BEST OF ARGENTINA PATAGONIA
6 nights program
BUENOS AIRES / USHUAIA / EL CALAFATE
3 reasons to sell this circuit
- Itinerary designed to explore the mythical Patagonia.
- This itinerary is also available in two versions and integrates IGUAZU and NORTH ARGENTINA.
- English-speaking guides throughout the tour.
What there is to know
- Climates vary widely between regions visited. Better period from November to March.
- Domestic flights of about 1h and 4h assuring connection between the proposed cities
Daily transportation time
D1 : Buenos Aires
D2 : Buenos Aires / Around 8 hours of route including a visit to the Estancia Santa Susana.
D3 : Buenos Aires / Ushuaia – 3 h 35 flight (QUIMBAYA ARGENTINA can reserve that flight).
D4 : Ushuaia/ Canal de Beagle/ El Calafate – around 1h10 of navigation and 1h 25 flight to El Calafate
D5 : El Calafate – around 1h of route to go / return plus the visit of the Perito Moreno Glacier
D6 : El Calafate / Buenos Aires 3h flight
D7 : Buenos Aires Out.
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS
- Air: Please book international flights arriving on the morning of day 1 and starting from Buenos Aires in the late afternoon or evening. The outward and return flights will be at night. QUIMBAYA ARGENTINA can book tickets for domestic flights.
- Formalities: Passport valid for at least six months after the date of return.
- Health: No compulsory vaccine.
- Climate : subtropical in the region of Iguaçu Falls, temperate in the region of Buenos Aires, mountainous in the Andes and cold in Patagonia. This is why we do not offer departure dates between May and September.
HIGHLIGHTS OF YOUR TRIP TO ARGENTINA (circuit and extensions
- The assistance throughout the journey of our local team, all english-speaking professionals.
- The walks the historical and traditional neighborhoods of Buenos Aires: La Boca and San Telmo.
- The visit Ushuaia including the cruise through the Beagle Channel.
- The discovery of the Perito Moreno Glacier, the most beautiful glacier in our planet.
- 4×4 trip through the Patagonian steppe and climb to the top of Cerro Frias for a panoramic view of the area.
- Day at an “estancia” with gaucho dances and asado tastings.
- Visit of Iguazu National Park: Brazilian and Argentinian Side (Extension)
- Visit of Argentinian North called NOA »with historic villages, Andean landscapes as Humahuaca and vineyards (Extension)
- Domestic flights can be booked through our office in Argentina
HOTELS
Buenos Aires
BROADWAY SUITES****
A panoramic rooftop pool and sun deck area can be enjoyed 50 m from the Obelisk. Gym facilities and a sauna are available. Rooms have free Wi-Fi and city views. Rooms at Broadway Hotel & Suites feature impeccable minimalistic art deco décor. There are parquet floors, elegant chandeliers and floor-to-ceiling curtains with large window and bathrooms with marble fittings. Guests can expect a buffet breakfast with a wide variety of ingredients, whereas the restaurant serves local flavors and international cuisine.
Web site: http://www.broadway-suites.com.ar/
Ushuaia
HOTEL ALTOS USHUAIA***
The hotel is located in a hotel area, surrounded by an amazing forest and a steam which comes from the Martial glacier, which gives to this place a beautiful landscape.
We invite you to live an unforgettable dream in one of the most beautiful places in the world, in a magical and mysterious land.
Web site: www.altosushuaia.com
El Calafate
CAUQUENES DE NIMEZ***
This cozy lodge offers panoramic views of the Argentinean Lake, the Round Bay and the Ecological Reserve Laguna Nimez. The rooms at Hosteria Cauquenes De Nimez feature free Wi-Fi and cable TV. All rooms in Cauquenes De Nimez are equipped are equipped with a private bathroom, a work desk, and a safe. Hosteria Cauquenes De Nimez has a tour desk which organizes several activities, such as horseback riding, kayaking, hiking and bird watching. Guests can enjoy traditional Patagonian dishes in Cauquenes De Nimez’s restaurant.
Web site: http://www.cauquenesdenimez.com.ar/
Iguazu
RAICES ESTURION***
Esturion Hotel is perfectly located for those guests who visit Cataratas del Iguazú for business or pleasure.
This 4-star-hotel has well-equipped rooms with Air Conditioning, Hair Dryer, Safe Box, Minibar and TV Cable. The services offered by this hotel include Bar, Laundry Service, Meeting Rooms, Restaurant, Room Services, Parking, an Entertainment and Sport area (Massage therapy, Sauna, Tennis Court, Spa and an Outdoor Swimming Pool).
Web Site: www.hotelesturion.com/
Salta
PATIOS DE LERMA***
Very well located in the historic part of Salta, charming hotel xwith 30 rooms well equipped and cosy with air conditionning.
