Tour Overview
Argentina is a land of extremes, its hectic urban centers contrasting with a staggeringly remote hinterland, and can be simultaneously hot in one region and cold in another. The one common thread is that the people possess a curiosity, passion, and fervor for life, most visible when it comes to football, the national obsession. Evita, the Tango, gauchos and estancias are the country’s clichéd attractions, but what strikes visitors most is that life here is for living – the fast pace only letting up for the afternoon siesta. Argentina’s national parks teem with wildlife and incredible mountainous vistas, while the colossal Perito Moreno Glacier and Iguazú Falls are natural wonders. The Andes offer excellent skiing – the ski-resort of Bariloche being the country’s most established. Horse riding, adventure sports and birdwatching are just a few of the other activities on offer throughout the country. Argentina, vastly unexplored and undiscovered by most tourists, is an adventure waiting to happen.Day by Day Itinerary
Day 01: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArrive Buenos Aires Airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Buenos Aires continues to be a wonderful combination of sleek skyscrapers, ornate friezes and turn-of-the-last-century grandeur - at once ultrachic and tumbledown, up-to-date and firmly planted in the past. Even before the recent financial troubles, there was always a spirit of malaise in B.A., as it is affectionately known locally, which may help explain the devotion to that bittersweet expression of Argentine popular culture, the tango. Performed in the streets, on stages, in cafes, the sorrowful and romantic nature of the dance is integral to the city.
Overnight Buenos Aires Day 02: Buenos Aires
Breakfast at hotel. Full day privately guided city tour.
This tour will take you to all the major sights; the Teatro Colón Opera House, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Government Palace (Casa Rosada), the colorful La Boca district, the tough port barrio and colorful working class heart of Buenos Aires, and San Telmo, home and birthplace of the sultry tango. The second part of your tour includes a visit to the Recoleta Cemetery, where Evita Peron is buried. You will also visit the Palermo neighborhood, located in the north side of the city. With nearly 350 acres of parks, wooded areas, and lakes, Palermo provides a peaceful escape form the rush of downtown.
This evening, meet your driver in the lobby and transfer to a Tango show and dinner at Esquina Carlos Gardel. Return to your hotel this evening.
Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight Buenos Aires Day 03: Buenos Aires – Bariloche
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport for your early morning flight to Bariloche. NOTE: Flight to Bariloche is not included.
Upon arrival, you will be met by a local representative and transferred to your hotel for check-in. One of the must-see sights in Argentina, Bariloche is located on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi, in the midst of Nahuel Huapi National Park. Bariloche is surrounded by dense forests, alpine lakes and 12,000-ft mountains.
This afternoon enjoy a private half-day “Circuito Chico” tour. Head up in to the surrounding mountains for breathtaking views of the Cathedral, Lopez and Otto Mountain peaks before descending to Lake Nahuel Huapi and Lake Moreno.
Breakfast
Overnight Bariloche Day 04: Isla Victoria
After breakfast at hotel, depart for a full-day tour to Isla Victoria and Arrayanes with an English-speaking guide. The trip begins at Puerto Panuelo located on the Lao Llao Peninsula on Lake Nahuel Huapi. The island is about 11 km away and the boat trip will take about 30 minutes. All the way to Puerto Anchorena you will be awed by the color of the water, the Andean peaks and the abundant vegetation. Once on the island, our suggestion is to spend time trekking it at your own pace. The island of Isla Victoria is thought to have been inhabited for thousands of years. You can see proof of this from the smoke stained caves and the rupestrian paintings. The island is 20 km long and 4 km wide. From Isla Victoria you continue the trip by boat towards Puerto Quetrihué, located on the south of the peninsula that bears the same name. This trip also takes about 30 minutes
and takes you to visit the world famous Myrtle Forest, a unique forest declared a Natural Reserve and Monument.
Breakfast
Bariloche Day 05: Bariloche– Buenos Aires – Iguazu Falls
Transfer to Bariloche Airport for scheduled flight to Iguazú (via Buenos Aires.) NOTE: Flight to Iguazú Falls is not included.
Arrive Iguazú, you are met and transferred to your hotel for check-in. Located near the junction of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, Iguazú Falls (pronounced eeh-gwa-SUE) is a must-see: It may be the greatest waterfall in the world. There are 275 cataracts in all, stretching 2 miles from bank to bank and reaching a height of 300 ft. The falls, on the Parana River, are best seen October-December and March-May. Enjoy the balance of the day at leisure.
Breakfast
Overnight Iguazu Day 06: Iguazu Falls
Enjoy a full day privately guided visit to Iguazú National Park.
Walk along the upper and lower trails around the spectacular Iguazú Falls, admiring the whole system of more than 270 different falls. Boat trip to San Martin Island and along the canyon of the river. Also visit to the Devil’s Throat, the main fall of the Iguazú system, where you will see many species of wildlife such as toco toucans, parakeets, coatis, capuchin monkeys and several species of tropical butterflies.
Enjoy an afternoon excursion to the Brazilian side of the falls (Visa may be required).
Breakfast
Overnight Iguazu Day 07: Iguazu Falls – Buenos Aires – Depart
The morning is at leisure to return to the falls on your own. Transfer to Iguazú airport for flight to Buenos Aires. NOTE: Flight to Buenos Aires is not included.
You are met and transferred to Ezeiza International Airport to board your departing flight.
Breakfast
