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Tourbook 2017
Dear friends and colleagues, Second edition in less than 6 months? There are so many great news we would like to share with you! By the time you have this new Tourbook in your hands, our new Ushuaia Branch Office, in the Southernmost city in the World, will be up & running quite successfully!! You are more than welcomed to come and check our operation and service delivery. So why Ushuaia? It is a destination many times overlooked, thought of as dull with no new activities or only seen as the gateway to Antarctica‌ However Ushuaia is not everything to be seen in Tierra del Fuego, both Argentinean and Chilean sides! Check pages 49-51 and 53 for some of the days tours but more are coming so stay on the loop. Last but not least a new seasonal flight to and from Punta Arenas eases connectivity with the Chilean Patagonia for combinations with El Calafate and Torres del Paine. But this is not the only news. Our Fixed Departures section has three new itineraries, two geared to be able to sell at an affordable price, less known and really off the beaten track destinations: Untamed Puna, a unique place in unchartered land impossible to describe in words and where photos will never credit its real attractiveness; the Essential of South Route 40, is one of those old time well known Patagonia itineraries which is being rediscovered, combining the attractiveness of the Patagonian steppe and the Andes with the rupestrian art and petrified woods; and the Essential from Tango to Samba a quick combination of the major attractions in Argentina and Brazil. Eurotur is not all about traditional tour & travel and fixed departures, but also of more tailored private based themed itineraries, some featured throughout the tourbook; and if there is anything you want to do for a group, a couple or an incentive group just let us know and we will make it happen! We look forward to meet you soon, and even better if it is in Argentina! Kind regards, your Eurotur team
Roberto Zanone Partner
Giacomo Zanone General Manager
MartĂn Zanone Managing Director
Aldo De Brin Financial Controller
Valeria Juliano Operation Manager
Juan Jose Lazcano Business Development Account Manager
Maria Eugenia Meyoyan Business Development Account Manager
Claudia Carrizo Product Manager
Romina Muscariello Business Development Account Manager
Argentina & South America Tourbook 2017 The Hidden Treasures A Journey to the past Arcane Catamarca Green Route Hidden and amazing Patagonia
Optional tours El Calafate. Optional tours
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Essentials of South Route 40 Essential Argentina Essential Patagonia Essential North Essentials of the Argentine Triangle Essentials from Tango to Samba Essentials of the Altiplanic Dessert
El Calafate. Optional tours El Calafate. Optional tours
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Argentina À la Carte
El Chalten Active: Biking, 65 Trekking and Kayak
Accommodation
66 Bariloche. Optional tours 67 Bariloche. Optional tours 69 Lake crossing 71 Bariloche
Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales San Pedro de Atacama Santiago de Chile Uruguay Essential
72 73 74 75
Buenos Aires. Optional tours
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Along the route of the Tannat
78
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Highlight of Brazil and Peru
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Wonders of South America revamped
80
From the Incas to the world`s End
81
Discovering South America
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Puerto Madryn. Optional tours
47 Ushuaia 48 Ushuaia. Optional tours 49 Ushuaia. Optional tours 51 Ushuaia. Optional tours 52 Ushuaia Active 53 El Calafate 54
Cultural Encounter
The land of Gauchos
South America
37 Iguazu 38 Iguazu. Optional tours 39 Salta 41 Mendoza 42 Mendoza. Optional tours 43 Mendoza. Optional tours 44 Mendoza. Optional tours 45 Puerto Madryn 46
89 Buenos Aires Active 91 Soccer, Tango and Evita 92 Tango Experience 93
Accommodation
62 El Chalten. Optional tours 63 El Chalten. Optional tours 64
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Buenos Aires. Optional tours
North Map
The road of the Jesuits Estancias
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires. Optional tours
Buenos Aires
El Calafate Active: Biking, 61 Trekking and Kayak El Chalten
Fixed Departures Untamed Puna
El Calafate. Optional tours
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Chile Express. North and South Ecuador. Tradition and Nature Southern Jewels
83 84 85
Buenos Aires/ Cordoba Map Accommodation
94 95 96 97 99
Patagonia Southern Perls
103
Lake Desierto: The Hidden Treasures
104
Discovering the Magic Patagonia
Accommodation Accommodation
128 129 130 131
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Iguazu Falls and Yacutinga Lodge
135 Relax at Puerto Bemberg 136 Iguazu and Puerto Valle 137 Northwest map 138 Accommodation 139 Accommodation 140 Accommodation 141
Route 3. Natural Patagonia
To the Boundaries of time
147
Northwest Valleys and Puna
121
Along the Humahuaca 122 Gorge Active North
123
The Jewel of the Puna: Tolar Grande
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Valleys and Puna with Atacama
126
Valleys, Puna and the Great Salt Pit
127
Wine and Adventure
Overland from Mendoza 148 to Salta Expedition to Corona del Inca crater Cuyo Map Accommodation Accommodation
Mendoza Gourmet
172
Salta. Wines and High Andean Cuisine
173
Honeymoon Romance in Patagonia 176 Experiencies for two/ Love is in the wine
177
Adventure
Cuyo
146
New Classic Northwest 120
170
The ultimate Route of the Wine and cuisine 171
Moon Valley and Talampaya Active
Northwest
Gourmet Porteños cuisine
More than wildlife with Bahia Bustamante 108
109 Enchanting Lakes 110 Malvinas: Wildlife watch 111 Patagonia Map 112 Accommodation 113 Accommodation 114 Accommodation 115 Accommodation 116 Accommodation 117
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Jesuit Circuit and Iguazu Falls
More than Wine
Authentic Patagonia
166
Iruya and Atacama extensions
Northeast
144 145
105 107
The Best of the North
149 150 151 153
Paine and Fitz Roy Trek 180 W circuit
181
El Chalten and El Calafate in Domes
182
Horseback riding to Las Queñuas
183
Biking. Salt reflections 184 Hike through Aconcagua 185
Special Interests Artisans tours Paleontology tour Archaealogy tour
189 190 191
Antarctica Overnight at King George Island Classic Antarctica
156 157
Self fly and drive Along the National Route 3
160
El Chalten/Torres del Paine extensions
161
Along the National Route 40
163 164 From Mendoza to Salta 165 By the Peninsula
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Prunice field, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca
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A journey to the past 8 days / 7 nights TBK 1505 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 7 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (2) San Juan (1) El Chiflón (1) Villa Unión (3) • Tours: San Juan: City tour, traditional circuit to Moon Valley La Rioja: Trekking to Lost City and Rainbow Canyon Internal tour in Talampaya (2:30 hours) • Brava Lagoon • 1 box lunch • Necessary admission fees
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SEE MAP page 150 Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Then city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires. At the end, return to the hotel. DAY 2 Buenos Aires, San Juan. Morning free and at due time, transfer to the airport to board the flight to San Juan. Arrival in the afternoon and free time. DAY 3 San Juan, El Chiflón.
In the morning, city tour of San Juan, followed by visit to El Chiflón. Arrival to Posta Pueblo Hotel and accommodation. The hotel is located within the El Chiflón Provincial Park, which owes its name to the Zonda wind that blows strongly in this area. Total traveled distance: 323 km (201 miles) Travel time: 4 hours DAY 4 El Chiflón, Moon Valley, Villa Unión. In the morning, hike along one of the circuits of the park where it is possible to appreciate rests of petrified logs and sandstone formations shaped as the Pyramid, the Turtle, the House, etc. Along the path we will find fossilized wood and very colorful stones. After visiting the park we continue to Ischigualasto Provincial Park. There we can have lunch (not included) before starting the visit to the park This Park is also known as Moon Valley and was declared Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its importance lies in the scientific value of the paleontological findings since it allows to see the almost complete sequence of the Triassic period and the Mesozoic Era. During the circuit which is exclusively vehicular and lasts around
Talampaya national park, La Rioja
3 hours, we will travel 42 km. with five stops where we can enjoy the landscape, understand the soil that we are stepping on and take photograph. This sites are: the Viewpoint, Balls court, the Submarine and The Mushrooms. At the end we will pay a short visit to the very interesting Interpretation Center. After leaving behind the park, we continue to Villa Unión. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 194 km (121 miles) Excursion time: 5/6 hours DAY 5 Villa Unión, Talampaya, Villa Unión. In the morning, we will head to Eagle base inside the Talampaya National Park to start a trekking in a place with very few visitors. The first part is through a vehicular trail to then walk for about one hour. According to the availability the tours we will:
• Trekking to the lost city. After an hour we will reach a point from where we will start walking to reach the enormous geological formation discovering passages and viewpoints until arriving at the base of the mythical pyramid of basalt known for its annual growth. • Trekking to Rainbow Canyon. Walk along a river to discover a wide range of color and textures. This is the last of the enabled circuits. After lunch (not included) we leave from the operative base for about 13 km to the old base to start the bike tour. During the ride we will arrive to the petroglyphs, the botanical garden and we will observe to the distance the formation known as tge Cathedral. Return to the hotel.
Total traveled distance: 120 km (75 miles) Excursion time: 9 hours DAY 6 Villa Unión, Brava Lagoon, Villa Unión. We depart from Villa Unión to Laguna Brava passing by Vinchina where we visit the Diaguitas stars, ritual site across the Vinchina River. Then we go deep into the spectacular Quebrada de la Troya (Troya’s Gorge) touring a ledge path where we will find formations produced by erosion, the homonymous river meandering among towering folds and fractures in Earth’s crust, some of the strata have taken unique forms with the erosion of millions of years, like the pyramid. We will start the ascent to the Andes through Quebrada del Peñon (Outcrop’s Gorge) where the strange shaped hills and colors will surprise us at the turn of each curve. Continue by the mountain road ascending up to 4,350 masl. (14,272 ft) towards Brava Lagoon. During summer time, it is possible to see magnificent pink flamingos which feed with plankton from the icy salty water. Weather permitting we will arrive to the lagoon refuge to reach the west side of the lagoon where we will find some striking peaks: the Brava lagoon geysers. Later on, picnic lunch. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 376 km (234 miles) Travel time: 9 hours
Inca between Chilecito and Villa Unión. In the trip we will observe part of the old tracing of the ancient road which is only visited on foot. Once we pass the highest point in the Bordo Pass (2,040 m) the scenery turns more abrupt. Our journey continues to Chilecito where we will visit this old mining town to get a glimpse of its interesting history. We will visit the cable-car rail station whose rail wire was been declared National Historic Landmark. This work of engineering worked from 1904 to 1929, when La Mejicana Mine closed due to the global crisis. The cable rail is 32 km long and climbs to an altitude of 4,603 masl. (15,102 ft.). In the afternoon transfer to La Rioja to board our flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and accommodation. Total traveled distance to La Rioja: 311 km (193 miles) Travel time: 9/10 hours DAY 8 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure and at due time, transfer to the airport to board the flight.
IMPORTANT: To see the circuit please refer to the map on page 150
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-UAQ AR1466 16:25 – 18:25 IRJ-BUE AR2443 21:10 – 22:45 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
DAY 7 Villa Unión, Cuesta de Miranda, Chilecito, La Rioja. In the morning we take Route 40 to cross through Cuesta de Miranda. This winding stretch of the route 40 runs along the Sanogasta and Famatina mountain ranges, following the ancestral Road of the
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Arcane Catamarca 9 days / 8 nights TBK 1506 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 8 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (1) Fiambala (2) Belen (1) Antofagasta de la Sierra (2) • Cafayate (1) • Salta (1) • Tours: La Rioja: Costa Rriojana Catamarca: Route of Adobe, The Seismiles, Shincal Ruins, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Campo de Piedra Pómez Salta: Cafayate Gorge • 4 lunches y 4 dinners • Necessary admission fees.
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Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Afterwards, visit the city, at the end return to the hotel. DAY 2 Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Fiambala. Early in the morning we head to the airport to board the flight to La Rioja. Upon arrival, we start our journey to the so-called Costa Riojana. This is formed by a series of villages surrounded by pines, walnuts and poplars that hide dozens of little houses nestled at the foot of Velasco Hills. Each village is notable for preserving its own traditions and ancient architecture. On the way there we will pass by Aimogasta, declared national capital of the olive, for being the main producer of olives and olive oil of Argentina. Moving on we will arrive in Tinogasta where the Route of Adobe stars. Our first stop will be the Adobe Casa Grande Hotel, originally a military fortress built in 1887 within the context of the territorial conflicts with Chile, as a settlement of the militia corps known as Batallón de Cazadores de los Andes (Andean Hunters). It was afterwards purchased by the Orella family and became the Consulate of Chile in Tinogasta till it was finally restored and became hotel. Here we will have lunch. We continue by the Orquera oratory, the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, the most ancient in Catamarca, the Troya ruins or Batungasta, and the archaeological Museo del Hombre of Fiambalá (with its over 500 years old mummies). Accommodation in Fiambalá. Dinner.
Total traveled distance: 277 km (172 miles) Traveled time: 6/7 hours Maximum altitude: 1,575 masl. DAY 3 Fiambala, Los
Seismiles, Fiambala. After breakfast, we will take a spectacular excursion to Los Seismiles, Tinogasta, Catamarca
the Seismiles, crossing the Angosturas Gorge, the Chaschuil Valley, Pastos Largos, La Coipa and Cortaderas. We continue uphill along the so-called Seismiles route towards the San Francisco Pass. This Andean region features the highest volcanoes of the planet, all over 6,000 meter above the sea level (19.685 ft), among which El Nacimiento, Walter Penck, El Muerto and one of the two highest on the planet: Ojos del Salado Volcano reaching 6,893 masl (22,615 ft). We then move forward to visit the hot spring in las Grutas, framed by the backdrop of two other of the over 6,000 meter high volcanoes, the Incahuasi and the San Francisco. After clearing customes and migrations, we head to Paso Internacional San Francisco at over 4,700 masl (15,420 ft) to cross the border into Chile and visit the spectacular Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon). Lunch will be served at Hotel Cortaderas. Return to Fiambalá. Accmmodation and Dinner Total traveled distance: 400 km (249 miles). Traveled time: 8/9 hours. Max. altitude: 4,726 masl (15,505 ft) DAY 4 Fiambala, El Shincal,
Belen. In the morning we will go to Medanitos and Sajuil, which are characterized by the quantity of sand dunes, very coveted for sand boarding or trips in 4x4 vehicles. We return to Fiambalá and start our journey to Londres to visit the archeological and ceremonial center of El Shincal. This archeological site declared national historic monument protects the remains of an Incan settlement. By its magnitude and quality of buildings and recovered archeological remains. After the visit we head to Belen. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 260 km (162 miles). Traveled time: 8 hours
DAY 5 Belen, Antofagasta de la Sierra. Departure from Belén along the mythical National Route 40, between Quebrada and Belén River, visiting the small chapels of La Ciénaga. Villa Vil and Barranca Larga. The visit continues passing by the Laguna Blanca Biosphere Reserve protected by UNESCO situated at an altitude of over 3,260 masl, with views to the imposing snowed massif of the same name. The lagoon features is typical fauna of vicugnas and flamingos. Departure towards El Peñón passing through the notch of Portezuelo de Pasto Ventura over 4,000 masl. Arriving to Antofagasta de la Sierra, located over 3,500 masl. In the village we visit the Campo Los Negros, a field of volcanic lava, the “Piedras Campanas” (“Bell Rocks” due to the sound they produce on hitting each other), the Archeological museum (with its 3,000 years old mummies). Accommodatiom. Dinner.
Total traveled distance: 320 km (199 miles). Traveled time: 9 hours. Max. altitude: 3,500 masl (11,482 ft) DAY 6 Antofagasta de la Sierra, Antofalla, Antofagasta de la Sierra. Departure towards Antofalla, indigenous community located in the surroundings of the Antofalla Volcano (6,400 masl) through the Calalaste Gorge and the Antofalla salt pit (the longest in the world). Lunch in Antofalla. Return through the Diablo Gorge, entering the salt lake to witness some water formations. Throughout the trip, the fullness of the landscape, the contrast of colors and the native fauna (vicugna, llama, foxes and suris). Return to Antofagasta de la Sierra. Dinner.
Total traveled distance: 220 km (137 miles). Traveled time: 10 hours. Max. altitude: 4,620 masl (15,158 ft) DAY 7 Antofagasta de la
Sierra, Campo de Piedra
Pómez, Cafayate. In the morning, we leave towards Cafayate and on the way we will visit one of the jewels of the Puna in Catamarca. We will go along a trail to reach the Carachi Pampa Volcano. As we walked along the bed of lava of the volcano we will observe the Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), where there is a permanent flamingo colony. Moving on to the end of the dirt road we reach a sand field acrss which we get to the Campo de Piedra de Pómez (volcanic rock bed). These formations of pink, ochre and yellow rocks are over 4 meters high and 23 km long from north to south. After a walk, we continue to Cafayate passing by Cuesta de Randolfo, Barranca Larga, Hualfin and Quilmes. Lunch en route. Arrival in Cafayate. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 458 km (285 miles). Traveled time: 11 hours. Max. altitude: 4,050 masl (13,287 ft) DAY 8 Cafayate, Salta. After a short visit to the city, return to Salta through the Cafayate Gorge with its strange rock formations product of the water erosion and of the wind. Arrival and accommodation
Total traveled distance: 192 km (119 miles). Traveled time: 4 hours Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,446 ft) DAY 9 Salta, Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport to board your scheduled flight.
IMPORTANT NOTE. This program is not recommended for passengers with hypertension or hypotension. Please consult with your doctor if you are physically fit for ascents of more than 4.,500 masl (14,764 ft).
