El Calafate is situated on the southern shore of Lago Argentino, and is your starting point for discovering Los Glaciares National Park.
The Perito Moreno Glacier is accessed from El Calafate and is one of the most impressive and dynamic glaciers with a 75m high and 5km wide glacial wall. You can get up close on a series of wooden walkways, you can travel by boat to the face of the glacier or ice hike.
Most trekkers will come through El Calafate en route to El Chalten and the Fitz Roy range.
Other glaciers which can be visited are the Upsala glacier and the town has its own Glaciarium – ice museum.
The town offers a wide range of accommodation options and restaurants as well as outdoor shops.
