Day 1 – POINT OF ORIGIN / BUENOS AIRES
Departure from Italy with 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, check in the reserved rooms, rest of day at leisure, overnight.
Day 3 - BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast at hotel, morning city tour of Buenos Aires 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, rest of the day at leisure, overnight.
Day 4 – BUENOS AIRES / PUERTO MADRYN
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, pick up the booked car at the rental counter, we then suggest an immediate departure towards “Punta Tombo” approx 150 km, a natural reserve, where, one of the biggest colony in the world of Magellan Penguins, find refuge to breed during the austral summer and it will be absolutely fascinating to walk amongst thousands of those little funny animals, drinks, snacks and “empanadas” are available in a small café at the entrance of the park, arrive at Puerto Madryn in the late afternoon, hotel accommodation, overnight.
Day 5 – PUERTO MADRYN
Breakfast at hotel, we suggest to spend the day exploring the Peninsula Valdes, immense open air zoological park, rich in fauna, available at close range, departing 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), continuing then for Punta Delgada, an enchanting and unique place, a sheer cliff overlooking the sea, where by walking on the beach, will be possible to observe the elephant seals, in their continental habitat, is possible to stop for a typical lunch at the restaurant of the “Estancia El Faro”, not to be missed a visit to “Caleta Valdes”, a long stretch of sand creating a lagoon, where sea lions, elephant seals can be observed, during the journey through the steppe other local animals such as: coloured fox, guanacos, maras, nandues and martinetas, may be observed, espect to get back in the late afternoon, overnight.
Day 6 – PUERTO MADRYN / USHUAIA
Breakfast at hotel, drop off the rented car at the airport and departure by scheduled flight 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, upon arrival, meet with our local representative, pick up the booked car at the rental counter, transfer to the hotel at leisure, check in the reserved rooms, rest of the day at leisure, overnight.
Day 7 - USHUAIA
Breakfast at hotel, in the morning, we will be waiting for you at the touristic pier, where will start your excursion by boat on the Beagle Channel, during which you may spot sea lions, cormorants and many other species of birds, we suggest to spend the afternoon visiting 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, overnight.
Day 8 – USHUAIA / EL CALAFATE
Breakfast at hotel, morning at leisure for relax or shopping, taking advantage of Ushuaia, being a tax free port; drop off the rented car at the airport and departure by schedule flight to El Calafate, upon arrival, meet with our local representative, pick up the booked car at the rental counter and head for El Calafate (approx 30km) the short journey will be a great occasion, to stat getting acquainted with the Patagonian landscapes, boundless plains of wild untouched beauty, rich in fauna, very scarcely populated, typical of the southern part of Argentina up to Tierra del Fuego, hotel accommodation, overnight.
Day 9 – EL CALAFATE
Breakfast at hotel, booked for you today is the excursion by boat on the Argentino lake, so fairly early in the morning, we will be waiting for you at Punta Bandera harbour to board the catamaran, 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, with an early start, we suggest to spend the day, exploring the Perito Moreno glacier, 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, for lunch, there is a choice of two local restaurants, after lunch we suggest a short boat trip under the glacier front, an alternative feeling adventurous is a trek on the glacier, which last roughly four hours (it is advisable to book it in advance), return at the hotel in the afternoon, overnight.
Day 11 – EL CALAFATE / BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast at hotel, morning at leisure, for relax, in the afternoon transfer to the airport, drop off the rented car and departure by scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, meet with our local representative and transfer to the hotel, 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.
