Perito Moreno Glacier hosts moonlit visits on 23 November
Published on 10/31/2026 at 10:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSMoonlit access and glacier setting
- Authorised providers have scheduled visits at the Los Glaciares National Park glacier on 23 November 2026.
- The November programme limits access to approved groups and requires a guide, a torch and printed proof of park access.
- UNESCO recorded Los Glaciares National Park as a World Heritage site in 1981.
- Perito Moreno Glacier has an ice front reaching up to 60 metres above Lake Argentino.
Perito Moreno Glacier is scheduled to host an authorised moonlit visit on 23 November 2026 in Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate. The programme will reopen the viewing walkways at night for a limited group experience under the full moon.
The Spanish name is used locally as Glaciar Perito Moreno. The planned November date falls within a wider 2026-2027 calendar of exceptional night visits at the glacier.
Moonlit visits return to Perito Moreno Glacier on 23 November
The programme includes two November nights, from 23 to 24 November and from 24 to 25 November 2026. A regional report on the November dates says the wider calendar contains ten nights between October 2026 and April 2027.
The first November date is the article’s news focus because it sits inside the current travel window. The activity is planned for the pasarelas, the viewing walkways facing the ice, rather than for a general night opening of the whole national park.
Only authorised providers expressly approved to operate in the walkway area may conduct the excursions. Each group may contain no more than 24 passengers and must have an authorised guide. The schedule can be suspended or changed because of adverse weather or safety conditions, so the published date is a programme date rather than a guarantee that every departure will run.
Night access changes the way visitors see the glacier
The November programme gives the viewing walkways a different role after dark. During the 2025 pilot, organised visits resumed after almost two decades without comparable night excursions in the walkway area, and the 2026-2027 calendar was prepared from that experience.
Visitors joining the activity must carry a torch and printed proof of their right to enter the protected area. Guides require official radio communication and a first-aid kit, while guides and assistants must wear reflective vests. Alcohol consumption is prohibited on the walkways. These requirements make the event a supervised access programme, not an informal late visit.
UNESCO describes the glacier as the most striking sight within Los Glaciares National Park. The park lies in south-western Santa Cruz Province and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981.
The ice front rises up to 60 metres above Lake Argentino and regularly calves blue icebergs into the water. That physical scale explains why the night programme uses the existing walkways: the experience changes the light and access conditions while keeping visitors at the established viewing area.
What the November programme means for access
The planned dates are part of an exceptional arrangement coordinated with authorised providers and the park area. Cloud cover may prevent moonlight from reaching the ice, while weather and safety conditions may lead to suspension or modification of an excursion.
The distinction matters for travellers from Western Europe. A visitor arriving at the park without an approved night excursion should not assume that the walkways will be open for independent access after dark. The published plan applies to organised groups using the permitted operating arrangements.
Visiting Perito Moreno Glacier: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The scheduled November dates are 23 to 24 November and 24 to 25 November 2026 at the viewing walkways in Los Glaciares National Park.
- Night access is not a general opening: visitors need an authorised provider, an authorised guide, a torch and printed proof of protected-area access.
- The glacier is in Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province, with El Calafate serving as the named gateway for the excursion. The viewing area is reached through the park’s walkway system.
- The terrain includes metal viewing walkways, and the ice front reaches up to 60 metres above Lake Argentino, according to UNESCO.
- Argentina’s official language is Spanish and its national currency is the Argentine peso.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Perito Moreno Glacier
When do the moonlit visits take place at Perito Moreno Glacier?
The November dates are 23 to 24 November and 24 to 25 November 2026. The wider programme contains ten planned nights between October 2026 and April 2027.
How does the moonlit programme affect access?
It is not a general night opening of the national park. Access is limited to authorised providers and guided groups, and weather or safety conditions may change the schedule.
Where is Perito Moreno Glacier and how do you get there?
The glacier is in Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, near El Calafate. The night programme uses the park’s established viewing walkways.
