Patagonia, the land that will last forever in the dreams of all those who have been there. A territory where history, art and time have left their indelible prints
and where the ice rambles and the purest air in the planet can be breathed.
Includes:
Hotel Intercontinental (deluxe)
Hotel Rayentray (deluxe)
Hotel Las Hayas(deluxe)
Hotel Design Suites Calafate(deluxe)
Hotel American Tower(first sup)
Hotel Peninsula(first sup)
Hotel Los Acebos(first sup)
Hotel Calafate Parque(first sup)
Hotel Wodorf(turista sup)
Hotel La Posada(turista sup)
Hotel Mirabeagle(turista sup)
Hotel Rincon Calafate(turista sup)
All Transfers
Excursion as per the Itinerary
Daily Breakfast
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Itinerary
Day 1 -Buenos Aires.
Arrival and reception at the
airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit to the
most elegant South American city. You will sightsee the
Plaza de Mayo main square and its surrounging buildings,
9 de Julio Avenue, the old quarter of San Telmo which used
to be the most well-off district in the city, now becoming
again one of the trendiest areas, and the Italian district of
La Boca with its colorful “Caminito”, an alley skirted by the
typical colored tin facades of the old “conventillos”, basic
houses where, back in the beginning of the XX century, many
families would live together in just a few rooms. On the way
to Palermo, one of Buenos Aires traditional areas, you will go
by the most important places such as the Zoo, the Botanical
gardens, Palermo’s park, the Polo field, the Planetarium
and the oldest residential neighbourhood known as Palermo
Viejo, to finally end in the sophisticated district of Recoleta
with its cemetery, where you will visit Evita’s grave. Return
to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 2 -Buenos Aires.
Breakfast. Day at leisure for
optional tours. You may take a full day Gaucho Party tour,
to get in touch with the Pampas and its gauchos and taste
some delicious Argentine beef, or a half day tour to Tigre &
Parana River Delta including a boat ride among the delta
islands. At night you will enjoy a dinner show where you
will enjoy the sensual magnetism of tango, performed by
the best tango dancers and singers. Return to the hotel.
Accommodation.
Day 3 -Buenos Aires-Puerto Madryn.
Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to
Trelew. Arrival and reception at the airport; visit to Punta
Tombo fauna reserve, the largest Magellan penguin colony
in the continent. Walk along the interpretative paths drawn
among the nests of more than 500,000 Magellan penguins
that gather in this colony every year. A tour around the
reserve will let you appreciate, within less than a meter
distance, the interesting habits of these sea birds that will
curiously approach you .At the end of the excursion, transfer
to hotel in Puerto Madryn. Accommodation.
Day 4 -Puerto Madryn.
Breakfast. Full day tour to
Península Valdés passing by the Ameghino Isthmus located
between Nuevo and San José gulfs. You will visit Puerto
Pirámide and the sea lion rookery. What you cannot miss
is the whale watching boat excursion (optional – operates
from July to early December). Afterwards you will continue
to Punta Delgada to have lunch (optional) and see the
large elephant seal settlement on the beach. Then you will
continue to Caleta Valdés to watch the sea lions rookery.
Return to hotel. Accommodation.
Day 5 -Puerto Madryn / Ushuaia.
Breakfast. Day
at leisure for optional tours. You may take advantage of
this day to take the adventurous 4WD Cerro Avanzado with
trekking tour, a drive by 4WD vehicle in the Patagonian
steepe and the natural environment. In due time, transfer
to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Ushuaia.
Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation.
Day 6 -Ushuaia
Breakfast. In the morning, we will
visit the Tierra del Fuego National Park, located 12 km (7.5
miles) away from the city. This park constitutes a natural
reserve of typical species of the Andean-Patagonian forest
spread over an area of 63.000 hectares (155.500 acres).
The most outstanding feature of the park is Lapataia bay,
the southernmost tip of the continent, with a wonderful view
of the Beagle channel. In the afternoon, boat expedition in
the Beagle Channel. You will embark the catamaran that
will take you to the Birds and Sea Lions Islands, through
the waters of Beagle Channel, from where you will get an
excellent panoramic view of the city framed by the Andean
mountains. From the boat you will see the Birds Island,
where a great variety of sea birds can be appreciated,
mainly: cormorants, albatrosses, ducks and sea gulls. Soon
after the catamaran will reach the Sea Lions Island, will
finally get to Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, from where you will
start the way back to the city. Arrival at the pier. Return to
the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 7 -Ushuaia-El Calafate.
Breakfast. Transfer
to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate.
Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In
the afternoon, you could seize the chance to take the 4WD
Cerro Calafate tour, to know the surroundings of El Calafate
and have great views of the Lake Argentino. Return to the
hotel. Accommodation.
Day 8 -El Calafate.
Breakfast. Day at leisure for
optional tours. Your options are: taking the boat ride to the
Glaciers along Lake Argentino, a full day tour to El Chaltén,
or a full day tour to Torres del Paine National Park.
Day 9 - El Calafate
Breakfast. Visit to the Perito
Moreno glacier, one of the largest active glaciers of the
world, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of
its breathtaking beauty and its unusual behavior. Return to
the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 10-El Calafate-Buenos Aires.
Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to
Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer
to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 11 - Buenos Aires.
Breakfast. Transfer to Ezeiza
International airport.
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