
Incredible Argentina
Incredible Argentina: a 13-day / 12-night South America journey from $5,481 per person (land only).
What makes it special
- Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aires- Ushuaia
- Ushuaia
- Ushuaia – El Calafate
- El Calafate
- El Calafate - Buenos Aires – Iguazú
- Iguazú
Your journey, day by day
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Day 1 — Buenos Aires
Arrival at Ezeiza International Airport. Our staff will be waiting for your reception and private transfer service to your hotel.
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Day 2 — Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Half day excursion through the city of Buenos Aires, where you can learn about part of our history and enjoy the architectural legacy left by our ancestors, such as: Plaza de Mayo, the typical neighborhood of La Boca (formerly the natural port of the city, where at the end of the 19th century a thriving and growing Italian community with a preponderance of Genovese origin began to settle), "Caminito" (a street declared a Museum, with its colorful houses), San Telmo (the historic quarter of the city) and pass almost without realizing it to Puerto Madero, the newest neighborhood where you will find plenty of restaurants with international cuisine. Continuing the tour you will reach Recoleta, for several decades the most prestigious neighborhood. It is distinguished by its old buildings which represent a summary of the European architecture of the last century, and for its intense life given by the neighbors and tourists who stroll through its glamorous streets. Here you can contemplate the distinguished cemetery of great architectural value. The circuit ends in Palermo neighborhood, highly valued for its green areas that form the lung of Buenos Aires. At the end of the tour, return to the hotel. At night, a Tango Dinner Show is included, the best way to experience TANGO in all its splendor. Under the direction of an orchestra that brings together renowned masters, a cast of professional dancers and singers worthy of the tango capital steal the show. Dinner includes appetizer, starter, main course, dessert and drinks. Return to the hotel.
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Day 3 — Buenos Aires- Ushuaia
Transfer service to the Airport to board Aerolineas Argentinas Flight. Reception and transfer to your hotel. Optional excursion: Trekking to Laguna Esmeralda. Our passengers will enjoy a morning in nature, walking through this mountain valley that offers a stunning panorama with its particular formations. We leave the city via National Route No. 3 until we reach the starting point where we will get ready to continue on foot. The approximate duration from the beginning of the hike until reaching the lagoon is 2 hours, in which we will cross the sub-Antarctic forest, peat valleys, and rivers with beaver dams. Once we reach the lagoon, we will discover that its environment gives this place a particular charm. We will stop there to recharge our batteries with a lunch box and a hot drink before returning along the trail that led us there.
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Day 4 — Ushuaia
Breakfast. In the morning, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Our friendly guides offer a serene and detailed visit to all the beautiful and relevant places of the National Park. The tour departs from your hotel and includes lunch and drinks in a panoramic and serene place, the Cormorant Archipelago area in a large dining tent. After a 25 to 40 minute drive from the hotel, within the Tierra del Fuego National Park, you will arrive at Ensenada Zaratiegui, also known as "Ensenada Bay". There, where the post office of the end of the world is located, you will take a short circular walk along the beach and through the forest, getting views of Isla Redonda and the Chilean coast, on the other side of the Beagle Channel. The guide will provide an itinerary full of information that covers all the panoramic and interesting points of the National Park. We will also visit Lapataia Bay, at the end of all the roads to America. We will also see the Lapataia and Ovando rivers, the Laguna Verde and Lake Acigami (called Lake Roca for a short time). In the afternoon, sailing through the Beagle Channel to Isla de los Lobos and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse (known as the Lighthouse at the End of the World). This excursion starts at the local tourist pier, from where you set off to sail across the wide Ushuaia Bay until you reach the Beagle Channel. There we sail around the Isla de los Pájaros (Birds Island): where you can appreciate the Fuegian avifauna, observing Skuas, Black-browed Albatrosses, Steamer Ducks, Geese, Kelp Gulls and Grey Gulls; and the Isla de los Lobos (Sea Lions Island): where you can find the one and two haired sea lions. Arriving at Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse (The Illuminators), colonies of Imperial Cormorants and Rock Cormorants can be seen. Throughout the tour, the guide not only refers to the characteristics of each of the species sighted and the geography of the place, but also explains the historical importance of this maritime passage in the emergence of the city. On the way back to the city, the view of the mountain range that surrounds Ushuaia and the splendid nature that surrounds it is amazing. It is a journey of great historical and scenic value. Return to the hotel (transfer not included).
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Day 5 — Ushuaia
Breakfast. Full day excursion Off Road Lakes in 4 x 4. After breakfast, with the first rays of the sun, we will venture into a full day Safari, in all terrain vehicles with lunch included. The journey will allow us to connect in a different way with the most remote landscapes of the island of Tierra del Fuego. Along trails and crossing streams, we will reach the imposing shore of Lake Fagnano, where we will be able to take a moment to contemplate this extraordinary place and its particular energy. From there, the vehicles will begin to travel on roads of difficult access (off-road) offering views of unparalleled beauty. Then we will start trekking through the forest to Escondido Lake, where there is a mountain refuge. As we walk along the shore we will observe the beaver community, their constructions and dams, creating a habitat to house their family. In this wonderful environment, we will enjoy a barbecue in the best Argentine style, accompanied with Malbec wine, and the opportunity to relax, share talks and replenish energy. Return to the hotel.
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Day 6 — Ushuaia – El Calafate
Transfer to the Airport to board Aerolineas Argentinas Flight. Reception and transfer to the selected hotel.
