Best of Argentina

Reception at the Ezeiza airport, assistance with your baggage and private transportation to your hotel. Day at Leisure. At 11:30pm a driver will pick you up and take you to one of Buenos Aires\’s best nightlife venues where your guide will meet you at the door and escort you into the club without waiting in line.

Breakfast. Morning at Leisure.
At 2pm, the guide will pick you up to discover the beauty of Buenos Aires we will visit it’s Civic Center, the impressive National Congress Building and the May Square (Plaza de Mayo), surrounded by the Government House (Casa Rosada), the Metropolitan Cathedral and the City Hall from colonial days. We will visit as well the famous Colon Theater, one of the world’s best-known opera houses and the cultural price of the Portenos. Next we will tour the traditional San Telmo with its Flea Market. A stop at La Boca, home of the first Italian immigrants where you will observe the picturesque and colorful architecture. Finally we will go to La Recoleta, the city’s most exclusive district full of elegant boutiques, gourmet restaurants and side walk cafes under the ficus (Gomeros). At 12:00AM a driver will pick you up and take you to one of Buenos Aires’s best nightlife venues where your guide will meet you at the door and escort you into the club without waiting in line.

Breakfast.
Morning & Afternoon at Leisure.
At 8:30pm, a guide will pick you up at your hotel to take you to Carlos Gardel Tango Show and enjoy a delicious dinner.

Breakfast and mid day transportation from your hotel to the domestic Airport in Buenos Aires for your next flight to the city of
Bariloche. Reception, assistance and transfer from Bariloche’s airport to your hotel. Night at Leisure.

Breakfast. This small circuit tour is perfect to enjoy all the beauty of the Bariloche landscapes. Different points on the way are natural observation sites like Bahia Lopez and Punto Panoramico. The Air-Chair of Cerro Campanario located in the center of the stage, takes you to the perfect altitude just to be amazed by the wonderful views of the area. As part of this tour you will enjoy as well many restaurants that will add the typical Argentinean flavor to your trip. In front of Puerto Panuelo, the Llao Llao Hotel and the Capilla San Eduardo are the best attractions offering that unique Swedish colony taste to the visit. 

On the afternoon a 30-minute navigation to Puerto Anchorema located in the central and narrower area of the Victoria Island. Here an Air-Chair will take us to the Bella Vista Mount from where we will appreciate the most amazing views of the Bahia, Llao Llao and Puerto Panuelo. Then comes the second navigation to Arrayanes woods located at the Quetrihue Peninsula. Here you will enjoy more than 600 meters of paths to observe great examples of this specie that here became amazing trees forming a forest, unique in the world for its characteristics. Some of the trees can measure up to 18 meters and more than 300 years old.

Breakfast. After pickup at your Bariloche hotel, board your comfortable coach for the scenic drive on the Road of the Seven Lakes. While driving along the shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake and the banks of the Limay River, listen to informative commentary from your guide regarding the history, natural resources, flora and fauna of the region.  Pass Las Flores and Puerto Manzano on Nahuel Huapi's Huemul arm, then stop at picturesque Villa La Angostura. Enjoy the charming village and purchase a snack while you smell the bracing mountain air and take the opportunity to stretch before continuing on your sightseeing journey.  Follow the road of the Seven Lakes past Machocinco, Falkner, Correntoso, Escondido, Espejo and Villarino before reaching Lago Lácar (Lácar Lake). Arrive in San Martín de los Andes on Lago Lácar's shores, where can explore at your own pace. For 3 hours, stroll through the quaint streets, visiting small shops featuring local arts and handicrafts. Admire the Swiss-style architecture of the wooden buildings that hold shops renting expedition gear for adventures in the surrounding mountains. Stop to purchase lunch and have a glass of wine (own expense) at one of the many charming restaurants or cafes that line the lanes.

Return to Your Hotel in Bariloche at late evening.

Early departure from the hotel to the airport in Ushuaia for your next flight to El Calafate.
Arrival and transfer to the hotel of your selection at el Calafate.

