Over 50 tour agencies operate in El Calafate. Most act as booking agents, arranging your excursion with the companies that are authorized by APN, the national park service, to provide boating, ice trekking and other services. Prices for these are pretty much the same from one tour operator to another, though if you are on a tight budget, check out several places before deciding. Almost all agencies are on Avenida del Libertador. Others specialize in horseback riding, fishing or 4x4 expeditions.
Hielo y Aventura is Parque Nacional Los Glaciares’ official operator of ice trekking on Perito Moreno Glacier. Whether you choose the two-hour Mini-Trekking or the three-hour...
Morresi Viajes has a simple menu of excursions. This tour operator is the official provider of trips to the cave paintings of Punta Walichu ($19). This can be combined with a city tour, taking in the various museums and...
Mil Outdoor Adventure promises to introduce you to the "other" Patagonia, following the prints the mighty glaciers left behind. In their 4x4 Land Rovers and super-buses, you get off the beaten track into the raw countryside. One destination is ...
Aventura Andina is a one-stop agency for arranging tours to any of the sites in El Calafate. They can also book you for a tour to Glaciar Perito Moreno ($17) and take the one-hour boat ride to its base ($14). Or, if you...
Calafate Fishing devotes itself to one purpose: to offer the most complete fishing services in El Calafate. Guide Miguel Ángel Almandoz takes anglers out to fly fish for brown and rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, and perch. If lakes are your game, then...