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Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers Sightseeing Cruise from Puerto Natales
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Última Esperanza
About
Cruise through Ultima Esperanza Fjord and explore Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers on this full-day tour from Puerto Natales. Admire the Patagonian landscape while you’re on board sipping a glass of whiskey rattling with glacier ice, and pass by craggy peaks, waterfalls, cormorants and sea elephants. Hike with your guide through Bernardo O'Higgins National Park for close-up views of both glaciers.
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional guide
Lunch
Boat tour
Coffee/tea, juice, whiskey or pisco sour
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park entrance fee
Gratuities
Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting Points
Departure
Puerto Natales
* Meeting Point
Eberhard 560 at 07:00 or Puerto Boires at 07:30 from September to March
Eberhard 560 at 08:00 or Puerto Boires at 08:30 from April to August
Return
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Minimum age to drink alcohol is 18 years
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It is recommended that your wear comfortable clothes and trekking shoes and bring a jacket or windbreaker, a hat, sunscreen and sunglasses
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Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking and at time of travel for all participants
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Please note: Passport information must be provided at least 48 hours prior to the tour. This information is required to submit the passenger list to the Port Authority; without it, departure authorization will not be granted. If the passport details are not received within this timeframe, the booking will be considered a no-show and charged at 100%.
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* Meeting Point Eberhard 560 at 07:00 or Puerto Boires at 07:30 from September to March Eberhard 560 at 08:00 or Puerto Boires at 08:30 from April to August
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers Sightseeing Cruise from Puerto Natales
(49) Reviews
Última Esperanza
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$271.00
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About
Cruise through Ultima Esperanza Fjord and explore Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers on this full-day tour from Puerto Natales. Admire the Patagonian landscape while you’re on board sipping a glass of whiskey rattling with glacier ice, and pass by craggy peaks, waterfalls, cormorants and sea elephants. Hike with your guide through Bernardo O'Higgins National Park for close-up views of both glaciers.
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional guide
Lunch
Boat tour
Coffee/tea, juice, whiskey or pisco sour
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park entrance fee
Gratuities
Hotel pick up and drop off
Meeting Points
Departure
Puerto Natales
* Meeting Point
Eberhard 560 at 07:00 or Puerto Boires at 07:30 from September to March
Eberhard 560 at 08:00 or Puerto Boires at 08:30 from April to August
Return
Itinerary
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Puerto Natales
Your experience begins meeting us at our meeting point in Puerto Natales. After, we will begin to board our navigation to meet incredible landscapes from the Patagonia, glaciers, fjords and amazing wildlife we can appreciate during our trip to Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers. Climb aboard the boat and begin your cruise northwest through Ultima Esperanza Fjord, or ‘Final Hope Fjord,' an inlet bridging Eberhard Fjord and Balmaceda Mountain. The fjord was named by Spanish explorer Juan Ladrillero, who hoped that crossing the sound would take him to the Strait of Magellan. Instead he arrived to find sheer walls of ice blocking his path.
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Parque Nacional Bernardo O'Higgins
Today, your captain is at the helm for three hours to reach the same glaciers that thwarted Ladrillero. Enjoy a cup of coffee, tea or juice on deck. For something with an extra kick, sip a glass of whiskey or pisco sour mixed with ice broken off from Serrano glacier.
Pass by forests and waterfalls trickling down green hills, and scan the sky for condors. As the boat hugs the coastline, spot dozens of cormorants on rocky outcrops that might be spreading their wings or stretching their slim graceful necks to a soundtrack of ducks and geese squawking nearby. Sea elephants may even lumber out of caves to lounge under the sun.
When you reach the eastern face of Balmaceda Mountain, 6,676 feet (2,035 meters) high, see mists swirling around the ice-capped summit. Disembark for an easy hour-long hike through the forests of Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. Follow your guide to an overlook mere steps away from Serrano glacier — a wide frozen river of ice cascading down a crevice between hills. Then trek to the western side of Balmaceda Mountain and capture views of the massive hanging glacier. Here, sapphire- and turquoise-tinted floes deluge the rocky terrain and end at a lake.
3 hours and 30 minutes
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Puerto Natales
Finally, after get marvelled by the incredible ancient glaciers and beautiful landscapes from the Patagonia, climb aboard your boat for a speedy 90-minute return ride to Puerto Natales. Enjoy the landscapes during your return trip!
When we arrive to the port, you will take the bus or minivan which will be dropping you off directly at our office in Puerto Natales.