Breakfast and full day tour to Perito Moreno Glacier at los Glaciares Nacional Park, with mini trekking.
Your depature from your hotel will be around at 09:00 and you will be take  along provincial route number 11 which, for the first 40 kilometers, runs alongside the stunning Lago Argentino. Get panoramic views of the lake and Patagonian steppes.
Upon arrival at Los Glaciares National Park, travel through a Magallanic forest to the start of the glacier balconies and walkways. Walk around the balconies to get views of the glacier from different angles. Discover landmarks of the natural wonder such as the Curva de los Suspiros ("Curve of the Sighs") and Muelle Bajo las Sombras ("Pier Under the Shadows").
Pause for lunch at a restaurant or snack bar for fast food. Then, climb aboard a catamaran and navigate the Rico Arm. See icebergs floating in the water after they have fallen from the Perito Moreno Glacier ice walls. Cruise at a reasonable pace and distance from the glacier for approximately 1 hour. Appreciate the colors of the ice and the spectacle of falling ice blocks should it occur.
Then, transfer back to Calafate for the end of the tour.
OPTIONAL MINITREKKING ON TOP THE PERITO MORENO GLACIER: (If you are under 65 years old)
For an extra cost you can have this great amazing experience, This is the most complete tour to visit the Perito Moreno glacier as it includes the trekking on the ice, a short sailing by the south wall of the glacier and a tour in the runways (if you book it with transfer from your hotel included). If you book the tour with transfer, it begins when we pick you up at your hotel in El Calafate and start a 75km ride to the Perito Moreno Glacier located in Los Glaciares National Park. At the Bajo las Sombras port, located 5 km before reaching the glacier, you embark to cross the "Rico" Lake and descend on the southwestern coast after 20 minutes sailing. The tour guides lead you to a shelter in the forest where they organize groups up to 20 people. Then, the trekking begins heading towards the glacier where, after reaching the ice, you need to put on iron crampons to walk on this surface. The tour on the glacier is about an hour and a half, in which cracks, seracs, sinks and small lakes can be appreciated. The hike is moderate and you will walk on an irregular ice surface, but firm and safe.

Breakfast and Argentino Lake and Upsala Explorer Navigation with Estancia Cristina tour.
We will go to Punta Bandera to visit Argentino Lake. First we’ll tour at the northern part of the lake where we’ll see the icebergs floating adrift and then to the Upsala Glacier. Upsala Glacier forms a 50 km. long, 10 km. wide and several hundred meters thick ice stripe. In its central part you will observe a dark sector, the central moraine, where rocks, sand and clay transported by minor glaciers tributaries of the Upsala are deposited. Then we’ll go back to Onelli Bay where we’ll go ashore. Through a forested path we’ll reach one of the most beautiful panoramic points of the tour, the confluence of the Glaciers Onelli, Agassiz and Bolado.4 x 4 Trucks will be waiting for you and in these trucks you will travel around the region, cross the swamp to the panoramic point from where you can observe Cristina Bay, Lake Tanhauser de Oeste and all the area influenced by the Estancia. You can also replace the 4 x 4 with a horseback ride or hiking. On our way back to the hotel we will be able to see the Boca del Diablo.

Breakfast. Morning transfer from your hotel to the airport of El Calafate for your flight to Ushuaia. Reception at the Ushuaia airport, assistance with your baggage and transportation to your hotel. On the afternoon , at 2.30ppm you will have the experience to sail on a comfortable Catamaran for three hours on the Beagle Channel towards Sea Lions Island, Bird Island and Les Eclarerus Lighthouse.
The tour sets sail from the tourist port heading southeast to sail on the waters of Ushuaia Bay. During the journey along Beagle Channel, different species of water birds can be seen, such as Imperial Cormorants, Black-browed Albatrosses, Skuas, different kinds of seagulls, and the funny Steamer Ducks or Alakush. The sailing trip continues towards the area of Les Eclaireurs Archipelago, where Isla de los Lobos (Sea Lions Island) is located. There, visitors can see the two typical species of sea lions in the Beagle Channel: South American sea lions and South American fur seals. On another nearby island, a lighthouse was built and named after the Archipelago, and it was precisely in this area where Cruise Vessel Mt. Cervantes sank in 1930. The tour sails on between the coasts of Port Almanza (Argentina) and Port Williams (Chile) and then enters the area of Mackinlay Passage towards Martillo Island, inhabited by the elegant Magellanic Penguins.