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-IRJ AR2440
5:35 – 8:30
SLA-BUE AR2429 18:20 – 20:25
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Misiones and Corrientes: The green road 11 days / 10 nights TBK 1507 What’s included • Arrival / departure airport transfers. • 10 nights with breakfast Buenos Aires (3) Iguazu (2) Tacuapi Lodge (2) Esteros del Ibera (3) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City tour Iguazu: Argentinean and Brazilians falls. Great Aventure. Tacuapi Lodge: activities detailed in the itinerary. Ibera: activities detailed in the itinerary. • 6 lunches and 5 dinners
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SEE MAP page 138 Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to hotel. Accommodation. DAY 2 Buenos Aires. Day at
leisure to enjoy an optional tour and get to know even more of Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, tango lessons, visiting museums, etc. DAY 3 Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazú. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Puerto Iguazu. Arrival and Accommodation. In de afternoon, depart from the hotel to the Iguaçu National Park, one of the biggest vegetation reserve in Brazil. During the excursion is possible to get a different panoramic view of the Isla San Martín of one of the most majestic waterfalls: the Bossetti, the San Martín and the Three Musketeers. At the end, return to the hotel. DAY 4 Puerto Iguazú. Depart from the hotel to visit the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls, located within the National Park Iguazu. The park has been declared a Natural Patrimony of Humanity by the UNESCO. The starting point is the “Central Station”, from which visitors can choose to take the train that goes to “Falls Station” or the one that goes to “Devil’s Throat Station”. From these points it is possible to carry out diverse excursions: The superior walk is a walk of 800 meters on footbridges, elevated over the surface of the terrain so as not to obstruct or frighten the fauna. On this walk, visitors can observe the waterfalls from the upper part of the Two Sisters, Bosetti, Bernabé Méndez, M´Bigua falls, among others. It lasts for an hour and the range of difficulty is low, there are no stairs. The inferior walk, where visitors can see the Dos Hermanas, Alvar Nuñez, San Martín, and Bosetti Mocona falls, MIsiones
falls and the Rock de la Bella Vista. Visitors can also have a panoramic view of the Devil’s Throat and the Río Iguazú Inferior Canyon. This walk lasts for two hours and the range of difficulty is moderate, with stairs. Besides, in this circuit visitors can take the great adventure (optional tour). Devil’s throat path starts at the “Devil’s Throat Station” walking on the footbridges for about 1,200 meters which allow the visitor to enjoy the view of the most important waterfall of the Falls. The excursion lasts two hours, and the range of difficulty is low, there are no stairs. Once the excursion ends, return to the hotel. Lunch is not included in this visit. IMPORTANT: The Great Adventure has several restrictions. Please consult. DAY 5 Puerto Iguazú, San Ignacio Ruins, Tacuapi Lodge. In the morning departure towards Posadas. On the way we will visit the Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio Mini. This historical and archaeological site was declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The visit starts in the interactive museum that will help understand what you will see next and how the priests of the Jesus Company organized their reduction in order to evangelize the guaraní folks. After the visit, we continue to Tacuapi Lodge located in the access of Salto Encantado Provincial Park, which contains the most important waterfall in the center of the province. It is 60 meters high. Lunch at the Lodge. In the afternoon you can enjoy the activities the lodge offers Dinner.
Total traveled distance: 324 km (201 miles) Travel time: 5:30 hours DAY 6 Tacuapi Lodge, Moconá Falls, Tacuapi Logde. In the morning, departure to the Moconá Falls, also known as Great
Fall of Moconá (or “the one that swallows everything”, as it was named by the guaraní people who inhabited the area). It is a 3 km long canyon with parallel waterfalls, with a height, ranging from 5 to 7 meters, depending on the water flow that the Uruguay river carries. This unique geographical feature is shared between Argentina and Brazil. The falls are located within a Provincial Park within which the Yabotí Biosphere Reserve is contained. Once we arrived to the park and after seeing the interpretation center, we head to the pier of Piedra Bugre to embark. Once we arrived to the park and after seeing the interpretation center, we head to the pier of Piedra Bugre to embark. Once we depart the pier, we find a large stone which comes to surface in the middle of the river. This stone is named Piedra Bugre and it keeps part of the guaraní and other tribes history, that stood or sat on the stone to “philosophize” in the middle of the river about the issues that concerned them. The boat ride takes a little over 30 minutes and allows to appreciate this geological formation which is unique in the world. At the end of the excursion, return to the hotel. Box Lunch and dinner. Total traveled distance: 185 km (115 miles) Travel time: 7/8 hours IMPORTANT. The boat ride is subject to rains and the level of the falls. To make them perceptible must have a certain height. When the river level rises over a certain height the fall is undetectable.
Total traveled distance: 340 km (211 miles). Travel time: 5/6 hours DAY 8 Esteros del Iberá. Morning departure by boat for wildlife watching. Return and Lunch in the lodge. Then, time at leisure to relax. In the afternoon, hiking through the jungle and interpretation trails with interpretive center visit. Dinner. DAY 9 Esteros del Iberá. Today you can choose to make two half day activities or a full day horseback riding through the marshes and swamps of Ibera. In case you choose 2 half day tours, in the morning will be dedicated to a boat ride in a different area for wildlife spotting and in the afternoon you can take a guided walk in an grassland area known as savannah, where the highlight is bird watching or you can take the afternoon at leisure and instead enjoy a night safari. Lunch and dinner in the lodge. DAY 10 Esteros del Iberá, Posadas, Buenos Aires. In the morning you can choose canoeing (initial level), a boat tour to watch wildlife or a hike through Paso Claro inlets, an exclusive area belonging to the lodge. After lunch, transfer to Posadas to board the flight back to Buenos Aires. Arrival and accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 197 km. Travel time: 4-5 hours DAY 11 Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included
DAY 7 Tacuapí Lodge,
Esteros del Iberá. In the morning, departure to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini. On arrival, accommodation in Posada Aguape Aguape. Welcome and coffee break so the guide explains the activities for the following days. Box lunch and dinner.
ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-IGR AR2720 9:20 – 11:05 PSS-BUE AR1759 20:50 – 22:25 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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Hidden and Amazing Patagonia 13 days / 12 nights TBK 1503 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 12 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires: (3) Los Antiguos (2) Puerto Tranquilo (2) Lago Posadas (1) El Chalten (2) Calafate (2) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City tour Los Antiguos: José Omachea Petrified Forest, Cuevas de Mármol, Los Exploradores Bay, Mount Zeballos, Lake Posadas, Cave of the Painted Hands • El Chaltén: De Los Tres Lagoon or Torre Lagoon. • Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier • Necessary admission fees. • 2 Box Lunch and 1 Dinner.
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Operate: From October to March. Day 1 Buenos Aires.
Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to hotel. Accommodation. Then city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires. At the end, return to the hotel. Day 2 Buenos Aires. Day at leisure to enjoy an optional tour and get to know even more of Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, tango lessons, visiting museums, etc. Day 3 Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia. Early departure. Reception at Comodoro Rivadavia airport; transfer to Los Antiguos. En-route visit to the José Ormachea Petrified Forest. Arrival in Los Antiguos, on the shore of Lake Buenos Aires, the largest lake in South America after Titicaca. Box lunch.
Total traveled distance: 490 km (305 miles). Travel time: 7-8 hours DAY 4 Los Antiguos, Puerto
Tranquilo. Departure from Los Antiguos to the Chilean border towards Chile Chico. Once we cross into Chile, we will skirt the Lake General Carreras, following some cornice stretches. After lunch, hiking to the Maquis river cascade and in the afternoon arrival in Puerto Río Tranquilo. Overnight at Hostal El Puesto. Total traveled distance: 180 km (112 miles). Travel time: 4 hours DAY 5 Puerto Tranquilo.
Today we visit the valley of the Exploradores River taking a short hike to access the viewpoint from where there is a great view of the Exploradores Glacier. At this point, it is possible to join two different optional tours: trekking on the glacier or a boat trip to San Rafael Lagoon. Total traveled distance: 104 km (65 miles). Travel time: 2 hours Cueva de las Manos (Hands painted cave), Santa Cruz
DAY 6 Puerto Tranquilo, Los Antiguos. In the morning, we will take the boat trip to Capillas de Mármol (Optional kayak trip). After noon, we will leave Puerto Tranquilo to reach Puerto Ibáñez and from there take the ferry across the lake to Chile Chico and return to Los Antiguos.
Total traveled distance: 170 km (106 miles). Travel time: 6 hours IMPORTANT NOTE: Boat trip to the Capillas de Mármol and any other boat trip are subject to weather and wind conditions.
Due to inclement weather, the ferry crossing can be affected causing delays or even impossibility to return to Los Antiguos due to the closure of the border. In that case the overnight will be in Chile Chico at an extra cost. DAY 7 Los Antiguos, Monte Zeballos, Lago Posadas. Today we travel along the way that runs parallel to the border with Chile, joining the Buenos Aires valley with the Posadas Lake. We will reach the Monte San Lorenzo viewpoint (3,706 m) to descend and reach Posada and Pueyrredón Lakes. Tour around Posadas Lake. Accommodation and dinner at Hostería Río Tarde in Posadas Lake.
Total traveled distance: 170 km (106 miles) Travel time: 4-5 hours DAY 8 Lago Posadas,
Cueva de las Manos, El Chalten. Departure from Posadas Lake to visit the Río Pinturas Canyon where Cueva de las Manos (Cave of the Painted Hands), the main archaeological site of Patagonia, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, is located. It features rupestrian art of the pre-tehuelche culture. Box lunch. After the tour, transfer to El Chaltén. Arrival and accommodation Total traveled distance: 683 km (424 miles).
Travel time: 12 hours DAY 9 El Chaltén. Today we take a trekking to De Los Tres Lagoon (9 hours) or Torre Lagoon (6 hours). You can choose one according to the difficulty level desired. The itinerary in El Chaltén is subject to changes depending on the arrival time from Lago Posadas/ Cueva de las Manos DAY 10 El Chalten, El Calafate. Day at leisure to relax, take a short hike or enjoy a boat trip on Lake Viedma. In the afternoon, transfer to El Calafate by regular bus. Arrival and reception. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 217 km (135 miles). Travel time: 3 hours DAY 11 El Calafate. Day at leisure. Do not miss the opportunity to sail among icebergs or enjoy the world renown landscape of Torres del Paine.
Choose your option on page 55 to 59. DAY 12 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. Depart from the hotel toward the Perito Moreno Glacier, located in the Glacier National Park 80 km. from the city of Calafate. From the beginning the tour offers pleasant surprises. Upon leaving the city, along the right side of the road, you can see Lake Argentino with Redonda Bay, which offers an interesting variety of bird life. During the first 50 km, the direction follows across the Patagonian steppe. At the entrance to the National Park there is a drastic change in the vegetation which is rich in the special types of trees found in the Patagonian Andes: especially ñires, lengas and cherry trees, among others. The glacier is an impressive river of ice with a surface of 257 km2, a length of 30 km. and a width of 4 km. The height of the front wall ranges between 50 and 60 meters above the level of the lake. In the central part of the glacier, the ice
has a depth of between 250 and 350 meters. This frozen river descends from the continental ice field and causes in its slow progress landslides and explosions that make the glacier a wonder in constant motion. It is a show that impresses not only by its visual beauty, but also by the constant roar you hear from inside it, which has caused it to be declared a World Heritage Site. During the tour a walk along the catwalks on the front of the glacier allow a view of this impressive natural marvel from a distinct perspective. At the end of the tour, begin the return to Calafate to arrive at the hotel. This tour can be accompanied by an optional activity: a nautical trip of one hour, Safari Nautico, that allows enjoyment of a different view of the face of the glacier from the level of the water and adds a greater dimension to the height of its peaks and towers. TRansfer to El Calafate ... Return to board the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and accommodation. DAY 13 Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Tolar Grande, Salta
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Untamed Puna 10 days / 9 nights TBK 0103 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 9 nights with breakfast Buenos Aires (1) Salta (1) Purmamarca (2) Tolar Grande (2) Antofagasta de la Sierra (2) Cafayate (1) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM, Humahuaca’s Gorge-Trekking to La Señoritas GorgeEl Horconal-Cafayate Gorge. Salteña Puna: Tolar Grande, Arita’s Cone, La Casualidad Mine, Ojos de Mar (Sea Eyes) Catamarqueña Puna: Antofalla Salt Pit- Galán Volcano- Dead Man’s Salt Pit - Pumice Stone field • 7 lunch/box lunch, 4 dinners, snacks.
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SEE MAP page 128 Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, visit to the city, touring the most interesting places of Buenos Aires, return to the hotel. Day 2 Buenos Aires, Salta, Purmamarca. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport. Before traveling to the Humahuaca’s Gorge, we will make a short visit to the city of Salta and the MAAM. (Museum of archaeology of high mountain). After lunch, where we will taste empanadas, departure to Purmamarca. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 207 km (129 miles). Travel time: 4 hours. Max. altitude: 2,324 masl (7,625 ft) Day 3 Purmamarca, Las Señoritas Gorge, El Horconal, Purmamarca. Today we will enjoy the Humahuaca’s Gorge but in a different way to know two unique landscapes. We continue to Tilcara where we visit its pucara and the main square. Then we continue towards Uquia to visit the Church of San Francisco de Paula. From this town we will depart towards the Las Señoritas Gorge and after an hour walk we will arrive to a site of a shocking reddish color. After taking the box lunch we return to Uquia and continue to Humahuaca. Brief tour around this city and departure towards the mountains of the Horconal or as the locals call the Fourteen Colors Mount. There in the midst of this landscape, we will take a snack. Return to Purmamarca.
Total traveled distance: 319 km (198 miles). Travel time: 9-10 hours. Max. altitude: 4,200 masl (13,780 ft)
Tolar Grande, Salta
Day 4 Purmamarca, Tolar Grande. In the morning departure towards Salinas Grandes to transit across the Puna and to arrive in San Antonio de los Cobres, where we take lunch. We start our journey to Tolar Grande, passing the Pocito Salt Pit, the labyrinth, the Seven Curves and the Devil’s Salt Pit. Arrival in Tolar Grande. Accommodation and dinner.
Total traveled distance: 319 km (198 miles). Travel time: 9 hours. Max. altitude: 4,500 masl (14,764 ft) Day 5 Tolar Grande, La Casualidad Mine, Cono de Arita, Tolar Grande. Departure to “La Casualidad” Camp located at 4,200 masl It used to be the base for Julia Mine (5,505 masl). Free time to explore the abandoned buildings of this true “ghost town”. Lunch. While returning we will visit the Cono de Arita, located in the Arizaro Salt Flat, the largest salt flat in Argentina. The Cone is a striking volcanic formation 122 meters high. Short trek to the base and return. Dinner.
Total traveled distance: 283 km (176 miles). Travel time: 9-10 hours. Max. altitude: 4,550 masl (14,928 ft)
Total traveled distance: 283 km (176 miles). Travel time: 9-10 hours. Max. altitude: 4,620 masl (15.157 ft) Day 7 Antofagasta de la Sierra, Galán Volcano, Antofagasta de la Sierra. We depart from the hotel and after an hour we enter to a mark that will take us to the Galan volcano, whose crater is the largest one of the planet. The ascent is slow and after a little more than 1 hour we arrive at Laguna Grande (4,150 masl, 13,615 ft). This is the greatest colony of pink flamingos is in the Puna. It is located within site RAMSAR (International agreement of conservation and rational use of humidity). Continue ascending to get to the edge of the volcano. We enter its crater measuring 36 km long and 24 km wide. In its interior we visit the Laguna Diamante, fumaroles and thermal water. Continue by a desert landscape until get to the North barda, from there we descend and observe the Salar del Hombre Muerto (Dead Man salt Pit) and the vestiges of the Incahuasi Mine, old gold mine from the Inca time. Back to Antofagasta. Lunch and dinner.
Note: La Casualidad Mine Camp is subject to weather conditions. In case it cannot be reached, it will be replaced by Santa Maria Lagoon and the Arenal.
Total traveled distance: 350 km (217 miles). Travel time: 12 hours. Max. altitude: 4,760 masl (15,617 ft)
Day 6 Tolar Grande,
Day 1 in Buenos Aires
Antofalla, Antofagasta de la Sierra. Before leaving Tolar Grande we will visit the “Ojos de Mar” (Sea Eyes), lagoons of turquoise water. At the end we travel through the Puna to reach Antofalla where we will have lunch. The trip continues through the Antofalla Salt Pit and Calaste Gorge. At sunset, arrival in Antofagasta de la Sierra. Accommodation. Dinner.
Day 8 Antofagasta de la Sierra, Pumice Stone Field, Cafayate. Early in the morning we depart to Cafayate and on the way we will visit one of the Catamarca’s Puna jewels, the Purnice field. During the trip we will admire the Carachi Pampa volcano, the Laguna Colorada where inhabit a pink flamingos colony and the volcano lava field. We continue and cross a field of sand to reach the purnice field. Here we can walk among these rock formations. Continuing towards Cafayate, we pass by Cuesta de Randolgo, Barranca Larga and Hualfin. Finnaly attive at Cafayate. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 458 km (285 miles). Travel time: 11 hours. Max. altitude: 4,050 masl (13,287 ft) Day 9 Cafayate, Salta. After a short visit to the city, return to Salta through the Cafayate Gorge with its strange formations product of the water erosion and of the wind. Arrival and accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 192 km (119 miles). Travel time: 4 hours. Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,446 ft) Day 10 Salta, Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport to board your scheduled flight.
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Essentials of South Route 40 11 days / 10 nights TBK 0109 What’s included • Arrival / departure airport transfers • Transfer from Los Antiguos to El Chalten (private or regular Bus) • 10 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (3) Los Antiguos (2) El Chalten (2) Calafate (3) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City tour and Dinner Tango Show Los Antiguos: Jose Ormachea Petrified Forests, Marble’s Chapel, Hand’s Cave El Chaltén: Laguna Torre • El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier • Necessary entrance fees • 4 Box Lunches and 1 Dinner Tango Show
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SEE MAP page 112 Operates: From September to April. Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city.
Note: Early Check-in guaranteed only for our fixed departures.
Total traveled distance: 490 km (304 miles). Travel time: 9-10 hours
Day 2 Buenos Aires.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Boat trip to Marble chapel and any other boat trip are subject to weather conditions. In case that for this reason the boat trip should be taken from Puerto Tranquilo, the night in Los Antiguos might be replaced for Chile Chico.
Day at leisure to enjoy an optional excursion to Tigre, Gaucho Party or get to know more about Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, tango lessons, museums, etc. At night, transfer to El Querandi for a dinner and Show where you will enjoy the magnetism of tango. Day 3 Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, Los Antiguos. Early departure and reception at the airport of Comodoro Rivadavia; transfer to Los Antiguos. On the way, we will stop by José de Ormachea Petrified Forests. Arrival in Los Antiguos, at the shore of Buenos Aires Lake, the largest in South America after Titicaca. Box Lunch.
Total traveled distance: 490 km (304 miles). Travel time: 7-8 hours Day 4 Los Antiguos, Marble chapel, Los Antiguos. Departure from Los Antiguos towards the Chilean border to reach Chile Chico. Once we pass through migrations, we start bordering Lake General Carreras, following some cornice stretches. As we keep going to the west, we will be able to see denser wood vegetation. Arrival to the pier from where we will start cruising towards this natural formation. This natural monument is made out of three mineral formations of 4 meters high: Catedral de Marmol
Marble chapel, Chile
(Marble Cathedral), Capilla de Marmol (Marble Chapel) and Caverna de Marmol (Marble Cave). This elevated cliffs were formed through millions of years thanks to the lakes’ water erosion. These can be visited during low tide. At the end, return to Los Antiguos. Box Lunch included.
