Lowest fare
The face boat
An hour at the ice
- Length1 hour
- Leaves fromBajo las Sombras
- GlacierSouth face
Price for your party
Perito Moreno glacier boat tour price, from face boat to full day
Gourmet full-day glacier cruise on Lago Argentino
★ 4.8 · Rated by 342 guests
The short version
A Perito Moreno glacier boat tour price runs from a short boat at the ice face to a full day on Lago Argentino, and every fare leaves out the national park fee in pesos.
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- Gourmet full day8 - 12.5 hours · per person starting at $225
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View - All-glaciers day10 hours · per person starting at $243
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View - Face boat1 hour · per person starting at $62
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View - Ice trek and boat5 - 11 hours · per person starting at $399
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The Perito Moreno glacier boat tour price runs from a short boat at the ice face to a full day on Lago Argentino, and the national park fee always comes on top.
Editorial team, elcalafateglaciercruise.com · Updated November 9, 2026 · Read in 7 min
Quick look
- Our full dayFrom $225 for 8 - 12.5 hours on the lake, refundable until a day before.
- Shortest boatAn hour at the glacier face starts from $50.
- Other full daysRival lake days start from $243 and from $280.
- Park fee on topARS 50,000 a day for a foreign adult from 1 June 2026, never part of a cruise fare.1,2,3
- A second park dayHalf price if you return within 72 hours of your first entry.4
What the gourmet full day costs, and what you get for it
Our gourmet cruise opens on GetYourGuide at $225, for a day that runs anywhere from 8 to 12.5 hours by option and date. That span is the first thing to understand about the fare: a seat that starts and ends at the port is a shorter day than one with hotel pickup, and the booking box shows which options run on your date.
For that fare you sail the north side of Lago Argentino past the Seco, Heim and Spegazzini glaciers, land at Puesto Las Vacas for a short walk, look up the Upsala Canal towards the Upsala and Bertacchi glaciers and finish along the Canal de los Tempanos at the north face of the Perito Moreno. A guide speaks Spanish and English, and an audio guide in both languages is offered as well.
Nothing is charged when you reserve, since payment can wait, and cancelling 24 hours or more before sailing returns every cent. Guests rate it 4.7 across 342 reviews, with value for money the lowest of its scores at 4.4. That is a fair reading of the price: people love the day and notice what it costs.
Side by side
Boat trips at the glaciers by price and length
| Trip | From | Length | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short face boat | $50 | 1 hour | 10 |
| South face boat | $62 | 1 hour | 42 |
| Glacier day, boat optional | $69 | 8 hours | 2,735 |
| Our gourmet full day | $225 | 8 - 12.5 hours | 342 |
| All-glaciers day | $243 | 10 hours | 319 |
| Gourmet plus footbridges | $251 | 12 hours | 103 |
| Cruise-ship day | $280 | 10 hours | 53 |
Prices are starting fares on GetYourGuide; the park fee is extra on every trip.3
Every boat price on the lake, from short trips to full days
Among the listings we compared, the lowest fares on the water belong to short boats at the glacier face. Trips of 1 hour start from $50 and $62, the second leaving Puerto Bajo las Sombras, a port between the park gate and the walkways, for the south face. These are an add-on to a day at the walkways, not a lake cruise, and they never reach Upsala or Spegazzini.
Next come glacier days by road with the boat as an option. The one with 2,735 reviews opens at $69 for an 8-hour day, and its hour on the water in front of the Perito Moreno is sold as an add-on. Another day with an optional boat and a guided walk through the park starts from $60. Add the boat and these days still cost far less than a full cruise; most of their hours are spent on land.
Full days on the lake form the top band. Besides ours, a 10-hour day to Upsala and Spegazzini with a refuge stop opens at $243, a cruise-ship day to the same glaciers plus the Perito Moreno from $280, and a channel cruise to Upsala from $329. The day that pairs the gourmet cruise with the footbridges starts from $251 and lasts 12 hours.
