153 - Buenos Aires, Bariloche and El Calafate

Enjoy a 9-night tour to visit Buenos Aires, the lakes district and glaciers area!
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A 9-night proram to enjoy Patagonia with lakes, mountains, glaciers and all the magic of Buenos Aires

Enjoy our 109 tour and visit the best of Buenos Aires city: Dinner Tango Shows, typical places like Caminito in La Boca, San Telmo, the Obelisk, Recoleta… Great gastronomy. Did you taste the local meat? It`s unique. Then, go to Patagonia to visit the lakes district in Bariloche, with beautiful landscapes full of lakes, forests and mountains. Taste some local food, and then go directly to  El Calafate to enjoy Parque Nacional Los Glaciares with Peito Moreno and many other glaciers there!

 

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Itinerary

Day 1

BUENOS AIRES: Arrival to the capital city

Welcome to Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina and one of the most important cities in South America. After arriving at the International Airport, called Ministro Pistarini and known by the name of Ezeiza, you will be ready to enjoy the European style in the architecture, history, the unique experience of tango, great gastronomy, and the warmth of the local people called “Porteños”. You will stay 3 nights in this unique city and the first day is free to rest. But, if you`re an active person, interested in make some great activities just after arrival, take a look at our optional tours before continue reading. We have many options to offer for any kind of traveler, check details in the following list:

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La Boca, Buenos Aires

Day 2

BUENOS AIRES: City Tour & Dinner Tango Show

After breakfast, we will start a 4-hour city tour visiting the best of Buenos Aires. As we told you, Buenos Aires is one of the most european cities in South America, to be honest… the most. And it`s because the european influence in the architecture of the beginnings of the past century, when Argentina was the sixth country in the world…

Our tour includes different areas in the city. We will enjoy La Boca, one of the most famous places, that includes Caminito and Boca Juniors Stadium called “La Bombonera”. Of course, we will visit San Telmo, another traditional place in Buenos Aires. Please note, on sundays the famous San Telmo fair will be opened where you can find many interesting antiques.

Our tour also includes the visit to the traditional Plaza de Mayo, with the Government House called “Casa Rosada”, the Cabildo, the Cathedral, and all the history around this emblematic square. We will see the Obelisk and 9 de Julio Avenue. Then, Colon Theatre, one of the most important opera houses in the world. You can take a guided visit if you want, but it`s important to buy tickets in advance. Check with us about this optional activity with more details.

This tour will allow us to get to know other areas of the city, like neighborhoods of Recoleta, Palermo and Puerto Madero, a renovated dockside area with a rich gastronomy offer, where you can finalize your tour and enjoy a great lunch and taste the local gastronomy.

After this tour, you`re free to enjoy the city at your own. There are many activities to do, like the visit to Colon Theatre with Walking Tour, or the excursion to Tigre Delta.

In the evening, you can enjoy some optional tours, like an amazing Tango Show, or a Buenos Aires by night activity before return to your hotel and rest for our next trip tomorrow. Check our options below.

Day 3

BUENOS AIRES: Enjoying the countryside. Visit to an estancia in the Pampas

After breakfast, we will start our tour to the Pampas, to visit one of the traditional estancias or farms. It`s one of the classic visits you can enjoy during your stay in Buenos Aires. usually called “Fiesta Gaucha” and where we will make activities associated with the local traditions, like the typical “Asado Criollo”, an unforgettable horse riding, and the traditional folklore show. After lunch which is included of course, we will enjoy some gaucho demonstration with horses, in activities called Carreras de Sortijas.

Return to the hotel is around 5 pm, and you have some free time for rest, or may be enjoy some of our optional activities available below. We`re ready to help you

Again, evening is free to choose any of our available activitites. Check below

Day 4

BUENOS AIRES: Good bye to the big city

After breakfast, free time until transfer to the local airport to take flight or to pier to take boat to our next destination.

