Glaciers Gourmet with the Perito Moreno Walkways
The footbridges option on the Glaciers Gourmet cruise: off the boat at Puerto Moreno at about 15:45, two hours on the Perito Moreno walkways and the bus back, for US$60 more on the classic deck. What it adds and who it suits (November 2026).
If you are not visiting Perito Moreno on another day, add the walkways. On Cruceros Marpatag’s Glaciers Gourmet Experience, the Classic Experience and Footbridges of Perito Moreno option cost US$335 a person on every date we read, against US$275 for the classic day with transfers alone: US$60 for about two hours on the walkways and the bus back. The from-price, US$235 (checked November 2026), is the classic day without transfers.
Pick “Classic Experience and Footbridges of Perito Moreno” in the calendar. Free cancellation runs until 24 hours before.
How the drop-off works
After the north face of Perito Moreno, the catamaran stops at Puerto Perito Moreno, below the walkways, at about 15:45. Walkway passengers get off, spend about two hours on the balconies with a bilingual guide (1.5 hours from May to August) and ride the bus back to El Calafate, arriving at about 19:00. Everyone else sails back to La Soledad.
Cruceros Marpatag may cancel the landing in extreme weather and then refunds the add-on. It is not for wheelchair users or anyone who cannot walk unaided.
What it costs
| Option | Deck and lunch | Price a person |
|---|---|---|
| Classic with transfers | Classic deck, lunch box | US$275 |
| Classic with the footbridges | Classic deck, lunch box, the walkways, transfers | US$335 |
| Premium with the footbridges | Premium lounge, four-course lunch, the walkways, transfers | US$535 |
GetYourGuide, one adult, read for 3 December 2026, 20 January and 27 March 2027; the premium option was on sale on 27 March only. Checked November 2026.
Bought direct, the landing with the bus back is ARS 105,000 on Cruceros Marpatag’s rates page. The park fee, ARS 50,000 at the general rate, is not included in any of these.
What reviewers say
A one-star reviewer of October 2026, unhappy with the price of the VIP option, still called the walkways option indispensable. A reviewer in January 2026 found the walkways gave a completely different angle on the glacier and recommended doing both. On Patagonia Dreams' version, which allows 1.5 hours on the walkways on its premium option, reviewers in 2023 and 2024 found an hour on the steps rushed.
Who should skip it
If you are already booked on a walkways tour or a boat at the face, the drop-off repeats it, and a reviewer of November 2024 who had seen Perito Moreno the day before found the long cruise to see it again tiring. Then the plain classic day, or a different route altogether, makes more sense.
El Calafate: Glaciers Gourmet Experience - Full Day Cruise
Cruceros Marpatag: the full Glaciers Gourmet route, then about two hours on the Perito Moreno walkways and the bus back. Pick the footbridges option in the calendar.
Check dates →El Calafate: All Glaciers Cruise Tour | Spegazzini & Upsala
Solo Patagonia SA: a different route with no Perito Moreno, the icebergs of the Upsala channel and a landing at Base Spegazzini.
See the cruise →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
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