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Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers
Tourist attractions Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers
Located within the Bernado O’Higgins National Park, these two mighty glaciers are must-see natural attractions in the Magellanes region of Southern Patagonia. The Chilean city of Puerto Natales is the jumping-off point for excursions to the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers, which are part of the Southern Patagonian Icefield.
The Bernardo O’Higgins National Park covers an enormous area of 16,600 square miles, making it one of the largest protected areas on planet earth. Many tours to these two famous glaciers begin from Puerto Natales and include a cruise across the Ultima Esperanza fjord. Alternatively, both glaciers can be seen as part of a challenging hiking route through the smaller Torres del Paine National Park. The Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers are located on the side of Mount Balmaceda. The former is a hanging glacier and is attached to nearby Serrano.
During the journey from Puerto Natales, you can witness the sound of waterfalls and colonies of condors, as the landscapes of Chilean Patagonian unfolds before your eyes. Finally, Mount Balmaceda, measuring 2035 metres high at its peak, and its imposing glaciers come into view. To access the Serrano Glacier, visitors must disembark the boat at the head of the fjord in Puerto Toro. From here, a 1-kilometre trail leads you through virgin Magellanic forests until you reach the famous Serrano glacier. Visiting a living glacier is a unique and unforgettable experience. Visitors can admire these imposing walls of sharp, jagged ice, enriched with beautiful blue tones.
There is nothing quite as thrilling as coming face-to-face with one of the natural treasures of planet earth. The most awe-inspiring sight is when the Balmaceda glacier sheds blocks of ice. Huge icebergs drop into the fjord below, creating a captivating spectacle of nature. If you travel to Chilean Patagonia, an excursion to the Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers is an unmissable highlight.
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Points of interests
- Trips to Atacama Desert
- Trips to Chilean Patagonia
- Trips to Easter Island
- Trips to Puerto Natales
- Trips to Rapa Nui National Park
- Trips to Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos
- Trips to San Pedro de Atacama
- Trips to San Rafael Glacier
- Trips to Santa Lucía Hill
- Trips to Santiago de Chile
- Trips to Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers
- Trips to Torres del Paine National Park
- Trips to Valley of the Moon
- Trips to Valparaiso
- Trips to Vicente Perez Rosales National Park
- Trips to Viña del Mar
Other Points of interests
- Trips to Aguas Calientes
- Trips to Amazon
- Trips to Arequipa
- Trips to Argentinian Patagonia
- Trips to Banos
- Trips to Baquerizo Moreno
- Trips to Bariloche
- Trips to Barrio La Boca
- Trips to Bogota
- Trips to Buenos Aires
- Trips to Buzios
- Trips to Cartagena de Indias
- Trips to Christ the Redeemer
- Trips to Colca Canyon
- Trips to Copacabana Beach
- Trips to Cotopaxi National Park
- Trips to Cuenca
- Trips to Cuzco
- Trips to Eduardo Avaroa
- Trips to El Calafate
- Trips to Galapagos Islands
- Trips to Getsemani
- Trips to Guayaquil
- Trips to Iguazu Falls
- Trips to Iguazu Falls
- Trips to Ilha Grande
- Trips to Iquitos
- Trips to Islas Ballestas
- Trips to Islas del Rosario
- Trips to La Candelaria
- Trips to La Loberia Beach
- Trips to La Paz
- Trips to Lake Titicaca
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- Trips to Lima
- Trips to Luna Valley
- Trips to Machu Picchu
- Trips to Manaus
- Trips to Medellín
- Trips to Mendoza
- Trips to Middle of the World Monument
- Trips to Mindo
- Trips to Nazca
- Trips to Otavalo
- Trips to Paraty
- Trips to Perito Moreno
- Trips to Potosi & Cerro Rico
- Trips to Praia do Forte
- Trips to Puerto Maldonado
- Trips to Quilotoa
- Trips to Quito
- Trips to Rio de Janeiro
- Trips to Riobamba
- Trips to Ruins of Ingapirca
- Trips to Sacred Valley
- Trips to Salar de Uyuni
- Trips to Salvador
- Trips to San Andrés
- Trips to San Cristobal Island
- Trips to San Felipe de Barajas Castle
- Trips to San Telmo
- Trips to Santa Cruz Island
- Trips to Santa Marta
- Trips to São Paulo
- Trips to Sucre
- Trips to Tayrona
- Trips to The Devil's Nose
- Trips to Tiahuanaco Ruins
- Trips to Ushuaia
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