Top 15 Boat Tours in El Calafate

1.Perito Moreno Glacier & Optional Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,586 reviews · 8 hours · from $80Our pick

Visit Perito Moreno Glacier on a full day trip from El Calafate with 3 hours on boardwalks and an optional boat cruise for closer views.

“Martin (Guide) and Sebastian (Driver) were wonderful! On the drive out Sebastian spotted Rheas and a Guanaco for us and stopped to look at them. The glacier itself is UNREAL! You must do this if you have the time in El Calafate. Martin was very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna of the area and was great to chat with about the wildlife in the area. You have lots of time on the walkways to view the glacier, so that was nice. Overall, a lovely day and tour!”

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2.Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking Tour and Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 805 reviews · 5 - 11 hours · from $396

Trek Perito Moreno Glacier with crampons, cruise for views, then walk catwalks for calving sights, with hotel pickup from El Calafate.

“The minitrekking was great! We went with Muriel and she was a great guide! Really knowledgeable and kept the whole group entertained at all times!”

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3.Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour with Optional Boat Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 530 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $80

Guided full-day Perito Moreno visit from El Calafate with walkways and optional 1-hour boat safari. Transfers and bilingual guide included.

“It was mesmerizing seeing the glacier and the boat ride is definitely worth it! Our guide provided all kinds of information on the bus ride from El Calafate. A fantastic experience!”

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4.Glaciers Gourmet Experience – Full Day Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 285 reviews · 8 hours - 750 minutes · from $225

Luxury full-day cruise from El Calafate with gourmet lunch, condors, and panoramic glacier views, plus optional Perito Moreno footbridges.

“Views were beautiful and logistics were smooth. It could be a nice addition to have captions playing when the crew is explaining the glaciers and the area as it was difficult to listen carefully with all the other conversations going on the boat.”

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5.All Glaciers Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 263 reviews · from $255

A full-day El Calafate boat cruise to Uppsala and Spegazzini glaciers, then a forest walk and views from the Spegazzini Refuge.

“Good communication from patagonia dreams about pick up. I booked the captains club which was a private (16seats) in front with the captain and included food and drinks and a guide. If you can spare the extra $ I definitely recommend. Relaxing day viewing the glaciers and a iceberg.”

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6.Perito Moreno Glacier Day Trip with Optional Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 235 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $81

A full-day El Calafate trip to Los Glaciares National Park, with major glacier views from walkways, plus an optional boat ride near the ice wall.

“Natalia is an excellent guide and the driving was good. The entire experience was fabulous, I am very glad that we included the boat tour.”

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7.Gourmet Glacier Cruise & Footbridges of Perito Moreno

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 102 reviews · 12 hours · from $276

12-hour Los Glaciares cruise on María Turquesa with forest walk, Glaciarium, and Perito Moreno walkways, plus optional footbridges.

“everything was perfectly hold, Daniella is a great guide - highly recommended this tour for famili and solo”

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8.Perito Moreno boat tour from El Calafate: Glaciares Gourmet

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $245

Glaciares Gourmet boat day from El Calafate to five glaciers, with transfers, gourmet box lunch, and Perito Moreno walkways option.

“A wonderful day on the aqua Argentina Lake seeing several glaciers and icebergs. The view is unbelievable. A very professional presentation in Spanish and English.”

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9.Moreno Glacier: Tour from El Calafate with tour guide, walkways, and boat ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 80 reviews

Full-day visit to Perito Moreno Glacier from El Calafate with walkways plus a 1-hour boat ride for close views of icebergs.

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10.Perito Moreno Glacier, Boat Cruise & Glaciarium

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 2 days · from $136

Two days in El Calafate for Perito Moreno Glacier walkways, a 1-hour boat cruise close to the north wall, plus Glaciarium museum.

“Really enjoyed the boat trip and seeing the glacier close up was incredible. The coach was uncomfortable, no provision for families to sit together. The sound system didn’t work, so couldn’t hear commentary”

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11.Perito Moreno Glacier Experience with Boat Navigation !!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $135Top rated

Perito Moreno Glacier day from El Calafate: 4 hours of walkways, boat navigation, and smooth hotel transfers in a small group.

“Beautiful glacier. Well organized trip with nice tour guide. Enough time to take photos. Pasarela was the best thing for me. Walking a bit to get close to the glacier. Hear when the glacier is moving and cracking. Weather was also good. If it is rainy, then you don't enjoy the trip that much.”

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12.Perito Moreno Ice Trek: Minitrekking with Walkways and Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $379

Guided crampon trek across Perito Moreno Glacier with a boat ride, optional walkways, and hotel pickup. Small group, long Patagonia day.

“Excellent guides, organization, this was definitely one of the best day of my Year 2019 :) Very professional & quite easy wlak for someone who does a couple of hours of sports / week. I would do it again for sure”

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13.Lake Argentino Upsala Channel Glaciers Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 18 reviews · 9h 30m · from $305

Sail Lake Argentino’s North Arm from El Calafate to Upsala and Spegazzini, with close-up glacier views at the Spegazzini base.

“It was planned really well . The pick up was on time and the guide was very informative through out the day . The captains cabin was well worth the money and highly recommended . The staff on board were very good and helpful the lunch at the Resturant was superb overlooking stunning vistas . The day went really quick defo worth booking with Quo Vadis”

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14.Glacier Cruise & Trekking at Estancia Cristina

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · 12 hours · from $342

Glide past icebergs on Lago Argentino, hike to the Caterina River and chapel at Estancia Cristina, and visit a shearing- shed museum in one long day.

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15.Spegazzini and Upsala Glaciers Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 3 reviews · from $275

Sail Lake Argentino from El Calafate to Upsala and Spegazzini Glaciers on a modern catamaran with hotel pickup and a Spegazzini base walk.

“The trip was more about promoting photographer’s pictures than about telling us about the trip. The photographer would not let us stand in front of the glacier because he had to click pictures of ppl who paid them to get the package. That’s unfair to the people who didn’t pay the package and were denied the prime spot to click pictures. Also they need English translation to everything they say in Spanish. Very little information. The glacier was really good. So do the trip but with better company who is not promoting their photographer.”

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