Day 5 Los Antiguos, Hand’s Cave, El Chaltén. Early departure from Los Antiguos towards Perito Moreno from where we take Route 40 that will lead us to Cueva de las Manos (Hand’s Cave). Cueva de las Manos is the main archaeological site in Patagonia, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999 with paitings of pre-Tehuelche culture. Once there, we will hike through Pinturas river Canyon and visit the Visitor’s Center.After the visit we will have lunch (box lunch included) and return to Los Antiguos among the mythical Route 40, learning about it’s curious geological formations and the history of its estancias. Arrival in Los Antiguos and free time until the departure time of the bus to El Chaltén. Night on board. (In case of taking private services, the night will be taken in El Chaltén).
Shared Service Total traveled distance: 1,040 km (646 miles) (360 km in excursion + Bus to El Chaltén 680 km) Travel distance: 9 hours in excursion + 11 hours Bus to El Chaltén (night) Private Service Travel distance: 683 km (424 miles) Travel time: 12 hours
Day 6 El Chaltén. Day at leisure. We suggest to rest in the morning and take one optional tour after mid-day. To photography lovers, we suggest the Lake Viedma boat trip to admire the Viedma Glacier, the largest within Los Glaciares National Park. To the more adventurous ones, we suggest taking the trekking on the glacier. Day 7 El Chaltén, Laguna Torre, El Calafate. Departure from the hotel to start a hiking up to Laguna Torre, traveling around Fitz Roy river Valley. We go through a path surrounded by lenga-trees, enjoying the excellent views that we get from the panoramic points. The trail finishes at Laguna Torre and the mythical mount Torre base, for many years considered the world’s most difficult mountain to climb. From there we have great views of Torre glacier, Grande glacier, Mocho mount and Standhardt, Bifida and Cuatro Dedos peaks. Box Lunch. At the end, return to El Chalten to board the bus to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 217 km (135 miles). Travel time: 3-4 hours Day 8 El Calafate. Visit to Perito Moreno Glacier, within Los Glaciares National Park. Due to its beauty, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. During the excursion, you will be able to take the Nautical Safari (optional) and have a different view of the glacier. Return to the hotel. Day 9 El Calafate. Day at leisure. Do not miss the chance to cruise among icebergs by taking the Estancia Cristina or Express Ice rivers excursions or just enjoy the ancient landscape of Torres del Paine.
Choose your option on pages 55 and 59. Day 10 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport to board your scheduled flight. Arrival and reception. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 11 Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport to board your scheduled flight.
Departure dates. Day 1 in Buenos Aires 2016 November 06 December 04 2017 January 08
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Essential Argentina 15 days / 14 nights TBK 0100 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers. • 14 nights with breakfast. Buenos Aires (3) Puerto Madryn (2) Ushuaia (2) + Calafate (2) Salta (2) + Cafayate (1) Iguazú (2) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City tour and dinner show Puerto Madryn. Punta Tombo and Península Valdés Ushuaia: National Park and Beagle Channel Cruise Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Salta: City Tour with MAAM, Humahuaca Gorge Trip, Calchaquí Valleys, Cafayate Iguazú: Argentine and Brazilian Falls side • Necessary admission fees.
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Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires. At night, transfer to El Querandí for a dinner and Tango Show.
Note: Early Check in guaranteed only for our fixed departures. Day 2 Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Trelew. Arrival to Trelew and departure towards Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve, the largest Magellan penguin colony in the continent.
From Mid-April to MidSeptember the visit to Punta Tombo Penguin Rookery will be replaced by a tour to Avanzado Mount and Punta Loma where it’s possible to see Sea Lions. Day 3 Puerto Madryn. Full
day tour in Peninsula Valdés, declared a World Heritage by UNESCO due to its geography, flora and fauna, features that turn it into a paradise of nature. During the tour you will be able to embark for whale watching, available from June to December (optional). Day 4 Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia. Transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Day 5 Ushuaia. In the
morning, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. During the excursion, you can take the End of the World Train (optional). In the afternoon take a boat cruise through the Beagle Channel admiring the Sea Lions Island and Les Eclaireurs
Lighthouse. Return and transfer to the hotel. Day 6 Ushuaia, El Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport. Day 7 El Calafate. Visit the Perito Moreno Glacier situated within Los Glaciares National Park. Because of its beauty it was declared a World Heritage by UNESCO. During the excursion, it is possible to take an optional boat trip and enjoy a different view of the glacier wall. Return to El Calafate. Day 8 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport, to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and accommodation. Day 9 Buenos Aires, Salta.
Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport. In the afternoon, enjoy a visit the beautiful city of Salta including a must, the MAAM (Museum of High Altitude Archaeology), with a great archaeological asset because of the girls’ mummies found in the Llullaillaco Volcano.
Total traveled distance: 450 km (280 miles). Travel time: 15 hours. Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,843 ft)
Total traveled distance: 198 km (123 miles). Travel time: 7 hours. Max. altitude: 1,600 masl (5,120 ft)
Day 11 Salta, Cachi, Cafayate. Departure from Salta through slopes and ravines to the Calchaquí Valleys. We will visit Cachi, Route 40, De las Flechas Gorge, to finally arrive in Cafayate. Accommodation.
Day 13 Puerto Iguazu. In the morning we will visit the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will visit the Devil’s Throat Balcony, upper and lower paths from where you can take the Great Adventure as an optional tour.
Total traveled distance: 329 km (204 miles). Travel time: 12 hours. Max. altitude: 3,457 masl (11,062 ft) Day 12 Cafayate, Salta, Puerto Iguazu. In the morning we will take a brief tour of the town including a visit to a winery. After lunch (not included) departure towards Salta visiting the Quebrada de Cafayate (Cafayate´s Gorge) with its strange rock formations. Arrival at Salta and transfer to the airport. Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
we will enjoy a full day excursion to Humahuaca´s Gorge visiting typical and colorful villages such us: Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía and Humahuaca. On the way back, we will stop at Maimará and San Salvador de Jujuy, where we will shortly visit the main square, the Cathedral, the Cabildo, and the Government House. Return to Salta.
Day 15 Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the hotel to board your scheduled flight.
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Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,936 ft) Day 10 Salta. Today
Day 14 Iguazu, Buenos Aires. In the morning departure from the hotel to the Foz do Iguaçu National Park, to get a different view of the falls. Return to Puerto Iguazu. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Spegazzinni glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz
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Essential Patagonia 11 days / 10 nights TBK 0101 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 10 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (3) Puerto Madryn (2) Ushuaia (2) El Calafate (3) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City and Tango Show with dinner Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo and Península Valdés Ushuaia: National Park and Beagle Channel boat trip Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier • Necessary admission fees
20 Fixed departures
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city. At night, transfer to El Querandí to attend to a dinner and tango show where you will enjoy the magnetism of tango.
Note: Early Check-in guaranteed only for our fixed departures. Day 2 Buenos Aires.
Day at leisure to enjoy an optional excursion to Tigre, Gaucho Party or get to know more about Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, museums, or taking a tango lesson. Day 3 Buenos Aires,
Puerto Madryn. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight in Trelew. Arrival to Trelew and departure towards Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve, the largest Magellan penguin colony in the continent. From Mid-April to MidSeptember the visit to Punta Tombo Penguin Rookery will be replaced by a tour to Avanzado Mount and Punta Loma where it’s possible to see Sea Lions. Day 4 Puerto Madryn. Full day in Península Valdés, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its geography, flora and fauna. Departure from Puerto Madryn towards Puerto Piramides. Here, from July to November, it is possible to do whale watching (optional). Visit Punta Delgada Lighthouse, Natural elephant seal colony and Caleta Valdes (Valdes Cove), a viewpoint where we can see the peninsula coastline and the amazing topography of Caleta Valdes (Valdes Cove). During the excursion, we will have the opportunity to catch a sight
The City, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
of some of the local fauna. Return to Puerto Madryn.
Choose your option on pages 55 up to 59.
reception. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 5 Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia. Morning at leisure. Transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 10 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight. Arrival and
Day 11 Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight.
Day 6 Ushuaia. In the
Day 1 in Buenos Aires
morning, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. During the excursion, you can take the End of the World Train as an optional tour. In the afternoon, take a boat cruise through the Beagle Channel admiring the Sea Lions Island and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. Return and transfer to the hotel. Day 7 Ushuaia, El Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the selected hotel. Day 8 El Calafate.
Departure from the Hotel towards Perito Moreno Glacier located in The Glaciers National Park. During the tour, a walk along the paths located in front of the glacier, allow us to admire this impressive natural wonder from different view points. This tour can be accompanied by a one-hour boat trip, Nautical Safari, which allow you to enjoy a different view of the front wall of the glacier from the water level. Thanks to its breathtaking beauty it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Free time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Day 9 El Calafate. Day at
leisure. Do not miss the chance to cruise among icebergs taking the Estancia Cristina or Express Ice Rivers excursions or just enjoy the ancient landscape of El Chaltén or Torres del Paine.
Departure dates. 2016 September 04
October 23
November 27
September 18
November 06
December 04
October 02
November 13
December 18
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March 18
July 08
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Suggested extension:
Puerto Iguazú 3 days / 2 nights
TBK 0207
From day 1 to 10. Same itinerary as above. Day 11 Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazú. Transfer to the local airport to board the scheduled flight to Puerto Iguazú. Arrival and reception. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 12 Puerto Iguazú. In the morning we will visit the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the
New Seven Wonders of Nature. Note: The entry of the Garganta del Diablo may be interrupted due to the increase of the river flow. Day 13 Iguazú, Buenos Aires. In the morning, we suggest visit the Brazilian National Park in order to appreciate a different panoramic view of the falls. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Essential North 11 days / 10 nights TBK 0102 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers. • 10 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (2) Salta (3) Cachi (1) Cafayate (1) Purmamaca (1) Iguazu (2) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City and Dinner Tango Show Northwest: City Tour with MAAM in Salta, Round Trip Calchaquíes Valleys Salta- CachiCafayate. Round Trip Purmamarca by San Antonio de los Cobres and Humahuaca Gorge Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian falls side. • Necessary admission fees
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Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city: Mayo Square, the Government House, the Cabildo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Mayo Avenue, the Congress Palace, the Colon Theatre, La Boca neighborhood, Palermo, the Planetarium and La Recoleta. Return to the hotel. At night, transfer to El Querandí for a dinner and Show where you will enjoy the magnetism of tango.
Total traveled distance: 157 km (97 miles). Travel time: 7 hours. Max. altitude: 2,200 masl (7,218 ft) Day 5 Cafayate, Salta. In the morning we will take a brief tour of the town including a visit to a winery. After lunch (not included) departure towards Salta visiting Quebrada de Cafayate (Cafayate´s Gorge) with its strange rock formations. Arrival in Salta.
Total traveled distance: 198 km (123 miles). Travel time: 7 hours. Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,446 ft) Day 6 Salta, San
Note: Early Check in guaranteed only for our fixed departures. Day 2 Buenos Aires, Salta. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Salta. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy a visit to the beautiful city of Salta including a must: the MAAM Museum (Museum of High Altitude Archaeology). Day 3 Salta, Cachi. Departure from Salta to the Calchaquíes Valleys, travelling through hills and ravines. We arrive at Cachi passing by Recta de Tin Tin and Los Cardones National Park. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 168 km (104 miles). Travel time: 4-5 hours. Max. altitude: 3,457 masl (11,342 ft) Day 4 Cachi, Cafayate. Today we continue from Cachi to Cafayate through Seclantas, Angastaco and De las Flechas Gorge, a curious rock formation. Arrival in Cafayate, a village surrounded by vineyards that produce renowned wines. Accommodation.
Salinas Grandes, Jujuy
Antonio de Los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early departure travelling along Del Toro´s Gorge to reach the town of San Antonio de los Cobres. This route is the path that takes the Train to the Clouds through its viaducts, tunnels and curlers. Arrival in San Antonio de los Cobres and time to take lunch (not included). Afterwards we continue along the Puna to reach Salinas Grandes (Salt Flat) and then descend along Cuesta de Lipan up to Purmamarca, a typical village at the foot of Seven Colors Hill. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 320 km (198 miles). Travel time: 10 hours. Max. altitude: 4,170 masl (13,681 ft) Note: During the operational period of Train to the Clouds, an optional excursion can be taken (by reservation), the stretch by train from San Antonio de los Cobres to Viaduct La Polvorilla.
visiting typical and colorful village such as: Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía and Humahuaca. On the way we will stop at Maimara and San Salvador de Jujuy, where we will shortly visit the main square, the Cathedral, the Cabildo, and the Government. Return to Salta. Total traveled distance: 319 km (198 miles). Travel time: 10-11 hours. Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,843 ft) Day 8 Salta, Iguazu. Morning at leisure. In due time transfer to the airport to embark towards Puerto Iguazu. Arrive and accommodation. Day 9 Puerto Iguazu. In the morning we will visit the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will visit the Devil’s Throat Balcony, upper and lower walkways from where you can take the Great Adventure as an optional tour.
afternoon departure from the hotel to Foz do Iguaçu National Park, to get a different view of the falls. Return to Puerto Iguazu and transfer to the airport to embark towards Buenos Aires. Day 11 Buenos Aires. Time at leisure. If your flight time allows it, we suggest taking the Gaucho Party Excursion and taste the traditional Argentinean barbecue: “asado”. At due time, transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: From January to March the itinerary may be changed because of the rainy season at the Northwest. The Puna is a very special environment and is characterized by its high altitude, the reduction of oxygen in the air, high atmospheric pressure, high sun level, wind, etc. All of these conditions make it necessary to take special care with people with respiratory, heart or blood pressure ailments.
Day 10 Iguazu, Buenos Aires. In the morning, transfer to the hotel. In the
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2018 Day 7 Purmamarca, Humahuaca’s Gorge, Salta. Today we will enjoy a full day excursion to Humahuaca´s gorge
January 15
March 12
February 19
April 16
June 11 July 16
May 14
August 13
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Essentials of Argentine Triangle 9 days / 8 nights TBK 0104 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 8 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (3) Calafate (3) Iguazu (2) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City and Tango show with dinner Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Iguazú: Argentinean and Brazilian falls • Necessary admission fees
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Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city: Mayo Square, the Government House, the Cabildo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Mayo Avenue, the Congress Palace, the Colon Theatre, La Boca neighborhood, Palermo, the Planetarium and La Recoleta. Return to the hotel.
Note: Early Check in guaranteed only for our fixed departures. Day 2 Buenos Aires. Day at leisure to enjoy an optional excursion to Tigre, the Gaucho Party or get to know more about Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, tango lessons, museums, etc. At night transfer to El Querandí for a dinner and Tango Show where you will enjoy the magnetism of tango. Day 3 Buenos Aires,
El Calafate. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Day 4 El Calafate. Departure
from the Hotel to Perito Moreno Glacier located in The Glaciers National Park. During the tour, a walk along the walkways located in front of the glacier, allow us to admire this impressive natural wonder from different view points. This tour can be accompanied by a one-hour boat trip, Nautical Safari, which allows you to enjoy a different view of the front of the glacier from the water level. Thanks to its breathtaking beauty it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Free time for lunch. (not included). In the afternoon, return to the hotel.
Iguazu Falls, Iguazu National Park, Misiones
Day 5 El Calafate. Day at leisure. Do not miss the chance to cruise among icebergs taking the Estancia Cristina tour or Express Ice Rivers or enjoy the ancient landscape of El Chalten or Torres del Paine.
Choose your option on pages 55 up to 59. Day 6 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Time at leisure. Day 7 Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazu. At due time, transfer to the local airport to board the flight to Puerto Iguazu. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Time at leisure. Day 8 Puerto Iguazu. In the morning we will visit the Argentinean side of the Iguazu Falls, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will visit the Devil’s Throat Balcony, upper and lower walkways from where you can take the Great Adventure as an optional tour. A brief boat trip of one hour and a half, we can approach to some waterfalls, go downstream by the river and walk by an interpretion trail of Flora and Fauna of the jungle. Day 9 Puerto Iguazú,
Buenos Aires. In the morning departure from the hotel to the Foz do Iguaçu National Park to see a different falls. We will walk along the main walkways which ends near Floriano Fall. Return to Puerto Iguazú to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival at the local airport and connection transfer to the International airport to board the International flight.
Departure dates. Day 1 in Buenos Aires 2016 September 08
October 27
December 01
September 22
November 10
December 08
October 06
November 17
December 22
October 20
November 24
December 27
2017 January 12
May 11
January 26
June 08
October 05 October 19
February 09
July 06
November 09
February 23
August 10
November 23
March 09
September 07
December 07
March 23
September 21
December 28
April 13 2018 January 11
March 01
May 10
January 25
March 08
June 07
February 15
March 22
July 12
April 12
August 09
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Suggested extension:
Ushuaia 3 days / 2 nights
TBK 0204
PRE Tour, it is necessary to arrive two days before in Buenos Aires. Day 1 Arrival and reception at the Airport. Transfer to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Day 2 Departure from
the city towards Tierra del Fuego National Park reaching Lapataia Bay where the National Route 3 ends. We will then
admire the Roca Lake, characterized by the color of the water that varies according to the weather. Return to the city. In the afternoon we will take the boat trip along the Beagle Channel. Day 3 Depending on your flight schedule, enjoy an optional tour. At due time, transfer to the Airport.
