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Arrival in Buenos Aires |
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Arrival in Buenos Aires, where you will be met by one of our representatives and transferred to your selected hotel of preference.
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City Tour of Buenos Aires and Neighborhoods |
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In your half day tour through the metropolis of Buenos Aires we will discover the highlights among the city’s many impressive National monuments, including the fascinating Colon Theatre (Teatro Colon), one of the most famous Opera Houses in the world. We will then make our way through many of the districts that truly bring the city of Buenos Aires to life, including the Bohemian San Telmo and later passing through the colorful Italian influenced La Boca where many musicians and artists live. Our drive will take us through Puerto Madero on the way to Palermo, here you will have the opportunity to enjoy the Palermo Parks, City Zoo and the Planetarium. We will end our day in the most elegant of neighborhoods, la Recoleta, famous for it’s cemetery, boutiques, gourmet restaurants, elegant houses and sidewalk cafes under ficus trees (gomeros). The afternoon you will have free for further sight-seeing or to spend at your leisure. In the evening we will provide you with a transfer to San Isidro for dinner. |
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Northern Buenos Aires and the Tigre |
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Today we will take you for a drive along Libertador Avenue which will familiarize yourselves with the northern part of the city, here you will visit the neighboring areas of both Martinez and San Isidro. San Isidro is an old colonial town with a beautiful view of the river (Rio de la Plata).
In the evening you will arrive in Tigre. Due to it being situated at the Paraná River Delta, makes this one of the most beautiful experiences of the day, today you will be exploring the delta from a boat. The delta is composed of a myriad of innumerable small and large rivers and channels, overgrown by subtropical trees and plants. |
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Heading South to Puerto Madryn |
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After breakfast, we will provide a transfer to the airport for your flight to Trelew. Upon arrival you will be taken to your hotel in Puerto Madryn, where you will have the rest of the day to enjoy at your leisure.
However, you can participate in an optional trip to the Estancia San Guillermo, making your return through Punta Loma. At noon you will enjoy a typically argentine Barbecue on the ranch, and on the way back visiting the nature reservation in Punta Loma, where you have the possibility to see sea lions and become acquainted with the breath-taking animal and plant world of the area. |
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Valdes Peninsula |
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Today we will have a full day trip to the famous Valdés Peninsula, one of the most peculiar nature reservations which offers protection to many different animal species. The main land and the peninsula are linked with each other by the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus. This narrow strip of land separates to the San José Gulf and the Nuevo Gulf, where between June and December the so-called 'southern right'-whales can be seen. You visit the Punta Norte Wildlife Reserve and Punta Caleta where a lartge habitat of sea elephants reside, and later continuing on to Puerto Pirámide, where you can observe a large sea lion community. In the evening, we will return you to your selected hotel of preference. |
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From Punta Tombo to Ushuaia |
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Today you will be on the road to Punta Tombo, where we will visit the world's largest breeding place of Magellan penguins. Up to one million animals meet here to breed and raise their descendants. In the afternoon, we will provide you with a transfer to Trelew airport, from where you will fly to Ushuaia. Here you will be greeted by our local travel guide who will accompany you on your transfer to your hotel. Ushuaia is the southernmost city of the world, with beautiful views of Ushuaia Bay and the Beagle channel. The landscape is a unique combination of mountains, sea, and glaciers. |
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Lapataia National Park |
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In the morning we will take a half-day trip to the Lapataia National Park. This rugged landscape, battered by wind and weather gives the visitor the feeling to really be at the end of the world. In the afternoon, we will provide transport to the airport in Ushuaia for your flight to El Calafate. Upon arrival you will be met by our local travel guide and taken to your hotel. |
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Los Glaciares and Perito Moreno Glacier |
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Today you will spend a full day traveling through the Los Glaciares National Park and the Perito Moreno Glacier. At an amazing length of 4 km long and 60m high, this is the only still growing glacier of the American continent. The glacier tongue pushes itself up to 2 meters per day into Lake Argentina. If the ice hits the opposite peninsula, which happens roughly every 8 years, the water pressure rises in such a manner that the end of the ice wall breaks with a deafening noise. In the early evening you will return to your hotel. |
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Through the Pampa to Chile |
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After breakfast, we will provide you with a transfer to the bus terminal. From here you will travel by public bus through the Argentine Pampa to Chile, into the small town of Puerto Natales which lies on the banks of the beautiful "Seno Ultima Esperanza" (canal or "fjord of last hope"). You will be met at the bus station by one of our representatives, and transferred to your hotel in Puerto Natales. |
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Torres del Paine National Park |
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Today we travel 150km to the Torres del Paine national park, one the most beautiful national parks of South America and one of the high points during your Patagonia journey. After a boat trip on the Grey Lake, you can participate in a short walk to a wonderfully located lookout point, where with some luck you will also be able to observe Guanacos and Condors. In the late afternoon, we will make a return trip to Puerto Natales and your hotel, where you will have the evening at your leisure. |
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Santiago, Chile |
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After breakfast, we will provide you with a transfer to the bus terminal. From here you will travel by public bus through the Argentine Pampa to Chile, into the small town of Puerto Natales which lies on the banks of the beautiful “Seno Ultima Esperanza” (canal or “fjord of last hope”). You will be met at the bus station by one of our representatives, and transferred to your hotel in Puerto Natales. |
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Through the Pampa to Chile |
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Today, during a half-day city tour, you will become acquainted with what rivals Buenos Aires as one of the most European capitals of South America. Here you will visit the Club Hipico, a beautiful racetrack with extremely interesting architecture, also visiting the government palace "La Moneda", as well as the pre-Columbian art museum, which exhibits one of the most complete collections in the continent. At the main square (Plaza de Armas) we will visit the Cathedral, the National Post office, and the National Museum which holds over 12,000 exhibits. Later that day we will make our way to San Christobal Mountain, here you will receive a beautiful panorama of Santiago, with the Andes Mountains set in the background. On the way back to the hotel, you will stop in the Mundo del Vino, one of the best wine businesses of the city, you may just have to pick up a fine bottle for your evening at the hotel. |
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Departure |
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After breakfast, a transfer will be provided to the airport for your flight home, or on to another desired destination. |
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