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 the Hotel, accommodation in the reserved rooms. In the afternoon city sightseeing, Buenos Aires is a megalopolis of nearly twelve million inhabitants and is also one of the finest cities in South America…. the picturesque Italian neighbourhood 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 / COMODORO RIVADAVIA

Breakfast at hotel. morning at leisure, in the afternoon transfer to airport and departure by scheduled flight to Comodoro Rivadavia, upon arrival, meet with our local representative and transfer to the hotel, overnight.

Day 4 – COMODORO RIVADAVIA / SARMENTO / ESTANCIA TELKEN

Breakfast at hotel, and…the adventure begins ... our local agent will deliver your 4x4 vehicle (Toyota Hilux) ready for departure and will report on the state of the roads, service stations and whatever else, maybe useful for your trip, we recommend to make provision in Comodoro of what maybe essential goods and personal effects, since it will not be possible to purchases such articles for the next 3 days, the first part of the day will be spent covering the approx 200 km to reach the petrified forest of Sarmento, please remember that in Patagonia is advisable to fill up at every service station, where are also usually found drinks and snacks, after the interesting visit to the petrified forest, continue westward until you meet the notorious Route 40, near the small town of Perito Moreno, after filling up proceed southward for just 30 more km to reach the Estancia Telken where a good dinner and a comfortable bed await you for the well deserved rest, overnight
(kilometres of the day: 450, of which 190 on unpaved road).

Day 5 – ESTANCIA TELKEN / CUEVA DE LAS MANOS / POSADAS LAKE

After breakfast, and having bought some farm food for lunch, keep going south along the Route 40, up to the junction where will turn for the Cueva de las Manos, highly spectacular is the landscape surrounding the cave famous for its rock paintings, with a huge canyon that opens suddenly into a depression of the Patagonian steppe, after the walk to visit the cave, back on the road always heading south, immersed in the wild, untouched beauty of the ever tiring patagonian landscape, upon reaching the junction for the lake Posadas, turn towards the homonymous village, where you will be accommodated at the Hosteria del Posadas, dinner and overnight. (kilometres of the day: 340, all on unpaved road).

Day 6 – POSADAS LAKE

Breakfast and dinner at the Hosteria, day at leisure to explore the environs of that pristine area of the Andean cordillera.

Day 7 – POSADAS LAKE / ESTANCIA EL CONDOR

Breakfast at the Hosteria, and after a day’s rest from the driving , is time to get  back on the Ruta 40 heading south, please remember to make provisions for lunch, having to afford approx 400 km in a journey, through landscapes of rare charme for its wild and unspoiled beauty, where the only sign of the passage of the human being is the dirt road, with destination the area of Lake San Martin and the Estancia El Condor, time at leisure to stretch your legs around the farm, dinner and overnight.

Day 8 – ESTANCIA EL CONDOR

Breakfast, dinner and overnight at the farm, spend the day walking, hiking in the beautiful area of Lake St. Martin, with its unspoiled landscapes and rich in traces of the old pioneers and where is not unusual to observe the flight of the condor.

Day 9 – ESTANCIA EL CONDOR / EL CHALTEN – FITZ ROY

Breakfast at the farm, being the expected drive of the day relatively short (approx 200 km), some time can be allowed for a little 'relaxation by the lake, or for an horseback ride in the vicinity.
El Chalten, is a starting point for hiking and climbing to the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.
The last 80 km of the journey are particularly evocative, when bordering the lake Viedma, with on the background the majestic Fitz Roy, hotel accommodation, overnight.

Day 10 – EL CHALTEN

Breakfast at hotel, day at leisure to relax, or to make local excursions, we recommend a trek up to base camp for climbers on Fitz Roy, where it is easy enough to meet with members of the many expeditions and have a talk with them about the mythical mountain, overnight.

Day 11 – EL CHALTEN / EL CALAFATE

Breakfast at hotel, the day’s drive will be of approx 220 km, to reach the village of El Calafate, starting point for all the excursions to the Glaciers National Park,  once in the village it will be possible to find all sorts of articles in its many shops, accommodation and overnight at hotel.

Day 12 – EL CALAFATE

Breakfast at hotel, our suggestion for the day, is to go and explore, what we consider the focal point of a voyage to Patagonia,  the Perito Moreno glacier, about 120 km from the village, 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, we also suggest a small boat trip under the glacier front, or alternatively feeling adventurous is possible to take a trek on the glacier, which last roughly four hours (it is advisable to book it in advance), return at the hotel in the evening, overnight.

Day 13 – EL CALAFATE / USHUAIA

Breakfast at hotel, the driving… adventure…is about to end, only the 30 km from the village to the airport are left and….all on sealed road….(surely you will have fond memories of the uneven “Ruta 40”), drop off the car at the airport, then departure on a scheduled flight to Ushuaia, upon arrival, meet with our local representative, pick up the booked car at the rental counter, transfer to the hotel at leisure, accommodation and overnight.

Day 14 - 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 15 – USHUAIA / PUERTO MADRYN

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 Trelew, upon arrival, meet with our local representative, pick up the booked car at the rental counter and head at leisure to Puerto Madryn at a distance of roughly 65 km, hotel accommodation and overnight.

Day 16 – 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 and some penguins, 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 17 – PUERTO MADRYN / PUNTA TOMBO / BUENOS AIRES

Breakfast at hotel, we suggest an early morning departure towards “Punta Tombo” approx 230 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, after lunch, head for the airport approx 150 km, drop off the rented car at the airport and departure by schedule flight to Buenos Aires, upon arrival, meet with our local representative and transfer to hotel, rest of the day at leisure, overnight.

Day 18 – 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 19 – POINT OF ORIGIN

Arrival in the morning at the point of origin, end of our services