other part of the itinerary (walkways of the Perito Moreno glacier) and were informed that this tour had not been booked by Viator, the company operating the tour (we booked an 11h tour and had an 8h tour). We immediately contacted Mr. Guido from Viator by phone, with whom we had been exchanging messages via Whatsapp, who simply informed us that there was a misunderstanding, given that our voucher was explicitly written that it included the Perito Moreno catwalks. . Finally, Mr. Guido said he could give us a partial refund, which has not occurred yet (20 days have already passed). At this point, we also learned that it would be IMPOSSIBLE to carry out all the tours that were sold to us due to the closing time of the walkways x the distance between places, which made us even more indignant, because they sold us a tour that was IMPOSSIBLE to be carried out, a fact for which we brought to the attention of TRIPADVISOR. It seems like bad faith to us!!! In addition to all this, LET IT BE CLEAR THAT NO REFUND WILL COVER OUR FRUSTRATION WITH THE ABSENCE OF THE TOUR. The record remains for your awareness and action.
Olá, como está? Lamentamos saber que teve essa sensação, mas você fez a reserva mais básica, que não inclui as passarelas de Perito Moreno, e quando nos informou, não havia tempo para incluí-las.... Mesmo assim, e para que você não vá embora desgostoso, fizemos o reembolso parcial, sabendo que não atenderia às suas expectativas, mas pelo menos você poderia usar esse dinheiro para outra atividade.
The description stated that the tour would go to Perito Moreno which it did NOT! The weather was calm and very sunny. When I made the complaint to the agency, they stated that the weather may have been an issue - ridiculous. Also, the cruise was very short. The pick up and drop off was about 3 hours, the cruise about 5 ish hours. Definitely not the 10 -11/12 hours the description claims. VERY expensive ($300 USD) and definitely not worth it. The guide also told us that no lunch was included. Luckily we went into the restaurant anyway and the person called my name out for lunch! So be careful!!!
We are sorry to read your comment. We have this tour with different variables. The most complete of all, includes perito moreno glacier, but you booked a more economical category! On the other hand, I always include lunch, but sometimes they do not pay attention to the guides, so they call us, asking where was the meeting point, at what time is lunch, in what place... and all that information is provided by the tour guide!!! Hopefully next time, we will have a better experience. Greetings
Breathtaking and up close views of amazing glaciers. Crew was very engaging and helpful, lunch was delicious! Would highly recommend!
Thank you very much for your comments and the trust you have placed in us! We are glad to know that you enjoyed the tour! For your next trip to Argentina , Mexico or Brazil count on us! =) Regards, Guido. ParaViajantes Argentina
We were 4 friends visiting southern Argentina for the first time and we were amazed. We really liked the tour, the catamaran took us to see the Upsala glacier, Spegazini and the Perito Moreno. We had lunch at a restaurant in front of the glacier, and we were able to drink a whiskey with ice from the glacier! We recommend the tour
Muchas Gracias por tus comentarios y la confianza depositada en nosotros !! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del tour en Nuestra Patagonia! Para tu próximo viaje a Argentina, México o Brasil conta con nosotros! =) Saludos, Guido. ParaViajantes Argentina
Viator booked me on a completely wrong tour and totally ripped me off. My tour cost USD 261. The tour that I was booked on by Viator did not include the promised highlights (Perito Moreno). Viator does not even want to refund me the excess amount of USD 110 and has not apologized to me for their mistake. I am very sad and disappointed that I could not see the highlight of the region because of this error. My return flight was the next day and I had no chance to see Perito Moreno. I feel completely cheated by Viator. Also, you can book my originally booked tour with their subcontractor TOLKEYEN PATAGONIA for USD 149. I wonder why this exact same tour costs 261 at Viator? The tour at Viator is totally overpriced and an incredible mass processing (about 200 passengers from other travel providers), which by far does not justify this price. Also, there is no contact person (neither from Viator nor from TOLKEYEN PATAGONIA) on site. Please do not book with Viator and if you want this mass processing tour, then book directly with TOLKEYEN PATAGONIA (1). I have never had such a disappointing experience in my life.
We are sorry for your comment, but you booked the wrong tour... you have to read carefully before booking! You went to our place, spontaneously over and over again, and you never understood. A pity that you messed us up for free, when we offered you the tour that you booked. Next time read better what you book, so we avoid these comments!
Taking the tour aboard the comfortable boat and having the culinary experience was really cool. We visited 2 glaciers and stopped for lunch at the restaurant in front of the glacier, the view was great. The food was very delicious and the attention was great. grade 10!
Muchas Gracias por tus comentarios y la confianza depositada en nosotros !! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del tour! Para tu próximo viaje a Argentina, México o Brasil conta con nosotros! =) Saludos, Guido. ParaViajantes Argentina
Good. Professional. Transportation and schedule was on time. Boat was clean and comfortable. Shoutout to our guide Ari. She was knowledgeable and kind.
Thank you so much for your comments and the trust placed in us! We are glad that you enjoyed the tour! For your next trip to Argentina, Mexico or Brasil count on us!! ParaViajantes Argentina! Guido
I loved this ride!! Perito Moreno National Park is beautiful...... incredible colors!!
Muchas Gracias por tus comentarios y la confianza depositada en nosotros !! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del tour! Para tu próximo viaje a Argentina, México o Brasil conta con nosotros! =) Saludos, Guido. ParaViajantes Argentina
The walk to see the glaciers was a spectacle! We were amazed by the attention of the employees, and the food they offered us, thank you for everyone's good vibes!
Muchas Gracias por tus comentarios y la confianza depositada en nosotros !! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del tour! Para tu próximo viaje a Argentina, México o Brasil conta con nosotros! =) Saludos, Guido. ParaViajantes Argentina



