Highlights of Argentina

This tour reveals the distinctive highlights of Argentina, a vast country with wild and beautiful landscapes and strong European influences. Start in the elegant city of Buenos Aires, travel south to the vast expanses of Patagonia to discover its varied wildlife and spectacular glaciers, and finish in the country’s sub-tropical north with a visit to the thunderous Iguazú Falls.

Colourful Buenos Aires
Iguazú Falls
Perito Moreno Glacier
Patagonia Wildlife

Departs
Sunday 23rd October 2011
Sunday 13th November 2011
Sunday 29th January 2012

Itinerary

Day 1: To Buenos Aires

Morning arrival. Transfer to the Hotel Elevage for 3 nights.

Overnight Stay: Hotel Elevage

Day 2: Buenos Aires

Breakfast

Morning tour of Buenos Aires, including the colourful La Boca district and Recoleta cemetery, where Eva Peron is buried. Optional evening dinner and tango show.

Overnight Stay: Hotel Elevage

Day 3: Buenos Aires

Breakfast

Day at leisure or an optional visit to an estancia in the Pampas or Colonia in Uruguay.

Overnight Stay: Hotel Elevage

Day 4: To Puerto Madryn

Breakfast

Fly to Trelew and visit Punta Tombo, home to the world’s largest colony of Magellanic penguins. Continue to Puerto Madryn and stay at Villa Piren for 2 nights (Superior Room).

Overnight Stay: Villa Piren

Day 5: Peninsula Valdes

Breakfast

Full day tour of Peninsula Valdes, a habitat for southern right whale (August to November), sea lion, elephant seal, guanaco, rhea and numerous seabirds.

Overnight Stay: Villa Piren

Day 6: To El Calafate

Breakfast

Morning flight to El Calafate and transfer to the Hotel Kosten Aike for 3 nights.

Overnight Stay: Hotel Kosten Aike

Day 7: Perito Moreno

Breakfast

Full day visit to the imposing blue Perito Moreno Glacier, stretching 5 km.

Overnight Stay: Hotel Kosten Aike

Day 8: El Calafate

Breakfast

Day at leisure or optional boat trip on Lago Argentino to the Upsala Glacier.

Overnight Stay: Hotel Cacique

Day 9: To Iguazu Falls

Breakfast

Fly to Iguazú, via Buenos Aires and stay for 2 nights at the Panoramic Hotel, close to where the Iguazú and Parana rivers meet.

Overnight Stay: Panoramic Hotel

Day 10: Iguazu

Breakfast

Morning tour of the Argentinian side of the falls, including the Devil’s Throat. In the afternoon, visit the Brazilian side.

Overnight Stay: Panoramic Hotel

Day 11: To Buenos Aires

Breakfast

Fly to Buenos Aires and transfer to the Elevage Hotel for 1 night.

Overnight Stay: Elevage Hotel

Day 12: To London

Breakfast

Evening flight to London, via Madrid, with Aerolineas Argentinas.

Day 13: London

Afternoon arrival.