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Argentina, 13 Days · Classic tour
Buenos Aires, Valdés Peninsula, Ushuaia and Calafate
Discover the stunning landscapes and natural wonders of Argentina: shores populated by weird and wonderful wildlife, glaciers and landscapes on the edge of the American continent
An amazing tour to explore the lively capital and visit places of breathtaking beauty. The shores of Valdés Peninsula with their unique fauna and the southernmost city in the world with its impressive glaciers. A region with landscapes seen nowhere else on our planet.
Departure date
Departures from December 2024 till September 2025
From
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Travel details
City of origin - Buenos Aires
Departure with destination Buenos Aires. Night on board.
Buenos Aires
Touchdown at the international airport. Arrival and customs procedures. Assistance in terminal from our incoming agents, who will welcome you and provide information about the tour programme. Transfer to your hotel to drop off luggage. At the prearranged time, departure from hotel for sightseeing tour of the city, reaching the heart of this cosmopolitan capital and discovering some of its most significant landmarks such as the Plaza de Mayo, the Casa Rosada, the Cabildo and the Cathedral, its main avenues, Avenida de Mayo, Calle Florida and Plaza San Martin, as well as its famous neighbourhoods such as La Boca, San Telmo, Palermo and Recoleta, each with their own unique features and marked contrasts, from modern and residential to older and more colourful. After the tour, return to the hotel. Allocation of rooms and rest of day at your leisure. Overnight stay.
Buenos Aires
Breakfast at hotel and day at your leisure to explore this beautiful city, stroll through its streets or visit some of the interesting museums. We recommend a trip to Puerto Madero (one of the 48 districts into which the city is divided) close to the city centre, where you'll discover a buzzing entertainment-focussed area with stunning panoramic views over the River Plate, making it a truly special part of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires - Trelew - Puerto Madryn
Breakfast at hotel. Morning at your leisure until the prearranged time for airport transfer to catch the flight to Trelew, a major commercial and industrial hub, as it is the main focal point in the country for textile and wool production. Arrival, assistance and transfer to hotel in Puerto Madryn. Check-in and rest of afternoon at your leisure. Depending on the season, you can enjoy different activities. From September to March, for example, you can set out directly from Trelew Airport to visit the largest colony of Magellanic penguins in South America. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Puerto Madryn - Valdes Peninsula - Puerto Madryn
Breakfast at hotel and departure to the major ocean reserve of Valdés Peninsula, a meeting point for colonies of fascinating seals and sea lions. The journey takes in an extensive tour of the peninsula. The tour begins in the city of Puerto Madryn, taking the provincial road that leads directly to Istmo Ameghino, where you can visit the Interpretation Centre. Onward journey towards the village of Puerto Pirámides, departure harbour for whale-watching boats (that set sail from June to November), orcas dolphins and other large cetaceans. Spotting one of them, specially whales, from a boat and sailing beside them is a unique experience (not included excursion). Their leaps, moves and water blows are a natural showcase difficult to forget. Valdés Peninsula welcomes the largest breeding population of southern right whales, thereby is one of the top destinations for spotting large cetaceans. Reproductive-aged females return to this area every three years in search of calm and safe waters to give birth. Males visit these shores every year in search of new females, so this coastline is listed as the most important whale mating area in the southern hemisphere. After the tour, return to Puerto Madryn. Overnight stay.
Puerto Madryn - Ushuaia
Breakfast at hotel. At the prearranged time, airport transfer to catch flight to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world and the only Argentinian city on the western side of the Andes, with its coastline and port lapped by Pacific waters. It is located on the Beagle Channel and sheltered by the surrounding Martial Mountains. Arrival, assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of day at your leisure. Overnight stay.
Ushuaia - Tierra del Fuego National Park - Ushuaia
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, visit to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, a virtually unexplored territory with incredible landscapes and features, such as mountains, valleys with lowlands, wetlands and rivers, forests, steppes and shorelines, all renowned for their natural wealth, history and art. There will also be a trip to the End of the World Station, an emblematic landmark that today is a service area with outstanding panoramic views. Optional 40-minute ride on the End of the World Train, which used to carry inmates sentenced to time at the city prison, now a museum (ticket not included). The tour then continues to the shores of Lake Roca, which offers views of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. Onward journey to Lapataia Bay, a fjord located in the northernmost part of the Beagle Channel and a must-see tourist attraction, where the many vantage points command beautiful views over the channels with Chilean and Argentinian islands. After the visit, return to the hotel in Ushuaia. Rest of day at your leisure. Overnight stay.
