The national park fee for the boat trips

Rates from June 2026

Visitors from abroad pay the general rate. The student rate needs an Argentine DNI plus proof of enrolment at an Argentine institution, so it does not cover foreign student cards. Retired people with an Argentine DNI enter free, and so do children up to 6. The same rates apply at the El Chaltén entrance of the park.

Two days at the glacier

The national parks with an entrance fee give 50 percent off the second day, valid for 72 hours from the first entry. If you plan the walkways on one day and a boat or ice trek on the next, the second day costs half if it falls within those 72 hours. The three-day Flexipass costs as much as two day passes and only pays off with a third day.

Buying the pass

The government page links the online sale at ventaweb.apn.gob.ar; the pass is also sold at pnlosglaciares.ar. At the ticket office or at the entry point you show your passport or DNI so that your category can be checked, so carry it on the day even with an online ticket. One Todo Glaciares reviewer bought the pass online after the operator sent the link. On the gate side, the Tangol listing asks for cash in Argentine pesos, Gray Line says the fee is paid on arrival, and reviewers of the Glaciares Gourmet cruise describe a queue at the gate.

The two exceptions in the listings

The north face boat does not mention the fee, but it leaves from Puerto Moreno below the walkways, so you pass the gate before you board. The kayak trip near town does not mention it either; it stays on the lake close to El Calafate, outside the park. Visiting only the walkways by bus or land tour? The pass works the same way; the entrance fee page of El Calafate Day Tours covers it from the land side.