Ultimate Patagonia, Chile and Argentina in One Trip

What makes it special

• Buenos Aires
• Buenos Aires / El Calafate
• El Calafate
• El Calafate / Puerto Natales
• Torres del Paine
• Puerto Natales / Santiago de Chile
• Santiago de Chile

Your journey, day by day

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   Day 1 — Buenos Aires

   Arrival at Buenos Aires, Private transfer from International airport to downtown hotel.

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   Day 2 — Buenos Aires

   H.D City tour of Buenos Aires With this tour you will understand why it's known the beautiful city of Buenos Aires as the "Paris of South America". The tour begins with a tour of 9 de Julio Avenue, one of the widest avenues in the world, where you can find the symbol of the city: the Obelisk. You will stop at Plaza de Mayo, where you will visit the Casa Rosada, name by which it is popularly known the presidential palace, and the magnificent Metropolitan Cathedral, with its incredible neoclassical facade, mausoleum of national hero, General San Martin. You will also visit squares as San Martin, Alvear and Plaza del Congreso. Important avenues like Corrientes, Av. De Mayo, among others. Important areas of the city like La Boca, San Telmo, Palermo, Recoleta and the most modern: Puerto Madero. At night, dinner and tango show. Enjoy the night of fun and elegance in a dazzling and spectacular tango hall. Let the luxurious, old theater take you away as you feel the grandeur of the theater the minute you walk through the door. To begin the evening, you will enjoy a three course meal of the highest quality Argentine cuisine. Your dinner will be paired with traditional Argentine wines, as well as soft drinks and purified water. As the show starts, travel through the glory days of tango as Tango Porteño recreates the golden age of the forties, a time unquestionably known as the reign of tango. Enjoy a live performance by professional dancers, singers and musicians. The meticulous scenery and costumes at Tango Porteño create the ultimate framework for an unforgettable experience. Roundtrip Transfers in regular service are included.

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   Day 3 — Buenos Aires / El Calafate

   Private transfer from Hotel to the airport. Arrival in Calafate. Transfer from Airport to downtown hotel. Evening guided jeep tour "Nativo Experience", including dinner in a cave. During this anthropologically inclined excursion, you will embark on a journey through time and learn how indigenous tribes and later colonizers settled these lands. Driving along the shore of Lake Lago Argentino through picturesque landscapes, you will find yourself near caves where indigenous people of Patagonia left their traces thousands of years ago. After many years, these cave paintings were discovered by scientists. At the end of the tour, you will be offered an unparalleled dinner in the caves: feel like part of millennia-old history and enjoy the pleasure of traditional dishes in a truly unforgettable setting!

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   Day 4 — El Calafate

   Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park. This park has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The glaciers (about 47) that gave the park its name show us a 10,000-year-old world: cold and wild. The most famous glacier, Perito Moreno, is located in the southwest part of Lake Argentino, 80 km from El Calafate. This glacier is named after a great Argentine explorer of the last century and is one of the few glaciers in the world that is still moving. That's why it has become one of the most spectacular sights in South America. From time to time, its front wall, 60 meters high, releases several ice walls, as huge as buildings, which fall into Riko Bend or the Canal de los Tempanos (Iceberg Channel) and then continue floating along the channel in the lake area. However, that's not all. As the glacier advances, it approaches the Magellan Peninsula on the opposite shore of the lake, as well as the footbridges and observation platform. This cycle takes from 4 to 6 years and eventually divides the lake into two parts. Riko Bend becomes dammed up, and it rises about 35 meters above the average level. Its waters slowly carve their way through the glacier until they force it to collapse. This is a breathtaking sight!

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   Day 5 — El Calafate / Puerto Natales

   After breakfast, transfer from your hotel in El Calafate to Puerto Natales, crossing the vast Patagonian steppe toward the Chilean border. During the journey, you will travel through striking landscapes of mountain peaks, wide plains, and wind-shaped hills. Along the way, there is a chance to encounter local wildlife such as guanacos, foxes, rheas (ñandú), hares, and even alpacas grazing in the open fields. After completing the border formalities, continue through remote Chilean Patagonia until you reach Puerto Natales, a quiet and charming town located on the shores of the Última Esperanza (Last Hope) Sound. Surrounded by mountains and dramatic fjord scenery, it serves as the gateway to Torres del Paine National Park. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the town, enjoy the waterfront views, visit local cafés, or simply relax before the next day’s excursion.

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   Day 6 — Torres del Paine

   Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Torres del Paine National Park (individually with an English-speaking guide). Rising almost vertically over 2000 meters above the Patagonian steppe, the granite spires of Torres del Paine (Paine Towers) dominate the landscape of South America's premier national park. Before the park's creation in 1959, the area was part of a large sheep pasture, and it is still recovering from almost a century of excessive grazing, logging, and wildlife poaching. Most people come to the park just because it's considered a hit, but when you get here, you realize that there are other attractions: azure lakes, trails meandering through emerald forests, wild rivers, fragile bridges, and one big, shiny blue glacier. As part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve System since 1978, the park is home to rhea (known as ñandú), Andean condor, flamingos, and many other birds. The star of the park is undoubtedly the guanaco, which grazes on the open steppes where pumas cannot approach them unnoticed. After more than a decade of effective protection from poachers, these large and growing herds don't even pay attention when people or vehicles approach them. A full-day excursion to visit the amazing Torres del Paine National Park, including the Milodon Cave, located on Benitez Hill, 25 km from Puerto Natales, where in 1895 the skeletons of a saber-toothed tiger, American horse, and giant sloth were discovered. The name Milodon comes from the ancient animal Mylodon Darwini, which lived here 8-10 millennia ago. To imagine the appearance and size of this huge herbivorous fossil, there is a sculpture of it at the entrance to the cave. Upon arrival at the park, a biosphere reserve with an area of more than 242,000 hectares, the landscape changes dramatically - dozens of lakes with birds and huge granite mountains appear. Emerald water lakes, waterfalls, and glaciers-covered mountains are typical landscapes of this area. A 15-minute walk is necessary to see Salto Grande - a waterfall connecting two lakes - Nordenskjold and Pehoe. On the way back, we will drive along the beautiful route, passing through the Rio Serrano rivers and the Toro and Porteño lakes. Overnight at the hotel.

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   Day 7 — Puerto Natales / Santiago de Chile

   After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Santiago, the capital of Chile. Upon arrival, you will be met by a local representative and transferred to your downtown hotel.

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   Day 8 — Santiago de Chile

   In the morning after breakfast, you will have a sightseeing tour with an English-speaking guide. The tour begins in the city center with a visit to La Moneda, the governmental building square, recognized as a historical monument. It was erected in the traditional neoclassical style in 1799, During the last years of Spanish rule, to house the royal mint. In the mid-19th century, the building was allocated for the Chilean government, and since then, La Moneda Palace has been the residence of the country's government. Then, you will visit Plaza de Armas - the central square of Santiago. The history of the city began here. The square is surrounded by the Governor's House of Chile, Santiago Municipality, Main Post Office, Royal Audience Building, and the Cathedral After that you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home!