We will depart from Ushuaia towards the station of the Train to the End of the World located approximately 8 kilometers from the city. On the way to the Tierra del Fuego National Park you will see a forest full of diverse colors during every seasons of the year and you will observe as well the reconstruction of an Indian camp and a natural waterfall at the La Macarena Station.
The Train of the End of the World goes 4.5 kilometers inside the National Park Tierra del Fuego that was created in 1969 as a project to protect the sub Antarctic forests of the regions as well as the Beagle Channel. Located 12 kilometers south from Ushuaia by Road 3, the Tierra del Fuego National Park is unlike other Andean-Patagonian forests, possesses forests close to the sea coast. It is crossed by parallel mountain ranges in a north west to south east direction dividing the park in valleys of difficult access. Besides of being representative of the local flora and fauna, the national park keeps archaeological remains of the Yamana natives.
Afternoon  Walking With Penguins at Estancia Harberton. Departing from  the office at the tourist dock in Ushuaia, we drive in our minibuses towards northeast along Nationals route 3 & J, the appealing road to Harberton Ranch. This is the first farm on the island, founded in 1886 by the Anglican missionary Thomas Bridges, and it is located at 90 kms from Ushuaia, on the Beagle Channel. We sail from Harberton harbor to Martillo Island, a 15 minute ride on a semi-rigid boat (vessel capable of navigation in the area). On the island, we walk for 1 hour along Gentoo and Magellanics penguins, always with a guide, experiencing a unique adventure.
Martillo Island is part of the Estancia Harberton, and home to Magellanic penguins between September and April. They share the habitat with other birds, such as skúas (their main predator), petrels, cormorants, vultures and South American terns. The rookery hosts around 1000 nests, and is one of the three Magellanic penguin rookeries in Tierra del Fuego. There is also a small colony of 9 breeding couples of gentoo penguins (Pygocelis Papua), the only one in South America.

Private transfer from your hotel to the Ushuaia Airport for your flight to Iguazu.
After a quick connection in Buenos Aires, arrival in Iguazu and transfer to your hotel.

Pick-up in the morning from your hotel. All tour participants must have a valid passport in their possession. The 275 waterfalls that make up stunning Iguassu Falls straddle the border of Brazil and Argentina and sit not far from Paraguay. Arrive at the Lower Circuit in Iguazu National Park on the Argentina side. Walk a trail that is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long and allows views of smaller falls like Carlos Bozzetti Waterfall. Continue to the Upper Circuit at the top of the waterfalls and catch panoramic views of the area on both sides of the border, including San Martin Island. On the Brazilian side, marvel at Devil’s Throat, a 262-foot (80-meter) fall that is the largest in both parks. At an impressive altitude of 262 feet (80 meters), Devil’s Throat is where the most water pours through the falls and is a must-see stop. After your day of exploration on the Argentinian side of Iguassu falls, return to your hotel.

Pick-up in the morning from your hotel. Enter Iguaçu National Park to see what are arguably the best views of the tremendous Devil’s Throat waterfall. Watch as 14 falls drop 350 feet (107 meters) over a precipice with impressive, thunderous force. Be sure to bring your foul weather gear to protect you from the 100-foot (30-meter) cloud of mist that is suspended permanently overhead. This cloud is host to a steady rainbow, so get ready to snap lots of photos. Prepare to be impressed by these falls, which are taller than Niagara and twice as wide. During the rainy season from November to March, water can flow over these falls at 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic meters) per second. Trek through the forest to the bottom of Salto Floriano For an up-close view of the falls. After admiring that view, ride the park’s elevator to the top of the falls, or meander out over the falls at Salto Union.
In the late afternoon, you will be taken to the airport.And flight back to Buenos Aires. Arrival in Buenos Aires and transfer to your hotel for a last night accommodation.

At your convenient time, transfer to International airport for your international flight back hotel.