Β Itinerary
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DAY 1 | Buenos Aires
- Transfer from Ezeiza airport to hotel, private service with English-speaking guide
Welcome to Argentina!
Upon your arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel and have the rest of the day to enjoy at your own pace.
Buenos Aires is a marvelous and furious cosmopolitan city, full of colors and different kinds of architecture. Capital of Argentina and described as the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires proudly embraces this title, as well as showing off plenty of its own culture!
Argentines are usually eager to host visitors: if you walk the streets with a map, someone will surely stop and ask if you need directions. Thatβs our spirit! So, for this first day, feel free to wander the cobblestone streets lined with outdoor cafes, enjoy the mouthwatering aroma of prized Argentine beef sizzling on an open βparrillaβ (barbecue) and browse the local antique and artisan markets that offer plenty of bargain shopping. And to travel deeper and have a firm grip of the Argentine spirit, find the perfect leather jacket or handbag (Buenos Aires is home to some excellent local designers) and explore the colorful Palermo Soho neighborhoods.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above, English-speaking guide
- Guide assistance during transfer.
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DAY 2 | Buenos Aires
- Half-Day City Tour
Today you will be picked up at your hotel to explore Buenos Aires’s major tourist attractions on this tour that hits all of the highlights of this cultural metropolis. Guided by a knowledgeable guide, learn about PorteΓ±oβs lifestyle, vibrant culture, and music.
We will visit important historical monuments on your way to Plaza de Mayo and take a moment to admire significant buildings such as the Casa Rosada or the Congress.
We will experience the European flair that has given the city its fame strolling around eclectic neighborhoods; from antique San Telmo and colorful working-class La Boca to fancy and chic Recoleta with its famous Cemetery, representing the elegant and historical Buenos Aires and containing the graves of many Argentinaβs emblematic figures, such as Eva Peron.
At the end of the tour, you will have a transfer back to your hotel.
Type of service: Private
Duration: 5 hs
Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingΓΌal guide (Spanish / English), snack and water
Note: As a private service, the tour can be customized according to your interests and preferences as long as they fit with the schedule
- Guide assistance during city tour
- Recoleta’s cemetery entrance fee included.
- Dinner & Tango Show
In the evening you will be picked up from your hotel to be driven to a mythical place where you will discover one of our most ancient traditions.
You will have a memorable night out in Buenos Aires and will experience the passion of the Argentine tango. Tango is: our immigrant origins, the talent of our local artists, the sensuality of the Argentine woman and our way to deal with a broken heart, dancing our way through tragic and yet eternal love stories.
While having dinner, you will enjoy a professional display of tango and music with a group of local artists on stage immersed in an elegant and alluring place. The manners, ambience, clothes and dance steps which tango lovers used to practice 100 years ago will come to life again and you will travel in time for a night.
At the end of the evening, around midnight, you will be driven back to your hotel, fully in love with the bohemian spirit of our beloved Buenos Aires.
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 3/4 hs
Included: Transportation mentioned above, dinner with beverages, tango show
Note: Formal dress is not required
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DAY 3 | Buenos Aires / El Calafate
- Transfer Buenos Aires Hotel / Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport
At the appropriate time, you will be taken to the domestic airport to take your next flight.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Guide assistance during transfer.
- Transfer El Calafate Airport / El Calafate Hotel
Welcome to Southern Patagonia!
The town of El Calafate is located in the Patagonian steppe, an extreme and deserted place with an amazing landscape.
It is on the border of Lago Argentino (Argentinaβs biggest lake) and it is considered the capital of the glaciers. It is the gateway to visit the world-renowned Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the only glaciers in the world that is still advancing.
Upon arrival at El Calafate, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
Type of service: Shared.
Included: Transportation mentioned above.
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DAY 4 | El Calafate
- Full Day Perito Moreno Glacier
We will pick you up from your hotel early in the morning to take you to Los Glaciares National Park located at 50 miles from El Calafate, home of the magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier.
Los Glaciares National Park has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981 when its almost 200 glaciers were discovered. Half of the park is occupied by the Patagonian ice field, the second largest ice field after Antarctica.
