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Large group of tourists on a tour of the Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers in Chile
Stunning view of the Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers in Chile
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Serene view of the glaciers in Chile
Breathtaking view of the Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers in Chile

Sightseeing Cruise to Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers

By Gray Line Chile
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$339 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Navigate through the Ultima Esperanza Fjord
  • Visit the impressive Balmaceda & Serrano glaciers
  • Be amazed by the fascinating wildlife & unique flora
  • Enjoy a glass of whisky with milenaty ice
  • Keep an eye out for seals & other wildlife

Activity location

  • Bernardo O’Higgins National Park
    • Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Puerto Natales, Chile

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Sightseeing Cruise to Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers
  • Activity duration is 8 hours and 30 minutes8h 30m8h 30m
  • English
  • Drinks only

Live Commentary in english and spanish (bilingual tour guide). (Drinks included are whisky, coffee and tea)

Starting time: 7:00 am
Price details
AU$338.51 x 1 AdultAU$338.51

Total
Price is AU$338.51
Until Sat, 30 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBalmaceda and Serrano Glaciers sightseeing cruise
  • What's includedWhat's included Admission to Bernardo O’Higgins National Park
  • What's includedWhat's included Snacks and whisky
  • What's includedWhat's included Live tour commentary provided in English and Spanish
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedReturn transport to and from your Puerto Natales hotel

Know before you book

  • You must be 18 years of age and present a valid photo ID in order to consume alcohol.
  • If you are pregnant or have back, neck, joint, or muscular problems, you should carefully consider whether to participate.
  • Meeting Point Eberhard 560 at 07:00 or Puerto Boires at 07:30 (April to August)
  • After booking, please provide the names of all passengers along with their passport number, nationality, date of birth, and address in Chile.
  • Meeting Point Eberhard 560 at 07:00 or Puerto Boires at 07:30 (September to March)

What you can expect

Your experience begins meeting us at Puerto Boires (meeting point). After pick up, 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.

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 whisky 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 timber out of caves to lounge under the sun.

When you reach the eastern face of Balmaceda Mountain, 6,676 feet (2,035 metres) 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.

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!

(IMPORTANT: From September, there will be a stop at the “Estancia Perales”, where you will enjoy a traditional 3-course chilean lunch includying drinks, with incredible landscapes from the park).

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBernardo O’Higgins National Park
    • Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Puerto Natales, Chile