Ushuaia - El Calafate
Breakfast at hotel and airport transfer to catch flight to El Calafate, a city on the banks of Lake Argentino in the region of Patagonia and gateway to the Los Glaciares National Park, which is home to the great continental glaciers. Arrival, assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Rest of day at your leisure. Overnight stay.
El Calafate - Los Glaciares National Park - El Calafate
Breakfast at hotel and departure to set off on our fascinating tour along the shores of Lake Argentino, crossing the Patagonian steppe to enter Los Glaciares National Park, on a journey that takes place among a range of landscapes and vegetation as the majestic Perito Moreno glacier gradually comes into view, stopping at the vantage point to view this impressive ice formation in all its might. Of the 356 glaciers in the park, this is the most impressive one, with a width of 5 km and a height of 60 m above the surface of the water. It is known worldwide for its rupture processes, resulting in a breathtaking and almost continuous natural show, which can easily be seen by visitors. From the vantage point you can see various sizes of ice blocks breaking off, with the deafening roar that this entails, to become ice floes that float on the lake in a spectacular natural setting. Free time for lunch. Afternoon, boat ride to the glacier base to enjoy a simply breathtaking view. After this fantastic visit, return to the hotel. Overnight stay.
El Calafate
Breakfast and day at your leisure to continue exploring this area and taking part in some of the many activities and tours on offer, such as sailing across Lake Argentino to visit other glaciers like Upsala, crossing the Cristina Channel, or hiking on the Perito Moreno glacier.
El Calafate - Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Morning at your leisure until the prearranged time for airport transfer to catch the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival, assistance and transfer to hotel. Rest of afternoon at your leisure to explore the emblematic neighbourhoods of this city and its huge range of sightseeing options and restaurants, serving traditional 'porteño' cuisine (a fusion of styles brought over by Italian and Spanish immigrants), outstanding Argentinian steaks or dishes from other parts of the world.
Buenos Aires - City of origin
Breakfast at hotel. Morning at your leisure until the prearranged time for airport transfer. Flight to City of origin destination. Night on board.
City of origin
Arrival. End of the trip and our services.
Your trip includes
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Return flight.
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Internal flights.
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Accommodation in selected hotels or similar category.
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Transfers as per itinerary.
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Transport in air-conditioned vehicles appropriate to the size of the group.
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Visits in a guided tour that are detailed in the program and not considered as optional.
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Diet: 10 breakfasts.
Your trip doesn't include
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Early check-in, late check-out, hotel extras and personal expenses.
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Departure harbour for whale-watching boats.
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Local taxes.
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Any other service not previously mentioned as included.
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Insolvency protection.
Destinations Visited
Expected Hotels (or similar)
In this section you will find a selection of hotels according to the category specified in the itinerary.
Flight
Overnight stay on board.
Important remarks
- Triple rooms in Argentina are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.
- Please check with your international vaccination centre about the recommended healthcare measures in Argentina.
- Check-in time at the hotel on the day of arrival depends on each establishment, but in no case will it be before 3:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.
- Excursions are subject to change depending on weather conditions.
- To go on the optional scheduled excursion to the penguin colony in Punta Tombo, your flight needs to arrive in Trelew before 8.00 am or your private transfer needs to arrive before 12.00 noon.
- The order of the itinerary may be altered for logistical reasons, without prior notice, but no scheduled trips will be cancelled (except in the case that adverse weather conditions prevent its realisation).
- A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check-in at hotels.
- Prices are calculated based on admission fees to the sights as of the date of publication. If there is an increase in these prices, you will be promptly informed.
- If you are a person with reduced mobility, please contact us to confirm the suitability of the trip.
- Consult the necessary documentation to enter the destinations visited and for transit in the countries where air stopovers are made.