What the Perito Moreno Minitrekking Costs
The Minitrekking price: from the port or with a hotel pickup on GetYourGuide, Hielo y Aventura's own peso rates, other sellers on GetYourGuide and Viator, and the park entrance.
The Minitrekking costs from US$346 a person on GetYourGuide (checked November 2026), and that price is the 4.5-hour walk from the port with no transport. With a hotel pickup in El Calafate and the walkways it cost US$412 on 20 January and 27 March 2027. Both are on Hielo y Aventura’s own Mini-Trek calendar, and neither includes the park entrance, ARS 50,000 at the general rate.
On 25 and 30 November 2026 only the walk from the port was on sale, at the same price, starting at 10:00 AM. You can cancel free up to 24 hours before.
The two options
| Option | Price, per person | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| From the port, 4.5 hours | US$346 | The boat, the mountain guides, crampons and helmets, about an hour on the ice. You get to Puerto Bajo las Sombras yourself. |
| With hotel pickup, 10 hours | US$412 on 20 January and 27 March 2027 | All of the above, plus the bus from your hotel in El Calafate from 8:30 AM and the walkways facing the glacier |
Prices from the Mini-Trek’s booking calendar for one adult (checked November 2026).
The difference between the two is US$66 a person on those dates. If you have a car, the walk from the port is the cheaper way in; without one, the pickup option is the simpler day.
Hielo y Aventura’s own rates
Hielo y Aventura also sells the Minitrekking on its own site, in Argentine pesos. Its rates for the 2026/27 season, in force from 1 November 2026, are ARS 420,000 per adult, or ARS 500,000 with its optional transfer, an extra ARS 80,000 a person; the park entrance is not included (hieloyaventura.com, read November 2026). The page adds that prices and dates may change without notice. Its own cancellation terms allow a free cancellation only for certified force majeure and otherwise charge a 10 percent penalty; on GetYourGuide the walk can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before.
We do not convert the peso prices: what you pay in your own currency depends on the day’s rate and on how you pay.
The park entrance
The Administración de Parques Nacionales charges a general rate of ARS 50,000 a day for Los Glaciares from 1 June 2026 (APN tariffs, read November 2026). The APN prints no line for foreign visitors; on our reading of its categories, anyone without an Argentine ID pays the general rate. At the Perito Moreno gate you can pay by card or in cash in pesos, or buy the ticket online beforehand. Children up to 6 enter free, but the Minitrekking starts at 8.
Other sellers of the Minitrekking
Other companies sell days that include the Minitrekking, most with a transfer from El Calafate:
| Seller | From, per person | What the from-price buys |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonia Dreams, Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking Tour and Cruise | US$424 | Hotel pickup, a sail along the north wall and the walkways, 11 hours; the option without transfer cost more, US$519 |
| Gray Line Argentina, Adventure on Ice: Minitrekking | US$430 | The option without transfers, 9 hours, meeting at the port; the option with transfers and the walkways, 10 hours, cost US$555 on 8 December 2026 and 20 January 2027 |
| Tangol, Perito Moreno Glacier Ice Trekking | US$432 | The walk from the port, 8 hours, no hotel pickup; the 10-hour option with hotel pickup cost US$514 on 8 December 2026 and 20 January 2027 |
| All Patagonia, Perito Moreno Glacier Minitrekking Tour (Viator) | US$495 | Its one option, with hotel pickup and drop-off |
| Howlanders, Minitrekking Perito Moreno (Viator) | US$375 | The tour without transfers, from Puerto Bajo las Sombras |
| Azul Latina Travel, Full Day Minitrekking (Viator) | US$440 | The option without transfers; all sales are final, with no refund for cancellations |
GetYourGuide prices checked November 2026; Viator prices checked November 2026. Operators price by date and season.
Every one of them costs more than Hielo y Aventura’s own walk from the port, and none includes the park entrance.
Which to book
Book whichever fits your day:
Mini-Trek: Hike on the Perito Moreno Glacier with crampons
Sold by Hielo y Aventura itself: the 4.5-hour walk from the port, about an hour on the ice. The pickup option is on the same calendar.
Check dates →El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Trekking Tour and Cruise
Patagonia Dreams: hotel pickup, the same walk, a sail along the north wall and the walkways, 11 hours. Not bookable for the day you arrive or leave.
See the day →Perito Moreno Glacier Minitrekking Tour
All Patagonia: one option with hotel pickup and drop-off, about 10 hours. Food and the park fee are extra.
See the day →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026; Viator checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
What reviewers say about the price
Price is a common complaint in the low reviews of the Minitrekking days. One of the Mini-Trek’s two low reviews (25 July 2026) calls the price very high for what it is. Of Patagonia Dreams’ 350 newest reviews, at least four at three stars or below say much the same, one (9 December 2024) putting it as “way too expensive for what it is”. The five-star reviews rarely mention the price at all, and one Mini-Trek reviewer (29 October 2026) thought it “well worth the money” given how many people are involved.
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Around El Calafate
More from El Calafate with Open Dates
Boats in front of the glacier, the walkways and day trips from El Calafate with live availability. What each includes and its cancellation terms show before you book.
The Lowest Price for the Minitrekking
Sold by Hielo y Aventura itself: the 4.5-hour walk from the port, or the 10-hour day with a hotel pickup and the walkways, on the same calendar. The park entrance is not included.
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