Upon arrival to the National Park, your guide will show you the different walkways from where you will be able to walk in front of the colossal ice wall, and, if you are lucky, perhaps see some landslides.
When the ice breaks and falls, the world holds its breath: all other sounds stop at the earth’s surface.
You will start the adventure from the main balcony and then, have some free time to wander freely until the meeting time agreed with your guide. For lunchtime, the National Park offers a service area with a restaurant and a snack bar (lunch is not included).
For a different perspective of this impressive glacier, you can take a 1-hour boat ride to sail along the massive glacier wall that rises 240 feet above Argentino lake and in between floating icebergs (not included, but may be added and paid for on the spot, subject to availaility).
After exploring the park, you will be taken back to your hotel.
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 8/9 hours
Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
Not included: Entrance fee to the National Park, Lunch
Difficulty: Low
- Nautical Safari tour
The departure point is βBajo de las Sombrasβ pier, located about 6km away from the Glacierβs walkways. On this tour, you will go on a cruise across Lake Rico, passing in between icebergs that have calved off the front of the Perito Moreno glacier. Reaching the Icebergs Channel, the boat will stop at a safe distance from the glacier to continue to sail down its front, allowing for spectacular views of the ice wall and any breaking and floating icebergs.
This excursion lasts approximately one hour and provides a totally different perspective of the Perito Moreno glacier, with almost constant falling walls of ice from its front. That is what makes this option the best complement for the conventional visit to the walkways.
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 1 hour. Hourly departures from 10 am to 3 pm (Note: timetables may change)
Not included: Entrance fee to the National Park
Difficulty: Low
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DAY 5 | El Calafate
- Day at leisure in El Calafate
Today you will have a free day in the city.
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DAY 6 | El Calafate / Ushuaia
- Transfer El Calafate Hotel / El Calafate Airport
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred from your hotel to El Calafate Airport.
Type of service: Shared
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Transfer Ushuaia Airport / Ushuaia Hotel
Welcome to Ushuaia!
Ushuaia is a small town, really easy to get around on foot. The Yamanas, its first inhabitants, called it Ushuaia which means ‘protected bay’ in their language. It was officially incorporated into the Republic of Argentina in 1884, and it soon became a penal colony, in order to establish a permanent Argentine settlement.
Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel.
According to your arrival time, you can explore the town or visit one of its curious museums, like the Thematic Gallery of the Historia Fueguina, to see the more than 120 character life-size figures that will tell you all about the history of Ushuaia, or unearth the story of the scariest and dangerous criminals at the Prison Museum.
And please, don’t forget the local gastronomy! Ushuaia is the best place to eat seafood. We suggest you try the finger-licking Blake Hake.
Type of service: Shared
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Half-Day Beagle Channel Navigation
In 1833 Charles Darwin sailed the Beagle Channel and discover something great. Today it is your turn: become another explorer of this channel, primitively named Onashaga Channel since the Onas were its first sailers.
At the appropriate time, you will go on your own to the tourist pier (located in the center of the city). You will embark on a 3-hour long boat trip along the famous Beagle Channel. You will gain panoramas of Ushuaia Bay, where the city lies proudly crowned by the Martial Glacier. Unearth the diverse marine wildlife, such as cormorants (flying birds, closely related to penguins) and fur seals that frolic their time away on Alicia Island.
Argentina standing at your left and Chile at your right, you will sail this natural border till reaching the iconic Les Eclaireurs lighthouse, the ancient guard of the bay.
On our way back, we will stop at Bridges Island to walk a wildlife interpretative path, hear about Yamanβs history (the native inhabitants), and see the largest shelly deposits of the region. During the excursion, you can enjoy a delicious hot chocolate with cookies or try the Mate (strong green tea) the favorite Argentine drink.
Once we get back to the port, you will make your own way back to your hotel.
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 3/4 hours
Included: Bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
Not included: Port tax (2 dollars), transportation to and from the port
Note: Departure time is at 10 AM and 3 PM from Patagonia Explorer Stand, located in the tourist pier
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DAY 7 | Ushuaia
- Full-Day Trekking & Paddling in the National Park
Today, you will be picked up from your hotel to go on a tour to Tierra del Fuego National Park, which hosts beautiful natural landscapes.
