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Grey Glacier Boat Trip + Shared Transfer

Grey Glacier Boat Trip + Shared Transfer

Duration
8 hours
Availability
Available year-round, subject to weather conditions. In low season, please check departure times.
Departure day and time
Daily departures from Puerto Natales
Departs from
From your accommodation in Puerto Natales
Difficulty
Easy
Language
Spanish

Sailing among icebergs to the face of Grey Glacier, on the Southern Patagonian Ice Field

Grey Glacier flows down from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the third largest freshwater reserve on the planet, and ends in the lake that gives it its name. What calves off its face stays floating right there: the boat sails among icebergs before reaching the glacier.
We leave Puerto Natales for Hotel Lago Grey, where check-in takes place. From there it is about a 30-minute walk along Playa Grey, three kilometres exposed to the wind, to the Grey III jetty.
The sail takes around an hour to reach the glacier face, among forest and mountains. There you can take in its blue tones and the crevasses of the front, and a pisco sour or a soft drink is served on board. The return follows the same route.
About the walk: in the months when the Pingo river runs high, the hotel offers a shuttle boat that avoids it. That boat does not operate in low season, from May to September, and in high season it depends on weather conditions: it is only confirmed at check-in.
There are restrooms at Hotel Lago Grey and on board the catamaran. The route may change depending on weather conditions.

Itinerary

Departure

Pick-up at your accommodation, at one of the four available departure times.

Check-in

Arrival at Hotel Lago Grey, inside Torres del Paine National Park, and check-in. Restrooms available. The park entrance fee is not included.

Walk

A walk of about 30 minutes along the beach, three kilometres exposed to the wind, to the jetty. When the Pingo river allows it, the hotel offers a shuttle boat instead.

Navigation

About an hour sailing across Lake Grey among floating icebergs, forest and mountains.

Glacier

Time facing the glacier to take in its blue tones and the crevasses of its front. A pisco sour or soft drink is served on board.

Return

Back along the same route to Hotel Lago Grey and the transfer to your accommodation.

Included and not included

What's included

  • Round-trip transfer from Puerto Natales, the sail across Lake Grey, an on-board guide in Spanish or English, and a pisco sour or soft drink on the boat.

Not included

  • Torres del Paine National Park entrance fee and meals.

What to bring

  • Packed lunch for the day

Meeting point

From your accommodation in Puerto Natales

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 7 days in advance

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