Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers Boat Tour

Departures all year round

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the Ultima Esperanza Fjord. On this premium navigation from Puerto Natales, you will witness the majesty of the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, located within the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park. Enjoy sightings of cormorant colonies and sea lions, take a gentle walk through an ancient forest, and toast with a whisky on thousand-year-old glacial ice before enjoying a traditional Patagonian lunch at a local estancia (ranch). A must-do full-day sea experience in the heart of Patagonia.

Important

• For reservations with less than 48 hours, please contact by Whatsapp or email

Prices Season 2026 – 2027

• Adult: CLP$ 178,000 per person.
• Child (2 to 12 years): CLP$90.000 per child.
• Infant (0 and 1 year): free of charge.

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07:00 hrs. Check-in at our office at Eberhard 560 (Puerto Natales local time). Please bring your identity document, ID card or passport, then board the bus to Puerto Bories.

07:30 hrs. Optional meeting point at Puerto Bories, for passengers arriving in their own vehicle.

08:00 hrs. We sail from Puerto Bories towards Bernardo O’Higgins National Park through the Señoret Channel, with a snack on board (coffee or tea and a cereal bar). During the crossing we can see Mount Balmaceda, where the glaciers we are going to visit are located, and the Bories Cold Storage Plant National Historic Monument, founded in 1913 by the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego, which for more than 60 years was the most important slaughterhouse in the area. Another landmark is Estancia La Península, which can only be reached by sea.

09:30 hrs. Along the way we pass the waterfalls and the cliffs where condors nest, heading towards Mount Balmaceda, 2,035 metres high.

10:00 hrs. Visit to the Balmaceda glaciers, with views of mountains, waterfalls, sheep ranches and Patagonian birds.

10:20 hrs. Arrival at Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.

10:30 hrs. Guided walk through a lush forest of coigües and ñirres to the foot of the Serrano Glacier, along the shore of the Témpanos lagoon. Here we enjoy the contrast between the sky and the sea ice, with the imposing glacier in front of us.

12:00 hrs. We head back from the Serrano Glacier towards Estancia Perales, passing a family of sea lions on the way and enjoying a well-earned aperitif with glacier ice on board (whisky or orange juice).

13:00 hrs. Lunch at Estancia Perales: a Patagonian lunch, or a vegetarian alternative if you prefer (see the FAQ).

16:30 hrs. Arrival in Puerto Natales, end of our services.

• Times are approximate and subject to change according to weather conditions.
• The winter navigation starts at 08:00 hrs.
• Itinerary valid from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.