Andean Lagoon
The long traverse: a mountain trail up to the Andean Lagoon, then down into the periglacial zone for a stop to touch the ice.
Tour · Easy
Glacier Front
The most direct route to the heart of the glacier, made to be enjoyed without physical demands.
Once ashore, a kilometre of Patagonian trail — across streams and moraine ground — leaves you in front of the Calluqueo glacier. The ice appears whole, in whites and blues, and the air turns colder before you notice.
Along the way you can see mountain glaciers, Andean valley glaciers and black glacier: three different forms of the same ice, all visible from one place.
This is the tour most families choose, and most travellers with limited time in Cochrane.
With transport from Cochrane$110.000per person, VAT included
Without transport$90.000per person, VAT included
2026 rates. Minimum 2 travellers for the tour to run. No deposit: you pay on the day, before departure.
Route sheet
The numbers behind the tour
Total duration5 hours
DifficultyEasy
Walking1 km
Boat crossing7 km
From Cochrane55 km
Minimum travellers2
Included
What is included
- Local guide from Cochrane, who knows the valley and the glacier
- Technical gear: helmet, trekking poles and life jacket
- Boat crossing of 7 km across Lake Calluqueo, there and back
- Transfer, on the with-transport option: we pick you up where you are staying, or anywhere within 25 km of the Plaza de Armas in Cochrane
Not included
What is not included
- Meals: bring your own food and water for the day
- Accommodation in Cochrane
- Personal travel insurance, which we recommend taking out
See what to bring in Plan your trip.
Step by step
The way to the glacier
Cochrane · morning departure
We head south along the Carretera Austral. After about 5 km, a turn to the left leaves the main road behind and takes us toward Monte San Lorenzo along a gravel road.
Gravel road · Laguna Esmeralda
The road runs along the foot of the range and offers its first postcard: Laguna Esmeralda. Some 13,000 years ago the glacier reached this spot; its retreat shaped the landscape we drive through today.
Km 55 · southwest face of Monte San Lorenzo · approx. 1 h 30
We reach the foot of Monte San Lorenzo. Here we hand out the technical gear — helmets, poles and life jackets — and the guide welcomes the group with a briefing on the area and on safety.
Andean Patagonian forest
A short walk among native trees brings us to a handmade jetty on the shore of Lake Calluqueo.
Boat crossing · 7 km
We set out across milky glacier-fed water while the Calluqueo glacier opens up ahead in whites and blues.
At the glacier · the routes split
From this point the day splits into the two tours: the short walk to the glacier front, or the longer traverse to the Andean Lagoon.
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Bookings
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