Mar 21, 2025
Moreno expert - Always fascinating, even in the rain!!
Very competent and clear guidance in explanations.
Too bad, though, that everything is very expensive.
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Jan 31, 2025
Glacier navigation. A good alternative. - Southern Spirit, an interesting alternative to glacier excursions.
We traveled to El Calafate to meet the spectacular Perrito Moreno Glacier and wanted to do a sailing that allowed us to see from the water, but add other points of interest. We hesitated between All Glaciers and Gourmet Glaciers. We liked the idea of seeing other Glaciers, such as Uppsala and Spegazzini. But in Nunatak, where we rented a car, we were told that Southern Spirit offered a different tour, with a smaller boat and several descents ashore in different places, but totally natural. We liked the idea of walking through forests, seeing waterfalls and also other Glaciers, such as Mayo, for example. We hired that tour and left Puerto Bandera at the Southern Cross. With the guide Alejandro, very friendly, friendly and offered good explanations of the places we visited. No photographers, no expensive meals as you have to carry life. Coffee, tea and water on board free of charge. Just like we preferred. We got off at very natural points, with the boat directly "stranded" on the beaches and had a great time. But also the walk includes north face of Perito Moreno and two hours in Puerto F.P. Moreno, with access to the walkways and 2 hours to walk them. Lower cost than others and very satisfactory for our taste.
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Jan 7, 2025
Beauty to fill your eyes! - I really liked the tour, the landscapes were wonderful, it was very organized, safe and punctual, there was no delay. I recommend it to everyone.
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Nov 22, 2024
A great experience - The team of Carla the guide and Martin the driver was great. They picked us up from different hotels and were on time. Carla shared her knowledge of the area and was very helpful and kind. They took us to the entrance to the viewing balconies and recommended the better routes. We had enough time to walk around and we were picked up at the end of the tour there. Highly recommended.
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Nov 12, 2024
Incredible experience! A must see - The team who looked after us right from Julian in the shop in Calafate right through to the on bus team were excellent. The information provided and care taken by everyone was excellent and of course we got to see the most amazing glacier views from the boat and on the hike. An experience that both of us will remember for the rest of our lives thank you. Only disappointment was finding that the park entry cost (Arg Pesos 45,000) was extra. Other than this everything was excellent thank you Richard and Cathy White
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Nov 2, 2024
Great visit to Perito Moreno Glacier - We had a great tour of the glacier. The guide was very informative, and the views were exceptional. The tour company was very responsive and helpful with any concerns. Adding the boat ride is definitely worth it if you can do it.
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Oct 1, 2024
A pretty perfect tour - Great guide, very knowledgeable and personable. Her English was very good. Arrived to pick us up as scheduled. Others in the can were from Canada, Australia, Panama, Austria and we’re from the US. Everyone was attentive and friendly. The glacier was pretty “active” so we got some nice photos and videos. Our advice: dress for cold, windy weather. Layers work well.
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Jul 13, 2024
Dream - Who goes to El Calafate has to make the complete tour, at least in the glacial Perito Moreno, including the sailing, plus a dream realized.
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Aug 21, 2024
Very good experience, highly recommended for first time travelers. - All very well, as a suggestion they should be more in touch with travelers, as they do not give many reports and one is left with doubts, concerns.
They wanted to come by us to a hotel that has no service (konke hotel) until I wrote to them and told them, in the end they came by us in another hotel, but outside of that all very well.
Again, have more communication with travelers for more peace of mind of the itinerary.
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Oct 24, 2024
Lack of communication/information - Read carefully before you book… this is a company based out of town (we think they are in Buenos Aires) so they contract a third party tour operator here in El Calafate.
We booked this tour the afternoon of the day before the departure. The tour was confirmed by trip advisor so when I did not receive any communication right away from the tour company we did not think much of it, all we knew was that people were going to be picked up around 8:30am.
Later that evening I wanted to have an idea of when we were going to be picked up so I contacted “para viajantes” and that is when they told me that a separate tour operator would contact me with the pickup times (that is when we realized that they are not a local operator). We heard nothing from the third party operator.
The morning of our trip we still weren’t informed of our pick up time or who was going to pick us up , regardless we were ready by the lobby by 8:15 am. We waited until 9:00 am and still nothing. I contacted the tour operator through their whatsapp number and I got an answer 50 minutes later stating that they are a commercial company and dont deal with the logistics of the tour.
After going back and forth with them they messaged me that Tolkeyen tours was supposed to take us but they had an error in their system and our tour was schedule for a different day.
Finally at 10:17 am we were picked up by Tolkeyen tours only to find out that this tour was meant for Italian speaking tourists.
The guide seemed annoyed that they had to return to pick us up since they were already on their way to Perito Moreno. He didn’t introduce himself, still don’t know his name, or even asked our first names.
Initially “Para viajantes tour” offered us a compensation premium trip for the delay but a minute later retracted themselves and said that nothing else could be done to compensate our 2 1/2 hrs of waiting around.
This is the reason why I am leaving a bad review, there was a lack of communication and information between both tour companies, and between “para viajantes tours” and us. There was also no apology/compensation from either company. I would not recommend or use either company again.
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