Best of Argentina (14 days / 13 nts)

Day 1:  Arrive in Buenos Aires
Arrival at Ezeiza International airport. Assistance on arrival by one of our representatives, who will take you to the hotel.

At night, Dinner & Tango Show to enjoy the glamour, beauty and sophistication of the best music in Argentina. Overnight in Buenos Aires.

(Included meals: dinner)

Day 2:  Buenos Aires (City tour)
After breakfast at the hotel, depart on half day guided tour to the most important places in Buenos Aires. The tour includes attractions such as the 9 de Julio Avenue, the Obelisk and Corrientes Street. The first stop will be in the Plaza de Mayo so as to visit the Cathedral and the Cabildo (Old City Hall). After that, the trip will continue towards the most traditional neighborhood of Buenos Aires, San Telmo, which is characterized by its old colonial houses and the cobblestoned streets. Later on, the tour will go to La Boca Neighborhood located in the south of the city. There will be a new scheduled stop so as to look around the colorful zinc houses that make up this area of Buenos Aires and that used to be the refuge and home for the first immigrants and popular artists. Soon after, the vehicle continues to Puerto Madero – the old port of the city that was turned into one of the most exclusive gastronomic and residential areas in Buenos Aires. The tour will go to Palermo: one of the most extended areas in the city and where it is possible to find the popular woods of Palermo with more or less 300 ha (741 acres) of gardens and artificial ponds surrounded by elegant buildings. Finally, the last point in the tour is Recoleta, which is one of the most selected neighborhoods and where, among other attractions, the Recoleta Cemetery can be found. Also, there are bars, cafes and fancy restaurants that are worth a visit. Here will be the last stop so as to walk to the cemetery area and its surroundings.

Afternoon at your leisure. Overnight in Buenos Aires.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 3:  Buenos Aires (Fiesta Gaucha)
Today enjoy a full day tour to a typical Estancia from Argentina, located in San Antonio de Areco, to enjoy a full day gaucho festival,  where you could learn about the main aspects of the gaucho´s life, observe a horse riders´ exhibition and enjoy a banquet of “empanadas” and a great “parrillada” accompanied with an excellent argentine wine. Return to the hotel. Overnight in Buenos Aires.

(Included meals: breakfast, lunch)

Day 4:  Buenos Aires - Iguazu (Brazilian side)
At the set time, you will be transferred to the domestic airport to take your flight to Puerto Iguazu. Upon arrival you will be assisted by one of our representatives who will take you to the hotel.  After a break you will be taken to the Brazilian side of the falls. The Brazilian Falls are located on the western side of the Paraná State in Brazil. They were declared Natural World Heritage in the year 1986 by the UNESCO. This Brazilian park with 185,000 hectares (458,000 acres) borders the Argentinean National Park and they are divided by the Iguazu River. Both parks make this region one of the largest natural protected areas in South America. The tour starts at the Visitors’ Center, designed to be the access to the park. The building functions as an embarking and disembarking station for visitors. In order to be able to start the circuits along the catwalk floors, every visitor must take one of the modern panoramic view busses so as to move safely within the park. The length of the catwalk floors is 1,200 meters (0.8 miles) from where it is possible to get a breathtaking view of the 275 waterfalls. The four main rapids on the Brazilian side are: Floriano, Deodoro, Benjamín Constant and Salto Unión or The Devil´s Throat. At the end of the path everyone will get on a panoramic elevator that will take them to the bus units. Overnight in Iguazu.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 5:  Iguazu (Argentinean side) 
Departure to the Argentinean Falls full day tour. The park was created in 1934 with the main aim to protect the majestic Iguazu Falls. In 1984, the UNESCO declared this place Natural World Heritage due to the beauty of the scenery and the biological diverse in this subtropical rainforest. The visit to the Iguazu National Park can be done via 3 circuits and on catwalks, best known as Lower Path, Higher path and the Devil´s Throat Path. The Lower Path is a 1,200-metre-walk (0.8 miles) that gives a great view of the majority of the rapids and falls from a front and lower point of view. The distances range from a bird’s eye point of view of The Devil’s Throat together with several Brazilian rapids, to spectacular close-ups to other falls. This walk has some high difficulty level due to the number of steps along the way. (Approximate duration: 2 hours). The Higher Path is a 1,300- metre-walk (0.9 miles) that will raise every visitor´s adrenaline level because of the vertigo of being at the edge of some waterfalls. This walk has breathtaking sceneries from a cliff-point outlook and this is the less effort demanding walk of the three traditional ones. No steps along the way. (Approximate duration: 1 hour). The Devil’s Throat has to be access via the Ecological Jungle Train, and everyone must get off at the stop named after this waterfall. From there, there is a stroll along the catwalk which is a winding path that goes around the islands for 1,100 meters (0.7 miles) and ends in the large balconies located on the edge of falls. There are no steps along the path. (Approximate duration: 2 hours). Overnight in Iguazu.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 6:  Iguazu Falls - Flight to Mendoza
At set time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Mendoza. Upon arrival you will be assisted by one of our representatives who will take you to the hotel. Overnight in Mendoza.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 7:  Mendoza (Winery tour)
After breakfast, you will set out to the wine route to start a half day tour to the Wine Cellars and Great Wineries. Mendoza is one of the world capitals of the Malbec wine. This tour will go around two collards in the heart of the Central Region of Mendoza that comprises: Maipu and Lujan de Cuyo. In this area you will find the most traditional cellars in Mendoza and two wine cellars will be visited, one of them is a craft production venture where you will have the chance to observe the traditional work done by local people. The other one is industrialized with its massive infrastructure. You will be able to observe and compare the wine production processes taking place in these commercial undertakings.  Overnight in Mendoza.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 8:  Mendoza - Flight to Bariloche   
At set time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to San Carlos de Bariloche. Upon arrival you will be assisted by one of our representatives who will take you to the hotel. Overnight in Bariloche.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 9:  Bariloche (Small Circuit)
After breakfast, you will be taken to do the tour called “short circuit”. This traditional trip along the southern shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi has a unique viewpoint called Panoramic Point, as well as attractions like the Llao-Llao Hotel and Saint Edward Chapel, near Port Pañuelo.  Seventeen kilometers away from Bariloche City you will find the Mt. Campanario, where visitors can take a chairlift to the viewpoint and enjoy an incredible view many times mentioned in travel diaries as one of the most stunning in the world. The smooth paths of the Llao Llao Municipal Park allow walks along forests of South American Beech, cypresses and Myrtles.

