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Professional Advice (10)
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“Homage to Patagonia” New York Times (free registration required)
“Patagonia – Land of Giants” TravelLady
“The Glaciers in Patagonia, Argentina” gosouthamerica.about.com
“The Glaciers of Argentina” gosouthamerica.about.com
“Patagonia is a stark land with lovely surprises” canada.com / The Vancouver Sun
“Ask our expert: Latin America” timesonline.co.uk / Times Newspapers Ltd.
“Journey to the End of the Earth” American Way
“Don't Fence Me In” Concierge.com / Condé Nast Traveler
“El Calafate, Argentina” BootsNAll.com
“Wonders of Patagonia” canoe.ca / Associated Press
Web Comments from Travelers (5)
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“I have just found what I was looking for!” VirtualTourist.com
“Perito Moreno Glacier” VirtualTourist.com
“Porito Moreno Glacier” VirtualTourist.com
“Going to the Glacier - Aller au Glacier” VirtualTourist.com
“Glaciar Perito Moreno” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 8 attractions in El Calafate
Traveler Description:
A trip to this imposing glacier gives you a chance to walk on the ice wearing cleats and to see and hear a truly astounding spectacle: blocks of ice... more » A trip to this imposing glacier gives you a chance to walk on the ice wearing cleats and to see and hear a truly astounding spectacle: blocks of ice rupturing and floating away as icebergs. « less
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Attraction type: Geological formation, National park, Landmark/point of interest
Address: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares El Calafate
Argentina

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Reviews of Perito Moreno Glacier

( 1-7 of 7 )
“Do BIg Ice if you Can!!”
5 of 5 stars
DeirdreinDC
Washington DC Area
Oct 31, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I read a lot of reviews comparing Big Ice to the Mini-Trek, and with him being 42 we were minorly concerned about all of the age warnings for Big Ice. In the end, we decided to go for it, and are so Glad we did. If you are young enough ( they say 40 one guy on... more

“Big Ice - Hielo y Aventura”
5 of 5 stars
whenismynextvacation
Palo Alto, California
Jan 13, 2008
24/24 found this review helpful

The Big Ice trek on the Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate was one of my most amazing travel tours ever. I highly recommend trekking on the glacier if you want to truly experience the beauty and vastness of a glacier. Making a reservation - If you email Hielo y Aventura, they will tell you to stop by the office... more

“Absolutely Stunning!!!”
5 of 5 stars
cchri1p
Dec 17, 2005
17/17 found this review helpful

This is a must see attraction!!! Words can't capture the beauty of this glacier. The weather was surprisingly warm when we were there (December 12), and you are just about guaranteed to see "calving" of ice off the glacier (sounds like thunder). more

“El Calafate / Perito Moreno .... What a beauty!!”
5 of 5 stars
Houstonian_Traveler
Houston, TX
Nov 11, 2005
99/101 found this review helpful

My wife and I visited Argentina (B.A., Bariloche, El Calafate and Ushuaia) for our honeymoon (October 2005). From Bariloche (my previous review) we flew to El Calafate. If you have made reservation with a travel agency, they will come to pick you up. If you are the adventurous / spontaneous type and didn’t make reservations, you have 2 options. Take... more

“Fantastico!”
5 of 5 stars
sebaxgo
Tradate
Jan 18, 2008

Consiglio a tutti coloro che sono interessati al Perito Moreno di guardarsi il capitolo relativo nel reportage presente in www.destinopatagonia.it more

“Blaue Eismassen”
5 of 5 stars
stwproject
Germany
Apr 10, 2007

Der Perito Moreno Gletscher darf auf keiner Patagonien-Tour fehlen. Jahrhundertealtes Eis schiebt sich unaufhaltsam ins Tal. Dabei schneidet er alle... more

“glaciares perito moreno ,cueva de las manos ushuaia”
5 of 5 stars
mamapapanene
general Pico La Pampa
Mar 23, 2007
2/3 found this review helpful

El hotel bellicimo,la atención excelente,la ubicación hermosa ,las calles rupestes me encanto Haydee y Julio General Pico La Pampa more

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Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, El Calafate, Argentina