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Day 7 — El Calafate
Breakfast. Full day excursion to the walkways of the Perito Moreno Glacier, including the navigation "Safari Nautico". Departure from the hotel to travel 80 km to reach the entrance of Los Glaciares National Park, declared Natural Heritage by UNESCO, since it preserves an extensive area of the continental ice field from which the Moreno, Onelli, Agassi and Upsala glaciers descend. The most amazing is the Perito Moreno, which expands over the waters of Lake Argentino and has a 5 kilometers wide and 70 meters high wall, with colors that vary from immaculate white to turquoise. The Panoramic Point is the beginning of a downward walk along the walkways located in front of the glacier. From there you will enjoy the immensity of the landscape and you will be able to hear the sounds of the ice constantly falling, a spectacle not to be missed! The excursion continues with the "NAUTICAL SAFARI", a navigation along the Rico arm of Lake Argentino that lasts approximately 1 hour and offers the possibility of "living" the glacier more closely. Once in front of the glacier wall, the boat stops for a few minutes to contemplate its immensity and beauty. Return to the hotel.
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Day 8 — El Calafate
Breakfast. Free day. Optional excursions: Option 1: Glaciares Gourmet, Full day excursion sailing Lake Argentino "Glaciares Gourmet Experience", on the cruise ship Maria Turquesa. The Patagonian Ice Field is, after Antarctica, the largest ice field on the planet. This excursion will take you to some places of this Patagonian landscape, sailing in the highest comfort and with gourmet cuisine specially designed for a memorable experience. After boarding at La Soledad Private Port (60 km. from Calafate), we will sail across Lake Argentino towards the glaciers of the National Park. We disembark at Puesto de Las Vacas for an interesting walk where we will learn about the history of its discovery and its characteristics. The tour continues navigating through the channels of the Upsala and Perito Moreno Glaciers. Box lunch on board, which includes lamb sandwich with side dishes, dessert and non-alcoholic beverage. In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Make an upgrade and hire the Glaciares Gourmet Premium experience for an additional cost of u$d 153. Lunch includes appetizer, starter, main course, dessert, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and infusions. Option 2: Full day lake excursion Todo Glaciares. From the Punta Bandera Port, 47 km from El Calafate, we start sailing along the North Arm of Lake Argentino. We cross the Boca del Diablo to the Upsala Channel and to navigate among the large icebergs that detached from the front of the Upsala Glacier. Then we enter the Spegazzini Channel and moments later we will have the first view of the Seco Glacier. We continue sailing to the front of the Spegazzini Glacier where we will also contemplate the Heim Sur and Peineta glaciers. We prepare to disembark at Spegazzini Base and begin our visit to the area by walking through the forest trail to the Spegazzini Refuge. This 300-meter trail has unparalleled views of the Glacier Bay, along the way we can enjoy thematic stations and viewpoints. Return to Puerto Bandera and transfer to the hotel.
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Day 9 — El Calafate - Buenos Aires – Iguazú
Breakfast. Private transfer service to the Airport to board Aerolineas Argentinas Flight. Reception and transfer to your hotel.
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Day 10 — Iguazú
Breakfast. Excursion to the Falls on the Argentine side. The excursion starts at the hotel where you are staying. From there you will head to the entrance of the Iguazu National Park. From the visitor's center you will take the "jungle train", an ecological train that plunges into the jungle of Misiones, to the "Garganta del Diablo" station, where the walkway to one of the most impressive landscapes of Argentina begins, right in front of the waterfall that gives its name to the station: La Garganta del Diablo, is an indescribable waterfall for its beauty and energy that thrills everyone! Unmissable! The tour continues to the next station " Cataratas" where you can take the "Paseo Superior" (Upper Walk) with a distance of 500 meters or the "Paseo Inferior" (Lower Walk), a set of walkways that allow you to appreciate this natural wonder from another angle. Return to the hotel. At the end of the visit to the National Park, a cultural and historical immersion in the Yerba Mate tradition will be included at the Yabuticaba - Rainforest Market. To complement this unforgettable tour, we recommend hiring "The Great Adventure: baptism at the Falls": it is a combination of a nautical tour, which is done in Zodiac boats, where you will travel 6 km along the lower Iguazú River, passing through the rapids, to then enter the Garganta del Diablo Canyon, and a ride in open four-wheel drive vehicles through the jungle, with the opportunity to appreciate the flora and, if luck is on your side, the fauna of the place. For this excursion it is recommended to bring insect repellent, sneakers and comfortable clothes.
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Day 11 — Iguazú
Breakfast. Excursion to the Brazilian side of the falls. Departure from the hotel to Foz do Iguazu National Park. The visited area is made up of a unique 950-meter long footbridge circuit, which is located on the banks of the Iguazu River, offering a truly impressive panoramic view of all the falls. The tour culminates at the viewpoint of La Garganta del Diablo, where the sound of the falling water thrills the visitor. Return to the hotel.
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Day 12 — Iguazú– Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Transfer service to the Airport to board Aerolineas Argentinas Flight. Reception and private transfer to your hotel.
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Day 13 — Buenos Aires - home
Private transfer service to the Airport to board international to flight back home.
- 12 nights accommodation with breakfast and taxes,
- Entrance fees to National Parks,
- All transfers and excursions mentioned.
- Echo taxes to be paid per night per passenger at check out
- Medical insurance and trip cancellation
- Extras and non mentioned services in the itinerary
- International flights
- Domestic flights with Aerolineas Argentinas
- Subject to change without previous notification and to availability at the moment of reservation.
- Estimated schedule of domestic flights with Aerolineas Argentinas:
- Buenos Aires - UshuaiaDeparture 0845 Arrival 1225
- Ushuaia- El CalafateDeparture 1515 Arrival 1635
- El Calafate - Buenos AiresDeparture 1400 Arrival 1700
- Buenos Aires - Iguazú Departure 1840 Arrival 2035
- Iguazú - Buenos Aires Departure 1315 Arrival 1515