Afternoon at leisure. Optional you can book a visit to the Cathedral Hill. The Cathedral Hill takes its name from the similarity of its towers to a gothic cathedral. In winter (July and August in southern hemisphere) it is a famous international center for sports and snow skiing skills competition. The road goes along Bustillo Avenue and goes through an important Salmon Farm. Then, you will visit the Villa Cathedral town located at the foothill. There you can find several means of transportation leading to different ski platforms. The descent may be done by different ski slopes, cable car or chairlift. Overnight in Bariloche.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 10:  Bariloche (Victoria Island)  
Today you will enjoy a half day Victoria Island navigation. The tour departs from Bariloche towards Puerto Pañuelo, about 25 km (15.5 mi) away from the city. Once there, you will get on the vessel, ether “Modesta Victoria” or “Cau-Cau” so as to sail towards the Victoria Island. You will get off the vessel and will be able to walk along the different paths on the island. Then, you will continue sailing towards the Arrayanes Forest so as to appreciate this one-of-the kind park with centennial trees. The aim of this park is to protect its forests full of rare “arrayan” trees (Luma apiculata), the soil and the roots of these fragile trees. For this reason, a path has been made for tourists to enjoy the view of the cinnamon-coloured trees. This path, full of ups and downs, is also popularly done by mountain bike. Even though “arrayan” trees can be seen on the way to the end of the peninsula, the forest of 300 year old arrayanes covers 20 ha (50 acres) of the southern point, with individuals of over 600 years. The sailing will finish in Pañuelos Pier. Return to the hotel. Overnight in Bariloche.

(Included meals: breakfast) 

Day 11:  Bariloche - Flight to El Calafate  
At the set time you will be transferred to the airport to take a flight to El Calafate. Assistance on arrival by one of our representatives, who will take you to the hotel. Overnight in Calafate.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 12:  El Calafate (Perito Moreno Glacier)
After the breakfast, you will be taken to make the 80 km from El Calafate to the renowned glacier Perito Moreno, unique on the planet in its constant forward movement. Along the road you will discover many Andean pre-cordillera sites that are worth sight seen or recording on camera and by the lake Argentino you will access the National Park “Los Glaciares”. Along Brazo Rico you will start to spot the floating icebergs until you finally be able to grasp in all its awe this natural wonder considered World Heritage by the United Nations. You will take the paths and enjoy some time to observe the beautiful nature. Return to the hotel. Overnight in Calafate.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 13:  El Calafate (All Glaciers)
Today, you will leave on a tour to Los Glaciares National Park. You will board the ship and navigate among the icebergs of various spectacular patterns of shape and size. The glaciers that you will visit are: “Upsala” and “Spegazzini”. Please, note that due to a major ice break in the Upsala Glacier, there are several and huge pieces of ice in the channel and that can affect the normal circuit of this tour and the access to the Onelli Bay and the Upsala Glacier. In the case that the vessel cannot go into this channel, it will extend the circuit along the “Canal de los Témpanos” (The Ice Floes Channel), so as to have a wonderful view of the North side of the Perito Moreno glacier. The return will be to Puerto Bandera. Overnight in Calafate.

(Included meals: breakfast)

Day 14:  El Calafate - Flight to Buenos Aires
At the set time you will be transferred to the airport to take a flight to Buenos Aires, where you will be transferred to the International Airport to take your flight to return home.

(Included meals: breakfast)