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From La Soledad Port · Boarding 8:30 · Classic or premium deck
The Glaciers Gourmet Cruise from El Calafate
Cruceros Marpatag's own full day on Lago Argentino: Escuadra Bay, the Seco, Heim and Spegazzini glaciers, a short walk at Puesto Las Vacas, the Upsala channel with the glacier far off, then the north face of Perito Moreno. The cheapest option is the classic deck with a lunch box and no transfers; the gourmet tasting menu is on the premium deck. The park fee is paid at the port.
Pick your deck
Classic Deck or Premium Lounge?
The Glaciers Gourmet cruise is Cruceros Marpatag’s full day on Lago Argentino: from its La Soledad port near El Calafate through the Spegazzini channel, ashore at Puesto Las Vacas, up the Upsala channel and back past the north face of Perito Moreno. Book it on El Calafate: Glaciers Gourmet Experience - Full Day Cruise, from US$235 a person (checked November 2026). That price is the classic deck with a lunch box and no transfers. The gourmet tasting menu is on the premium deck, from US$435 on the date it was on sale, and the park fee is extra on both.
El Calafate: Glaciers Gourmet Experience - Full Day Cruise
Cruceros Marpatag's own listing: the whole route, a lunch box on the classic deck, no transfers at the from-price. Transfers, the Perito Moreno walkways and the premium deck are options in the calendar.
Check dates →Glaciares Gourmet Cruise with VIP Lounge from El Calafate
Howlanders on Viator: the Glaciares Gourmet day in a VIP lounge with a four-course meal and an open bar, with pickup in El Calafate; the walkways are an option.
See the lounge →El Calafate: Spegazzini, Upsala, and Perito Moreno Glaciers by Cruise Ship
SALUM TOUR & TRAVEL: a 10-hour day aboard the María Turquesa with transport from selected hotels, Puesto de las Vacas and Perito Moreno. Food and drinks are not included.
See the cruise →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.
The comparison below sets Cruceros Marpatag’s listing beside three sellers’. What gourmet means on board answers the question most reviewers end up asking.
- 4.8 / 5 397+ Reviews
- 16 seats The premium lounge, the only deck with the four-course gourmet lunch, by Cruceros Marpatag's own count
- 8 hours Port to port, boarding 8:30 and back at 17:00; about 11 hours with the bus
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Day on the Lake Includes
A Spanish and English guide and lunch on the option you choose; transfers, the Perito Moreno walkways and the park fee depend on the option or are extra.
Cruceros Marpatag's own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Explore one of the most majestic natural sites in Southern Patagonia
What's Included
- Spanish/English guide
- Hotel pickup and drop off (according to your selected option)
- Lunch (Gourmet 4-Course or Lunchbox based on option selected)
Not Included: The National Park Entrance fee is not included, it can be bought at the port or through this link: https://ventaweb.apn.gob.ar/reserva/inicio?dp=05 (portal Punta Bandera)
La Soledad to Perito Moreno and Back
The port, the Spegazzini channel, Puesto Las Vacas, the Upsala channel and the north face of Perito Moreno.
La Soledad Port
Boarding at 8:30 and sailing at 9:00 from Cruceros Marpatag's own port at Punta Bandera, 45 km from El Calafate by its count, with free parking. On the options with transfers, hotel pickups start at 7:15. The park ticket is sold at the port or online.
Escuadra Bay and the Spegazzini Channel
Through the Boca del Diablo, about 800 metres wide, past Escuadra Bay and the condor nesting wall, then into the Spegazzini channel for the Seco, Heim and Spegazzini glaciers, seen from the catamaran's outer decks.
Puesto Las Vacas
A landing at Puesto Las Vacas for a guided walk of about 50 minutes: the plants, the wildlife and the traces left by the people who once lived there.
The Upsala Channel and Perito Moreno
Lunch on board in the Upsala channel, with the Upsala and Bertacchi glaciers in the distance, then the Canal de los Tempanos to Perito Moreno's north face. Back at La Soledad about 17:00, or off at the walkways at about 15:45 on the footbridges option.
