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15 Day itinerary in Argentina, South America

Exploring Patagonia Argentina & Chile

This trip will allow you to focus all your energy on visit the highlights of Argentinian & Chilean Patagonia. Starting from Buenos Aires, gateway to Argentina and cradle of the Tango, continuing to Ushuaia, the city of the end of the world on the shores of the Beagle Channel, Calafate, cradle of th... Read More

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Maria Constance

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Buenos Aires

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Hiking

Meet local people

Travel with Purpose

Outdoors & Nature

Beach & Sea

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Lake Crossing Puerto Montt - Bariloche

2

Discover Torres del Paine National Park

3

Enjoy Perito Moreno Glacier

4

Complete tour of Patagonia

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Welcome Buenos Aires - Argentina

Arrival at Buenos Aires International airport and transfer to your accommodation. Check in at your hotel at 14.00hs Rest of the day at leisure

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
  • Single Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
Day 2

place Buenos Aires Highlights

During the morning discover the city of Buenos Aires. This tour gives you the emotion of a multiple Buenos Aires. We will see the symbol of our city: the obelisk. We will visit different squares such as Plaza de Mayo, Plaza San Martín, Plaza Congreso. Avenues like Corrientes, Mayo, 9 de Julio, among others. Historical neighbourhoods: La Boca, San Telmo, Montserrat. Elegant neighbourhoods such as Palermo and Recoleta, and the most modern: Puerto Madero. Parks such as Lezama and Tres de Febrero. We will also visit financial and commercial areas and a Football Stadium Afternoon at leisure.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
  • Single Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
Day 3

place Buenos Aires - Ushuaia

Transfer to the airport. Flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Patagonia Jarke
  • Single Basis: Patagonia Jarke
Day 4

place Tierra del Fuego National Park

Pick up at the hotel to enjoy one of the most incredible tours of Ushuaia; Tierra del Fuego National Park. We invite you to reach the true End of the World to feel the thrill of being in a unique and magical place. All travelers arriving in Ushuaia, cannot leave without knowing the end of the Pan-American route that begins in Alaska and after more than 15 thousand kilometers ends within the Tierra del Fuego National Park. This is the place to take a picture that testify people have truly arrived at the End of the world. Further, just 1000 km away is Antarctica. We will pick you up at the hotel, from where we will go to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is located 12 km from the center of the city of Ushuaia. Before entering the National Park, we will stop at the End of the World train station (optional) where passengers who wish may choose to take the mythical train (about 60 minutes ride) that ends within the National Park. Those who do not make the journey on the train can enjoy a small walk in the Fuegian forest (in winter the small walk could be aborted according to weather conditions).

 Once the train journey is over, the group will meet again inside the Park with the vehicle and guide to continue with the tour to Ensenada, a bay that combines the Andes, the sub-Antarctic forest and sea in the same place defining an ecosystem unique from Argentina. In this area of the park, native people used to live and their archaeological remains. There is also the last post office in America, where it is sometimes open and we can send postcards to anywhere in the world. (Ensenada bay is closed in winter). We will continue to other panoramic points to make small tours to appreciate the flora and fauna that surprises us with its beauty: Acigami Glacier Lake (Roca) shared with Chile, Lapataia Bay, where the sign indicating that we have reached the end of the Pan American route.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Patagonia Jarke
  • Single Basis: Patagonia Jarke
Day 5

place Ushuaia - El Calafate

After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to El Calafate. After your arrival transfer to your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
  • Single Basis: Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
Day 6

place Perito Moreno Glacier with nautical Safari

The tour begins in the morning, departing from the city of El Calafate. After a journey of 80 km we arrive at the viewpoint area, with walkways and balconies facing the Perito Moreno Glacier. The walkways have viewpoint balconies on different levels, which allow varying perspectives of the impressive glacier and landscape. The viewpoints are connected by ramps and stairways which can be walked during the excursion.

The excursion is complemented with a short navigation of 1 hour. This excursion allows for an up-close view of the glacier. The boat navigates within 150 meters of the glacier!


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
  • Single Basis: Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
Day 7

place El Calafate - Free day

Today day at leisure to enjoy the city by your own or have the change to discover other glaciers on board of different kind of navigations or have the possibility to visit a Patagonia ranch and be part of the ''gaucho's lifes''

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
  • Single Basis: Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
Day 8

place El Calafate - Puerto Natales (Chile)

Today, after breakfast we will be transferred to the bus station of El Calafate city and will take the regular bus to Puerto Natales (Ticket included). Upon arrival a driver from our team will be waiting for you and will transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: If Patagonia Hotel
  • Single Basis: If Patagonia Hotel
Day 9

place Torres del Paine National Park

The excursion begins with a visit to the Cueva del Milodón, a remarkable cavern 200 meters long, 30 meters high and 80 meters wide located 25 km from Puerto Natales. A half-hour walk will take us into the cave, known for the discovery of fresh skin and bones from a prehistoric species of giant sloth, the mylodon. Remains of other extinct animals have also been found there, such as the dwarf horse, the bear, the panther and the saber-toothed tiger.

