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11 days / 10 nights

Wildlife season: Sept.- Nov.

DAY 1 Buenos Aires.
Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Then explore beautiful Buenos Aires on a city tour to the most interesting places in the city: Mayo Square, the Government House, the Cabildo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Mayo Avenue, the Congress Palace, the Colon Theatre, La Boca, Palermo, the Planetarium and La Recoleta. Return to the hotel.

DAY 2 Buenos Aires.
Day at leisure to enjoy an optional excursion to Tigre, the Gaucho Party or get to know more about Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, museums, or taking a tango lesson. At night, transfer to El Querandi for a dinner and show where you can enjoy the magnetism of tango.

DAY 3 Buenos Aires / Puerto Madryn.
Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Trelew. Arrival to Trelew and departure towards Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve, the largest Magellan penguin colony in the continent.

DAY 4 Puerto Madryn.
Full Day Tour in Peninsula Valdes, declared a World Heritage site due to its geography, and remarkable flora and fauna. Look for guanaco, elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, orcas, sea lions, and right whales. In Puerto Piramides, it is possible to embark on a whale watching vessel, available from July to early December (optional).

DAY 5 Puerto Madryn / Ushuaia.
Morning at leisure. Transfer from the hotel to the Airport to board the scheduled flight to Ushuaia. Transfer to the hotel.

DAY 6 Ushuaia.
In the morning, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. During the excursion, you can take the End of The World Train as an optional tour. In the afternoon, transfer to the pier to embark on a catamaran that will take you through the waters of Beagle Channel, with vistas of snow-capped peaks, blue ocean, and surprising bird and marine life.

DAY 7 Ushuaia / El Calafate.
In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport.

DAY 8 El Calafate.
Day at leisure. Enjoy an optional boat tour to Estancia Cristina Discovery and ascend to the viewpoint for the magnificent (and shrinking) Upsala Glacier.

DAY 9 El Calafate.
Departure from the hotel towards Los Glaciares National Park to view beautiful Perito Moreno glacier, another World Heritage site of UNESCO. Perito Moreno slides down to send icebergs crashing into Lago
Argentino. An optional boat trip is offered through Rico Branch and enjoy a different view of the glacier wall from the water level.

DAY 10 El Calafate/ Buenos Aires.
Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight. Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel for overnight.

DIA 11 Buenos Aires.
Transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight.


Domestic Air Tickets not included
Suggested flights

TRAVEL FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
EZE-REL AR 1864 05:35 07:35
April- October 17
REL- BUE AR1865 08:15 10:15
BUE-USH AR1858 11:10 14:45
October 18- 2014- March 2015
REL- USH AR1880 9:40 11:50
USH-FTE AR1893 12:00 13:35
FTE-BUE AR1693/AR1821 16:25 19:25


Due to possible rescheduling of flights and changing ticket prices, please consult for the suggested flights.

EXTENSIONS:

BARILOCHE
3 days / 2 nights.
From day 1 to 9 same itinerary as above.

DAY 10 El Calafate / Bariloche.
Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 11 Bariloche.
Day at leisure to enjoy some of the most beautiful landscapes in Bariloche. During the year, you can enjoy navigation through Nahuel Huapi Lake, visiting Isla Victoria and Bosque de Arrayanes.

DAY 12 Bariloche / Buenos Aires.
Half day excursion of the traditional circuit that borders Nahuel Huapi Lake and reaches the panoramic lookout. Return to Bariloche and transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight.

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