After traveling for about 6 miles, we will get to the park. Upon arrival, we will go for a hike along an undulating 4-mile-long Coastal Path. As you continue to walk down this path you will be in constant contact with nature and will be able to admire beautiful views from the lakes, sea, and surrounding mountains.
After the hike, we will access Acigami Lake or Roca Lake, and near the border of Lapataia River, you will enjoy a comforting hot lunch with a great panoramic view from inside a heated dome-tent, to avoid wind or rain.
Afterward, you will be equipped with rubber boots, cover pants, and lifejackets. The excursion will continue from Lake Acigami down the freshwater of Lapataia river aboard inflatable canoes (duckies) until reaching the sea in Lapataia Bay. After a 1-hour paddle (paddling time is subject to weather conditions) your tour will end at the mentioned bay, where the National Route NΒΊ 3 meets its southern end.
From there, you will be driven back to your hotel.
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 8 hours
Hiking difficulty: Moderate – Canoeing difficulty: Easy
Total trekking length: 4,4 miles (it’s a 3-and-a-half-hour walk)
Age restriction: Canoeing ride is only available for children over 5 years old
Included: Transportation, bilingual guide (English/Spanish), lunch, drinks, and canoeing equipment
Not included: Gratuities, National Park entrance fee
Notes: Times described are estimated and may vary due to bad weather conditions
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DAY 8 | Ushuaia / Mendoza
- Transfer Ushuaia Hotel / Ushuaia Airport
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred from your hotel to Ushuaia airport to take your flight.
Type of service: Shared
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Transfer Mendoza Airport / Chacras de Coria
Welcome to Mendoza!
Argentina’s main wine region and heartland of Malbec grape, has also impressive mountains (like Aconcagua, climbers’ worldly known summit), outdoor sports (adventurous rafting) and breathtaking landscapes.
Upon arrival, you will be driven to your hotel.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above
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DAY 9 | Chacras De Coria
- Half-Day Wine Tour
In the morning, we will pick you up to explore Argentinaβs famous Wine Road and visit some of the region’s most highly acclaimed wineries. Accompanied by expert guides we learn about the production facilities, the different styles of wine-making, the gastronomy and we will have a great wine tasting.
You will visit Maipu or Lujan de Cuyo depending on the operativity of the vineyards.
Maipu is located just 15 minutes from Mendoza city, it is the first viticultural area in Argentina. It was the location chosen by the first European immigrants to continue their most beloved family tradition; winemaking. Here the residents found the perfect climate and soil conditions to maintain their passion, eventually gaining international recognition for the excellence of their wines. In this region, olive groves and vineyards sit side-by-side, making it the perfect place to enjoy an Argentine wine and olive-oil experience.
Lujan de Cuyo is known as The Cradle of Malbec. Surrounded by gentle hills and overlooked by Americaβs highest mountains, it provides exclusive accommodation options with Lodges and hotels amongst vineyards, fine Restaurants, Spa & Relaxation services, and internationally renowned wineries.
At the end of the tour, we will take you back to your hotel with a clear vision of the diversity that the world of wine and the Mendoza landscape enclose.
Type of service: Semiprivate
Duration: 4 hours
Included: Transportation mentioned above, Bilingual guide (English / Spanish), visits & tastings in 2 classic wineries, snack
Not included: Lunch
Age restriction: Wine tasting only for people older than 18 years
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DAY 10 | Chacras De Coria
- Full-Day High Andes with trekking to Durazno Gorge
After breakfast, we will pick you up at your hotel in Chacras de Coria and depart to the Aconcagua Provincial Park, located 185 km or 115 miles away from the city of Mendoza. As the journey takes you along the emblematic route 7, you will begin to discover the beautiful mountains of Mendoza and its river. Not only will you enjoy the colorful transition of landscapes, but also some of the small villages that can be found along the way, such as Cacheuta, Potrerillos (and its water reservoir), Uspallata (a quaint little town) and Penitentes (a Ski Resort).
You will also visit βThe Incaβs Bridgeβ, known for its curious natural formation! As your journey continues, you will go through the three mountain ranges: Pre Andes, the Front Range, and the Main range.