The national park fee: what it costs and how to pay it
Every cruise on Lago Argentino sails inside Los Glaciares National Park, so the park fee is the one cost almost every adult visitor pays. The national parks office lists the daily pass for Los Glaciares at ARS 50,000 for the general category, ARS 25,000 for Argentine nationals, ARS 8,000 for provincial residents and ARS 15,000 for students.1 The park set those rates from 1 June 2026, and fees in pesos move, so look at the official page in the week you fly.2
This Perito Moreno Glacier entrance fee is separate from any boat fare. Our cruise operator states that its fare leaves out park entry, which you buy either at the port gate or through the national parks site.3 It also recommends paying that fee in peso notes, and the park notes that El Calafate holds the area’s single bank, open Monday to Friday mornings, while its cash machines run day and night.9,10
At the ticket window you show a passport or national identity card, which sets your visitor category.5 The student rate needs an Argentine identity card and a student document from an Argentine school or university, so foreign students pay the general fee.11 Buying the pass online before the day leaves one less thing to sort out at the gate with a boat waiting.
Pick by budget
Which glacier boat fits your budget
Say what matters to you and see which boat keeps the cost where you want it.
If I want the lowest fare on the water
A 1-hour face boat
Short boats at the ice start from $50.
If I want the glacier by road, boat optional
A glacier day with a boat option
From $69 for 8 hours; the 1-hour sailing costs extra.
If I want the whole lake in one day
The gourmet full day
From $225; whether lunch is in the fare depends on the option.8
If I want the glaciers and a refuge stop
The all-glaciers day
From $243 for 10 hours to Upsala and Spegazzini.
If I want to stand on the ice
Ice trek and boat
From $399, with a short sailing and a walk on the glacier.
Pick a budget
A short boat, the full lake or the ice
Booked here
The gourmet full day
The lake and its arms
- Length8 - 12.5 hours
- PortLa Soledad
- GuideSpanish, English
On the ice
Ice trek and boat
Walk on the glacier
- Length5 - 11 hours
- Boat30 minutes
- GuideEnglish, Spanish
Extras that change the bill: lunch, transfers, lounge and walkways
The Perito Moreno glacier boat tour cost grows with every add-on, and the operator of our cruise publishes its own peso rates for each one. A classic-cabin seat on the gourmet day is listed at ARS 330,000 from 1 October 2026.13 On top of that, it lists a box lunch with a drink and dessert at ARS 50,000 and a return bus between El Calafate and Puerto La Soledad at ARS 65,000.14 Use them to judge the add-ons, and expect the booking box to show its own total.
The largest upgrade is the Premium Lounge, which adds a 4-course menu with drinks for ARS 320,000 on the operator price list from 1 October 2026.15 The other large option is a landing at the Perito Moreno walkways with the ride back to El Calafate, listed at ARS 105,000 from the same date.16 Together these turn a plain sailing into a long day of food, drink and the walkways, for more than double the base seat.
Lunch deserves a careful look before you pay. The GetYourGuide listing names lunch on board, whereas the park’s route note marks lunch as optional, and the operator prices a packed lunch on its own.8,14 Read the option names in the booking box: a fare that includes the meal and one that does not can sit side by side, and the difference is easy to miss on a phone screen.
Where the money goes
From booking to the deck
At booking
Reserve, pay later
Your seat is held from $225, with payment left for later.
Day before
Free cancellation
Plans change? The fare comes back whole until 24 hours before sailing.
Before the port
Buy the park ticket
ARS 50,000 for a foreign adult from 1 June 2026, online or at the port.1,2,3
At the port
Show your passport
Your document sets the visitor category at the gate.5
On board
Optional extras
Lunch, the lounge or the walkways landing are add-ons.6
Children, students and other ways the price drops
Families pay less than a quick sum suggests. The operator carries children aged 0 to 4 free and gives children aged 5 to 15 a 30% discount on the boarding ticket.12 At the park gate, children up to 6 years old pay no fee at all, and retirees with an Argentine identity card are exempt too.7 Enter every age in the booking box so the fare you see is the fare you pay.
The park has a second-day discount that matters if you plan both a cruise and a land visit. Fee-charging national parks cut the price of a return visit by 50%, as long as it falls inside 72 hours of the first scan at the gate.4 Keep the ticket from your cruise day: if you visit the walkways the next day, that ticket earns the lower price at the gate.