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Essentials from Tango to Samba 8 days / 7 nights TBK 0110 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 7 nights with breakfast Buenos Aires (2) Foz do Iguacu (2) Rio de Janeiro (3) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City tour North area City tour Southern area with “Zanjón de Granados” Dinner Tango Show Iguazu: Argentinean and Brazilian Falls Río: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf • 4 lunches, 3 dinners and 1 fruit tasting • Necessary admission fees
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Day 1 Buenos Aires. Reception and assistance at the Airport International of Ezeiza. Transfer to the selected hotel. At due time we will visit the northern area of the city. During the tour we can visit La Recoleta, one of the most sophisticated neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. In its cemetery we will have the opportunity to admire this jewel of architecture where personalities like Eva Perón rest in peace. The visit continues through the neighborhood of Palermo. Lunch. At the end of transfer to the hotel. Day 2 Buenos Aires. Today we will dedicate the morning to visit the southern area of Buenos Aires. The tour starts in Mayo Square, site where the second foundation of the city took place. Here we appreciate the Government’s House (Casa Rosada), the Cathedral and the Cabildo. We will continue to San Telmo, the oldest neighborhood of the city, in this point we will make stop to visit the “Zanjón de Granados”, under this building you can visit a tunnel with more than 4 centuries of Buenos Aires history. At the end of the visit we will continue to the picturesque and colorful port neighborhood of La Boca with its famous Caminito street to end in Puerto Madero, the most modern neighborhood of the city. At the end, return to the hotel. In the night we will attend a Dinner Tango Show to enjoy the magnetism of Tango. Return to the hotel. Day 3 Buenos Aires, Foz
do Iguacu. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Iguazu. Arrival, reception in the airport and transfer to your hotel in Foz do Iguazu. In the afternoon visit the Foz do Iguaçu National Park to
Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
get a different view of the falls. At the end, transfer to the hotel selected. Dinner. Day 4 Puerto Iguazu. In the morning we will visit the Iguazu falls on the Argentine side, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will walk around the Devil’s Throat balcony, upper and lower walkways from where can take the Great Adventure (optional). A 1-hour boat trip will bring us closer to waterfalls, go downstream and take an interpretation of flora and fauna trail through the jungle. Lunch. At the end we will make a stop in a local market where can try empanadas and local wine (consumption not included) Day 5 Foz do Iguacu
Iguazú, Rio de Janeiro. In due time, transfer to the airport for boarding the flight with destination to Rio of Janeiro. Arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel. Dinner. Day 6 Rio de Janeiro. Departure from the hotel to visit the most famous sites of the city and see the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro from above. First will arrive to the base of the Corcovado Hill to ascent to the top and enjoy a panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro. The statue of Christ the Redeemer was named as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. At the end of the excursion, lunch. In due time will visit a local market where we will have a fruit tasting. Day 7 Rio de Janeiro. Today
we will visit the famous “Pão do Açúcar”, that has become in an icon of the city. The journey to the top is done in cable cars with glazed cabins that will take you to the top of Sugar Loaf that rises to 395 masl (1.296 ft). Here is a 360-degree view of citywide including Botafogo
Day 8 Rio de Janeiro, Iguazú. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight for your next destination.
and Copacabana beaches, Corcovado and the Rio de Janeiro downtown. At the end, buffet lunch. Return to the hotel.
Departure dates. Day 1 in Buenos Aires 2016 October 01
November 12
December 03
October 29 2017 January 21
May 13
October 21
February 11
June 03
November 25
March 11
July 01
December 09
April 01
August 12
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El Calafate 4 days / 3 nights
TBK 0202
PRE Tour, it is necessary to arrive four days before in Buenos Aires. Day 1 El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport, transfer to the hotel. Dinner. Day 2 El Calafate. Departure from the hotel to the Perito Moreno glacier, located in the Los Glaciares National Park. During the tour, a trekking through walkways located in front of the glacier allows to admire this
wonder of nature from different perspectives. Due to its singular beauty has been declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Time free for lunch (not included). In the afternoon return to the hotel. DAY 3 El Calafate. Day at leisure.
Choose your option on page 55, 57, 58 and 59 Day 4 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires.
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Salvador de Bahia 3 days / 2 nights
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POST Tour Day 8 Rio de JaneiroSalvador. Arrival and reception at the airport, at the end, transfer to the hotel selected. Dinner. Day 9 Salvador de Bahia. Today we will make a historic tour visiting Pelourinho declared World Heritage in 1985. We can appreciate th Basilica
Cathedral considered a true colonial Baroque masterpiece, and Church and San Francisco monastery. Lunch and tasting of ice cream. Day 10 Salvador de Bahia. At due time, transfer to the airport for your flight.
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The Essential of the Altiplanic Deserts 15 days / 14 nights TBK 0108 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 14 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (2) Salta (3) Cafayate (1) Purmamaca (2) Atacama (3) Malku (1) Colchani (2) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City and Tango Show with dinner Northwest: City Tour with MAAM in Salta, Round Trip Calchaquíes Valleys Salta- CachiCafayate. Round trip: Salta- Purmamarca by San Antonio de los Cobres, and Humahuaca Gorge Atacama: Altiplanic Lagoons and Atacama Salt Lake, Geysers del Tatio, Moon´s Valley Uyuni: Lagoons, Geysers, Salt pit and Fish Island. • Transfer Purmamarca/ Atacama/Colchani • Train Uyuni/Villazón • Transfer La Quiaca/ Purmamarca/Salta • 2 Box Lunches, 1 Lunch and 4 Dinners • Necessary admission fees
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Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city. At night, transfer to El Querandí for a dinner and Tango Show.
Note: Early Check in guaranteed only for our fixed departures. Day 2 Buenos Aires, Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, panoramic city tour of the city of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Museum of High Altitude Archaeology). Accommodation. Day 3 Salta, Cachi,
Cafayate. Departure for a tour around the Calchaquíes Valleys, visiting Cachi, Molinos and De las Flechas Gorge. Finally, we arrive at Cafayate. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 329 km (204 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3,348 masl (10,984 ft) Day 4 Cafayate, Salta. In the morning, we will visit the town. After lunch (not included) departure to Salta visiting en route De Las Conchas River’s Gorge. Arrival in Salta.
Total traveled distance: 198 km (123 miles) Travel time: 7 hours Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (6,167 ft) Day 5 Salta, San Antonio de Los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early departure following the route of the Train to the Clouds towards Del Toro´s Gorge and the small town of San Antonio de los Cobres. Then we continue across the Puna up to Salinas Grandes and then we will start descending through the Cuesta de Lipán, a winding mountain
Chile, San Pedro de Atacama, Death valley
road, to Purmamarca. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 320 km (198 miles) Travel time: 10 hours Max. altitude: 4.170 masl (13,681 ft) Day 6 Purmamarca,
Atacama. In the morning, departure towards San Pedro de Atacama. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 411 km (255 miles) Travel time: 7 hours Max. altitude: 4,400 masl (14,436 ft) Day 7 Atacama. Day devoted to visit the Altiplanic Lagoons of Meñique and Miscanti. On the way to San Pedro, we will visit the Atacama Salt Lake.
Total traveled distance: 230 km (143 miles) Travel time: 7-8 hours Max. altitude: 4,220 masl (13,845 ft) Day 8 Atacama. Pre-sunrise
departure to the Tatio Geysers. There you can witness the steam fumaroles activity produced by the high temperatures of its craters. After noon, visit to the Valley of the Moon where we enjoy the sunset, one of the main attractions of San Pedro de Atacama. Total traveled distance: 234 km (145 miles) Travel time: 9 hours Max. altitude: 4,320 masl (14,173 ft) Day 9 Atacama, Hito Cajón, Malku. Transfer from your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama to cross into Bolivia at Hito Cajón. Once in Bolivia, we will visit the Verde Lagoon, the Geysers known as Sol de Mañana (Morning Sun) and the Colorada Lagoon, inhabited by abundance of flamingoes. Box lunch. Arrival in Malku. Dinner.
Max. altitude: 4,400 masl (14,435 ft) Travel time: 8 hours Day 10 Malku, Colchani. Today we will visit a Valley of Stone and then continue
to Uyuni passing by Culpina and San Cristóbal. Lunch. Arrive to Uyuni and short visit the Cemetery of trains and the town. Transfer to Colchani and accommodation at Hotel Palacio de Sal. Dinner.
Travel time: 5-6 hours Max. altitude: 3,342 masl (10,965 ft) Day 13 Purmamarca, Salta. Morning at leisure. In the afternoon, return to Salta.
Total traveled distance: 188 km (116 miles) Travel time: 3 hours Maximum altitude: 3,000 masl (9,843 ft)
Max. altitude: 3,843 (12,608 ft) Travel time: 8 hours Day 11 Colchani. Today we will dedicate the day to Uyuni Salt Pit, visiting Incahuasi Island also known as Pescado Island where you can observe the famous giant cacti. After lunch, we continue to Coquesa where you can observe the famous pre- Columbian mummies. Return to the hotel. Dinner and transfer to Uyuni to board the train to Villazón.
Day 14 Salta, Buenos Aires. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Meet and greet in the airport and transfer to the hotel. Day 15 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure and transfer to the airport in due time.
Max. altitude: 3,700 masl (12,139 ft) Travel time: 7 hours Note: During rainy season (November thru March) Fish Island is not accessible. Day 12 La Quiaca, Purmamarca. Arrival at Villazón train station and transfer to the border crossing. Once it is cleared Customs and Migrations, transfer to Purmamarca visiting the Huamahuaca Gorge.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: From January to March the itinerary might be altered because of the rainy season that might affect certain roads. The Puna due to its height, high atmospheric pressure and reduced oxygen levels might not be advisable for persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac ailments. Please get medical advice in such case.
Total traveled distance: 225 km (140 miles)
Departure dates. Day 1 in Buenos Aires 2016 September 13
October 11
November 15 December 13
2017 January 17
May 16
February 07
June 13
September 12 October 10
March 14
July 04
November 14
April 18
August 15
December 12
2018 January 16
March 13
February 20
April 17
June 12 July 17
May 15
August 14
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Balcarce street, City of Salta (Celina Frers)
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Buenos Aires 4 days / 3 nights
Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel and accommodation. At due time, we will start the City tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city : the Casa Rosada, the Cabildo and the Metropolitan Cathedral, passing through 9 de Julio Avenue, where we can admire the Colon theatre and the Obelisque. The tour continues to the neighborhood of San Telmo, one of the oldest in the city, with cobbled streets and the traditional Dorrego Square, that keeps a great part of her architectural heritage intact. Going further south you arrive at the picturesque and colourful port neighbourhood of La Boca, with its famous street “Caminito’” Finally visit Palermo, the Planetarium and La Recoleta. Return to the hotel.
TBK 0200 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: City Tour
Days 2–3 Days at leisure. Buenos Aires offers a wide range of activities. During these days we suggest you experience the city through our history, art, gastronomy and passions. On page 33, 35 and 37 we offer a variety of activities and tours that allow you to enjoy Buenos Aires. Day 4 Morning at leisure. In due time, transfer to the Local or International Airport to board the scheduled flight.
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The City, Buenos Aires
Optional tours Buenos Aires Tunnels Tour of the city and its history by visiting the Zanjón de Granados, Bicentenario Museum, where we observe the enclosure that belonged to the Buenos Aires Fort of 18th Century; Taylor Customs and Manzana de las Luces where we will see a stretch of tunnel built in the Jesuit period. During the excursion you will taste an snack in a remarkable bar.
Duration: 5 hours Departures: WED/THU/FRI/SUN at noon Service: Private Notes. Zanjon de Granados closes SAT, Manzana de las Luces closes MON and Bicentenario museum opens from WED-SUN
Zanjon de Granados tunnel, Buenos Aires
Evita and her Jewels Through the emblematic buildings trip, we will know Evita’s life. We will visit the Marcelo Toledo atelier, Argentinean jewelry designer responsible for making replicas of her jewels, La Recoleta Cemetery, where she was buried and the Evita Museum, which will tell us her story since her childhood. through her life next to Peron
and her work until her illness and death. Duration: 4 hours Departures: TUE/WED/THU/FRI. Service: Private Notes. Evita Museum closes on Monday. Snack included at A coffee with Peron
The jewell by Marcelo Toledo/ Buenos Aires
The Four Balconies Exclusive visit of Buenos Aires that shows the history, contrasts and contradictions of the “porteños” along four Parks and important squares: Lezama Park, La Boca, Caminito and San Telmo, the oldest neighborhood of the city; Plaza de Mayo. Square, the epicenter of the
country’s history, San Martin Square and La Recoleta with its cemetery. This is the most aristocratic area of the city. Duration: 4 hours Departures: Daily Service: Private
Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires
Bike Tour The tour is designed for the most part on appropriate paths to utilize this type of travel. The trip runs through the principle areas of the city: You can select. South área. Puerto Madero, Ecological Reserve, La Boca, San Telmo, Plaza de Mayo. North área. Retiro, Palermo, Recoleta (includes a stop in the cemetery).
Duration: 4 hours Departures: Daily. 9 AM and 2 PM Service: Private and shared Notes. The tour is only suspended if the rain is very heavy.
Biking,Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires
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Optional tours Divine Buenos Aires Know the city and its lights from the ground and from the sky. To do this, we will visit the Barolo Palace and during the tour we will hear its history and allegories to the Divine Comedy; we will arrive to the lighthouse and from its dome we will see how it illuminates the city. After enjoying the view, we will visit an office
from 20 years ago where we will have a glass of wine accompanied by a violin, a tango or cello (subject to the day of the week) Duration: 3 hours Departures. MON to SAT except TUE from 7 PM Service: Private
Palacio Barolo, Buenos Aires
Tavern, Buenos Aires Enjoy dinner as Argentines do. A “bodegón” is the restaurant where we go for dinner and makes us feel like home, the food is homemade and abundant, the environment is of much conversation, and overall the food is excellent. We will start having an appetizer in one of them and then we will continue to the
second one for dinner. It only has one restriction, is not recommended for those who are on diet. Duration: 4 hours Departures. Every night Service: Private Meal: Includes 1 appetizer and dinner.
Typical restaurant, Buenos Aires
Pizzerias tour Experience this culinary tour just as Argentines usually do. The Pizza is Italian, but Buenos Aires has its own identity. We visit some of the historical pizzerias and then you can decide which is your favorite: half mass, deep dish pizza, stone-baked pizza , with lots of sauce or stuffed. Some
of the pizzerias are: Guerrin, Las Cuartetas, Banchero, The Cuartito, etc. Duration: 4 hours Departures: Daily Services: Private. Meal: Tasting included in 3 pizzerías
Pizza, Buenos Aires
Remarkable Bars and Café This tour combines different styles of bars and cafés, selected by its furniture, architecture, tradition, and ambience and for the people that frequent these places. During the walks we visit different bars and cafés, from different ages, classes and modalities. The Café is a very “porteño” institution, is almost
a way of being. Without them the city would not be the same. Duration: 4 hours Departures: Daily Services: Private. Meal: Aperitif is included in 2 bars
Remarkable bar, Buenos Aires
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SOFITEL, BE MAGNIFIQUE Sofitel Buenos Aires combines three structures, framing the perfect mélange of heritage and innovation. From luxury shopping to cultural events and international business, it is ideally located to enjoy the best Buenos Aires. It features 140 rooms, 4 event rooms, a Fitness Center, swimming pool, Le Sud and International Gourmet restaurant, the traditional Café Arroyo and the Bibliothèque bar. The rooms and suites, in relaxing tones of ochre and ivory combined with details of Argentine leather, offer an ambiance of sophisticated pleasure. Our four elegant meeting rooms and our highly qualified personnel make your events memorable.
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Optional tours Graffiti tour Discover for yourself why Buenos Aires is one of the capitals in the world of Street Art. In this tour you can discover the artworks by over 50 urban artists and the amazing stories behind their artworks. You can explore different areas of the city with our guide and photograph giant murals in neighborhoods
that are not listed in the guidebooks. Ask about for Aerosol lessons. Duration: 3 hours Departures: TUE/THU/SAT 2 PM Services: Private/ Shared Notes: Aerosol class takes 2 hours more. Minimum of passengers. 4
Buenos Aires, graffitti tour
Atelier tour This is a circuit designed for art lovers, providing the opportunity to meet the artists in their ateliers and share with them their passion for their work. We will visit 2 ateliers where we will appreciate and acquire works of art made through
various techniques. The tour culminates with a drink in one of the Remarkable Bars in Buenos Aires. Duration: 4 hours Departure: Daily Services: Private.
Marcelo Toledo ´s work, Buenos Aires
Museums tour Depart from the hotel to visit two of the most representative museums dedicated to different aspects of the Argentinian art and culture to be chosen according to the passenger’s preference. We can choose to program different itineraries according to the client’s interest. Some of them are:
Malba Museum, Fernandez Blanco Museum, National Museum of Fine arts. Duration: 4 hours Departure: Daily Services: Private Notes. Some museums closes on Monday but Malba Museum closes on Tuesday
Malba Museum, Buenos Aires
Colonia tour On board the catamaran we will cross the Plata River to arrive to Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay), a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We will visit the small cobblestone streets, old buildings, forts, Spanish and Portuguese Museum, the port,
the center and its boardwalk which borders Colonia from the Old City to the “Real de San Carlos”, to visit the Plaza de Toros and the old port. Duration: 8-9 hours Departures: Daily Services: Private or Shared
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
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Iguazú
3 days / 2 nights Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
TBK 0207 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours Argentinian Falls • Necessary admission fees
Day 2 Today we will visit the Argentinian side of the Iguazú falls, located within the Iguazú National Park, one of the first protected areas in South America, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will take the train to Garganta Station where we will get off for a walk up to the Devil’s Throat balcony, to share one of the greatest shows on Earth. The excursion continues along the upper and lower paths to get a close view of the imposing waterfalls. Take the Great adventure as an optional tour. A brief boat trip of 1 hour and a half, will allow to approach to some waterfalls, cruise downstream by the river and walk by an interpretive trail of flora and fauna of the jungle.
Note: The acess of the Garganta del Diablo may be interrupted due to the increase of the river flow. Day 3 Day at leisure. We suggest visit the Brazilian National Park. During the tour it is possible to obtain a panoramic view of the Saint Martin Island and the different imposing falls. The itinerary ends by Floriano Fall and from this point we will start our return. At due time, transfer to the airport.
The daily departures are preferably made in the morning cause of the position of the sun over the falls as long as it be possible.
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The great adventure, Iguazu national park, Misiones
Optional tours The Great Adventure This circuit offers an exciting adventure inside the Argentinean National Park. Embarked onto a zodiac, we will approach to the San Martín and Bozzetti falls. Then we go towards downstream by the river and walk through a flora and fauna interpretative path inside the jungle.
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Departures: All year round Service: Shared Restriction: Please ask for information
The great adventure, Iguazu national park, Misiones
Iguazu falls brazilian side Visit the Brasilian National Park in order to appreciate a different view of the falls. During the walk it is possible to get a panoramic view of the Isla San Martín of one of the most majestic waterfalls: the Bossetti, the San Martín and the Three Musketeers. Towards the end of the walk
is the view point, from which you can appreciate a unique view of the Devil’s Throat, which, at this point, is only about 150 meters away. Duration: 3-4 hours Departures: All year round. AM/PM Service: Private and Shared
Foz do Iguacu national park, Brasil
San Ignacio Ruins Departure from your hotel towards San Ignacio Mini, the most outstanding archaeological and historical resort of the Jesuit Settlements, which was declared World Heritage by UNESCO. In the way back we will visit Wanda Mines, dedicated to the extraction
of semiprecious stones such us: amethyst and quartz. We will also observe tea and mate plantations. Duration: Full day Departures: All year round Service: Private (daily). Shared (WED and SAT)
San Ignacio jesuit ruins, Misiones
Full moon calendar This walk is by the Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat), we take the train and then we appreciate a unique show watching as the waters of Iguazu River are illuminated by the moon. This tour also includes an option to have dinner inside the park, either before or after your stroll, in La Selva Restaurant. Duration: 3 hours. Departures: Full Moon nights. Three departures
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4 days / 3 nights Day 1 Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. We suggest taking a city tour and visiting the MAAM.