Photo Gallery
Fjords, Ice and a Catamaran Day
Hanging glaciers over the Spegazzini channel, icebergs in the north arm, and Perito Moreno's ice wall from the water.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Cruceros Marpatag's full-day cruise from La Soledad Port: Spegazzini, Puesto Las Vacas, the Upsala channel and the north face of Perito Moreno. The from-price is the classic deck with a lunch box and no transfers; the park fee is paid separately. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Plan the Glaciers Gourmet Day
Planning the Glaciers Gourmet Cruise
What the gourmet part really is, every price, the route hour by hour, whether the day is worth it, and the agencies that sell it.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Cruise prices on GetYourGuide and Viator are in US dollars; the park fee and Cruceros Marpatag's own prices are in Argentine pesos.
Four Ways to Book a Gourmet Glacier Day
Cruceros Marpatag's own listing and three sellers' listings of a full day from La Soledad: what the cheapest option buys, the stops, the food and the transfer. GetYourGuide prices with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Cruceros Marpatag's own listing | Sold by Patagonia Dreams | Sold by SALUM TOUR & TRAVEL | Sold by Gray Line Argentina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$235 per person (the classic deck with a lunch box, no transfers; checked November 2026) | From US$353 per person (the cruise only, bring your own food, no landing; checked November 2026) | From US$330 per person (checked November 2026) | From US$325 per person (checked November 2026) |
| What the Cheapest Option Buys | The classic deck with a lunch box, no transfers | The cruise only: your own food, no landing, hotel pickup | The one option: the day with hotel transport, no food | Not read on our dates; transfers and a box lunch are options |
| Boarding | La Soledad Port, 8:30 | The private port La Soledad, after hotel pickup | After hotel pickup in El Calafate | Puerto La Soledad; on your own without the transfer |
| Ashore | A short walk at Puesto Las Vacas | A 30-minute forest walk at Las Vacas | A guided walk at Puesto de las Vacas | A guided walk in Las Vacas Bay |
| Perito Moreno | The north face from the boat; the footbridges on an option | The footbridges on dearer options | Sailing in front of it; the walkways landing is extra | The north face from the boat |
| Lunch | A lunch box on the classic deck; a gourmet tasting menu on the premium deck | Your own food; a lunch box on dearer options | Not included: the gourmet menu, drinks and snacks are extra | A box lunch on an option; a bar on board |
| Guide | Spanish and English; audio guide in English on the premium deck | Spanish and English | Spanish and English | A host, Spanish and English |
| Best For | The lowest price, from the company that runs the day | Adding the footbridges with one booking | One price with the hotel transport | A seller's version with the same stops |
| Check dates | See the cruise | See the cruise | See the cruise |
More Ways to Go
Other Ways to Book the Day
Agencies that sell a gourmet glacier cruise from La Soledad, and other full-day cruises on the lake, on GetYourGuide and Viator.
ON VIATORPerito Moreno boat tour from El Calafate: Glaciares Gourmet
Howlanders' Glaciares Gourmet boat tour on Viator: five glaciers from the boat, a guide in Spanish and English and a gourmet lunch box with drinks, leaving from Puerto La Soledad, with hotel transfers and a drop-off at the Perito Moreno walkways as options. The park fee is not included.
ALL SALES FINALGlaciers Gourmet Perito Moreno Navigation Full Service & Transfer
Azul Latina Travel's Glaciers Gourmet day on Viator from the private port La Soledad: Escuadra Bay, the condor wall, the Seco, Heim and Spegazzini glaciers, a gourmet lunch box on the classic deck or a tasting menu in a VIP cabin, with or without transfers. No departures on even days from May to August. All sales are final, with no refund for cancellations. The park fee is not included.
A DIFFERENT ROUTEEl Calafate: All Glaciers Cruise Tour | Spegazzini & Upsala
Solo Patagonia SA's own full-day cruise from Puerto Punta Bandera, a different route from the Glaciers Gourmet: the icebergs of the Upsala channel, the Spegazzini channel and a landing at Base Spegazzini with its refuge and walkways. No Perito Moreno. The entry ticket has no transport and no food; transport and a Captains Club cabin with meals are dearer options. The park fee is not included.
