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CALAFATE: Panoramic tour: The best balconies of Calafate
Product code 18016P41
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From USD 175
Dates
Available from Oct 1, 2025
Start times
10:45 AM, 3:45 PM
Travelers
Adult ages 0-99
Options
Travesía in Trekker - 4 x 4, BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE, ON SNOWMOBILE
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Duration
3 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Spanish
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CALAFATE: Panoramic tour: The best balconies of Calafate
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Duration
3 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Spanish
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Why Travelers Love This
Adventure aboard jeeps, making scheduled stops of El Calafate, The Lago Argentino, and The Andes. You'll enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the central part of Lake Argentino. The tour offers stunning views of the Andes Mountains and the glacier accumulation zone, leading towards the Boca del Diablo. If the weather is clear, you might even catch sight of the Fitz Roy and Torre mountains in El Chaltén. Keep an eye out for the magnificent flight of the Condors, a truly unforgettable sight. For those looking for an even more immersive experience, choose our BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE option. Ride on Quads for an 8 km journey into the heart of Cerro Huyliche. Throughout the entire journey, our guides will accompany you, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience. After an hour of travel in a 4WD vehicle, we'll arrive at the starting point for the Quad adventure, the Quads allow you to explore the ancient geography and discover the most picturesque corners of Cerro Huyliche.
Overview
Adventure aboard jeeps, making scheduled stops of El Calafate, The Lago Argentino, and The Andes. You'll enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the central part of Lake Argentino. The tour offers stunning views of the Andes Mountains and the glacier accumulation zone, leading towards the Boca del Diablo. If the weather is clear, you might even catch sight of the Fitz Roy and Torre mountains in El Chaltén. Keep an eye out for the magnificent flight of the Condors, a truly unforgettable sight. For those looking for an even more immersive experience, choose our BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE option. Ride on Quads for an 8 km journey into the heart of Cerro Huyliche. Throughout the entire journey, our guides will accompany you, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience. After an hour of travel in a 4WD vehicle, we'll arrive at the starting point for the Quad adventure, the Quads allow you to explore the ancient geography and discover the most picturesque corners of Cerro Huyliche.
What's Included
Included
Transfers from your Hotel located at Calafate
Bottled water
If you choose option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: 30 minutes of Quads tour
Hotel located at downtown areas of Calafate pickup and drop-off
Guide in Spanish / English
Excursion in 4WD
The service includes lunch or dinner depending on the time you select
Not included
Gratuities
Entry to Los Glaciares National Park - Price subject to change.
Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: minimun 16 years old
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
3 hours
Stop 1
A 35 km adventure in 4x4 vehicles, where you’ll enjoy the breathtaking scenery of El Calafate Balcony, Lago Argentino, and the Andes Mountains. We’ll make strategic stops to admire unforgettable views.
Pass by stop 2
Pass by stop 2
From the Balcón, a stunning natural lookout, you'll enjoy breathtaking, panoramic views over El Calafate and the central expanse of Lago Argentino. This exceptional tour provides awe-inspiring vistas of the Andes and the remarkable Patagonian ice fields, where glaciers originate. You’ll see La Boca del Diablo, the lake’s narrowest passage leading to the Upsala arm, and on clear days, glimpse the iconic peaks of Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre in El Chaltén.
Pass by stop 3
Pass by stop 3
The Andes serve as a constant, awe-inspiring backdrop, offering magical moments when, weather permitting, the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre peaks reveal themselves. The journey continues to the intriguing Laberinto de Piedras, a fascinating rock formation dating back to the Cretaceous period, some 85 million years ago. Once a riverbed, it now holds fossils that provide glimpses into a long-lost world. During the excursion, we’ll pause to enjoy a snack at a panoramic point, then begin our descent along the northern slope towards the unique Piedra de los Sombreros—iron-rich rock formations so rare they can only be found in four places worldwide.
Pass by stop 4
Pass by stop 4
With two daily departures, the tour starts with a convenient pick-up from your El Calafate hotel and covers 35 kilometres over the scenic mountain ridges that encircle the town. The route ascends through striking highland vegetation, reaching 1050 metres above sea level.
Additional Info
No Back Problems
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
This service is non-refundable for cancellations made within 4 days in advance of the service date. However, if you need to change your booking, such as adjusting the number of participants, changing the date, or requesting a refundable cancellation, we can accommodate your request as long as it's made at least 4 days before the service date
Other
With two daily departures, the excursion starts from the hotels of El Calafate and completes a journey of 35 kilometers on the line of hills behind the village. The trail takes us through landscapes that marvel at its varied vegetation of height. It reaches up to 1050 meters above the sea. There, the first stop is a natural viewpoint where passengers enjoy a panoramic view of El Calafate and the Argentino Lake .
Other
In the background, the unforgettable and imposing framework of the Andes Mountains, and time to time, during the route, clients will enjoy views of the accumulation zone of the glaciers, towards Boca del Diablo (narrowest part of the lake, towards the Upsala arm) . Sometimes it is even possible to see the Fitz Roy and Torre hills in El Chaltén and, with some luck, the condor, master of the Patagonian skies, may be seen in his long plan. A unique show.
Other
If you choose option with QUAD EXPERIENCE : Our guides accompany you throughout the whole trip. After an hour of travel in 4WD, we arrive at the starting point of the crossing in “Quads“. With the necessary technical equipments already prepared, you begin a route of 8 km towards the heart of the Hill. The Quads allow you to enter into ancient geography and penetrate the most attractive corners of Cerro Huyliche.
Other
Option BALCON & QUAD EXPERIENCE: minimun 16 years old to do this option for this activity
Other
Option ON SNOWMOBILE EXPERIENCE: minimun 8 years old to do this option for this activity
Other
Menu: 1 braised beef empanada. • Guanaco stew or Chicken Milanesa Napolitana with french fries or salad. Vegetarian option: • 1 vegetable empanada. • Vegetarian lentil stew. Dessert: Cheese and jam. Includes 1 non-alcoholic beverage per person
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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