See optional excursions available and details in the list below

Arrival to Bariloche

Welcome to Bariloche, gate to visit different national parks and amazing landscapes full of lakes, mountains and forests. Once in your hotel, you have free time to rest. There are some interesting optionals you can choose. Check below

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Day 5

Victoria Island and Arrayanes Nat Park Boat Navigation

After breakfast, we will start a jorney to navigate the Nahuel Huapi Lake and enjoy two great attractions in the area: Victoria Island and Los Arrayanes National Park.  We will    start from your hotel in the morning, to go directly to Puerto Pañuelo, located in front of the amazing Llao Llao Hotel & Resort. We will embark in a modern catamaran to travel across the waters of Nahuel Huapi Lake towards Quetrihue Port, gate to arrive to our first visit, a forest full of trees called Arrayanes, and a formation called Los Arrayanes National Park with trees over 500 years old! You will enjoy this unique place in earth watching this beatiful tall myrtle tree forest while you walk along the island trails leading you through the ancient Arrayanes National Park. Our next stop is Victoria Island, so we will return to our boat to cross to Puerto Anchorena where you will explore different pathways to incredible natural viewpoints of the Nahuel Huapi National Park where you’ll be able to observe rare native species of flora and fauna. The island is very natural, full of green beautiful trees and typical humidity. After our visit, we will go back to our cathamaran to return to Puerto Pañuelo, and go back to your hotel in Bariloche.

 

Day 6

Choice of activities to do in the area

After breakfast, you have a free day to choose from many different activities available in the area. There are many options, like the visit to San Martin de los Andes via 7-lakes circuit, or the incredible visit to Tronador Mount. You also can visit El Bolson, local village to the south of Bariloche, or choose an adventure activity like a hourseback riding or a white water rafting. Check options available below!

Day 7

Good bye Bariloche!

After breakfast, free time until your transfer to airport or local pier. If you have a free morning, you can choose to add some good optional activitites. Check below.

EL CALAFATE: Arrival to the gate to the glaciers

Arrive at El Calafate, one of the most important destinations in Patagonia because it`s the gate to visit Perito Moreno and many other glaciers in the area. After check-in, you have free time, but if you`re an active person, you can choose any of the available options that can be added to your arrival day. Check options below

 

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Day 8

EL CALAFATE: The incredible Perito Moreno Glacier

After breakfast, we will start our visit to one of the highlights of Patagonia: the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier.

El Calafate is located 80 km from Perito Moreno Glacier, along a 50 km paved road. The last 30 are within Los Glaciares National Park.
During the first 40 km you travel through the Patagonian steppe which is very typical in the area, but once you enter the National Park there is a real change in the vegetation, now  formed by ñires (nothofagus antartica), guindos (nothofagus betuloides) and lengas (nothofagus pumilio); also some isolated canelos (drimys winteri) and many-colored flowers, among them the intense red-colored notro (embothrium coccineum), the typical flower of the Andean Patagonian forest.

Once at the Glacier, the visitor is overwhelmed by the impressive spectacle and can appreciate the many unforgettable vistas of the glacier from the walk paths. You will have free time to enjoy this show. You can see enormous blocks of ice falling into the lake with a thunderous crash. It`s an amazing show of nature. There is a restaurant, a snack bar, restrooms and a pay campsite within the Moreno Glacier area.

You can choose some good options that can be added to the visit, like the mini trekking to walk over the ice of the glacier or the Nautical Safari which is navigation to see the glacier from the lake. Take a look at this option below

This is a full-day excursion. Return to the hotel is late in the afternoon.

Day 9

EL CALAFATE: Free day. Choice of activities!

After breakfast, we keep this day free, so you can choose one of the full day boat navigations available, to visit different glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park. Take a look at the different options available below.

Day 10

EL CALAFATE: Transfer out to the airport

After breakfast, you have some free time until transfer to airport or bus station to continue your trip. If you leaves in the afternoon, you can choose an interesting optional activity from our list below.
Good bye El Calafate!

End of our services. We can personalize your program, by adding or deleting nights, add new destinations, or make any necessary change. Just let us know. Optional activities you can see below each day, are just suggested options. You can add any of these activities to your quotation, or ask for any other available in each destination.

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DAY 1 – Arrival to Iguazu!
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DAY 3 – Visit Iguazu Falls Brazilian Side with a great bus ride and a panoramic view of the falls
DAY 4 – Transfer out. Good bye Iguazu Falls, magic of nature!

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EL CHALTEN EXTENSION PROGRAM

Enjoy one of the most incredible places in Patagonia, gate to the incredible Fitz Roy Massif! If you`re a trekking lover, it`s a must see with many available trails to enjoy the incredible Mount Fitz Roy. Check possible extension:

DAY 1 – Arrival to El Chalten. Free time to enjoy the lovely village or take a short trekking
DAY 2 – Enjoy a full day trekking to Torre Lagoon, Capri Lagoon or Laguna de los Tres in Fitz Roy area!
DAY 3 – Enjoy another great trekking day to Cerro Torre, or Pliegue Tumbado!
DAY 4 – Good bye El Chalten

Of course, we can add nights here or make it shorter, it`s just a suggested extension program

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