TBK 0208 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 3 nights with breakfast Salta (2) Cafayate (1) • Tours: Humahuaca Gorge Round Trip Calchaqui Valleys 2 days: SaltaCachi-Cafayate-Salta • Necessary admission fees
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft). Day 2 Salta. Today we will enjoy a full day excursion to Quebrada de Humahuaca (Humahuaca´s Gorge) visiting typical and colourful villages such as Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquia, Humahuaca and Maimara. Return to Salta and on the way we will stop at San Salvador de Jujuy where we will shortly visit the main square, the Cathedral, the Town Hall, and the Government House.
Total traveled distance: 520 km (323 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,842 ft). Day 3 Salta, Cachi, Cafayate. Departure for a tour around the Calchaquí Valleys. We will visit Cachi, Molinos and Quebrada de las Flechas (Arrows’ Ravine) with its strange formations. Arrive at Cafayate, a peaceful, colonial-type city with its vineyards that produce renowned wines. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 329 km (204 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3,400 masl (11,154 ft). Day 4 Cafayate, Salta. In the morning a short city tour and visit a winery. After lunch (not included) departure to Salta visiting the Quebrada de Cafayate (Cafayate Gorge). Funny shapes have been sculpted on its red walls by the water and the wind erosion such as la Garganta del Diablo (the Devil’s Throat), el Anfiteatro (the Amphitheater), etc. Transfer to airport.
Total traveled distance: 198 km (123 miles). Travel time: 7 hours Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,249 ft). Note: It required depart on a flight later than 8 PM
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Mendoza 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon we will visit wineries. This circuit is developed at the Lujan de Cuyo and/or Maipu area where we will visit two wineries, with traditional methods and also the ones that use the latest available technology. During the visit, the professional guide of the winery, show the vinification methods and processes of bottling and labelling of wines. At the end, a wine tasting. Some of the wineries in the area are: Vistandes, López, Viniterra, Cavas Don Arturo, Carmine Granata, Cavas de Weinert. During the tour, we also visit the olive establishment where we will observe the process of making olive oil and then we will offer a tasting. Return to the hotel.
TBK 0201 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: Half day wineries visit.
Day 2 Day at leisure. If you are a lover to appreciate the landscapes, we suggest taking the High Mountain tour where you can admire the Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in America. For those who wish to learn more about wine and be part of the process, we recommend not to miss some of our suggested tours (page 43, 44 and 45) Day 3 Morning at leisure. According to your scheduled flight, transfer to the airport.
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Prunning, Mendoza
Optional tours Winery tour in Lujan de Cuyo This High End Tour aime to meet some of the most important and prominent wineries in this region. It is proposed to enjoy this experience in small groups to appreciate every detail of the visits. The tour includes visits to three wineries, two tastings and lunch at the winery.
Duration: 8 hours Departures. All year Service: Private (daily) / Regular (WED and SAT) Notes: Includes 3 glasses of wine at each winery and 5-step lunch
Wine tasting at Lujan de Cuyo winery, Mendoza
Winery tour in Uco’s valley If you have only one day to visit wineries we suggest you visit the Uco Valley wineries. Weather conditions make this area a favorite of the wineries as grapes grow at 1200-1400 m.a.s.l. The tour includes tastings and lunch at the winery.
Duration: 9-10 hours Departures. All year Service: Private (daily) / Regular (THU and SUN) Notes: Includes 3 glasses of wine at each winery (2) and lunch at Andeluna 6 steps
Salentein winery, Uco´s valley, Mendoza
Sparkling wine Experience It is better to live this experience in small groups that share the same interest in this fascinating drink, so you can appreciate every detail of visits and as a perfect ending to this dynamic tour you will taste a real gourmet lunch with sparkling wines.
Duration: 8 hours Departures: All year Service: Private (daily) / Regular: WED and SUN) Notes: We will visit Cruzat, Chandon and Norton wineries. Lunch at Bodega Séptima
Sparkling wine, Mendoza
Wines and Gourmet Night This experience combines two essences of the city of Mendoza, hte wine and the olive oil. We will start visitng a winery where will we have a tasting of its wines. Afterwards we will depart towards Club Tapiz to visit its olive farm and enjoy a tasting of its oils. As a perfect ending we will have a 4 courses dinner at El Terruño Resturant.
Duration: 4 hours Departures: THU, FRI and SAT Note: Include 4 courses dinner and tasting in a winery and a olive farm
El Terruño, Club Tapiz, Mendoza,
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Optional tours Blending The activity starts with a visit to the winery, afterwards a barrel tasting and ends the morning with a blending session where the winemaker will give you a feedback about it, we will finish in the restaurant with 4 courses accompanied by the premium wines of the winery.
Duration: 5 hours Departures: From TUE to SAT Note: Include 4 courses lunch Winery: CAP VistalbaRenacer-Dominio del Plata
Blending, Mendoza
Learn to harvest This is one of the most important stages in the process of making wine: the grape harvest. Arrival to the winery to receive the necessary tools; vest, scissor and tray and with the help of a specialized guide, you can harvest and learn about this tradicional work. At the end, lunch included.
Duration: 6 hours Departures: TUE-THU and SAT from February 15th to April 15th Note: Include lunch Winery: Zuccardi- Norton Please check the calendar of activities to choose your favorite one to enjoy in Mendoza
Learn to harvest, Mendoza
Cooking Class It’s a good option to share, taste and enjoy with friends. The class starts in the organic orchard from the winery, where the necessary fruits and vegetables are harvested for the preparation. Bread, creoles empanadas, humita and vegetable preparation to the embers for salads are made, preparation of the asado, preparation on fire of desserts.
Duration: 5 hours Departures: All year Note: Include lunch prepared by the participants with the winery wines. Winery: Finca AgostinoZuccardi
Cooking class, Mendoza
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Optional tours Horseback ride through the vineyards The activity starts at Bodega Nieto Senetiner where we expect the horses to begin a ride of 1 hour 30 minutes between the vineyards, we will take pictures and learn about the cultivation of the vine. At the end of the tour we will wait empanadas and asado (barbecue) accompanied by full varietals cellar, ending with a visit and tasting.
Duration: 5-6 hours Departures: All year Services: Private (daily) / Regular (WED and FRI) Notes: Cavalcade of 1.30 hour.
horseback riding, Mendoza
Bike Tour in the vineyards A fun and original way to enjoy a new outdoors experience, visit by bikes the vineyards, learn and taste the renowned wines to finish the tour after the third visit will be completed with a light lunch.
Duration: 7-8 hours Departures: All year Services: Private (daily) / Regular (TUE, THU and SAT) Notes: 3 wineries with tasting of 3 glasses of wine at each winery. Lunch at Nieto Senetiner
Biking, Mendoza
Confluencia Trekking tour Depart from Mendoza by the Route 7 to reach Los Horcones. There start the trail that leads to the Laguna de Horcones (2,950 masl) and the Suspension Bridge. We walk through the “Quebrada del Durazno” and after 2 hours we reach the first camp, Confluence, our destiny (3,300 masl). There we have lunch and then return.
Duration: 11 hours Departures: All year Services: Private (daily) / Regular (TUE, FRI and SUN) Difficulty: Medium. 4 to 6 hours walking
trekking to Aconcagua mount, Mendoza
Rafting Departure to Potrerillos. There each participant will receive a full neoprene suit, life jacket and helmet and after the safety briefing we’ll go into the river to enjoy this activity. The fun and excitement of the rapids will make this trip an unforgettable adventure. Rapids level III / IV.
Duration: 9 hours Departures: All year Services: Private / Regular Difficulty: Medium. 1.15 hour rafting (13 km) Notes: Bring two sets of clothes. Coat and sunscreen
Rafting, Mendoza
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Puerto Madryn 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. If your flight arrives before 9 AM, not miss the chance to visit Punta Tombo, the largest colony of Magellanic penguins in the country. This circuit is available from mid-September to March. During the the tour we take a walk through the interpretative trails and by the interpretation center. Afterwards we stop and will have time for lunch (optional). At the end return to Puerto Madryn.
TBK 0205 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers from Trelew • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: Peninsula Valdés Reserve • Necessary admission fees
Day 2 Full day in Península Valdés, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its geography, flora and fauna features that turn it into a paradise of nature. Departure from Puerto Madryn towards Puerto Pirámides. Here, from July to November, it is possible to share the unforgettable experience of watching the imposing Southern Right Whale (optional) that reaches these shores to mate and give birth. Visit Punta Delgada Light-house and later on, we will arrive at Punta Cantor, a viewpoint from where we will see the outer coast of the peninsula and the amazing topography of Caleta Valdés (Valdes Cove). During the excursion, we will have the opportunity to catch a sight of some of the terrestrial fauna: guanacos, piches, maras, rheas, foxes and several types of birds. In the late afternoon, we will arrive in the city of Puerto Madryn. Day 3 Depending on the time of your departure flight, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Meeting the whales, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut
Optional tours Punta Tombo Rookery Departure from Trelew Airport towards Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve, the largest Magellan penguin colony in the continent. A tour around the reserve will allow you to appreciate, within less than a meter of distance, the funny way of walking of these sea birds that will approach you. Transfer to Puerto Madryn.
The excursion is available with the arrival and departure transfer. Duration: 8 hours Departures: From Mid of September to late of March Service: Private/ shared Notes: Arrival flight before 9 AM is mandatory
Interpretation center, Punta Tombo Chubut
Peninsula Valdes with San Lorenzo Rookery It’s the ideal trip if you have only one day. Departure towards Puerto Piramides, where you can take an optional boat ride to admire the whales. Continue towards San Lorenzo. It is the only penguin rookery in Península Valdés. It is an exclusive place that, precisely for being closed to massive tourism, keeps its
natural attractions untouched. Continue towards Caleta Valdes and return to Puerto Madryn. Duration: 11 hours Available: From Mid of September to late of March Service: Private/ shared
San Lorenzo rookery, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut
Meeting the whales Optional for Peninsula Valdes tour. We will embark from Puerto Pirámides port cruising along Golfo Nuevo. With this excursion we will be able to observe the imposing Southern Right Whale that reaches these shores to mate and give birth. Watching this
great mammals and their tender behavior from a really short distance is a unique experience. Duration: 1 hour and a half Departures: From June to early December. Service: Shared
Meeting the whales, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut
Fauna calendar BIRDS
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Ushuaia 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
TBK 0204 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: National Park Tierra del Fuego with entrance fee Beagle Channel cruise • Necessary admission fees
Day 2 Departure from the city towards Tierra del Fuego National Park, the only seashore National Park in Argentina. Before arriving into the National Park, you can choose to take the End of the World Train for 1 hour (optional). Already in the Park, we can reach Lapataia Bay where the National Route 3 ends. Then we will admire the Roca Lake, characterized by the color of the water that varies according to the weather. Return to the city. Free time for lunch. (Not included) In the afternoon we will cruise the Beagle’s Channel, from where you will get an excellent panoramic view of the city. You will pass by Bridges Archipelago till you reach Birds Island. Close to this place, you will see the Sea Lions Island with its sea lion’s settlement. You will finally get to Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, from where you will start the way back to the city. Day 3 Depending on the time of your departure flight enjoy an optional tour. Further information on Page 49, 51 and 52. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Puerto Guarani, Ensenada ´s bay, Ushuaia, Tierra del fuego
Optional tours The end of the world train It is an optional for Tierra del Fuego National Park excursion. This little train with a steam locomotive will take you inside Tierra del Fuego National Park, following the route that the old train ran when it carried the prisoners of the old Ushuaia Presidium in their trips looking for
firewood. The itinerary finishes at Cañadon del Toro (Bull’s Canyon), from where you will continue with the National Park tour. Duration: 1 hour Available: All year around Service: Shared
The end of the world train, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Lakes Off Road and Boat Trip Departure towards Fagnano Lake area. We will pass by a number of renowned ski centers, among which Cerro Castor is the most famous one. We will reach the coast of the breathtaking Fagnano Lake and we continue with a trek to the Escondido Lake coast where we have lunch. After
that, we cruise Escondido Lake in a Zodiac boat before heading for Ushuaia city. Duration: 8 hours Departures: From October to May. The rest of the year the boat trip in Escondido lake will be not available. Meals: Lunch included Service: Shared
Off road adventure, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Beavers on 4x4 Tour Departure from the city along National Route 3, passing through the most famous winter resorts, including Cerro Castor. From here we start the adventure through muddy roads reaching the stunning shores of Escondido Lake. We will pass by several dams built by beavers and we’ll stop to
see them. After that we will walk through the forest till reaching our Refuge, where we will have a dinner. Duration: 5 hours Departures: 6 PM. NOV-MAY Meals: Dinner with drinks included. Service: Private/ Shared
Beavers, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Walk on Harberton’s penguin colony Departing from the hotel towards Estancia Harberton. Visit the first farm on the island and take a boat trip towards Martillo Islad. The trip takes 15 minutes and when we arrive, we will descend and walk for 1 hour along Gentoo and Magellanics penguins. The rookery is one of the
three Magellanic penguin rookeries in Tierra del Fuego and the colony of gentoo penguins the only one in South America. Duration: 6 hours Departures: October to April. 8 AM / 2.30 PM Service: Private/ Shared
Martillo island, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
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Optional tours Beagle cruise with Trekking Depart from the port toward Alicia Island, where we will find a colony of South American sea lions. Then we sail to Bird Island to watch king shags and imperial shags.Very close to this island is Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, an authentic symbol of Ushuaia. On our way back to Ushuaia, we disembark at
Bridges Island to walk along a path for the interpretation of wildlife. On this island, we can find the largest Yamana’s “concheros” (shelly deposits) of the region. Duration: 4 hours Departures: Daily. All year around
Beagle cruise with trekking, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Beagle cruise and Penguins We will cruise on the Beagle Channel, we will see the Seals and Birds Islands and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. We continue to Martillo Island where will stop for 30 minutes, without descent, to admire the Magellanic penguins. Back sailed near the coast
will appreciate the Tunel and Remolino Ranches and we will get close to the abandoned ship “Monte Sarmiento”, halfsunken since 1911. Duration: 6 hours Departures: Daily. Season: November - April
Martillo island, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
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Optional tours Beagle cruise + Ea Harberton + Penguins This option has the same trail as the Beagle boat ride and penguins with the additional of Estancias Harberton. After watching the penguins, we descend to the estancia harbor where we will visit some of the facilities of the first estancia in the island. At the end we will return to Ushuaia by land.
Duration: 8 hours Departures: TUE, THU, SAT and SUN Season: November - April. It might change due to presence of fauna.
Harberton, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Port Williams This extension is ideal for exploring beyond the island. Departure from Ushuaia to then cruise for 45 minutes towards Navarino Island. There will be carried out immigration paperwork and at the end we will continue by bus for 1 hour and half until arriving at Port Williams. Arrival and free time. On the next morning we will return to Ushuaia.
Duration: 2 days / 1 night. 3 hours of travel by stretch. Departures: Daily from October. Departures can be cancelled due to weather conditions
Puerto Williams, Chile
Harberton + Trek + Penguins We depart to Estancia Harberton, after visiting the first estancia in the island, from its harbor we board a Zodiac boat that will take us to Martillo Island where we will descend and walk for an hour. We return to the Estancia and start a trekking to the waterfall of Lasifashai River where we will have lunch.
On the way back we will stop in Almanza Port and the “árbol bandera” (Flag tree). Duration: 10 hours Departures: November- April Difficulty: Low. 4 km (3 miles) Note: Includes box lunch with drinks
Arbol Bandera, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
TRekking to Laguna Esmeralda Depart from the hotel towards Tierra Mayor Valley. From there we start the trekking to the lagoon passing through peats, ponds and Lengas and Cohiues forests. Once in the lagoon we understand the reason of its name. With this frame surrounded by Monte Albino and Cerro Toribio we will take lunch.
Laguna Esmeralda, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
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Duration: 6 hours. 4 hours of trekking Departures: October - April Difficulty: Low. 9 km (5 miles) 200 meters’ slope Note: Includes box lunch with drinks
Ushuaia Active. Trekking and Canoeign 3 days / 2 nights
Operate: October-April Day 1 Reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon we cruise the Beagle Channel until the Alicia Island and Bird Island and then continue to Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, symbol of the city. Back landed at the Bridges Islands and trek in an interpretation path of flora and bird life. From this panoramic point, we appreciate the Beagle Channel and the city. Return to hotel.
Note: It’s required arriving on a flight before 2 PM Day 2 Today enjoy an adventure Off Road in the Lakes. By the morning, we depart to the north of the island by National Route Nª 3, passing by the most known winter centers, among them the Cerro Castor (Beaver Hill), the most famous ski center in Ushuaia. After crossing the Andes mountains, the off road adventure starts. We pass through spectacular roads of mud and we reach to the imposing coast of Fagnano Lake. After enjoying the unique energy of this water mirror, we continue the adventure, venturing in the forest for a trekking in an exclusive area. Through this walk we arrive to the coast of lake Escondido, where in the refuge a gourmet “asado” and wine will be waiting for us to make the moment pleasant. Day 3 In the morning, we prepare to visit the most Southern Park in the world in a different way, getting in contact with nature and the serenity of the place, through the most important pathways. At midday return to hotel. At due time, transfer to the airport.
Note: It’s required depart on a flight after 4 PM
Trekking (Facundo Santana), Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
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El Calafate 4 days / 3 nights
Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the selected hotel. If you have time, do not miss to visit Glaciarium, Glaciological Interpretation Center, one of the few centers of its kind in the world.
TBK 0202 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Perito Moreno Tour • Necessary admission fees
Day 2 Departure from the Hotel towards Perito Moreno Glacier located in The Glaciers National Park. The glacier is an impressive ice river with a surface of 257 square kilometers, and the height of the front wall oscillates between 50 and 60 meters above lake level. This frozen river descends from the Continental ice field and in its slow advance causes detachments and outbursts that make of the glacier a wonder in constant movement. During the tour, a walk along the walkways located in front of the glacier, allows us to admire this impressive natural wonder from different view points. This tour can be accompanied by a one-hour boat trip, Nautical Safari, which allows you to enjoy a different view of the front of the glacier from the water level. Thanks to its breathtaking beauty it was declared a Mankind Heritage by UNESCO. Free time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Day 3 Day at leisure. Do not miss the chance to cruise among icebergs or enjoy the ancient landscape of El Chaltén and Torres del Paine. Choose your option on page 55, 57, 58 and 59. Day 4 Free time until your departure time. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Perito Moreno Glacier, El Calafate, Santa Cruz
Optional tours Nautical Safari This boat trip is an optional of Perito Moreno Excursion. It takes you on a cruise across Rico Branch, passing beside icebergs which have calved off the front of the Perito Moreno Glacier. The excursion provides a totally different perspective of the Perito Moreno Glacier, with almost constant falling
walls of ice from its front. Unique opportunity for photographers and nature lovers alike. Duration: 1 hour Season: All year around Departures: Several daily frequencies. Services: Shared
Nautical safari, Lake Argentino, Santa Cruz
Moreno Spirit This boat trip is done from the Puerto Moreno, located at the foot of the gateways to the coastal walk on the Iceberg Channel. From there, the boat cruises up to the front of the north wall of Perito Moreno Glacier to appreciate the rupture zone thereof, the height of its walls and its detachments.