SPEGAZZINI LANDINGEl Calafate: Lake Argentino Upsala Channel Glaciers Cruise
Gray Line Argentina's 9.5-hour cruise from the port of Punta Bandera with hotel pickup: the north arm, the icebergs of the Upsala channel, the Seco, Heim Sur and Peineta glaciers and a landing at the Spegazzini base. The cheapest option is a standard cabin without lunch; lunch and a Captain's Club cabin cost more. The park fee, cash only, is extra.
Cruceros Marpatag's full day
The Name, the Route, the Decks and the Lunch
Who runs it, where it goes, what changes between the classic deck and the premium lounge, and what reviewers say about the food.
One cruise, three names
Cruceros Marpatag runs the Glaciers Gourmet cruise; we don’t. Bookings go through GetYourGuide or Viator. On its own Spanish pages the day is Glaciares Gourmet, on its English pages Gourmet Glaciers; on GetYourGuide its listing is the Glaciers Gourmet Experience, on Viator Glaciares Gourmet Navigation, both sold by the company itself. The national park’s list of concessionaires names Cruceros Marpatag for the Glaciares Gourmet. Other agencies sell gourmet glacier days of their own; same cruise, different seller goes through them.
The day on the map
Boarding is at 8:30 and the catamaran sails at 9:00. It crosses the Boca del Diablo, about 800 metres wide by Marpatag’s figure, passes Escuadra Bay and the condor nesting wall, and turns into the Spegazzini channel for the Seco, Heim and Spegazzini glaciers. Then a landing at Puesto Las Vacas for a guided walk of about 50 minutes, lunch in the Upsala channel with the Upsala and Bertacchi glaciers far off, and the Canal de los Tempanos to the north face of Perito Moreno. The boat is back at La Soledad at about 17:00, eight hours port to port. The route hour by hour has the detail.
Classic deck or premium lounge
| Classic deck | Premium lounge | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you sit | The classic lounges and the outer decks | A lounge for 16 at the back of the first floor, with its own bathroom, kitchen and balcony |
| Lunch | A lunch box | Breakfast, then a four-course lunch with regional wines, whisky with glacial ice and a sparkling toast |
| Guide | A live guide in Spanish and English | An audio guide in English on two of the three premium options |
| Price on GetYourGuide | US$235 tickets only, US$275 with transfers, US$335 with the walkways | US$435 tickets only, US$475 with transfers, US$535 with the walkways |
| On sale on the dates we read | 3 December, 20 January and 27 March | 27 March only |
| On Marpatag’s own rates page | ARS 330,000 an adult, plus ARS 50,000 for the box lunch | ARS 320,000 more for the premium room |
| Children and access | On Marpatag’s own rates, under-5s travel free and 5 to 15-year-olds pay 30% less | Not for children under 5 or people with reduced mobility (stairs) |
GetYourGuide options read for 3 December 2026, 20 January and 27 March 2027, one adult; Cruceros Marpatag’s pages read November 2026. The park fee is extra on both decks.
The premium deck was not on sale on 3 December or 20 January; the next day was. That is three dates, not a pattern, so look at your own date in the calendar.
Check dates for the classic deck
The Upsala, from a distance
The national parks administration restricted commercial navigation in the Upsala arm in August 2016, and in October 2017 extended the limit to the mouth of the Onelli channel because the stretch from the glacier front was unstable (Decree 46/2019 records both); we found no later decision lifting it. Cruceros Marpatag’s route gives a panoramic view of the Upsala and its icebergs from the channel, and visiting the Upsala and Bertacchi glaciers up close is not permitted. Reviewers who expected more have said so, as recently as November 2026.
