BUENOS AIRES, IGUAZÚ & EL CALAFATE – 10 DAYS 9 NIGHTS

After breakfast, Half Day Buenos Aires City Tour (SIB)

We will visit Buenos Aires’ most traditional and picturesque points. Buenos Aires is a city that combines the European style with the Latin American spirit. In this tour, you will discover its characteristics, its history, its architecture, its culture and its best stories. We will visit the center of the city, San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero and Palermo, with stops in Plaza de Mayo, Caminito and La Recoleta. Duration: between 3 or 4 hours.

In the afternoon, return to the hotel.

Overnight in Buenos Aires, standard room. (B)

Morning private transfer from the hotel to the airport (without guide).

Flight to Iguazú (it is not included)

Arrival in Puerto Iguazú, welcome at the airport and regular transfer to the hotel (without guide).

Overnight in Puerto Iguazú, standard room. (B)

After breakfast, transfer to Iguazu National Park to enjoy a Full Day Iguazú Falls – Argentinian side (SIB).

Experience the Argentine side of the magnificent Iguazu Falls in three parts.

Devil’s Throat: Before doing the other two paths, board a little train for a 4 km ride to Devil’s Throat Station surrounding the upper part of the Iguazu River.  From here, walk by a bridge walkway that leads to the balcony of the Devil’s Throat.

Upper Walk: A walk of 500 meters long and lasts about 45 minutes seeing the Two Sisters, Bosetti, Adam and Eve, Bernabe Mendez, Mbiguá and San Martin falls from the upper part.  There’s a choice to rappel down or to take a 4 x 4 vehicle to the lower part of the falls.

Lower Path: With a professional tourist guide, walk approximately 1,300 meters along a foot path for about 1.5 hrs. viewing the falls from below.

This excursion includes transfers to the visitor center inside of the Iguazu National Park whereupon the traveller would take a train to the Devil’s Throat. Duration: approx. 6 hours.

Optional tours you can also do:

Floating (30 minutes): Sailing the upper canal of the Iguazu River to see the flora and faunta of the small islands of this area.

Great Adventure (1 hr): Combines a jungle trip with sailing to the falls. Start with a trip through the rainforest of the National Park in 4 x 4 roofless trucks. Then take a zodiac boat in the lower Iguazu River upstream for a panoramic view of the falls finishing after a trip directly under the falls.

Macuco Trail (3 hrs): This is a 3 km walk through the subtropical rainforest. Walking in the early morning or late afternoon provides the greatest possibility to see wild animals and birds. At the end of this path is Arrechea Falls, where you can take a refreshing dip in the water!

Lunch is included at the National Park. Entrance to the park is not included.

Overnight in Puerto Iguazú, standard room. (B, L)

Breakfast. Regular transfer to the airport to take your flight.

Flight to Buenos Aires (it is not included).

Arrival in Buenos Aires and private transfer from Jorge Newbery National Airport to the hotel (without guide).

Rest of the day at your leisure to enjoy the city.

In the evening, Tango Dinner- Show (SIB). International cuisine, regional dishes, desserts and a wide selection of Argentine wines will be offered to accompany the Tango show, where guests will experience the sensual dance of Tango, which reveals the spirit of Buenos Aires’ beginnings. All this held in a romantic and intimate atmosphere.

Transfers Hotel / Restaraurant/ Hotel are included. Duration: 4 hours

Overnight in Buenos Aires, standard room. (B, D)

After breakfast, private transfer from the hotel to the airport in Buenos Aires to take the flight to El Calafate (without guide) Flight to El Calafate (it is not included).

Upon arrival, regular transfer from El Calafate airport to the hotel (without guide).

Rest of the day at your leisure.

Overnight in El Calafate, standard room. (B)

Breakfast. Today we offer Perito Moreno Full Day Tour (SIB).

