REGULAR TOUR

Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers Navigation

Regular Tour

Navigation time
5 hrs

Start at 8 am

Destination
Bernardo O´Higgins National Park

Highlights

Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers Navigation

Here, you navigate through Última Esperanza Fjord, visiting Glaciers Balmaceda and Serrano while observing the local birdlife as well as cormorant and sea lion colonies. Instead of returning by boat to Puerto Natales, you can continue the trip on the Serrano River in semi-rigid boats—one of the best ways to enter Torres del Paine National Park.

Itinerary

  • 10 am Check in Downtown Puerto Natales

    At 07:30 in the morning, we meet at the office in the Puerto Natales Center. We then take a transfer to Puerto Bories, where we will board the boat 21 de Mayo. During the voyage, we enjoy the beauty of the fjords and observe cormorant and sea lion colonies as well as condors. After about three hours we arrive to Balmaceda Glacier, which pours from the summit of Mount Balmaceda into the sea. Here, we have plenty of time to enjoy the view from the boat and snap some pictures. About 20 minutes later we arrive to Puerto Toro, gateway to Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. Here we walk to the viewpoint of Glacier Serrano. If we are lucky, we will be able to contemplate the blocks of ice calving and splashing into the lagoon below. Back at the dock, we reboard the boat to head back to Puerto Natales. On the way back, we stop at Estancia Perales for lunch and enjoy a Patagonian lamb barbecue. We then continue sailing through the fjord, arriving to Puerto Natales around 18:00 hours. Transfer from the Puerto Bories to Puerto Natales Center.

Highlights

It includes

  • Bilingual guide Spanish-English
  • Navigation 5 hrs
  • Lunch in Estancia Perales (drinks not included).
  • Transfer from Puerto Natales to Puerto Bories and back to Puerto Natales.
  • TKT Entrance to Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.

Does not include

  • Drinks at lunch
  • Tips

What to pack

  • Waterproof jacket (warm)
  • Trekking shoes
  • Cash for the payment of the tickets