Los Glaciares National Park

Perito Moreno Glacier tours from El Calafate, compared on land

Walkway time, park entrance and hotel pickup for every guided glacier day, read from the listings.

Most-reviewed tours on this page

Patagonia Dreams · About 8 hours Perito Moreno Glacier walkways day with optional boat

★ 4.7 (2,767) from €61

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Info de Ushuaia · About 8 hours Guided tour of the national park and Perito Moreno Glacier, boat optional

★ 4.8 (837) from €54

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Say Hueque · 8 to 9 hours Perito Moreno Glacier full-day tour with optional boat safari

★ 4.7 (554) from €73

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See all 5 tours in detail

The glacier day tours from El Calafate share one outline: pickup in the morning, about 80 km on a paved road into Los Glaciares National Park, several hours on the walkways opposite the ice front, and back in the late afternoon after about eight hours. They differ in the small print: the time at the walkways, the park entrance, and the walkway time you give up for the boat.

With or without the boat

Walkways only, if…

You want the full three to four hours the listings plan on the walkways
You want to walk the whole network at your own pace
You plan a boat trip or an ice trek on another day anyway

Walkways plus the boat, if…

You want to see the ice face from below, on a ride of about an hour
You accept around two hours on the walkways instead of three, as one traveller describes it
This is your only day at the glacier

The glacier tours side by side

Time at the walkways, park entrance, hotel transfer and the boat option as each listing states them. Sorted by number of reviews; tap a column header to re-sort.

Tour	Time at the walkways	Park entrance	Hotel transfer	Boat ride	Reviews ↕	Price ↕	Book
Glacier walkways day, boat optional Patagonia Dreams	About 3 hours on roughly 4 km of walkways	ContradictoryListed as included, yet the same listing tells you to buy the ticket yourself on the official park website.	Hotel pickup	Optional add-on	★ 4.7 (2,767)	€61 per person	Book now
National park and glacier tour Info de Ushuaia	Not stated	✓ IncludedListed as included, with an older amount than the rate in force since 1 June 2026.	Hotel pickup	Optional add-on	★ 4.8 (837)	€54 per person	Book now
Full-day glacier tour Say Hueque	About 4 hours	✕ Not includedNot included; the host confirms this on the product page.	Not stated	Optional add-on	★ 4.7 (554)	€73 per person	Book now
Guided full-day glacier tour Tolkeyen Patagonia Turismo	Not stated	ContradictoryListed as included; one review reports high extra costs for the park and the boat.	Hotel pickup	Not stated	★ 4.8 (165)	€58 per person	Book now
Glacier walkways tour Bross Travel	3 to 4 hours of free time	✕ Not includedPaid by you at the park entrance; the inclusion list on the listing contradicts itself.	Hotel pickup	Optional add-on	★ 4.8 (157)	€53 per person	Book now

Tour prices are per person and refresh from GetYourGuide and Viator; the park entrance is only part of that price where the table says included, and the booking page shows the final amount for your date.

Each glacier tour in detail

Each tour with transfer, park entrance and time on site. Open a card for the full listing summary.

Patagonia Dreams

Perito Moreno Glacier walkways day with optional boat

Duration: About 8 hours
Transfer: Hotel pickup
Park entrance: Contradictory Listed as included, yet the same listing tells you to buy the ticket yourself on the official park website.
At the walkways: About 3 hours on roughly 4 km of walkways

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €61 ★ 4.7 (2,767 reviews)

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Highlights

Hotel pickup in El Calafate
About three hours on the walkways facing the glacier
Optional boat ride of about an hour from Puerto Bajo las Sombras

About this tour

The most-reviewed glacier day out of El Calafate on this site. Patagonia Dreams collects you at your hotel and drives the road of about 80 km to the Perito Moreno Glacier, where the listing plans around three hours on the walkway network in front of the ice.

The short boat ride below the ice face can be added as an option. Check the park entrance before you travel: the listing marks it as included, but a note further down asks you to buy the ticket on the official park website.

Know before you go

Park entrance: the listing contradicts itself, so plan to buy the ticket online yourself
With the boat option, one review reports about two hours left for the walkways instead of three

Summarised from the tour listing on the booking platform, checked in October 2026.

Info de Ushuaia

Guided tour of the national park and Perito Moreno Glacier, boat optional

Duration: About 8 hours
Transfer: Hotel pickup
Park entrance: ✓ Included Listed as included, with an older amount than the rate in force since 1 June 2026.

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €54 ★ 4.8 (837 reviews)

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Highlights

Guided full day in Los Glaciares National Park
Hotel pickup and return
Optional boat ride below the ice face

About this tour

Despite the name, Info de Ushuaia runs this day from El Calafate. It is a guided full day in Los Glaciares National Park with time on the walkways at the Perito Moreno Glacier and transport from your hotel.

The listing names the national park fee as included, but quotes an amount below the rate that applies since June 2026. Ask the operator whether a difference is collected on the day. The boat ride is an optional extra.

Know before you go

The fee amount in the listing is out of date; check whether a top-up is due
The listing does not state how long you stay on the walkways

Summarised from the tour listing on the booking platform, checked in October 2026.

Say Hueque

Perito Moreno Glacier full-day tour with optional boat safari

Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Park entrance: ✕ Not included Not included; the host confirms this on the product page.
At the walkways: About 4 hours

from €73 ★ 4.7 (554 reviews)

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Highlights

About four hours at the walkways
Optional boat safari

About this tour

Say Hueque plans about four hours at the walkways, more than most glacier tours state. The boat safari below the ice face is an option you add.

