Argentina in Depth

Day 1: Arrive in Buenos Aires
Arrival in Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport. Meet your guide outside the Customs area and transfer to your Hotel. Balance of the afternoon is at leisure. Overnight.

Day 2: Buenos Aires (city tour)
Enjoy a half-day panoramic tour of the city including Palermo Park, La Recoleta, a stop at Evita Perona Tomb, La Boca (Caminito St.) & San Telmo neighborhoods. We will also visit Plaza de Mayo, the grand boulevard of Buenos Aires with its many remarkable buildings and architectures, including Cabildo (the town hall), Casa Rosada (governments headquarters and where once upon a time, Evita and President Juan Domingo Peron famously gave speeches from its balcony) and the Cathedral, a fantastic work of religious architecture, and the last resting place of Argentinas independence hero, General San Martin. Return to the hotel. At evening, dinner and tango show at Querandi.

The tango is the music of Buenos Aires per excellence. Despite its humble origins, in the 20s tango left the brothels and the underworld districts to reach the high-class ballrooms, but to do so it had to travel to Paris to return triumphant. In the end, the Tango has become a complete cultural expression, a plot of myths, values and traditions. A good way to feel its spirit is by visiting one of the restaurants that offers tango shows. Love, passion, madness, glamour: you will appreciate a show of international standing in which history becomes legend. Return to the hotel. Overnight. (B, D)

Day 3: Buenos Aires
Full day tour to a typical Argentinean estancia, in the middle of the wet pampas, one of the most fertile natural prairies of the world and famous for its meat and cereal production. Upon arrival you will be invited to taste "empanadas", a typical appetizer and later then the "asado", which will be served with good Argentine wines. Later on you will enjoy a show of folkloric songs, dances and of Creole skill. Return to the hotel. Overnight. (B, L)

Day 4: Buenos Aires - Iguazu (Brazilian side)
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the domestic airport. Arrival at Iguazu airport and transfer to your hotel. Half day tour to Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side. The Iguazu National Park, Brazil is at 25 kilometers from Foz do Iguazu city. It has a 1 kilometer long walkway from which the 275 falls can be seen from a front panoramic view. Since the majority of the falls are in the Argentinean side, Brazil offers the best panoramic views: general panoramic view, side view of Devils Throat, and front view of the four Brazilian falls. Return to the hotel. Overnight.(B)

Day 5: Iguazu Falls (Argentine side)
Full day tour to the Iguazu Falls from the Argentine side, where you can take a series of catwalks over the water rushing into Devil of the Gorge. While the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls has some of the best panoramic view, the Argentine side offers the best and most varied up-close views. The Argentinean side really provides an intimate touch with the falls. The National Park was created in 1934 with the purpose of preserving one the most beautiful natural wonders of the world! It was declared a World Heritage site in 1984 by UNESCO. The many walking trails were paved throughout the reserve, and a free train brings visitors from the gate to the falls themselves. Walking through the park makes it possible to enjoy the rich flora and the huge amount of beautiful birds, butterflies (over 500 types in the area) and other animals. Visit Devils Throat:

This catwalk takes visitors through the unique landscape of the islands and shores of the Iguazu River before arriving at the Devils Throat the most pressive waterfall of the Iguazu Falls.The journey (2080 m round trip) passes by three spacious viewpoints from which one can observe the natural splendour offered by the Iguazu River and the surrounding flora and fauna. The journey culminates with a arrival at the monumental "devils throat": a horseshoe-shaped waterfall 150 m wide and 80 m high, surrounded by dense clouds of vapour formed by the tremendous volume of water crashing at the bottom of vapour formed by the tremendous volume of water crashing at the bottom of the falls (these clouds give the landscape its characteristic appearance). The aerial acrobatics of the "vencejos", birds characteristic to the Iguazu Falls, represent another unforgettable sight.

The Ecological Train of the Jungle has been designed exclusively for this park, bearing in mind special considerations (e.g. climate, local vegetation). The train cars are open, allowing the visitor to have direct contact with the surrounding environment, and to experience riding through the middle of the jungle perceiving the aromas, weather, and the sounds of the forest. The train travels between 3 stations: -

- The "Central Station" is located at the Visitors Center, from which trains depart to the waterfalls; the second "Cataratas" station is situated meters from the start of the Inferior and Superior Circuits; the third "Garganta del Diablo" station is the final stop for trains. Use of the Ecological Train of the Jungle is included in the entrance fee to the Iguazu National Park.

- Upper Circuit: This trail goes along the upper area of the falls, and guarantees spectacular panoramic views. There are six lookout points, where one can rest and appreciate the scenery.

