Argentina Escape

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Days
9

Location
United States

  • Accommodation
    included
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  • Stay in Quality Hotels
  • Daily Breakfast and Dinner
  • All Hotel Taxes

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  • Air / Rail Tickets
  • Visa

Tour Information

Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires

This morning upon arrival to Ezeiza International Airport you will be met and transferred to the Hotel. Buenos Aires is a complex, energetic, and seductive port city, which stretches south-to-north along the Rio de la Plata; it has been the gateway to Argentina for centuries. Porteños, as the people of Buenos Aires are known, possess an elaborated and rich cultural identity. They value their European heritage highly, and the lifestyle and architecture are markedly more European than any other in South America. But the city has also spawned its own art forms, notably the tango, for which Buenos Aires is famous. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight at the hotel in Buenos Aires.

Day 2: Arrive Buenos Aires

This morning you will be proceed for Buenos Aires City Tour. It includes visit to Architecture, museums, sculptures, history, Colonial, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassic, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, International. Buenos Aires is a city with style. Puerto Madero, Plaza de Mayo, Av. de Mayo, The National Congress Building, Avenida Corrientes, The Obelisk, El Ateneo Bookstore, Floralis Generica, Recoleta Cultural Center, Nuestra Senora del Pilar Basilica, Cemetery of la Recoleta, Caminito Street, La Boca. Later in the evening you will enjoy at Tango Porteno, followed by Evening Tango Show & Dinner at Magnificent Tango Porteno. Overnight at the hotel in Buenos Aires. (B,D)

Day 3: Buenos Aires – El Calafate

Today you will proceed to airport to board flight to El Calafate. Upon arrival at El Calfate Airport you will be met and transferred to the Hotel. This small village is located on the south coast of Lake Argentina. The Calafate blooms in the spring with yellow flowers and in summer with purple fruits. According to tradition those who eat this fruit will always return to Patagonia. Rest of the day is free for leisure. You can explore the city on own. Overnight at the hotel in El Calafate. (B)

Day 4: El Calafate

This morning we proceed to Full Day Excursion to Perito Moreno Glacier. As you make your journey, you will find the majesty of nature at its best. Later on proceed from El Calafate bordering the southern arm of the Argentine Lake to get to Los Glacier’s National Park (90 km away) and reach the paths to the Glacier. Perito Moreno Glacier is about 30.000 years old. Its surface is 192 km2, the front wall is 5 km long and some of its peaks are 80 metres high. The deep blue base is almost as dark as the water that surrounds it. The deep silence is suddenly interrupted by the tremendous noise of huge pieces of ice that crack from the glacier and fall into the lake to float on the Canal de los Tempanos (Icebergs Channel).Nautical Safari excursion become aware of the immensity of the Perito Moreno Glacier. The tour begins at Bajo de las Sombras Port – 6 km away from the Glacier Vantage Point, –where visitors get on board and sail along Rico Lake. After arriving at the southern point of Canal de los Tempanos (Channel of Ice Floes), the ship anchors at a reasonable distance of Perito Moreno Glacier’s wall. From there, you will be taking the Safari Nautico excursion will have the opportunity of observing up-close the glacier’s walls and the icebergs that are constantly calving from the glacier into Rico Lake. Overnight at the hotel in El Calafate. (B) and sail along Rico Lake. After arriving at the southern point of Canal de los Tempanos (Channel of Ice Floes), the ship anchors at a reasonable distance of Perito Moreno Glacier’s wall. From there, you will be taking the Safari Nautico excursion will have the opportunity of observing up-close the glacier’s walls and the icebergs that are constantly calving from the glacier into Rico Lake. Overnight at the hotel in El Calafate. (B)

Day 5: El Calafate – Ushuaia

Today board the flight at El Calafate Airport and travel to Ushuaia. Ushuaia lies in the southern end of the Republic of Argentina, on the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost city in the world. Located on the Beagle Channel, it takes its name - which means "bay overlooking the West" - from the yamana tongue. Within the impressive frame made up by the sea, the forests, the lakes and the mountains, Ushuaia is a picturesque city with an important tourist services infrastructure, an elegant commercial center and an increasing social and cultural activity. Overnight at the hotel in Ushuaia. (B)

Day 6: Ushuaia

Today morning proceed for a Half Day Tierra del Fuego National Park Tour – Train of the End of the World Ride Included. Today this train has become an attractive way for visitors to get to know a little more about Ushuaia's past. The corner of the Earth : A magnificent landscape. This Park, 12 km from Ushuaia, is the only National Park with ocean coast in the country. Its 63.000 hectares protect innumerable nires, lengas, cherry trees, calafates and notros and flowers as violets and orchids. Later in the Afternoon Beagle Channel Navigation (Seals Island). Here you will be transferred to the port to board a catamaran and sail the waters of the Beagle Channel which unites the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Where sea mammals and birds find shelter. This is an excellent chance to see them in their habitat without interrupting their activities. Overnight at the hotel in Ushuaia. (B)

Day 7: Ushuaia – Iguazu

This morning Transfer to Airport for your flight to Iguazu. Upon Arrival at Iguassu Airport your guide will take you to your Hotel. Iguassu Falls are located at the border with Brazil and Argentina. The Iguassu Falls are the highlight of the Argentine/Brazilian rainforest. The falls are the widest and most imposing water falls on Earth. Their name in the native tongue, guaraní, means Big Waters and this is, undoubtedly, the perfect name for them. Overnight Hotel at Iguazu. (B)

Day 8: Iguazu

Today after breakfast, experience the Argentinean Side of the Falls. The Argentine Falls tour takes longer since the inauguration of the new facilities for the Upper, Lower and the Devil ́s Throat Circuits. Visitors first arrive to the New Visitors Center where you walk the Nature ́s Interpretation Center. From the Visitors Center you can board the train that goes first to Cataratas Station in about 8 minutes or take a short walk through the “Green Trail” that leads to the beginning of the path towards the Upper and Lower trails. UPPER CIRCUIT: The 800 m. of catwalks are detached from the jungle ́s surface so as to protect the fauna by preventing disruption of their natural trails. From this circuit you have an upper view of the falls, enjoying their magnificence with a panoramic view. LOWER CIRCUIT: The 1.600 m. of catwalks, also detached from the jungle’s surface, enjoying a view from below and around the falls. This circuit provides a unique experience of feeling part of the natural surroundings, watching and sensing their magnitude from close. DEVIL’S GORGE: Departing from Cataratas Station, the train goes up to Garganta Station in about 18 minutes. Then a walk along the catwalks, some 1200 meters over the islands, take you to enjoy the most spectacular sight from the most important balcony: the Devil’s Throat. Overnight at the hotel in Iguazu. (B)

Day 9: Depart
Iguazu - Buenos Aires

Today we proceed to take an excursion to Brazilian Falls. The Brazilian Park also offers new facilities. On arriving to the Visitors center, we get on the panoramic buses that begin the tour of the park, then we descend to start walking the paths. From the first balcony we meet a panoramic view of the Argentinean falls. Then after 950 meters with stunning views over the Iguazu river we get to the falls on the Brazilian side. The walkway entering the river next to the Floriano fall gives the visitor a refreshing reception and a gorgeous panoramic view of the lower Iguazu river and the Devil’s gorge Canyon. The elevator and the stairs lead to the shopping and restaurant area upstairs. Return to the portal on panoramic buses. Later proceed & transfer to airport for flight to Buenos Aires. Upon Arrival in Buenos Aires transfer to International airport to board a flight next destination or to hometown with lots of memories to cherish for a life time. (B)