This park has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.  The famous Perito Moreno Glacier is in the extreme southwest of Lago Argentino 80 kilometers from El Calafate. It has become one of the greater natural spectacles of South America.  From time to time walls of ice fall from the 60-meter-tall face into the waters of Brazo Rico or to the Canal de los Témpanos, navigating the channel to the principal body of the lake.  This cycle will take 4 to 6 years ending with the lake divided in two.  The Brazo Rico remains retained and elevates approximately 35 meters above its current level.  The water slowly makes a tunnel in the glacier until the pressure makes it collapse.  This spectacle is indescribable. The waters precipitate in gigantic waves only to start the process all over again. Bring or purchase a box lunch or drink. Navigation and trekking tours are available year-round to purchase on site. State of paths: completely gravel.

We leave through route number 11, bordering Lake Argentino. From El Calafate to the Moreno Glacier there is 80km, through tarmac road. From the beginning, the journey offers very pleasant surprises. Leaving El Calafate, we can see at the right the Lake Argentino with its Redonda Bay. In it we can appreciate an important variety of bird fauna, from which the black neck swan, the flamingo, the vapor duck, the coot and the cauquen stand out. The eye-catching yellow color of the countryside is due to its “coiron” pasture, and among them the white and short “coiron” stands out. During the first 40km we travel through the Patagonian Steppe , then enter the National Park to observe the tree area vegetation that is mostly made of the “notofagus” family (ñires, guindos and lengas), seldom cinnamon trees, and flowers of different colors, among which the “notro” stands out because of its intense red color that corresponds to the Patagonian Andean Forest. We arrive at the “curva de los suspiros” (sigh curve), named this way because it is the first panoramic viewpoint of the Perito Moreno Glacier. There is a short stop to take pictures and we move forward to Bajo las Sombras Port.

There is an option of doing an additional Navigation through the southern arm of the Iceberg Channel in order to have different views of the Perito Moreno Galcier wall. (Duration: 1 hour)

Back to the Port, we go to the footbridges where we have a service area for visitors and a system of balconies and footbridges that allow you to enjoy walks along different paths and to have amazing views of the Glacier. After some free time for walking and lunch (which is optional), we begin our way back to El Calafate.

Recommendations: wear comfortable shoes and warm clothes (windbreaker, jacket and windbreaker and / or raincoat). Sunglasses, sunscreen and gloves. Also, sun hat or coat in case it gets very cold.

State of paths: completely gravel. Regular tour departs at 08:00 am, returns at 05:00 pm.

Entrance fee to Los Glaciares National Park is not included. Lunch is optional.

Duration: 9 hours.

State of paths: completely gravel. Regular tour departs at 08:00 am, returns at 05:00 pm.

Duration: 08 hours

Entrance fee is not included.

Overnight in El Calafate, standard room. (B)

Breakfast.

Today we will enjoy a Full Day Navigation to Upsala Glacier at Estancia Cristina.

After sailing from Punta Bandera Pier, you will start the navegation thought the Nortern arm of the Agentino Lake so you can reach Upsala Channel and get a panoramic view of the front of Uspala Glacier.

After disimbark in Estancia Cristina, thanks a 4×4 vehicle, you will start ascending thought the Feruglio cord. There, you will hike so you can reach the lookout point of Upsala Glacier where you can appreciate the Guillermo Lake, the East fronf of the Uspala Glacier and the Southern Patagonian Continental Ice Field.

After lunch, you will be surrounded by ñires woods until you reach the Dog’s river fall. After that, you will visit the Costumbrista Museum, an old shearing shed, where you will hear the history of the master’s family. You will take a guided walk to Caterina River, La Noria, the Chappel so you can tour the hull of the Estancia.

Note: If the maximum number of passengers is exceeded, visitors will be divided in turns by the tour coordinator of the Estancia.

Lunch is optional. Entrance fee Los Glaciares National Park is not included. Duration: approx. 11 hours.

Overnight in El Calafate, standard room. (B, L)

Breakfast. Private transfer to the airport to take your flight.

Arrival in Buenos Aires and private transfer from Jorge Newbery National Airport to the hotel (without guide).

Overnight in Buenos Aires, standard room. (B)

Breakfast and private transfer from the Hotel to Ezeiza International Airport (without guide). (B)