- Lower Circuit: This trail elevated some 50 cm above ground has 8 observation points from which one can enjoy the various spectacular views. The unique design of this trail allows for close contact with the falls and surrounding vegetation, allowing one to become immersed in the natural surroundings without disrupting the free movement of animals. Return to the hotel. Overnight. (B, L)

Day 6: Iguazu Falls - Flight to Mendoza
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport. Upon arrival at Mendoza airport, you will be provided with assistance by one or our staff representatives who will transfer you to the hotel. Overnight (B)

Day 7: Mendoza (Winery tour, Monday, Wednesday and Friday only)
After breakfast at the hotel, you shall set out to the wine route to start a tour to the Wine Cellars and Great Wineries, many routes will be travelled by in which you will be able to welcome all the different types of agriculture predominant in the Mendoza area, like commercial olive groves, vines, almond, cherry, plum trees and so forth. You will also have a close look of how they are combined with the already established industries of the provincial state .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 and the other is the technology soaked industrialized with its massive infrastructure.

You will be able to observe and compare the wine production processes taking place in these commercial undertakings . To conclude the tour, there is a scheduled visit to an olive oil production plant and you will have a close look the elaboration process of this delicious product and all its side products. It is worth noting that in each of the plant visits there will be a mouth-watering product tasting event included. Overnight (B)

Day 8: Mendoza - Flight to Bariloche
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport. Upon arrival at San Carlos de Bariloche airport, you will be provided with assistance by one or our staff representatives who will transfer you to the hotel. Overnight (B)

Day 9: Bariloche (Small Circuit - Cerro Catedral)
Breakfast will be served at the hotel and later, you will discover the picturesque town of Bariloche and surroundings doing the "Circuito Chico" tour (ascent is not included) which starts at noon along Lake Nahuel Huapi all the way up to Playa Bonita, where the Huemul Island can be seen. Later you will arrive at the foothill of Cerro Campanario. 1050 mts Continuing on the same path that crosses the Angostura river which links the Nahuel Huapi’s lake Moreno, to end up in a natural balcony with spectacular views. Then around El Trebol lagoon you will be back heading to the city.

Time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon, half day tour to Cerro Catedral (ascent is not included), which derives 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 takes Av Bustillo and goes through a major center for Salmonicultura. We then visit the town Villa Catedral 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 lift. Overnight (B)

Day 10: Bariloche (Victoria Island)
Full day sailing to Victoria Island and Arrayanes forest. This tour on the Nahuel Huapi Lake starts at Panuelo Port in Llao Llao. The trip begins sailing to Peninsula Quetrihue where the famous Arrayanes Forest is located. It is unique for its special cinnamon colored trees. The sailing continues giving to you the possibility of enjoying gorgeous views of the Andes and of the Lake and some of its islands. Then you visit Victoria Island, the biggest in the lake, arriving to Anchorena Port. There, you can have some outstanding views of the island, having the option of climbing to the viewpoint of the Bella Vista Mountain by its modern chair lift. Finally you start a guided walk through a forest of natural and exotic species. At the end of this walk, you sail back to Bariloche. Return to the hotel. Overnight.(B, L)

Day 11: Bariloche - flight to El Calafate
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport. Arrival at El Calafate airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight. (B)

Day 12: El Calafate - (Upsala, Onelli & Spegazzini Glaciers)
Full day Todo Glaciares, you will leave on a tour to the National Park Los Glaciares one more time only that you will be taken through Punta Banderas in order to take this tour, 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” “Spegazzini” and “Onelli”. You will disembark in Onelli bay to go on an atractive trekking y take pictures or capture on video fabulous landscape. Lunch time. You will be returning to the hotel at aprox 6 pm. Overnight. (B, BL)

Day 13: El Calafate (Perito Moreno Glacier)
Full day tour to the Perito Moreno Glacier, you will leave in the morning to visit the renowned Perito Moreno glacier, 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 Argentino Lake you will access the National Park “Los Glaciares”. Along Brazo Rico River 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 and to have lunch. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to the Airport to take your flight to Ushuaia. At the arrival, you will be received by one of our representatives and you will be transfered to the hotel. Overnight.(B, L)

Day 14: El Calafate - Flight to Ushuaia
Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport. Arrival at Ushuaia airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight. (B)

Day 15: Ushuaia - (Tierra del Fuego National Park)
You have breakfast at the hotel, then you go on a half day tour to get to know the most southern protected natural area and the only National Park with sea shores: El Parque Nacional tierra del Fuego. Access to this park taking National route 3, discovering the Río Pipo, Monte Susana, Bahía Ensenada, Isla Redonda, Cañadon del Toro, Lago Roca, Casita del Bosque, Laguna Verde and Laguna Negra, Castores Dam and Lapataia Bay which marks the end of the route, 3242 Km away from the nation’s capital, Capital Federal. The park topography is very wide-ranging with mountains, rivers, valleys and lakes. It is very rich in flora and fauna with a large number and a ample variety of species. Rest of the day off. Overnight.(B)

Day 16: Ushuaia - Flight to Buenos aires
Check out and transfer to the Ushuaia airport. Arrival in Buenos Aires domestic airport and then transfer to the Ezeiza International airport to connect with your international flight