Duration: 1 hour Season: All year around Departures: Several daily frequencies. Services: Shared
Moreno Spirit boat ride, Lake Argentino, Santa Cruz
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Optional tours Express Ice Rivers Departure from the hotel to Puerto Banderas, we will cruise through the North Arm of the Lake Argentino to reach the Upsala Canal, where we’ll find a spectacular Icebergs Barrier. Afterwards we will cruise to reach the front of Spegazzini Glacier, imposing since it is the highest glacier
in the national park and also because it does not seem to be receding. Return to the port at 2.30 PM. Duration: 7 hours Departures: Daily Meals: Not included. We suggest to bring a box lunch.
Spegazzinni glacier, Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
Discovery Estancia Cristina Cruising among icebergs, overlooking the western front of the Upsala Glacier. Arrival at the estancia and guided visit to Costumbrista museum. After lunch (not included), ascent up to the Continental Ice refuge to admire the Eastern front of the Upsala Glacier, Lake Guillermo, Southern Patagonian Ice Field and the Andes. In the afternoon return to the hotel. Estancia Cristina excursion, Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
Optional boat rides in Calafate
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Duration: 10-11 hours Departures: Daily from October to April Meals: Not included. We suggest to bring a box lunch
Optional tours Gourmet Experience Departure from Puerto Banderas. After cruising for two hours we begin to see a succession of icebergs floating what indicates us that the Upsala this close. We continue to take the Spegazzini Channel to arrive to its wall, there we will take lunch. On the way back we will make a stop in Puesto lde las Vacas to obtain different views of the glacier. Return.
Duration: 10-11 hours Departures: From April to September: TUE, THU, SAT and SUN. October /March, daily. Meals: Includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Gourmet Experience, Lake Argentino, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Cruise This cruise allows us to sail among Argentino Lake to know and admire different glaciers in the park. The itinerary visits: Day 1. Embark Day 2. Upsala Glacier and lunch in front of Spegazzini Glacier. Descend in “Puesto de las Vacas”
Day 3. May Glacier, lunch facing the Perito Moreno Glacier and descent to reach a view point on the walkway of the coast. Return
Duration: 3 days / 2 nights Departures: Tuesday and Friday at 5.30 pm. Season: October - April Meals: Full Board
Santa Cruz cruise, Lake Argentino, Santa Cruz
Minitreking From Bajo de las Sombras Bay, you will embark on a catamarán to arrive at the refuge. After a short hike you will be provided with special crampons. The hike over the glacier allows you to be in close contact with the millenary ice, its peaks, fissures, small inner lagoons and deep blue drains. Box
Lunch is necessary. Return to the bay and visit the paths (1 hour). Please consult the restrictions. Duration: 10 hours. 1.30 over the ice Season: September- May Services: Shared Level: Low Requirement. Age 12-65
Hiking on Moreno glacier,Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
Southern glacier Pioneers Depart from the hotel towards the Roca Lake. After lunch we cruise the South and Rico arms of the Argentino Lake and land on the beach “Las Monedas” for a walk to the viewpoint, where we find the imposing Perito Moreno Glacier. The tour continues at the paths located in front of its western wall where we will be about 2 hours, then we will return to the hotel.
Duration: 9 hours Departures: Daily Service: Private/ shared Meals: Lunch, snack and soft drinks included.
Southern glacier Pioneers, Los Glaciares national park, santa Cruz
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Optional tours Glaciarium Ice Museum It’s a modern center devoted to the Patagonian Ice Field and its glaciers, one of the few glaciological interpretative centers in the world. Because of its architecture, exhibitions and its modern techniques used to facilitate the interpretations, it was mentioned as the best museum in Argentina. Visit the Glaciobar.
Duration: 3 hours Departures: Daily. Please check winter and summer schedule. Service: Private/Shared. The shared service is with the museum transfers that depart from downtown.
Glaciarium Ice Museum, El Calafate, Santa Cruz
Torres del Paine National Park On board on overland truck will visit the most characteristic landscapes of the park: Paine River Waterfall, Laguna Amarga, Grande Waterfall, Nordenskjold Lake Viewpoint, Cuernos del Paine and Pehoe Lake. Lunch in front of the Paine River Waterfall and trek to enjoy the scenery.
Duration: 14 hours Departures: Daily except SUN, from November to March 15th MON-WED-FRI October and April Service: Private/Shared Meals: Box Lunch included.
Laguna Amarga, Torres del Paine national park, Chile
Trekking to the Petrified forest La Leona Departure from El Calafate bordering part of the Argentino Lake and La Leona River until arriving to the Hotel La Leona, a historical interest site. We continue to Estancia Santa Teresita and from there we start a trek to the enormous depression of the ground where the petrified logs are testimony
of ancient times in which the weather in the zone was different. Lunch and return. Duration: 9-10 hours Departures: Daily. October- April Service: Private/Shared Note: Box lunch included.
La Leona, Petrified forest, Santa Cruz
Upsala Kayak Experience Departure from the hotel to cruise Lake Argentino. After two hours, we descend to receive technical safety briefing and start the trip between the icebergs for a period of two hours. At the end, return.
Duration: 12 hours Departures: MON-WED-FRI and SAT. November-April Subject to weather conditions and presence of icebergs Service: Private (only transfer to the port)/Shared Note: We suggest to bring a Box lunch. Requirement: Good Physical condition. Over 16 years old.
Upsala Kayak experience, Lake Argentino, Santa Cruz
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Optional tours Chalten Viedma Ice Trek Departure to El Chaltén by the legendary National Route 40 to take the detour to the port of Tunnel Bay from where we will depart to reach the promontory of the glacier. There we will descend and after the introductory talk we wear the crampons to start walking on ice. At the end we return.
Duration: 6 hours of activity + 6 of travel Departures: TUE-THU-SAT and SUN from October to April. Service: Private (only transfer)/ Shared Difficulty: Moderate. Requirements: Over 12 years old Note: We suggest to bring a box lunch.
Viedma Ice Trek, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Big Ice The excursion is similar to the Minitrekking (page 55) just a Little more demanding. The first part consists in walking by a morane for an hour to reach a viewpoint from where we access the ice to continue walking and have lunch. At the end we return along the same path. Includes one hour of walkways.
Duration: 3.30 hours on the glacier Departures: From October to April. Daily. Service: Private (only transfers)/ Shared Difficulty: High. Good physical condition Requirements: Age from 18 to 50. Note: We suggest to bring a box lunch.
Big Ice excursion. Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
Southern glacier Adventure Departure towards Estancia Nibepo Aike to embark and cruise through the south arm of the Argentino Lake. We land and start to walk to the Lake Frias and finally the hike to the Big Glacier. At the amphitheater of the Big Glacier we are going to have lunch. Break and Return to El Calafate.
Duration: 11 hours Departures: Daily Difficulty: Moderate. 14 km/6 hours of Trek. Service: Shared Note: Box lunch and snacks are included Requirement: Adults 14 to 60 years old.
Southern glacier adventure,
Trekking to the Fossils Canyon-Ea. Cristina This excursión is similar to the Estancia Cristina Discovery (page 57) cruising in the same boat and after arrival the passengers take a 4x4 for ascending to Upsala Glacier View point. From there will start ascending through the canyon in search of fossils deposits. Lunch will be taken on the way.
Duration: 11 hours Departures: Daily. October-April Difficulty: Moderate-High/ 6 hours of trek Service: Private (only transfers)/ Shared Requirements: Over 12 years old
the Fossils Canyon, Ea. Cristina, Santa Cruz
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Patagonia VIVA
El Calafate Active Biking, Trekking & Kayak 4 days / 3 nights
Day 1 El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, enjoy a Bike Tour that will take us to lost places such as Escondida Lagoon and enjoy views of Argentino Lake and Fitz Roy hill. Return to hotel.
TBK 0232 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Bike Tour (3 hours) Minitrekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier Upsala Kayak Experience • 2 Box Lunch • Necessary admission fees
DAY 2 El Calafate, El Chaltén. Departure to El Chalten along the legendary National Route 40. Arrival in El Chalten, a small town, known as the National Capital of Trekking surrounded by the Mounts of Fitz Roy and Torre. Transfer from the bus terminal to the hotel. In the afternoon we wil take the Viedma Light excursion. Transfer from the hotel to Tunnel Bay Port in order to carry out our boarding to cruise the Viedma Lake. The tour is made facing the wall of Viedma Glacier, the highest glacier in the park. After two hours and a half of cruising, return to Bay Tunnel. Transfer to the hotel.
IMPORTANT: It is required to arrive by bus before 1 PM NOTE: This excursion is available for people between 10 and 65 years old without exception. Day 3 Depart from the hotel towards the “Upsala Kayak Experience”. After cruising for two hours, we will start to cruise among the icebergs of Lake Argentino. After Lunch (not included). Return to hotel.
Note: Tour subject to weather conditions and presence of icebergs in the Upsala Channel - Bahia Onelli. Good Physical fitness and be more than 16 years old is required. Day 4 Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Biking, El Calafate, Santa Cruz
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El Chaltén 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 El Calafate, El Chaltén. Departure to El Chalten along the legendary National Route 40. Arrival in El Chalten, a small town, known as the National Capital of Trekking surrounded by the Mounts of Fitz Roy and Torre. Transfer from the bus terminal to the hotel. Depending on the arrival time, in the afternoon you can take a short walk or take the Viedma Light cruise that allow you to admire the Viedma Glacier, the largest of the Park.
TBK 0203 What’s included • TKT Bus El Calafate/ El Chaltén/ El Calafate or private transfers • Transfers in and out from/to Bus Terminal of El Calafate and El Chaltén. • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: Viedma Light Boat trip. • Necessary admission fees
DAY 2 El Chaltén. Day at leisure. You may choose to take one of the traditionals trekkings such us Laguna Torre, Laguna de los Tres. If you are adventurous, you can take one of Viedma Glacier trekking according to your age and physical condition.
See our suggestions on Pages 63 and 64. IMPORTANT. If you take some trekking in the Viedma Glacier, we recommend not taking the Viedma Light on Day 1. DAY 3 El Chaltén, El Calafate. Free time until the bus departure or transfer to El Calafate. Arrival to El Calafate. This tour is ideal as El Calafate extension.
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Viedma light boat ride, El Chalten, santa Cruz
Optional tours Trekking to Laguna Capri Departure from the hotel and after an initial uphill stretch, you reach the viewpoint with panoramic view of Rio de las Vueltas. We continue until another viewpoint, from where we get the first view of Fitz Roy Mount. The itinerary continues toward the south to Laguna Capri, from where we can appreciate an incredible views of Fitz Roy.
Duration: 3-4 hours Departures: From October to April Service: Private/ regular Grade of difficulty: Easy
Laguna Capri, El Chalten,Santa Cruz
Viedma Light Only 18 km South of El Chalten is the Tunel Bay, located in a natural bay repaired. A boat ride across Lake Viedma up to the front of the biggest glacier in Argentina, with its 40 meters high walls and intense blue. Cruising takes about 2 hours and a half. Return to El Chalten.
Duration: 4 hours (2 hours and a half of Navigation) Departures: From October to April. 2 daily departures.Service: Private (only transfers to the pier) /regular. Grade of difficulty: Not required
Viedma ligjt boat ride, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Trekking to Laguna Torre One of the classic and can’t be missed walks of El Chaltén. In this trek we find an impressive view of the Torre massif, the Adela range, Mount Solo and their respective glaciers. The footpath will take us through a wide range of landscapes, ranging from wide glacially formed valleys to dense forests. We stop at great
panoramic spots and visit famous base camps that are used by famous climbers. Duration: 7-8 hours Departures: From October to April Grade of difficulty: Moderate. Note: We suggest to bring a box lunch.
Laguna Torre, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Trekking to Laguna de los Tres The classic, spectacular and unforgettable trek of the region. This is the trek to do if you only have one day in El Chaltén. A trek that takes you past some impressive scenery and through forests until you arrive at the mystical Mount Fitz Roy; admiring lagoons of different shades of blue, imposing glaciers and campgrounds visited by famous international climbers.
Duration: 8-9 hours Departures: From October to April Grade of difficulty: Moderate. Good Physical condition Service: Private/regular Notes: We suggest to bring a box lunch
Laguna de los Tres, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
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Optional tours Boat trip: Desierto Lake Depart to Punta Sur of the Desierto Lake. Arrival and we prepare to reach the Huemul Lagoon and visit the suspension Glacier. Descend and embarke to sail Desierto Lake. We arrive at Punta Norte where after a short walk to the viewpoint, we can have an amazing view of the lake and the Cerro Fitz Roy.
Duration: 8-9 hours Departures: From October to April Difficulty: Low. 4 km (2 miles) of trekking Service: Private/Shared Note: Includes lunch
Lake Desierto, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Viedma Ice Trek Boat ride across Viedma Lake and then trekking with crampons on the largest glacier in Argentina. This is a unique experience of exploring a glacier where you can see fissures, sinkholes, ice caves and other amazing ice formations. After the trek on the glacier, break for lunch and then return to El Chalten
Duration: 6/7 hours Departures: From October to April Grade of difficulty: Moderate Meals: We suggest to bring a box lunch
Viedma Ice Trek El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Viedma PRO: Trekking + Ice climbing In addition to sailing on Viedma Lake, we can add the excitement of trekking with crampons and practicing ice climbing. Its deep cracks, sinkholes and frosty walls invite us to live a different and unique experience for people who love adventure in nature.
Duration: 9/10 hours Departures: From October to April Difficulty : Moderate. Good Physical condition Service: Private (only transfers to the port)/SharedNote: We suggest to bring a box lunch
Viedma Ice Pro, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Rafting Rio de las Vueltas Departure from El Chaltén to the operational center FRAC. After an introductory talk we start to practice in Condor Lagoon to then descend through Rio de las Vueltas. At the end of the activity, we have lunch and then a vehicle will take us to El Chaltén.
Rafting, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
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Duration: 4 hours Departures: From November to March Service: Shared Difficulty: Moderate. Non previous experience required. Swimming skills are necessary. Note: Groups of 2 to 6 people
El Chaltén Active: Trekking, Biking & Kayak 4 days / 3 nights
Operate: November to March
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Day 1 El Calafate, El Chaltén. Early morning departure to El Chaltén by the legendary Route 40.
What’s included • TKT Bus El Calafate/ El Chaltén/ El Calafate or private transfer • Transfer Bus Terminal/ Hotel round trip • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Mountain Bike to Lago del Desierto Trekking Laguna Los Tres Kayak in Río de Las Vueltas • 3 box lunch • Necessary admission fees
DAY 2 Today we enjoy the most classic and spectacular trekking in the area: Laguna de Los Tres. A trek that takes you past some impressive scenery and through forests until you arrive at the mystical Mount Fitz Roy; admiring lagoons of different shades of blue, imposing glaciers and campgrounds visited by famous international climbers. Box Lunch. DAY 3 Departure to Lago del Desierto. Arrival at the site (Km 17) where after receiving the technical talk, we will start the descent down the Rio de las Vueltas with the kayak. Lunch at a panoramic point and return to El Chaltén. Day 4 El Chaltén, El Calafate. We depart to Lago del Desierto . Here we have the option of walking to the Huemul Lagoon and glacier or take a boat ride across Lago del Desierto. Afterwards return to El Chaltén by bike After a few hours we arrive to El Chaltén. Box Lunch included. Transfer to the bus terminal to reach the bus to El Calafate.
Epígrafe Viedma glacier, Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
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Bariloche 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
TBK 0206 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: Small circuit with Campanario Hill Lift Ticket
Day 2 Departure from the hotel bordering the Lake Nahuel Huapi. We will pass by Playa Bonita and Campanario Hill Base. Here, there is a chairlift that will take us to the peak (1,050 meters), where there is one of the most beautiful and fascinating views of the region. Here, we will be able to see the Nahuel Huapi and the Perito Moreno Lakes, the Trebol Lagoon, the San Pedro and Llao Llao Peninsulas, Victoria Island, Otto, López, Goye and Catedral Mounts and the city of Bariloche We continue passing by Llao Llao peninsula, San Eduardo Chapel and Puerto Pañuelo. Further on, we arrive at the panoramic lookout, a natural balcony, from where we admire Moreno Lake and Llao Llao Peninsula. We return to Bariloche. We suggest take Victoria Island and Arrayanes Wood. We suggest take Victoria Island and Arrayanes Wood which departs from Puerto Pañuelo and cruises the Lake Nahuel Huapi to Victoria Island and Arrayanes Wood where we can appreciate this unique species. Day 3 Day at leisure for optional excursions. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Important. If your departure flight leaves after 4 PM, we suggest taking the small circuit on day 3 in the morning and take a full day optional tour on day 2. Please choose your option on page 67 and 69.
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Lake Nahuel Huapi, Bariloche, Rio Negro
Optional tours Victoria Island and Arrayanes wood Departure from Bariloche towards Puerto Pañuelo to embark on a catamaran and cruise along Nahuel Huapi Lake towards Peninsula Quetrihué where we disembark. Walk along a trail through the famous Arrayanes Woods, unique arbore formation declared Natural Monument. We embark
towards Victoria Island, where we disembark to visit the allowed paths. Return to Bariloche. Duration: Full day: 6 hours and a half Half day: 4 hours and a half Departures: All year Service: Private (only transfer to the port)/Shared
Arrayanes forest, Villa La Angostura, Neuquen
Port Blest Departure from Bariloche to Port Pañuelo to embark and cruise to Port Blest in the extreme west of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Arrival to Port Cántaros. From here we will take a trek ascending to Cántaros Lake through a beautiful Valdivian jungle. Time for lunch. You can take an optional extensión to Frias Lake (not included – subject to availability).
