What to Wear on the Minitrekking
What to wear and bring on the Perito Moreno Minitrekking: what Hielo y Aventura provides, shoes, layers, gloves, rain gear, sunglasses, food, cash for the park gate and what is not allowed.
You do not need any special gear for the Minitrekking: Hielo y Aventura provides the crampons and helmets. Bring hiking shoes, warm layers with a waterproof and windproof jacket on top, gloves, sunglasses and sunscreen, and your own food and drink. The walk is not cancelled for rain, so dress for it.
The calendar is Hielo y Aventura’s Mini-Trek, from US$346 a person (checked November 2026) for the walk from the port.
What is provided
The technical equipment for walking on the glacier: crampons, which the guides fit to your shoes at the edge of the ice, and a helmet. Personal trekking gear is not provided.
The list to bring
The Mini-Trek’s own list of things to bring:
- hiking shoes
- outdoor clothing and rain gear
- gloves
- sunglasses
- sunscreen, preferably biodegradable
- a daypack
- food and drinks
- cash
Drones are not allowed on the walk, and the Administración de Parques Nacionales prohibits them in the park.
Shoes
Wear closed hiking shoes or boots with a firm sole that hold your ankle: the crampons strap onto them, and you walk on rock, moraine and forest paths as well as ice. The Administración de Parques Nacionales recommends trekking shoes that fit the ankle for the walkways too, because their floor is a metal grating (APN, recommendations, read November 2026). Tangol's Minitrekking day spells out what does not work: rubber boots, après-ski boots and high heels are not allowed.
Layers
The park recommends warm clothes in layers, with a light waterproof and a windbreaker, because the winds are cold and the nights cool even in summer (APN, read November 2026). Gray Line Argentina's Minitrekking day gives the fullest list we found: a thermal shirt and leggings, a warm sweater and jacket, a windproof and waterproof jacket, trekking trousers, waterproof hiking or sports shoes, thermal socks or two pairs of socks, gloves, a warm hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Layers you can take off and put back on suit a day that mixes a boat, a walk and stops on the ice.
Bring gloves even in summer: they are on both lists.
Sun
Sunglasses and sunscreen are on the Mini-Trek’s list, and a warm hat on Gray Line Argentina's.
Food, water and cash
No meal is included and nothing is sold on the walk, so bring lunch and water from El Calafate. On the 10-hour day you are out from morning to evening. Bring Argentine pesos or a card for the park gate if you drive: the general rate is ARS 50,000 a day from 1 June 2026, paid by card or in cash in pesos at the gate, or online beforehand (APN tariffs, read November 2026).
Leave at the hotel
A large bag. Patagonia Dreams' Minitrekking day does not allow luggage or large bags, and a small daypack is all you need for three hours of walking.
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.
Crampons and Helmet Provided
Hielo y Aventura's Minitrekking supplies the crampons and helmets; you bring the shoes and layers. About an hour on the ice. The park entrance is not included.
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