Upon arrival at Aconcagua Provincial Park in Horcones Valley, you will have the chance to go on a 2-hour hike to Durazno Gorge or take a short trail to a scenic lookout point (45 min). After enjoying some unique views of this natural environment framed by the majestic Aconcagua Mount you will start your journey back to your hotel in Chacras de Coria.
Type of service: Semi-Private.
Duration: 11 hours
Difficulty: Moderate.
Included: Transportation mentioned above, guide, snack, entrance fee to Aconcagua Provincial Park.
Not included: Lunch.
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DAY 11 | Chacras De Coria / Puerto Iguazu
- Transfer Chacras de Coria Hotel / Mendoza Airport
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Transfer Puerto IguazΓΊ Airport / Hotel in Puerto IguazΓΊ
Welcome to Puerto Iguazu!!
The small border town of Puerto IguazΓΊ is the gateway to visit the impressive IguazΓΊ Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders and a UNESCO World Heritage site, making it a must-see destination for any traveler visiting Argentina. You will have the day to relax and enjoy the tropical climate and jungle setting.
Upon arrival to Puerto IguazΓΊ you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
Type of service: Semiprivate
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Guide assistance during transfer
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DAY 12 | Puerto Iguazu
- Full-Day IguazΓΊ Falls Argentine side
Today we will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to IguazΓΊ National Park, on the Argentine side. The falls are surrounded by a humid subtropical forest where the exuberant vegetation is home to many different species of wildlife. Our guide will help you spot some of them: toucans, parrots and coatis, just to name a few!
Lower and upper walkways weave in and around the falls, permitting up-close and personal experiences with this magnificent spectacle of nature. The Argentine side of the falls is filled with a myriad of paths, and walkways which allow you to have an experience from many different perspectives.
You will also have the chance to visit the βDevil’s Throatβ; the largest of the falls and for many, the most spellbinding. To get to the Devil’s Throat, youβll take the ecological train and then walk out along boardwalks.
After walking around and taking pictures of waterfalls, animals and plants, you will have some free time to eat lunch in this amazing environment. This exciting, 7-hour excursion is highly recommended in order to experience the true power of IguazΓΊ Falls!!
Type of service: Semi private
Duration: 7 hours
Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual guide (English/Spanish), ecological train
Not included: Entrance fee to the IguazΓΊ National Park (Argentinian side), meals (lunch/box lunch)
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DAY 13 | Puerto Iguazu
- Half-Day IguazΓΊ Falls Brazilian side
Today we will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to Foz do IguazΓΊ National Park, on the Brazilian side. Don’t forget your passport!
While Argentina has 80% of the falls on its side, Brazil has the best panoramic view. On the Argentinian side, you have the sensation of being right inside the falls, but only by visiting the Brazilian side you will fully appreciate the immensity of IguazΓΊ falls.
At the entrance of the National Park, you will get a bus with accompanied by a guide that will take your to the falls.
Take your time to enjoy it and feel it. Stroll the different walkways and feel the spray of water in your face. Take the boardwalk over the Salto Santa MarΓa, it feels like walking on the water! Get closer to the Devil’s Throat and feel the power of water!
Once the tour is over, take the bus that will leave you at the access gate from where you will be driven to your hotel.
Type of service: Semi private
Duration: 2-3 hours
Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
Not included: Entrance fee to the IguazΓΊ National Park (Brazilian side), meals (lunch/box lunch), Visa to enter Brazil (please check the requirement with the consulate of your country)
- Transfer Hotel Puerto IguazΓΊ / Puerto IguazΓΊ Airport
At the appropriate time you will be transferred to Puerto IguazΓΊ airport to take your flight.
Type of service: Semiprivate
Included: Transportation mentioned above
- Guide assistance during transfer
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DAY 14 | Buenos Aires
- Transfer from Aeroparque airport to hotel, private service with English speaking guide
Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, you will be taken to your hotel.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above, English-speaking guide
- Guide assistance during transfer.
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DAY 15 | Buenos Aires
- Transfer from Ezeiza airport to hotel, private service with English-speaking guide
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred to the international airport for your flight. Β‘Buen viaje!
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above, English-speaking guide
- Guide assistance during transfer.
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