Day 1 – POINT OF ORIGIN / BUENOS AIRES
Departure from Italy with Aerolineas Argentinas scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Meals and overnight on board
Day 2 – BUENOS AIRES
Arrival at “Ezeiza” Buenos Aires international airport, meet with our local representative, transfer to Hotel Pestana and immediate check in, the rooms, in consideration of the arrival time, have been booked since the previous night in order to avoid possible delays. In the afternoon city sightseeing by private bus and language speaking guide.
Buenos Aires is a megalopolis of nearly twelve million inhabitants and is also one of the finest cities in South America…. the picturesque Italian neighborhood of “La Boca” where you will walk along the “Calle Caminito” where evidence of a ethnic-cultural heritage is still left intact…..,” Plaza del Congreso” point of origin of all the Argentinian roads, with its monument at “Los Dos Congresos”…., Plaza de Mayo, which has witnessed all the most important events in the history of Argentina, and where to find representative buildings, such as the “Cabildo”, the Cathedral and the presidential palace “Casa Rosada”…..,”la Recoleta” an elegant area with many attractions, amongst which the famous cemetery and the colonial church of “El Pilar”….,San Telmo, possibly one of the oldest areas of town with its colonial buildings with their resident artists and artisans, meeting point of tango lovers in the many “milongas”, very famous on Sunday, on its main square is the antiques and “fleas” market. Overnight.
DAY 3 - BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast at hotel, day at leisure, to relax, shop or for optional excursions
Day 4 - Buenos Aires / Trelew / Peninsula Valdes
Breakfast at hotel. morning transfer to airport and departure by scheduled flight to Trelew (please remember to wear casual clothes, to be ready for the excursion which will start upon arrival, with the windbreaker always handy). Upon arrival, meet with our local representative and immediate departure towards Puerto Piramides where weather permitting it will be possible to navigate on the bay to closely observe the whales that from June to mid-December, populate the Gulf (this excursion is optional and must be paid locally), after lunch in a local restaurant, the tour continues to Punta Delgada, an enchanting and unique place, positioned on a sheer cliff overlooking the sea, the accommodation will be at the “Estancia El Faro” formerly used by the Argentine Army as a military barracks to manhandle the lighthouse which is anyway still active. Dinner and overnight.
5° giorno - PENISOLA VALDES
Breakfast at the “estancia”, full day excursion in the Peninsula Valdes, immense open air zoological park, rich in fauna, available at close range, walking on the beach, in their only continental habitat, will be possible to observe the elephant seals, then departure by bus towards “Punta Norte” passing through “Caleta Valdes” a long stretch of sand ideal for sea lions and elephant seals, upon arrival at the northern tip of the Peninsula Valdes a stop, will be made at the “Estancia San Lorenzo” where lunch will be served, then by means of off roads vehicles, transfer to the penguins private reserve, where it will be absolutely fascinating to walk amongst thousands of those little funny animals that find refuge in the reserve to breed during the austral summer….return at the “estancia El Faro” in the late afternoon dinner and overnight.
Day 6 - PENINSULA VALDES / TRELEW / USHUAIA
At dawn, one more chance to trek on the beach, for one more close look at the resident colony of elephant seals, after breakfast transfer to the airport and departure to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, a gateway to the vast and mysterious Antarctica, situated on the shore of the Beagle Channel, where its particular nature, gives the impression to have really reached the end of the world, Ushuaia, different from the rest of Argentina is a tax free port, upon arrival, meet with our local representative and transfer to the hotel Tolkeyen. Overnight.
Day 7 - USHUAIA
Breakfast at hotel, morning excursion sailing in the Canal Beagle, during which you may spot sea lions, cormorants and many other species of birds, upon return to Ushuaia lunch of typical “Asado Fueguino”, in the afternoon excursion in the Tierra del Fuego National Park, where, can be observed: trees deformed by wind, various different floral species, coloured fox, wild rabbits, beavers and wild geese. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight.
Day 8 - USHUAIA / EL CALAFATE
Breakfast at hotel, in the morning transfer to the airport and departure by scheduled flight to El Calafate, a delightful town in the Patagonian landscape, in the middle of endless plains and many places of wild and untouched beauty. Accommodation and overnight at hotel Posada Los Alamos.
Day 9 – EL CALAFATE
Breakfast at hotel, full day sailing excursion on the Argentino lake, the navigation will lead us to observe at close range, the glaciers of Onelli and Upsala, which leave the observer in awe in front of their majesty, it is almost ethereal to sail amongst huge icebergs floating on the water, listening every now and then to the loud thuds of more ice slabs breaking from the glacier fronts Lunch will be served in the course of the excursion, eaten in the fantastic theatre of the enchanting nature, return at the hotel in the afternoon, overnight.
Day 10 - EL CALAFATE
Breakfast at hotel, full day excursion to the glacier “Perito Moreno” which is the main attraction of the Glaciers National Park, consisting of 13 glaciers, covering an area of roughly 300 square kilometres that from the top of the Andes slide into the lakes: Argentino and Viedma, the best feature of the Perito Moreno glacier is its accessibility: the front, 3 km wide, 70 feet high for 35 km depth is incredibly observable from a few feet, the Perito Moreno glacier is one of few in the world still slightly advancing, so is not unusual to hear loud rumbles, due to cracks that occur in its depth, it is also usual to observe large icebergs that break off loudly from its front, lunch will be served in restaurant during the excursion, it will also be possible to make a small navigation in front of the glacier called "water safari" (this mini tour is optional and must be paid on site). Overnight.
DAY 11 - EL CALAFATE / BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast at hotel, morning at leisure, for relax, shopping orapossible optional excursions in the afternoon transfer to the airport and departure by scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, meet with our local representative and transfer to Hotel Pestana. Overnight.
Day 12 - BUENOS AIRES / POINT OF ORIGIN
Breakfast at hotel, morning at leisure, for relax, shopping or to get ready for departure, in the afternoon transfer to the international airport and departure by scheduled flight to Italy, meals and overnight on board.
Day 13 – POINT OF ORIGIN
Arrival in the morning at the point of origin, end of our services.