What reviewers say
Cruceros Marpatag’s listing has 397 reviews on GetYourGuide. We read the 350 most recent, dated 5 January 2020 to 8 November 2026: 289 give five stars and 13 give three or fewer. The food is the recurring theme. At least 8 reviewers say the lunch was nothing gourmet, a sandwich in a box; several others found the same sandwich good and plentiful. A reviewer who had visited Perito Moreno the day before found ten hours on a boat to see it again too long (November 2024). Others single out the guides, the stop at Puesto Las Vacas and the north face of Perito Moreno, and two reviewers travelling with small children in 2026 praised the play area on board.
Before you book
- The park fee. ARS 50,000 for the general rate (Administracion de Parques Nacionales, from June 2026), sold at the port or online. The cruise leaves it out.
- Transfers. The from-price starts at the port. Add transfers in the calendar, or drive: parking at La Soledad is free.
- Language. The live guide speaks Spanish and English; at least one reviewer in February 2026 heard far more Spanish than English.
- Cancelling. Free up to 24 hours before on GetYourGuide, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Spegazzini, Las Vacas, the Upsala Channel and Perito Moreno
Cruceros Marpatag's full-day cruise from La Soledad Port, classic or premium deck, with transfers and the Perito Moreno walkways as options. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from US$235 per person (the classic deck with a lunch box, no transfers; checked November 2026).
Check cruise datesMore from El Calafate
Glacier Days from El Calafate with Open Dates
Boat days, walkway tours and ice treks with live availability. What is included and the cancellation terms show before you book.
Glaciers Gourmet: Questions
Who runs it, what the gourmet part is, the price, Perito Moreno and the Upsala, the park fee, the port and children.
A full-day catamaran cruise on Lago Argentino run by Cruceros Marpatag, from its La Soledad port near El Calafate to the Spegazzini channel, Puesto Las Vacas, the Upsala channel and the north face of Perito Moreno. On the company's own pages it is Glaciares Gourmet in Spanish and Gourmet Glaciers in English; on GetYourGuide it is the Glaciers Gourmet Experience - Full Day Cruise, from US$235 a person (checked November 2026).
Cruceros Marpatag runs the Glaciers Gourmet cruise; we don't. Bookings go through GetYourGuide or Viator. The national park's list of concessionaires names Cruceros Marpatag for the Glaciares Gourmet. Its own GetYourGuide listing is the one this site books; other agencies sell gourmet glacier days of their own.
Only on the premium deck. The cheapest option of the cruise is the classic deck with a lunch box, a sandwich with a drink and dessert by Cruceros Marpatag's own description. The four-course gourmet lunch with regional wines is served in the 16-seat premium lounge, a dearer option. See what gourmet means on board.
From US$235 a person for the classic deck with a lunch box and no transfers, US$275 with transfers and US$335 with the Perito Moreno walkways; the premium deck cost US$435 to US$535 on the date it was on sale (GetYourGuide, checked November 2026). The park fee is extra. See the Glaciers Gourmet price.
Yes, from the water: the route ends along the Canal de los Tempanos at the north face of Perito Moreno. The walkways on land are an option, the Classic Experience and Footbridges of Perito Moreno, with about two hours there and a bus back to El Calafate.
Not close: you see it from the Upsala channel, at a distance. The national parks administration restricted commercial navigation in the Upsala arm in 2016 and extended the limit in 2017 to the mouth of the Onelli channel; we found no later decision lifting it. Cruceros Marpatag's day gives a panoramic view of the Upsala and Bertacchi glaciers; visiting them up close is not permitted.
No. The Administracion de Parques Nacionales charges ARS 50,000 a day at the general rate from June 2026, sold at the port or online. Children up to 6 enter free.
From La Soledad, Cruceros Marpatag's own port at Punta Bandera, 45 km from El Calafate by its count. Boarding is at 8:30, and parking at the port is free. On the options with transfers, hotel pickups start at 7:15. See the route hour by hour.
Yes on the classic deck: Cruceros Marpatag's own rates let under-5s travel free and give 5 to 15-year-olds 30% off. The boat has a children's play area. The premium lounge is not for children under 5.
Still have questions? Email us at info@glaciersgourmet.com