Duration: Full day Departures: Daily. All year Service: Private (only transfer to the port)/Shared
Puerto Blest, Bariloche, Rio Negro
Grand Circuit Departure from Bariloche towards “Valle Encantado”, site with curious orogenic formations such as the Castle, Gods Finger, the Elephant and the Wagon. Arrive to Villa Traful. Continue through the Seven Lakes Road to Villa La Angostura, bordering Correntoso and
Espejo Lakes. Arrival to the villa, at the time of lunch you can taste the excellent local cuisine (Optional). Return to Bariloche. Duration: 11 hours Departures: Daily. From October to May. Service: Private/Shared
Valle Encantado, Bariloche, Rio Negro
Seven lakes route This excursion is done through Nahuel Huapi and Lanín National Parks. We arrive to Villa La Angostura. Here we will make a short stop. The itinerary continues to the lakes: Correntoso, Espejo, Escondido, Falkner, Villarino, Machónico and Lacar, on the shore where San Martin de los Andes is located. Free time. In the afternoon return to Bariloche.
Duration: 13 hours Departures: Daily. All year Service: Private/Shared
Seven lakes road, Neuquen
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Optional tours Boat Trip Brazo Tristeza The excursion starts in López Bay from where we sail to explore the “Brazo Tristeza”. During the tour and if the weather allows it we will observe the Tronador Mt. We arrive to the end of the branch and descend for a trek until Arroyo Frey waterfall. Breakfast and lunch on board and return to Bariloche.
Duration: 6 hours Departures: All year. Daily 9 AM Difficulty: Easy. 35 minutes trek Notes: Include breakfast and lunch
Brazo Tristeza path, Bariloche, Rio Negro
Lower Manso River Rafting The Manso River is known for its large river, incredible turquoise and because its rapids are the most wanted for by rafting lovers. The lower Manso is ideal to experience rafting for the first time by the calm waters in this sector.
Duration: 9 hours Departures: From October to March Difficulty: Easy. Previous experience is not required. Requirements: Over 6 years old. Notes: Include Picnic
Rafting on Manso river, Barilohe, Rio Negro
Moreno Lake Kayaking Departure from Bariloche to Lopez Bay, there after the safety briefing, will start sailing on Nahuel Huapi Lake and then by the waters of Moreno Lake. During the trip we will see the Lopez Mount, Goye and Llao Lloa Hotel. After 2 hours of kayaking we return.
Duration: 4 hours. 2 hours of row Departures: From October to April. 9 AM and 1 PM Difficulty: Easy/ Moderate. Good Physical conditions. Notes: Snack
Kayacking, Bariloche, Rio Negro
Mountain Bike This excursion allows to travel through minor roads and discover views like the ones of Moreno Lake, Bella Vista and Goye Mounts. We will arrive to Colonia Suiza, there we can see antique houses from first inhabitants. Then we will be led to the View point where we will get one of the best postcards of Bariloche with Nahuel Huapi Lake, Llao Llao Hotel and Victoria Island.
Duration: 4 hours Departures: From October to April. 9 AM Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 15-20 km (9-13 miles) Notes: Snack
Rio Negro, Bariloche, biking
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Lake Crossing 2 days / 1 night
Suggested extension for Bariloche Tour (Page 66)
TBK 0210 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers: Bariloche Hotel- Puerto Pañuelo Puerto Varas HotelPuerto Montt Airport • 1 night with breakfast in Puerto Varas • Lake Crossing BarilochePuerto Varas or Puerto Montt
Day 1 San Carlos de Bariloche, Lake Crossing, Puerto Varas. Departure towards Puerto Pañuelo to start the crossing. We will start cruising until we arrive to Puerto Blest. Once there, we will take a bus towards Puerto Alegre, to board a catamaran to cruise Lake Fias and arrive to the next port. At one point, it will be necessary that the passengers get off the bus and do all the paperwork at the Chilean Border and Customs office. Continue the journey by bus (already in Chilean territory) for two hours until Peulla City, a small town where the passengers can stay for one night and practice different adventure sports. After lunch (not included), the group will meet again to board a catamaran and cruise Lake Todos los Santos, which offers a beautiful view of Osorno Volcano and its summit. Finally, we will take a bus to Puerto Varas. Arrival and Accommodation DAY 2 Puerto Varas. At scheduled time, transfer to the airport to board your flight to Santiago de Chile or Punta Arenas and do the Puerto Natales with Torres del Paine extension (Page 72). If you wish to return to Bariloche, you can take a tour back.
Villa La Angostura, Neuquen
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Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales 3 days / 2 nights
Suggested extension from El Calafate (Page 54)
TBK 0213 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: Torres del Paine National Park • 1 Box Lunch on tour • Necessary admission fees
Day 1 Puerto Natales. Arrival to Puerto Natales Bus Terminal and transfer to the Hotel. Day 2 Puerto Natales. Visit to Torres del Paine National Park, declared by UNESCO a Biosphere Reserve in 1978. During the tour; you will visit the Natural Monument Milodon’s Cave where besides the cave you can visit a small museum which shows the Prehistoric Flora & Fauna of the region. We will continue towards the Park and once inside, from Nordenskjold Viewpoint we will enjoy a panoramic view of Paine Massif. Later we will stop in Salto Grande. In this part of the Park we will do a short trekking to Los Cuernos Viewpoint from where we will have an amazing view of Cuernos Del Paine. Finally, we will visit the area of Lake Grey and its Glacier, where we will do another trekking (1 hour Approx.) and from the lake’s shore we will have the chance to see lots of icebergs with different shapes and forms. After this we will return to the hotel. Day 3 Puerto Natales. Transfer to Puerto Natales bus terminal to take the regular bus to el Calafate (Argentina) or Punta Arenas to board you flight to your next destination.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Extra night in Puerto Natales is possible if you want take an optional excursion to Serrano and Balmaceda glaciers
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Balmaceda glacier, Puerto Natales, Chile
San Pedro de Atacama 3 days / 2 nights TBK 0212
Suggested as extension of Salta Tour or Santiago de Chile
What’s included • Arrival and departure tranfers (Calama Airport or Bus Terminal) • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Tatio Geysers and Moon’s Valley • 1 breakfast on tour • Necessary admission fees
Day 1 San Pedro de Atacama. Arrival to San Pedro de Atacama. Transfer to Hotel. In the afternoon, visit to the Moon’s Valley, named for its similarity with the lunar landscape. Unique place to enjoy the sunset. Return to hotel. DAY 2 San Pedro de Atacama. Free day to take an optional tour to the Altiplanic Lagoons and Atacama Salt Pit; The Laguna Verde in Bolivia or a bike tour. If you are staying while full moon nights, we suggest to take an astronomic tour. This tour will allow you, without previous knowledge, to understand how to look at the sky, besides being able to see through powerful telescopes our universe, from one of the best places on Earth to watch the sky, Atacama Dessert. Day 3 San Pedro de Atacama. Early in the morning depart towards Tatio Geyser Geothermal field to observe the fumaroles at sunrise. Enjoy a guided walking tour through the hot mud craters and small Geysers. On the way back to San Pedro visit Machuca, a small shepherd’s village located at 4,000 meters.
Note: The tour includes breakfast. Day 4 San Pedro de Atacama. At scheduled time transfer to Calama Airport or Bus Terminal.
Tatio geysers, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Santiago de Chile 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1 Arrival and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon enjoy a city tour in Santiago. We will visit Santiago’s Civic Center and its most important streets. Pass by Santa Lucia Hill, Palacio de la Moneda and Plaza de Armas (Main Square) where you will find the Metropolitan Cathedral, The National Historical Museum and the Post Office Building. Continue to the Forest Park, the Fine Arts Museum and finish at the bohemian town of Bellavista. Return to the hotel.
TBK 0706 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 2 nights with breakfast • Tour: City Tour
Note: Private Service includes the visit to San Cristobal Hill and the regular service to Santa Lucia Hill. Day 2 Day at leisure to enjoy an optional tour. Enjoy the inspired neighborhoods of Santiago in an evening of culture, food and wine. We will visit Bellas Artes neighborhood with its coffee shops, restaurants and neoclassical French architecture. Stop to enjoy one of the favorites Chilean foods: an Ice Cream of a well-known Coffee & Ice Cream shop. Then we will proceed towards Lastarria neighborhood to visit the Historic GAM Cultural Centre. To finish we will visit the most complete wine bar in Santiago where guided by a professional sommelier we will taste some Tapas with fine wines. A great way to learn about their culture and history. Day 3 Morning at leisure. At scheduled time, transfer to the airport.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Extra night in Puerto Natales is possible if you want take an optional excursion to Serrano and Balmaceda glaciers
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Santiago de Chile, Chile
Uruguay Essential 3 days / 2 nights
Suggested extension for Bariloche Tour (Page 66)
TBK 0715 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • Hydrofoil BUE/ Montevideo- Colonia/ Buenos Aires • 2 nights with breakfast: Montevideo (1) Colonia (1) • Tours Montevideo: City Tour Colonia: CityTour
Day 1 Buenos Aires, Montevideo. Fast Ferry Buenos Aires – Montevideo (included) in the morning. Transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon: City Tour. This three-hour tour will show the most important and characteristic places in town that will give visitors the feeling of the Uruguayan life and culture. The tour includes the Independence Square, the Legislative Palace, the traditional Prado neighborhood, the residential zone of Carrasco, the Old City and pedestrian streets, the Town Hall, the cathedral and the typical Port Market. This tour can be organized during the morning or afternoon according to the client. At night, we suggest a dinner show with tango, Candombe and other typical Uruguayan music. DAY 2 Montevideo, Colonia. Full Day tour to Colonia Del Sacramento. Colonia is an old city which has been declared World Heritage by the UNESCO. We will visit the little stone streets, old edifications, forts, Spanish and Portuguese Museums, the port, downtown, the Ferrando Beach, the Coastal Rambla which borders Colonia from the Old City to the “Real de San Carlos” where we will visit the bullring, the horse´s race course and the old port. Accommodation. DAY 3 Colonia, Buenos Aires. Transfer to the port. Fast Ferry to Buenos Aires (included).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Extra night in Montevideo is possible if you want take an optional excursion to Punta del Este.
Placio Salvo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Along the route of the tannat 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0724 What’s included • Transfers from the hotel to Buenos Aires port. • Hydrofoil Buenos Aires/ Colonia • Arrival and departure transfer in Colonia • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Irrutia and Cardano Winery • Picnic in Narbona Winery • 2 lunchs y 1 dinner
Grapes, Uruguay
Day 1 Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento. Transfer from your hotel to the port of Buenos Aires to board the hydrofoil to Colonia del Sacramento. Arrival in Colonia and transfer to the Charco Hotel located in the historic district on the shores of the Río de la Plata. During the afternoon tour around Colonia del Sacramento. Accommodation. Day 2 Colonia del Sacramento. In the morning, transfer to the Carmelo area. The tour begins in the “La Calera de las Huérfanas”, Jesuit ruins where the history of wine in Uruguay began and where the Zubizarreta winery is in
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the same place where the first vines were planted (the visit to Zubizarreta winery is not included in the tour). We will continue to Irurtia winery. This is one of the largest wineries in Uruguay, was founded in the second half of the XIX century with the arrival of the Mr. Lorenzo Irurtia to the region of Cerro Carmelo. His passion for good wines and the dedication to the growth of vineyards, showed his results in the harvest of 1913. Over the years, the company was run by Dante Irurtia, who run the vineyard and the winery along with his family to the present day. We will start the tour where the passengers may see the harvest, the filling or
the manual selection of the grape. After a wine tasting, will continue the tour in Cordano Winery. This visit offers a completely different experience within the work of the winery with a different Irurtia profile. The first one, is carried out by the second generation of the family Cordano. Here we will learn about the production process and history of the vineyards and we will enjoy a wine tasting. We will continue to Narbona Ranch where the passengers will enjoy the dinner and spend the night over there. Lunch and Dinner. Day 3 Colonia del Sacramento. Morning at leisure. Picnic lunch in the
vineyards and at sunset a wine and cheese tasting in the winery guided by the enologist of Narbona Ranch (includes three different Narbona wines and seven options of cheese). It is located among a rebuilt “warehouse”, where the passengers will enjoy a homemade wine tasting. Narbona winery is located in the original Narbona ranch, founded in 1740 on the Carmelo surroundings, which made an agreement with the consulting company of the famous French enologist Michel Rolland to produce worldclass wine. The varieties planted in the Narbona vineyards in Carmelo are Pinot Noir and Tannat, and
also have Syrah and Petit Verdot vineyards. Accommodation in Narbona ranch wine lodge. Lunch. Day 4 Colonia del Sacramento, Buenos Aires. At due time, transfer to the port to take the ferry back to Buenos Aires or to the Bus terminal if you wish to continue to Montevideo.
Highlights of Brazil and Peru 9 days / 8 nights TBK 0719 What’s included • Arrival/Departure ariport transfers • 8 nights with breakfast: Lima (1) Cusco (2) Iguazu (2) Río (3) • Tours: Lima: City Tour Cusco: City Tour and Machu Picchu Iguazu: Brazilian Side of the Falls Río: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf • 2 lunches • National Parks’ Entrances Fees • Museums’ Entrances Fees
The falls, Iguazu national park, Misiones
Day 1 Lima. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. You will visit the urban center of the city which was declared a Human Heritage Site by UNESCO. You will visit the most renowned places of the city: Love Park in Miraflores, the Main Square where the Government Palace and the Cabildo are located, the Cathedral and San Francisco Covent. In the end, return to hotel. Day 2 Lima, Cusco. Transfer to the airport and flight to Cusco. In the afternoon, you will visit the most relevant sites of the city: the Archeological Park of Sacsayhuaman, Puma Sanctuary, Korikancha Temple, God Sun Temple,
Santo Domingo Church and the Main Square with the Cathedral. Accommodation. Day 3 Cusco, Machu
at the airport, transfer to the selected hotel. Day 5 Iguazu. Departure from the hotel towards Iguaçu National Park, one of the largest vegetation reserves in Brazil. During the walk along the paths it is possible to get a panoramic view of San Martin Island and Bossetti, San Martin and Los Tres Mosqueteros waterfalls. Return to hotel.
Picchu, Cusco. A train trip to visit one if the New Seven Wonders of the World. You will arrive in Aguas Calientes’ Train Station in order to ascend through the winding way to Machu Picchu. This lost city of the Incas will astonish you with its terraces, ceremonial sanctuaries, stairs and urban zones. Time to go across the city and take lunch (included). In the evening, you will return to Cusco. Transfer to the Hotel.
NOTE: we suggest taking the excursion to visit the Argentine Side of the Iguazu Falls. Please kindly check the visa requirements as per your nationality.
Day 4 Cusco, Lima, Iguazu. Transfer to the airport to take the scheduled flight to Iguazú. Arrival and reception
Day 6 Iguazu, Rio de Janeiro. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the selected
hotel. Time at leisure. In the evening, we suggest taking the optional tour: Rio by night. Enjoy a spectacular Samba Show with singers and dancers wearing beautiful costumes representing rich folk traditions and capturing the famous Carnival rhythm. Day 7 Rio de Janeiro. Departure from the hotel to visit the most famous places of the city and admire the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro from the heights. First you will arrive to the base of Corcovado Hill in order to ascend to the top and enjoy a panoramic view of the city. The statute of Christ the Redeemer was declared one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. After lunch you
will continue towards the famous Sugar Loaf which has become into an icon of the city. Cablecars with glass windows will carry you till the top of the mountain up to 395 masl. A 360º view of Rio de Janeiro will surprise you including Botafogo and Copacabana beach, Corcovado Hill and the center of Rio de Janeiro. Day 8 Rio de Janeiro. Day at leisure to know Rio de Janeiro through its culture and nature. Day 9 Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu. In due time, transfer to the International Airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Wonders of South America 12 days / 11 nights TBK 0722 What’s included • Arrival/Departure ariport transfers • 11 nights with breakfast: Rio (2) Lima (1) Cusco (3) Iguazu (2) Buenos Aires (3) • Tours: Río: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Lima: City Tour Cusco: City Tour, Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian Falls Buenos Aires: City Tour and Dinner Show • Necessary admission fees • 3 lunches and 1 Dinner Show
Salineas de Mara, Cusco, Peru
Day 1 Rio de Janeiro. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 2 Rio de Janeiro. Depart to visit the Corcovado Hill, where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is located. After lunch (included), visit the world famous Sugar Loaf. The journey to the top is made in two glass cablecars with a stop at Urca Hill. From the top you will have a panoramic view of the entire city. Return to hotel. Day 3 Rio de Janeiro, Lima. Early in the morning transfer to the airport to board the flight to Lima. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon you will visit the highlights of the city such as Love Park in Miraflores, Main Square
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where you can find the Government Palace and the Town Hall (Cabildo), the Cathedral and Convent of San Francisco. Return to Hotel. Day 4 Lima, Cusco. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cusco. In the afternoon, you will visit the most important places of the city: Archeological Park of Sacsayhuaman, the Puma’s Sanctuary, Korikancha Temple, God Sun Temple, Santo Domingo Church and the main square with the Cathedral. Accommodation. Day 5 Cusco, Sacred Valley, Cusco. The Sacred Valley of the Incas is waiting for you. You will visit the Pisac Market with some free time to walk around and maybe buy some beautiful
handcrafts. Lunch. In the afternoon, the excursion continues towards Ollantaytambo, a small and colorful city inhabited since Incas’ times where you will visit the main Temple used as a fortress during the Inca resistance. In the evening, you will return to Cusco. Day 6 Cusco, Machu Picchu, Cusco. A train trip away to see one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. You will arrive in the Aguas Calientes Station to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu. The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas. Time to go across and have lunch (included). In the evening, return to Cusco. Transfer to the hotel.
Day 7 Cusco, Lima, Puerto Iguazu. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Foz do Iguaçu. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to Hotel. Day 8 Puerto Iguazu.Today you will visit the Argentine side of the Falls, located inside the Iguazú National Park, one of the first protected areas of South America declared a Human Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Day 9 Puerto Iguazu,
Buenos Aires. In the morning you will visit Foz do Iguaçu National Park in order to know the Brazilian Side of the Falls and get a different view of the same. Transfer to Puerto Iguazu to board the flight to Buenos
Aires. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Day 10 Buenos Aires. During the morning discover the city through its most interesting places such as: the Historical Centre, La Boca with the famous Caminito Street, Palermo and La Recoleta. In the evening, you will delight a dinner and Tango show enjoying the sensual magnetism of this traditional dance. Day 11 Buenos Aires. Day at leisure to take optional tours. We suggest Gaucho Party or Tigre and Delta. Day 12 Buenos Aires. Transfer to the airport to take the scheduled flight.
