What will you do?

Estancia Cristina Classic is an excursion that combines navigation to the Upsala Glacier area, starting from Puerto Bandera, with a field day at Estancia Cristina, you could enjoy visits to the Upsala Glacier from the boat, you will visit its historic Costumbrista Museum and Capilla and will do a low difficulty trekking to a waterfall near the ranch.

If you book the excursion with transfer from El Calafate, we will pick you up from 7:30 am. By your hotel and then go to Puerto de la Cruz located in Punta Bandera and 47 km from El Calafate. If they take the excursion from the Port of Punta Bandera, they must present themselves at 8:30 am.

The boat sets sail at 9:00 am. Navigating through the North Arm of Lake Argentino until reaching the Upsala Channel, from where you can see the western front of the glacier in the distance surrounded by huge icebergs of various shapes. You will be able to enjoy sailing among icebergs and impressive mountainous landscapes and then embark on a boat ride to the Cristina Channel until you reach the ranch.

Upon arriving at Estancia Cristina and disembarking, a guided tour of the Costumbrista Museum is offered, which is an old shearing shed, to then have lunch at the ranch's restaurant.

Finishing lunch, there will be a low difficulty trekking towards the Caterina River located near the ranch where there is a waterfall. After this walk, you return to Estancia Cristina where you will take a walk around its surroundings visiting its chapel.

At the end of the tour, they will embark again and head towards the Port of Punta Bandera, arriving in El Calafate at 7:30 p.m. Approximately.