Discover Argentina - Patagonia Tour
9 Day Patagonia Itinerary
Day 1: In Buenos Aires
Arrival to the airport and transfer to the hotel. Private service with an English-speaking guide.
Half-day city tour of Buenos Aires. Private service with an English-speaking guide.
Then we will see San Telmo neighbourhood, home of the XIX century Aristocracy, now with its stores of antiques dealing and its colonial style.
We will continue to visit La Boca, the Italian immigrant district, an explosion of colour at the river’s edge. We will Visit Caminito, a narrow street teeming with art galleries and “Tango spirit”, and we will see La Boca Stadium, known as La Bombonera. After La Boca, we will visit Puerto Madero, the very recently recycled and newest area of the city.
Continue to Recoleta, one of most beautiful neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires - it's the city's heart of art and elegance, grace and modernism, culture and leisure. In this area you can find museums, galleries and cultural centres, surrounded by beautiful parks. We will stop at the Recoleta Cemetery and do a walking tour.
Many of the gravestones and vaults are works of art and 94 have been declared as National Historic Monuments. Between other important characters, we will see the final resting place of Eva Peron (“Evita”).
Accommodation in Buenos Aires.
Day 2: Buenos Aires – El Calafate
Transfer to the airport. Private service with only driver.
Flight to El Calafate (not included).
Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Private service with only driver.
Accommodation in El Calafate.
Day 3: El Calafate
Breakfast in the hotel.
Full-day visit to Los Glaciares National Park. Private service with an English-speaking guide.
This continental glacier is the third largest freshwater reserve in the world, located 80 km far from El Calafate. It is the most famous and spectacular one, it has a front of 3000 meters long and a height of 60 meters, from which gigantic ice towers constantly fall into the lake.
Free time to walk along the panoramic walkways in front of the glacier.
Optional activity: Minitrekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier in shared service with a Spanish/English-speaking guide. Private transfers with only driver. Price to be confirmed.
- Languages: Our mountain guides speak Spanish and English.
- Limitation: Suitable for people between 10 and 65 years old, no exceptions.
- Not permitted: People with cardiovascular diseases, COPD, emphysema, asthma or recent surgeries.
- Not suitable for: People with physical or mental disability, obesity, pregnant women or people suffering from vertigo.
Once at “Bajo de las Sombras” port (Ruta 11, km 70.9) you board on a boat to cross the Lago Rico and arrive at the opposite shore after approximately a 20-minute navigation in front of the southern wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
Once you disembark, you will be greeted by mountain guides, who will lead you to a shelter with sanitary facilities. From there, you will begin a brief walk along the shore of the lake, which includes a talk on glaciology in general and the Perito Moreno Glacier in particular. Upon reaching the edge of the glacier, the guides will form subgroups of a maximum 20 people each, and will fit you with crampons and helmets. Once on the ice, you will receive a brief safety talk, and will begin the walk.
Always with the help of our mountain guides, you’ll enjoy this natural ice paradise. The trekking difficulty is moderate and has many ascends and descends, the route on the glacier lasts approximately one and a half hours and, in its course, you will be able to appreciate a variety of typical formations of a glacier like cracks, sumps, seracs, lagoons, etc.
Accommodation in El Calafate.
Day 4: El Calafate
Full-day sailing on the Argentinean Lake in shared-service on Captain´s Club VIP area. Private transfers with only driver. Includes breakfast and lunch.
Our next destination will be the Spegazzini Channel, where we will enjoy the view of Seco Glacier. We will continue up the Spegazzini Glacier front wall, where we will also enjoy Hein Sur and Peineta Glaciers views.
Afterwords we shall disembark at Spegazzini Base, to begin our visit of the area by walking through a forest path to arrive to Spegazzini Shelter. This accessible 300-meters path will take us to stop in different stations and viewpoints covering the whole Bahía de Los Glaciares.
We can have lunch at the shelter, visit the shop, or just sit to enjoy the beautiful landscape.
Those who like trekking can take the Mountain Path. This medium-difficulty path goes through a wooded trail, full of natural viewpoints and incredible views, ending at embarkation point.
Return to Puerto Banderas.
Accommodation in El Calafate.
Day 5: El Calafate – Buenos Aires - Iguazu
Transfer to the airport. Private service with only driver.
Flight to Iguazu via Buenos Aires (not included).
Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Private service with only driver.
Accommodation in Puerto Iguazu.
Day 6: Iguazu
Breakfast in the hotel.
Full-day visit to the Iguazú Falls (Argentinean side). Private service with an English-speaking guide.
There are appropriate trails for all types of visitors and with different levels of difficulty. The walkways offer wonderful views of the falls and the opportunity to be in contact with the fauna: colorful insects like dragonflies, butterflies and beetles; the curious coatis and monkeys; great variety of birds such as magpies, jacks and toucans; and there are days when we are surprised with a corzuela, a capybara or even a puma in the edge of the mount.
A ride on the narrow gauge train links the 3 different circuits or footbridges of the National Park: Lower, Upper and Devil's Throat.
There will be time to have lunch (not included) with your box lunch if you have brought it (important: pick up the garbage and do not feed the wild animals) or enjoy an excellent lunch in the park's well-stocked Gastronomic area.
Accommodation in Puerto Iguazu.
Day 7: Iguazu
Half-day visit to Iguazú Falls (Brasilean side). Private service with an English-speaking guide.
For doing this tour, ou will cross the border to the Brazilian side, so you will need to take your passport.
The extension of the footbridges is 1,200 meters, from where you get a spectacular view of the 275 falls.
The most importan tones of the Brazilian side are 4: Floriano, Deodoro, Benjamin Constant and Salto Union or Garganta del Diablo.
After the tour you have access to the panoramic elevator that brings you to the bus that will to return to the hotel.
Optional activity: Helicopter flight over the waterfalls in shared service. Price to be confirmed.
Accommodation in Puerto Iguazu.
Day 8: Iguazu
Transfer to the airport. Private service with only driver.
Flight to Buenos Aires (not included).
Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Private service with only driver.
Dinner and Tango show at Gala Tango in shared service. Private transfers with only driver.
In the very heart of the Argentine capital in neighbourhood of San Telmo, this refurbished historic "conventillo" (tenement building) is a classic reminder of the rich culture this city has and will take you on a journey back into Buenos Aires’ beautiful past.
Enjoy an authentic tango show in a classic venue located in San Telmo with an architectural style that creates the ideal setting for a unique Tango experience.
Delight your palate with an exquisite three course dinner Then it's time for the show.
A tango orchestra, a collection of folk music, tango singers and professional dancers will together create the most authentic tango experience in Buenos Aires.
A very good option to know the traditions and folklore of Buenos Aires.
Accommodation in Buenos Aires.
Day 9: Buenos Aires
Transfer to the airport. Private service with only driver.
Meals Included
- Breakfast Served Daily
- 8 Dinners
- 9 Lunches