Winter travelers have a reason to book soon. The operator sails every day from 1 September to 30 April and only every other day from 1 May to 31 August, so between May and August there are fewer sailing days to choose from.17 Holding a seat costs nothing while the reserve-now, pay-later option is on the listing.
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Entrance to the National Park Not included. Can be purchased at the Port or on the National Parks website.
Before you pay
The fare, the extras and the savings
In the fare3
- A full day on Lago Argentino among the glaciers
- A live guide in Spanish and English
- A short walk ashore at Puesto Las Vacas
On top3
Where to buy your seat, and where the boat leaves
You can book Perito Moreno glacier boat tour tickets in several ways: through a booking site such as GetYourGuide, directly with an operator, or at an agency in El Calafate. According to the park, the Punta Bandera boats are reserved ahead from El Calafate, and travelers without wheels can add a ride out to the dock.18 Buying online gives you the cancellation terms in writing before you pay.
The listing we recommend meets at La Soledad Port at 8:30 AM, and pickup is offered as an option on some dates. The operator says its trips leave from its private port, La Soledad, at Punta Bandera, so the port is where the boat leaves even when a bus collects you in town.19 If you drive, the operator offers free parking there.20
Ticket rules differ between sellers. Our listing refunds a cancellation up to 24 hours out, while another lake day sold on GetYourGuide is marked non-refundable. Before you compare fares, compare the cancellation lines under them: in a region where wind can change a plan overnight, a refundable ticket is worth more than a few dollars saved.
When wind stops the boats: what happens to your money
September to April is the visiting window the park advises, with a note that the summer brings hard wind.21 On a lake this size that matters: a captain may change the route once under way for safety reasons, as one of the lake operators states in its terms.22 A changed route can mean a different order of glaciers or a shorter stop, which is still a day on the lake.
When a sailing cannot leave at all, the fare can come back. Solo Patagonia, which runs the rival all-glaciers day from Punta Bandera, says it returns the amount paid when a trip cannot run because of weather or force majeure.23 If you booked through GetYourGuide, the listing terms apply on top of that, including the free cancellation window of 24 hours.
The cheapest insurance is time. Book the lake early in the trip, leaving room behind it for a weather swap, and save the walkways for later; the park gives 50% off a second visit within 72 hours.4 A spare day costs one more night in El Calafate and a dinner out. A missed cruise costs the reason you came this far south, which no refund replaces.
FAQ
Fast answers to common questions.
How much is the full-day glacier cruise from El Calafate?
From $225.
The gourmet full day starts from $225 and lasts 8 - 12.5 hours depending on the option.
What is the cheapest boat at the Perito Moreno Glacier?
A 1-hour face boat.
Short boats at the ice face start from $50 for an hour on the water.
Is the national park fee included in the cruise price?
No, you pay it apart.
The operator says park entry is not included and can be bought at the port or online.3
How much is the Los Glaciares park fee for foreign visitors?
Do children pay on the cruise?
Under 5 sail free.
Children aged 0 to 4 are free and ages 5 to 15 get 30% off the boarding ticket.12
Can I cancel the cruise for free?
Yes, up to 24 hours before.
Call it off at least 24 hours out and the whole fare returns; payment can also wait.
Sources
- Administración de Parques Nacionales (argentina.gob.ar) · Derechos de acceso a Parques Nacionales ↩
- Administración de Parques Nacionales (argentina.gob.ar) · Derechos de acceso a Parques Nacionales ↩
- Cruceros Marpatag (crucerosmarpatag.com), operator of the Glaciares Gourmet cruise · Gourmet Glaciers ↩
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- Administración de Parques Nacionales (argentina.gob.ar) · Derechos de acceso a Parques Nacionales ↩
- Cruceros Marpatag (crucerosmarpatag.com), operator of the Glaciares Gourmet cruise · Gourmet Glaciers ↩
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- Administración de Parques Nacionales (argentina.gob.ar) · Parque Nacional Los Glaciares: Actividades ↩
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- Solo Patagonia (solopatagonia.com), glacier cruise operator at Punta Bandera · Cancellation policy ↩