In Cerro Castillo where we make a stop at a cafeteria and then continue towards Torres del Paine crossing numerous ranches and a landscape that goes from steppe to deciduous forest. Along the way it is possible to spot local fauna including the rhea, or South American ostrich, and the guanaco, a wild camelid. Torres del Paine is known worldwide for the massifs that give it its name, giant granite shaped by the force of glacial ice. After entering the park we discover a series of lagoons of intense colors, mountains covered with ice and abundant local fauna. Then we will stop for a 15-minute walk to the Salto Grande on the Paine River. After lunch we continue to Lake Grey, where we will take a walk to the beach from which you can see the glacier of the same name in the distance. Subsequently, the return to Puerto Natales is undertaken by the same route, or by the road that borders the Toro, Porteño and Sofía lakes.


Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: If Patagonia Hotel
  • Single Basis: If Patagonia Hotel
Day 10

place Puerto Natales - Puerto Varas

Early in the morning transfer by bus to Punta Arenas airport (previous stop in the bus station of Punta Arenas). Then flight to Puerto Montt and after your arrival transfer to your hotel in Puerto Varas. Rest of the day at leisure

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Hotel Boutique Casa Kalfu
  • Single Basis: Hotel Boutique Casa Kalfu
Day 11

place Puerto Varas - Bariloche with Lake Crossing

Lake Crossing. In this experience we will make the Andean Crossing, which connects the cities of Puerto Varas in Chile and Bariloche in Argentina and in which we will enjoy views of the beautiful Todos los Santos, Frías and Nahuel Huapi Lakes, among other beautiful landscapes. Andean Crossing is an international tourist adventure in which you will sail through the Andes Mountains through three beautiful lakes, Lake Todos los Santos, Lake Frías and Lake Nahuel Huapi, which are connected by four land stretches that join the cities of Puerto Varas in Chile and Bariloche in Argentina. The route is an unforgettable experience full of magic and history where you will be able to contemplate landscapes of virgin nature where for thousands of years the glaciers left an unforgettable geographical mark. What began as a commercial route, today is one of the most demanded tourist routes in Chilean-Argentine Patagonia: 180 kilometers of route enjoyed annually by more than 30,000 travelers.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
  • Single Basis: Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
Day 12

place Small Circuit with Campanario Hill ticket

A unique walk through our city, forests, lakes and mountains, bordering Lake Nahuel Huapi along Avenida Bustillo. The beauty of the landscape is present throughout the route. Various points along the way and some natural viewpoints, such as Bahía López and Punto Panorámico, are ideal for contemplating this marvel. After Playa Bonita you arrive at the foot of Cerro Campanario. There we will be able to ascend to the summit: 1050 mts. A cross commemorates the first mass celebrated by Monsignor De Andrea on February 2, 1930. The beautiful confectionery at the top allows one to appreciate one of the most beautiful and fascinating views of the region: the Nahuel Huapi and Perito Moreno lakes, the El Clover, San Pedro Peninsula and Llao Llao, Victoria Island, the Otto, López, Goye hills, Cathedral, Chapel and the wonderful mountainous environment of the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. In winter, the chairlift remains enabled until 6:00 p.m. Approximately and in summer until 7:30 p.m. due to the light. The chairlift manufactured by the Doppelmayer company has state-of-the-art technology, greater safety, variable speed, making the ascent in 7 minutes at a speed of 1.30 meters per second. It consists of 8 towers, 46 chairs (with a capacity of up to 60), is 640 meters long and has a capacity for 450 people/hour. The height of the upper station is 1050 meters and the lower station is 770 meters. At the top of the hill, it has a panoramic cafeteria with capacity for 80 people with 2 terraces and a height of 20 meters. The Cerro Campanario chairlift, located in the "center of the landscape", elevates it "to the right height of astonishment" to enjoy the most beautiful view of the area. In addition to the landscape, there is a wide range of products from regional artisan production: fabrics, wood, candles, ceramics, cosmetic products, among others, are unavoidable part of this walk, which you should not miss.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
  • Single Basis: Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
Day 13

place Bariloche - Day at leisure

Today you have a free day to enjoy and spend on your own or enjoy some suggested optional excursion.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
  • Single Basis: Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
Day 14

place Bariloche - Buenos Aires

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and transfer to your accommodation. Rest of the day at leisure

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Double Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
  • Single Basis: ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
Day 15

place Goodbye Argentina!

After breakfast transfer to the international airport EZE for your departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
  • Hotel Boutique Casa Kalfu
  • Patagonia Jarke
  • Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
  • Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.
  • If Patagonia Hotel
  • ibis Buenos Aires Obelisco
  • Hotel Boutique Casa Kalfu
  • Patagonia Jarke
  • Michelangelo Hotel Calafate
  • If Patagonia Hotel
  • Hotel Carlos V Patagonia Bariloche.

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (14)

Transport expand_less

  • Transfer Airport - Hotel - Airport in each destination
  • Transfer to and from buses
  • Bus Ticket Calafate - Puerto Natales
  • Bus Ticket Puerto Natales - Punta Arenas
  • Lake Crossing Puerto Varas - Bariloche

Activities expand_less

  • Sightseeings mentioned with local guides in small groups
  • Boat ride in Perito Moreno Glacier
  • Tours mentioned in the itinerary

Extras expand_less

  • Optional Tours - Ask us for them
  • Meals that are not mentioned

Not Included expand_less

  • International and Domestic flights
  • National Park entrance fees & Cuevas de Milondon entrance ticket
  • Personal expenses
  • Meals
  • Travel Insurance

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