The Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate, is one of Patagonia’s most famous natural wonders — a massive ice sheet about 30 km long and 60 m high at its face, constantly advancing and calving ice into Lake Argentino.

Visitors can admire it from a network of walkways that offer sweeping views from different angles, or get closer on boat trips and ice-trekking excursions.

You can explore it in several ways: walking the extensive boardwalk system for panoramic views, taking a boat safari to see the towering ice walls up close, or joining a guided mini-trek or the more challenging Big Ice trek, where you walk directly on the glacier with crampons.

The best times of day to visit are early morning or late afternoon, when the light is softer, crowds are smaller, and visibility of the glacier face is excellent; midday can be busier but often brings dramatic ice calving.

IMPORTANT: There is an entrance fee to Los Glaciares National Park: as of 2025, it’s around ARS 45,000 for international adult visitors. You can purchase national park tickets using this link.