The park entrance is not included, which the host confirms on the product page. Reviews mention many stairs on the walkways and busy cafés at lunchtime.

Know before you go

Park entrance not included: buy it online or pay at the gate
Reviews mention many stairs and full cafés at the glacier

Summarised from the tour listing on the booking platform, checked in October 2026.

Tolkeyen Patagonia Turismo

Perito Moreno Glacier guided full-day tour

Duration: About 8 hours
Transfer: Hotel pickup
Park entrance: Contradictory Listed as included; one review reports high extra costs for the park and the boat.

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €58 ★ 4.8 (165 reviews)

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Highlights

Guided full day at the Perito Moreno Glacier
Hotel pickup in El Calafate

About this tour

Tolkeyen Patagonia Turismo runs a classic guided full day from El Calafate to the Perito Moreno Glacier with transport from your hotel.

The listing counts the park entrance as included. A traveller review describes paying high extra costs for the park and a boat ride, so ask the operator before the day what is still due on site.

Know before you go

Ask what is still payable on the day; one review reports extra costs for park and boat

Summarised from the tour listing on the booking platform, checked in October 2026.

Bross Travel

Perito Moreno Glacier walkways with optional boat

Duration: About 8 hours
Transfer: Hotel pickup
Park entrance: ✕ Not included Paid by you at the park entrance; the inclusion list on the listing contradicts itself.
At the walkways: 3 to 4 hours of free time

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

from €53 ★ 4.8 (157 reviews)

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Full tour details

Highlights

Three to four hours of free time on the walkways
Pickup in El Calafate
Optional boat ride

About this tour

Bross Travel keeps the guided part short and gives you three to four hours of free time at the walkways. Transport from your accommodation is part of the day.

The national park ticket is not part of the price: you pay it at the entrance gate. One review reports that the pickup did not stop at an Airbnb, so confirm the address if you are not staying at a hotel.

Know before you go

Bring money or a card for the park entrance
One review reports no pickup at an Airbnb; confirm your address
A review notes that photos make the glacier look closer than it feels from the walkways

Summarised from the tour listing on the booking platform, checked in October 2026.

The walkways in front of the ice

The walkway network at the glacier is about 4 km long. The listings plan different amounts of time there: about three hours with Patagonia Dreams, three to four hours of free time with Bross Travel and about four hours with Say Hueque. The other tours do not give a figure. Reviews mention many stairs and busy cafés at lunchtime, and one reviewer felt that the tour photos make the glacier look closer than it is from the walkways.

Paying the park entrance in 2026

Argentina’s national park administration publishes the rates for Los Glaciares. Since 1 June 2026 they are:

General (foreign visitors)	ARS 50,000 per person and day
Argentine residents	ARS 25,000
Residents of Santa Cruz province	ARS 8,000

Source: argentina.gob.ar, rate table of the national parks, valid from 1 June 2026.

Tickets are sold online through ventaweb.apn.gob.ar. The official page does not say which payment methods the gate accepts, so the safe plan is to buy online before the day and carry some pesos as a reserve.

The table above sorts each tour into one of three labels. Included means the listing names the fee as part of the price; Info de Ushuaia does so, but quotes an older amount, so ask whether a difference is due. Not included means you pay yourself, as with Bross Travel and Say Hueque. Contradictory means the listing says both: Patagonia Dreams lists the fee as included and then asks you to buy the ticket on the park website, and a Tolkeyen reviewer reports high extra costs on the day.

What the boat ride takes from your day

The optional boat on these tours is the ride of about an hour from Puerto Bajo las Sombras below the ice face. It is booked as an add-on and fitted into the same day, so it comes out of your walkway time. Patagonia Dreams plans about three hours on the walkways; a traveller on a tour with the boat counted about two. Boat trips, minitrekking and Big Ice are compared on peritomorenocruise.com, our sister site for everything on the water and on the ice.

Going by public bus instead

Scheduled buses run from El Calafate to the glacier. They leave around 8:30 or 9:00 and return at 16:00; CalTur adds a later run out at 13:00 with a return at 19:30 (nomadasaurus.com, updated January 2026). The bus gives you the same walkways with more freedom over your time, but no guide, no hotel pickup and no help with the park ticket. A guided tour suits you if you want the drive explained and the logistics handled.

Season at the glacier

November to March is high season, with the most visitors in January and February. September, October, April and May are quieter. From June to August many operators shorten their schedules, while the walkways stay open.

Questions about this tour

Which Perito Moreno tours include the park entrance?

Only Info de Ushuaia lists the fee as included without contradicting itself, though it quotes an older amount. Bross Travel and Say Hueque say you pay it yourself. Patagonia Dreams and Tolkeyen list it as included but either ask you to buy the ticket yourself or, according to a review, charged extra on the day. Plan to buy the ticket online unless the operator confirms otherwise.

How long do I get on the walkways?

Between about three and four hours, depending on the tour. Say Hueque plans about four hours, Bross Travel three to four hours of free time and Patagonia Dreams about three. With the optional boat ride the time on the walkways gets shorter.

Do the glacier tours pick me up at my hotel?

The tours on this page list hotel pickup in El Calafate, except the Say Hueque listing, which does not state it. One Bross Travel review reports that the bus did not stop at an Airbnb, so give the operator your exact address if you are not in a hotel.

Can I pay the park entrance by card?

The official rate page does not say. Buying the ticket online in advance avoids the question; carry some Argentine pesos as a backup.

Is the boat ride included?

No, on these tours it is an optional add-on of about an hour below the ice face. If you want more time on the water or a walk on the glacier, our sister site peritomorenocruise.com compares those tours.

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