Day 1: Buenos Aires
Flight to Buenos Aires (not included)
Transfer in from airport to hotel in Buenos Aires.
Overnight in Buenos
Aires
Day 2: Buenos Aires City tour and Tango show with dinner
Breakfast.
This service is unique due to its specific
characteristics: small groups of people per tour, one single language per
vehicle, profile and preparation of the guides.
The tour is 3 hours long and visits the
most important points of the spectacular city of Buenos Aires.
At the first stop discover the history of
May Square, the site of the most important historical events and their
protagonists since its foundation: see its surroundings, the most emblematic
buildings, and learn all about them. Then enjoy May Avenue and wonder in awe at
the oldest residential neighborhood in Buenos Aires: San Telmo. Walk along its
cobble-stoned streets and discover its antiques shops and picturesque
buildings.
Live and feel the original Tango in the
neighborhood of La Boca: walk along Caminito Street and enjoy the dancers and
souvenir shops. See the mythical Boca Juniors soccer stadium.
Contemplate
the modernization of the city whilst traveling along Madero Port and its
exclusive docks, full of excellent restaurants and large offices. Pass through
the Retiro neighborhood and move on to see Palermo and its most exclusive
residential area before finally arriving at Recoleta. Once there, discover the
final resting place of Eva Peron, "Evita" and wander through Recoleta
Cemetery where she is to be found.
Famous for its amazing nightlife and for
being the land of Carlos Gardel, Buenos Aires countless gastronomic and
artistic options. Tango portrays the ‘Queen of the River Plate’ (‘Reina del
Plata’). We will enjoy an unforgettable night, surrender to the magic of this
city that never sleeps and to the charm of this overwhelming and sanguine music
—main protagonist of the night— while enjoying the best of its varied
gastronomic offer.
Overnight in Buenos Aires
Day 3: Buenos Aires
Breakfast.
Overnight in Buenos Aires
Day 4: Buenos Aires - El Calafate
Breakfast.
Transfer out from hotel in downtown to domestic
airport with guide
Suggested flight AR1820 AEP/FTE Departure 1600 –
Arrival 1915 – not included
Transfer in from Calafate airport to hotel with
English and Spanish speaking guide
Overnight in El Calafate
Day 5: Full Day Perito Moreno Tour
Breakfast.
The Perito Moreno Glacier rises
majestically 80 km away from El Calafate. This is one of the largest and the
only advancing glacier in the world, as well as the biggest attraction at Los
Glaciares National Park, a 600,000-hectare protected area covered by an ice mantle.
We will start by penetrating the Patagonic
Andean forest and make a first breathtaking stop at "Curva de los
Suspiros" (Curve of Sighs), where we will enjoy a first view of this
incredible natural wonder. When we approach the glacier, we will walk down the
catwalks to approach the Glacier and admire from different panoramic points
this wonderful creation of Mother Nature. We will be able to contemplate very
closely when varied-sized ice blocks loosen and fall into the water with a
great thunder becoming beautiful ice floes in the deep waters of the Lago
Argentino. This day will be an unforgettable experience, a once in a lifetime
delight.
Overnight
at El Calafate
Day 6: El Calafate
Breakfast.
Overnight
at El Calafate
·
Meals included:
breakfast
Day 7: El Calafate - Puerto Natales
Breakfast.
One Way transfer out from hotel to Calafate airport with guide. Regular bus tickets from El Calafate (Argentina) to Puerto Natales (Chile)
Upon your arrival you will be meet and transferred to the selected hotel in Puerto Natales
Overnight
at Puerto Natales
·
Meals included:
breakfast
Day 8: Torres del Paine National Park
Breakfast.
Early in the morning
departure from the hotel to visit the Torres del Paine National Park, which covers an area of 242.242
hectares. The road is surrounded with dozens of lagoons covered with grasses
and aquatic birds, contrasting with small hills where flocks of Guanacos
pasture. Afterwards, the Nordenskjold Lake baths the mountainside of the Paine
range with its emerald green colouring. The lake gives life to the impetuous
Salto Grande, forming the quiet Pehoe Lake spilling its waters from the
Nordenskjold Lake. Stop at Salto Grande for soft walking to admire the
waterfall and Los Cuernos observation point, where you can see de Corns of the
Paine, French valley and Big Paine mount. Later the journey continues skirting
the Paine River until the Grey Lake by a surrounded road of vegetation and
sharp hillsides. Stopping near of Pingo River for a one hour of walking through
a delimited track, which crosses this river. Afterwards the sandy ground
delimits the borders of the lake where millenary iceberg stuck on the edges can
be seen. At the far end of the lake the outstanding Grey glacier that conforms
a surrounded unbeatable landscape of hills, forests and part of the Paine
Mountains. Return to hotel.
Overnight
at Puerto Natales
· Meals included: breakfast & Lunch
Day 9: Puerto
Natales - Punta Arenas - Santiago
Breakfast. Transfer out from hotel to the bus station
Regular bus from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas to
arrive at the airport.
Suggested flight LA284 PUQ/SCL Departure 1938 –
Arrival 2258 – not included
Meeting at the airport and transfer to your Hotel in
Santiago.
Overnight
at Santiago
·
Meals included:
breakfast
Day 10: Santiago City Tour and Santa Lucia Hill
Breakfast.
Santiago is a
cosmopolitan city that blends the oldness with modernity. We will show you the
origins of our city and landmarks such as Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the
Post Office and the Municipality of Santiago. The tour will continue by the
Government Palace and we will have the chance to walk through some of the most
traditional streets and neighborhoods. Later we will go towards the east, where
we’ll see modern buildings and how they have transformed the city.
Return to the Hotel.
Overnight in Santiago
· Meals included: breakfast
Day 11: Santiago
Breakfast.
At proper time you will be transferred to Airport in Santiago to take your international flight.