"Perito Moreno Glacier" Gareth.alanna's photos around El Calafate, Argentina

A TripAdvisorâ„¢ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to El Calafate, Argentina by TravelPod blogger Gareth.alanna titled "Perito Moreno Glacier" Gareth.alanna's travel blog entry: "Leaving Chile behind was unexpectedly hard. For such a small sliver of South America it's been one of our favourite countries to visit. Reputedly the most expensive we would argue you still get excellent value for money, there's no siesta time to royally screw up your day and the wines are fair superior to their Argentinean neighbours, that and their Patagonian lamb is hard to beat (we're still looking). That aside we continued into Argentina to the tourist mecca of El Calafate. This town has been purpose built to support nothing more than us eager tourists wanting to part with our cash (and they know how to do this well) to see some of the world's most famous glaciers, the most renowned being Perito Moreno. This glacier is the most visited glacier, not due to it's size, it's not the largest at only 250sq km, nor any special wow factor that sets it apart from the others but purely due to it's accessibility, it's easy. Roughly only 70km from El Calafate on good roads it's a no brainer and hence our purpose visit. Also spending time in El Calafate is atheistically pleasing as it's all beautifully put together and an easy place to chill out provided the wallet is fully flexi! Having had the 'Alternative Tour' recommended to us and with the added incentive of a 25% discount we booked ourselves on this ...