Web Site: www.patiosdelerma.com.ar/
Day 1– Buenos Aires city tour
Arrival at Ezeiza International Airport. Reception by your guide and transfer to the hotel BROADWAY HOTEL & SUITES**** or SIMILAR.
Lunch in a restaurant in downtown Buenos Aires.
Bus ride through the main avenues: 9 de Julio to contemplate the Obelisk; Corrientes Avenue with its numerous theaters, cinemas, bookshops and restaurants and Avenida de Mayo, with its beautiful historic buildings. Pass through the famous Colon Theatre with its beautiful end of the century architecture. Pass along the Plaza de Mayo to contemplate the Pink House, which is the current Government Palace. You will visit the “Café Tortoni”, founded in 1858. It is a symbolic place, a meeting point of the “porteños”, the inhabitants of Buenos Aires.
Visit the typical neighborhoods of Buenos Aires: San Telmo and its nostalgic atmosphere, and La Boca with its colorful tin houses and variety of dancers and popular singers of tango. Walk in the cemetery of La Recoleta next to the beautiful Church of Our Lady of Pilar. The cemetery was declared a national monument by its grandiose mausoleums, including that of Evita Peron.
Dinner not included. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 – Buenos Aires / Estancia / Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to Pampa around Buenos Aires, desert plain dotted with ranches and small towns.
Visit the estancia on foot or on horseback to discover all aspects of a farm of Argentine farming, in particular the work of the gauchos.
Tasting of an “asado” prepared by the gauchos.
After lunch, presentation of traditional “gaucho games”.
Back in Buenos Aires.
Dinner not included.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 – Buenos Aires / Ushuaia / Lapataia National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning, departure to the national airport of Buenos Aires. Flight to Ushuaia (flight not included, flight recommended AR1878 04h35-08h10).
Panoramic City tour of Ushuaia, a city with a very interesting history.
It begins about 1869 when the Anglican missionary arrived on board the Allen Gardiner schooner, in order to evangelize the natives.
This task was followed afterwards by reverend Thomas Bridge.
Then, visit of the “End Of the World” Museum.
Lunch in a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, navigation across the Beagle Channel.
This excursion goes until the Eclaireurs lighthouse that shows the entrance to Ushuaia’s bay to the navigators. During the circuit, several species of birds (Birds Island) and a colony of sea lions (Sea Lions Island) are seen.
Dinner not included.
Overnight at hotel ALTOS DE USHUAIA *** or SIMILAR
Day 4 – Ushuaia / Beagle Channel / El Calafate
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning, visit National Park of Tierra del Fuego, established in 1960.
It is home to fauna and flora including Patagonian Araucaria, variety of wild pine particular to this region.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
Transfer to the airport.
Flight to El Calafate (flight not included, recommended flight AR1871 16h15-17h35)
Reception by your guide.
Transfer to the Hosteria CAUQUENES DE NIMEZ*** or SIMILAR.
Dinner not included.
Overnight at hotel
Day 5 – El Calafate / Perito Moreno / El Calafate
Breakfast at the hotel.
Route to the Glacier National Park to discover the Perito Moreno glacier, declared a natural monument of World Heritage by Unesco.
It’s a privilege to contemplate the blue ice mountain placed on the lake Argentino.
Both powerful and fragile, the Perito is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful glaciers of our planet.
Approach the glacier crossing long bridges provided for this purpose. Free time for your contemplation and many photos…
Option 1 : Nautical Safari
Navigation on Lake Argentino and approach the walls of the Perito Moreno glacier (80 meters high).
Lunch in a local restaurant.
In the late afternoon we offer a second option:
Option 2 : Estancia Alice
Depart towards Estancia Alice located 30 minutes from Calafate at the heart of Patagonia. During this visit, authentic Patagonian gauchos will show you their work as sheep farmers: wool shearing and dog training that monitor and gather the herds.
Hiking around the ranch to discover the fauna (birds) and the Patagonian flora. A dinner will be served to you by gauchos in the rustic setting of the restaurant of the estancia. Presentation of dances and traditional songs.
Dinner not included.
Overnight at hotel
Day 6 – El Calafate / Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning aboard a 4X4 drive to the Patagonian steppe to the summit of Cerro Frias. An extraordinary view overlooking the valley and the Andes Mountains. With good weather, one can see the famous mountains of Torres del Paine in Chile.
Lunch during the visit.
Transfer to the airport.
Flight to Buenos Aires. Flight not included (recommended flight AR1821 3:15 p.m. 6:10 p.m.).
Reception by your guide. Transfer to the hotel BROADWAY HOTELS & SUITES **** or SIMILAR.
Dinner not included.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 7 – Buenos Aires / Europe
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time for personal discoveries and purchases.
Lunch not included.
Transfer to the international airport. Assistance with boarding formalities.
Back in Buenos Aires.