From the Incas to the World’s End 16 days / 15 nights TBK 0723 What’s included • Arrival/Departure ariport transfers • 15 nights with breakfast: Rio (2) Lima (1) Cusco (3) Iguazu (2) Buenos Aires (3) Ushuaia (2) El Calafate (2) • Tours: Rio: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Lima: City Tour Cusco: City Tour, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu Iguazu: Brazilian and Argentine Falls Buenos Aires: City and Dinner Show Ushuaia: National Park and Beagle Boat Ride El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier • Necessary admission fees • 3 Lunches and 1 Dinner Show Sacred valley, Peru
Day 1 Rio de Janeiro. Arrival and reception at the airport, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 2 Rio de Janeiro. A visit
to the Corcovado Hill where the statute of Christ the Redeemer is located. Lunch and visit the famous Sugar Loaf. From the top you will have a panoramic view of the city. Accommodation. Day 3 Rio de janeiro, Lima.
Early in the morning transfer to the airport to take the flight to Lima. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, you will visit the Historical Center of Lima, a Cultural Heritage Site of Humanity declared by UNESCO.
Day 5 Cusco, Sacred Valley, Cusco. Visit the Sacred Valley, including Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo. Lunch. In the evening, return to Cusco. Day 6 Cusco, Machu Picchu, Cusco. Today you will know one of the New Seven Wonders of the World: Machu Picchu. This lost city of the Incas will astonish you with its terraces, ceremonial sanctuaries, stairs and urban zones. Time to go across the city and have lunch. In the evening, you will return to Cusco. Day 7 Cusco, Lima, Puerto
Iguazu. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Foz de Iguaçu. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 4 Lima, Cusco. Transfer
to the airport. Arrival in Cusco and accommodation. In the afternoon you will visit the city.
Day 8 Puerto Iguazu. Today you will visit the Argentine Side of the Falls, one of the first protected areas of
South America which was declared one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Day 9 Puerto Iguazu, Buenos Aires. In the morning you will visit the Foz do Iguaçu National Park. In due time, transfer to Puerto Iguazu to board the flight to Buenos Aires. Transfer to the hotel Day 10 Buenos Aires. During the morning, visit the city through the most interesting places of Buenos Aires: Historical Center, La Boca with its famous street of Caminito, Palermo and La Recoleta. In the evening, you will enjoy a dinner and Tango show. Day 11 Buenos Aire, Ushuaia. Morning at leisure. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 12 Ushuaia. In the morning, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. During the tour you will be able to take the End of the World Train (optional). In the afternoon, you will cruise through the Beagle Channel admiring the Lobos Island and Les Eclaireurs lighthouse. Transfer to the hotel. Day 13 Ushuaia, El Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Transfer to the selected hotel.
Day 15 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. Departure from the hotel towards Perito Moreno Glacier located in the Glaciers National Park which due to its particular beauty was declared Human Heritage Site by UNESCO. Time to have lunch (not included). In the afternoon, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and Accommodation. Day 16 Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Day 14 El Calafate. Day at leisure. Do not miss the chance of cruising through ice floes or enjoying the millenary landscapes of El Chalten or Torres del Paine.
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Discovering South America 17 days / 16 nights TBK 0720 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 16 nights of accommodation with breakfast: Rio de Janeiro (3) Iguazu (2) Buenos Aires (3) Calafate (3) Puerto Natales (2) Puerto Varas (1) Bariloche (2) • Tours Rio: Corcovado Hill and Sugar Loaf. Iguazu: Argentina and Brasilian Falls tour Buenos Aires City TourDinner and Tango Show El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier Tour Torres del Paine Bus Puerto Natales/Punta Arena Puerto Montt: Andean Lake Crossing Bariloche Small Circuit • 1 lunch and 1 dinner • Necessary admission fees. Torres del Paine national park, Chile
Day 1 Rio de Janeiro. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the Hotel. Accommodation.
Iguaçu National Park to get a particular view of the waterfalls. Return to Hotel. Day 5 Puerto Iguazu. Today
Day 2 Rio de Janeiro. Departure to visit the Corcovado Hill where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is located. After lunch (included) you will visit the famous Sugar Loaf. From the top you will have a panoramic view of the entire city. Accommodation. Day 3 Rio de Janeiro.
Day at leisure to enjoy the city through its cultural life, beaches and natural attractions. Day 4 Rio de Janeiro,
Iguazu. Transfer to the airport to take the scheduled flight to Iguazú. Arrival and transfer to the Hotel. In the afternoon, you will visit the Foz do
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you will visit the Argentine Side of the Falls located inside the Iguazu National Park, declared a Human Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Day 6 Puerto Iguazu,
Buenos Aires. Transfer to the airport to take the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Accommodation.
Day 8 Buenos Aires, El Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the selected hotel. Day 9 El Calafate. Departure from the hotel towards Perito Moreno Glacier situated which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its particular beauty. In the evening, you will return to Hotel. Day 10 El Calafate. Day at
Note: From May to September the operation of the Bus from El Calafate to Puerto Natales may be interrupted. Day 12 Puerto Natales. Day dedicated to discover the Torres del Paine National Park, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Day 13 Puerto Natales, Puerto Varas. Departure from Puerto Natales to Punta Arenas to board the flight to Puerto Montt. Arrival and transfer to Puerto Varas. Accommodation.
leisure. Day 7 Buenos Aires. During the morning, discover the city through its most interesting places. In the evening, you will delight a dinner and Tango show.
Choose your option in pages 55 up to 59 Day 11 El Calafate, Puerto Natales. In the morning take the Bus to Puerto Natales. Arrival. Accommodation.
Day 14 Puerto Varas, Lake Crossing, Bariloche. Departure from the Hotel to do the Lake Crossing by cruising throughout the waters of Todos los Santos and Nahuel Huapi Lakes
till Bariloche. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Day 15 Bariloche. Departure from the hotel to do the Small Circuit. You will have the chance of ascending the Campanario Hill from where you will have incredible views to then reach the Panoramic Point. During the afternoon we suggest to take the boat ride to Victoria Island and Arrayanes Wood. Day 16 Bariloche, Buenos Aires. In due time transfer to the airport to board the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Day 17 Buenos Aires. Day at leisure. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Chile Express: North and Patagonia 10 days / 9 nights TBK 0721 What’s included • Arrival/departure transfers • 9 nights with breakfast: Santiago (4) San Pedro de Atacama (2) Puerto Natales (3) • Tours: Santiago: City Tour and Viña del Mar and Valparaíso San Pedro de Atacama: Altiplanics Lagoons, Atacama Salar, Tatio Geyser and Moon Valley. Puerto Natales: Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, Torres del Paine National Park • Necessary admissions fees. • 2 lunches.
Laguna Cejar, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Day 1 Santiago. Reception at Santiago airport and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon visit to the Santiago City visiting the old and the modern part of the city. Accommodation. Day 2 Santiago. Today,
we visit the beach area passing by Las Salinas, Reñaca and Viña del Mar, known as the Garden City. In the afternoon visit the picturesque port of Valparaiso, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, with its eclectic and singular architecture and urban development city. In the afternoon, return to Santiago.
Day 3 Santiago, Calama, San Pedro de Atacama. Transfer to Santiago airport to take the flight to the city of Calama. Reception at the airport and drive to San Pedro de Atacama. In the afternoon, visit the Moon Valley, named for its resemblance to the lunar landscape, ideal site to contemplate he sunset. Return to San Pedro de Atacama. Day 4 San Pedro de
Atacama. Today, we visit the altiplanic Lagoons Meñiques and Miscanti, located at 4,500 masl. These lagoons are surrounded by impressive volcanoes, caused by the uplift of the Andes, in remote geological times. Its waters are
contribution of the melting ice from the mountains. On the way back visit to Toconao and Atacama Salt Lake.
Punta Arenas, reception and transfer to bus terminal to board the bus to Puerto Natales. Arrival and accommodation.
Day 5 San Pedro de
Day 7 Puerto Natales.
Atacama, Santiago. Departure from the hotel in the morning (4 AM) towards Tatio Geyser. Breakfast in the geysers and then start a guided walk through the geothermal field and observe its imposing fumaroles at the sunrise. Return to San Pedro and afternoon transfer to Calama Airport. Arrival in Santiago and transfer to hotel.
Today we cruise through the Ultima Esperanza fjord to reach the Balmaceda Glacier. After a brief walk in the wonderful native forest you reach the Serrano Glacier. In the afternoon return to Puerto Natales. Lunch.
Day 6 Santiago, Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales. Transfer to the airport for flight to Punta Arenas. In
Day 8 Puerto Natales. Visit
to Torres del Paine National Park. Will visit the Salto Grande of the Paine River, appreciating the majestic and imposing mountains of Torres del Paine. Continuing the way and visit the Pehoé Lake until the Lake and Grey
Glacier. In the afternoon return to the city of Puerto Natales. The visit includes Milodon Caves. Lunch. Day 9 Puerto Natales, Santiago. Transfer to Puerto Natales bus terminal to take the regular bus to Punta Arenas, stopping at the Carlos Ibáñez airport to board the flight to Santiago. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Day 10 Santiago. Transfer to the airport to board your next flight.
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Ecuador: Tradition and Nature 8 days / 7 nights TBK 0717 What’s included • Arrival/Departure ariport transfers • 7 nights with breakfast: Quito (3) Puerto AyoraGalapagos (4) • Tours: Quito: City Tour and Middle of the World Galapagos: Turtles Reserve, Scientific Station of Darwin, Lava Tunnels/Turtle Bay and Lobería/ 2 Boat Rides to other Islands of the Archipelago • 3 Lunches
Fauna, Galapagos island, Ecuador
Day 1 Quito. Arrival and reception at the airport. Accommodation. Day 2 Quito. After breakfast, you will start a walk through La Calle Ronda, one of the oldest streets of the city, where you will notice how the colonial houses were built and how the local inhabitants used to live in the 1600s. Afterwards you will visit the antique Colonial Quito including Santo Domingo Square, the City Museum, San Francisco Square, La Merced Church, Presidential Palace, the Cathedral and other important buildings. The last stop will be La Compañía de Jesús Church, the most beautiful Church of South America or maybe of all over the world, and then you will visit Itchimbia. Finally you will visit the
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historical site where the Zero Latitude was found in 1736. Lunch in one of the restaurants located in the middle of the world. After that you will visit the Ethnographical Museum and the INTI ÑAN Museum which has interesting explanations of the natural events that are only applicable to Ecuador. Return to the hotel. Day 3 Quito. Day at leisure to enjoy an optional tour. We suggest visiting the Handcraft Market of Otavalo, famous for its textiles, tapestries and traditional shops. Although the central day to visit this market is on Saturdays, you will enjoy a less crowded square from Sundays to Fridays. The lunch will be served in one of the local ranches built between XVII
and XVIII centuries with a typical Andean atmosphere. Return to the hotel. Day 4 Quito, Galapagos Island, Santa Cruz. In the morning, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Santa Cruz. Arrival and transfer to the Itabaca Channel by free buses in order to cross by ferry and be transferred to Puerto Ayora. On the way you will visit the lava tunnels, one reserve of giant turtles and the Scientific Station of Charles Darwin upon arrival in Puerto Ayora. Accommodation. Day 5 Santa Cruz-Puerto Ayora. In the morning departure to Turtle Bay, after a walk you will reach one of the most beautiful beaches of Galapagos where you will rest. Return to Puerto Ayora,
free time to have lunch. In the afternoon, you will go through La Lobería by yacht which has its name due to a posting of sea lions. Here you will be able to do snorkel. You will continue towards the Love Channel and the Dog’s Beach. Note: this excursion operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Days 6 & 7 Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz. Excursion by yacht to one of the following Islands: Squares, Saymour, Bartolomé, Santa Fe or similar. Lunch included. Return to Puerto Ayora. Day 8 Santa Cruz-Puerto Ayora, Quito or Guayaquil. Transfer from the hotel to
Itabaca Channel in order to cross by ferry and arrive at the airport to board the flight back to Quito or Guayaquil subject to your next destination. IMPORTANT NOTE •The operation of the tours in Galapagos are subject to availability, changes in the itinerary, operational days, etc. • The itinerary may change subject to weather, operational or logistic conditions. • The excursions in Galapagos are not recommended for children under the age of 5 years old, pregnant women, the elderly or people with limited mobility.
Southern Jewels 19 days / 18 nights TBK 0716 What’s included • Arrival/Departure ariport transfers • 18 nights with breakfast: Quito (2), Lima (1), Cusco (2), Sacred Valley (1), Puno (2), La Paz (2), Buenos Aires (3), Iguazu (2), Río (3) • Tours: Quito: City Tour and Middle of the World Lima: City Tour Cusco: City Tour, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu Puno: Lake Crossing, Uros’ Island, Sun Island La Paz: City Tour and Moon’s Valley. Buenos Aires: City and Dinner Show Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian Falls Rio: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf • Necessary admission fees • 5 Lunches, 1 Dinner Show Uros island, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Day 1 Quito. Arrival and Reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 2 Quito. Explore Quito, in the morning you will visit the city through La Compañía de Jesús Church, one of the most beautiful ones in South America, while in the afternoon you will visit the historical site where the Zero Latitude was found in 1736 to finish with a visit of the INTI ÑAN Museum. Lunch. Day 3 Quito, Lima. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Lima. Accommodation. In the afternoon, you will visit the Historical center. Day 4 Lima, Cusco. Transfer
to the airport to depart to Cusco. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the
hotel. In the afternoon, you will visit the city. Day 5 Cusco, Sacred Valley. Today you will visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas going across Urubamba Valley and, after lunch, the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo. Day 6 Cusco, Machu Picchu, Cusco. Today you will know one of the New Seven Wonders of the World: Machu Picchu. Lunch. Return to Cusco. Day 7 Cusco, Puno. Departure to Puno by a touristic bus. On the way, some stops will be made to enjoy the wonderful landscapes of this route. Lunch. Arrival in Puno. Accommodation. Day 8 Puno. In the morning,
you will visit the artificial
Islands of the Uros and the Pre-Inca cemetery of Hatun Chiefs, in the afternoon. Return to hotel. Day 9 Puno, Copacabana, La Paz. You will cross the Titicaca LAke. Also you will visit the Sun Island with the Inca’s Garden and the famous Inca’s Fountain. Lunch. You will continue towards La Paz. Arrival. Accommodation. Day 10 La Paz. You will visit the city starting with Witches’ Market, the Colonial Church of San Francisco, Metropolitan Cathedral, Government Palace and the Parliament. You will finish your visit with the spectacular Moon’s Valley. Afternoon at leisure. Day 11 La Paz, Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the airport to board
the flight to Buenos Aires. Transfer to the hotel. Day 12 Buenos Aires. In the morning, you will visit the city by going across the most interesting places. In the evening, dinner and Tango show. Day 13 Buenos Aires. Day
at leisure to take optional tours. We suggest Gaucho Party or Tigre and Delta. Day 14 Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazú. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Puerto Iguazu. Arrival. Accommodation. Day 15 Puerto Iguazú. Today you will visit the Argentine Side of the Falls which was declared one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Day 16 Puerto Iguazú, Río de Janeiro. In the morning, you will visit Foz do Iguaçu National Park. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Rio de Janeiro. Arrival. Accommodation. Day 17 Rio de Janeiro. A visit of Corcovado Hill and Sugar Loaf from where you will get excellent views of the city. Lunch. Day 18 Rio de Janeiro. Day at leisure to take optional tours or only enjoy the city. Day 19 Rio de Janeiro. Early in the morning, transfer to the airport to board your flight.
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Cultural Encounter 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0407 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 4 nights with breakfast • Tours: City Tour with Colon Theatre Art tour Graffiti Tour Fair Tour (2) Literary Tour • 1 lunch, 1 dinner and 1 snack
Remarkable bars, Buenos Aires
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, city tour, including the symbol of the city, the Colon Theatre, considered one of the best opera houses in the world for its perfect acoustic and architectural style. You will have the opportunity to visit: the Foyer, Golden Hall, the Bustos Hall and Main Hall. When finished, return to the hotel. Day 2 Buenos Aires. Today
we dedicate to the Art. We will visit the MALBA Museum which counts with a private collection of important Latin American and the Fernandez Blanco Museum, known for its
silver collection. The tour continues to the San Telmo neighborhood to visit the atelier of Marcelo Toledo, renowned silversmith who has replied in silver, gold and precious stones, jewelry and accessories most beloved by Eva Peron. In the afternoon we will visit an atelier in Palermo and then we will take the dinner in the Milo Locket Bar, owned of the artist. Day 3 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure. In the afternoon, meeting with Urban Art. Find out why Buenos Aires is one of the world capitals of Street Art. In this tour, you will discover the work of more than 50 urban artists and the
fascinating stories behind their murals. You can explore different areas of the city and photograph giant murals in neighborhoods that are not listed in the guidebooks. During the tour you can participate in a class of aerosol and express yourself. Return to the hotel. Day 4 Buenos Aires. Fair´s Day. We start the day visiting one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city where, on Sundays, an antique fair gathers over 270 stalls offering antiques. Then we travel about 45 minutes to reach Mataderos neighborhood, which was named after the cattle’s slaughterhouse settled there in 1899. Mataderos’
Fair has over 300 stalls and some activities for example: typical foods, crafts, dances, folklore show, races of rings, etc. At lunch we will taste typical plates such as empanadas, locro or traditional choripan. Note: From January to March the Mataderos’ Fair takes place on Saturday night. Therefore, we will schedule the Mataderos’ Fair for Saturday after the Graffiti Tour and the San Telmo Fair on Sunday (at noon). Day 5 Buenos Aires. Walk through the streets, squares and bars that have been the scene of Argentina literature and gave to them the inspiration. At end, we
will take a snack at a café located in a bookstore. The most spectacular bookstore, possibly in all of Latin America, is the El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a converted opera house and movie theatre, which retains a number of original architectural features. The Guardian newspaper rates it in its top 10 independent bookshops worldwide. Its cafe, formerly the theatre’s main stage, is a great place for a quick bite and a read. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport to board your scheduled flight.
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Active Buenos Aires 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0409 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 3 nights with breakfast • Tour: Urban trekking in south area Bike tour in north area Bike tour and kayak in Tigre • 1 Lunch, 2 snacks
Biking, Buenos Aires
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival at airport and transfer to the selected hotel. In the afternoon we will take an urban trekking over the southern part of the city. The visit starts from the site of the second and final foundation, today known as Mayo Square. From here the tour continues through San Telmo neighborhood, one of the oldest in the city, walking on cobblestone streets we arrive at the San Telmo market, while preserving antique shops of vegetables and meats, today is a tourist place and the antique shops abound. Walking on Defensa street we can observe some of the notable bars, symbol of Buenos Aires. In Lezama Park is “El Británico” (The
British) which owes its name to British ex-combatants of the World War I, that stayed in a nearby hotel that became in their favorite gathering place. We pass through the park, which some historians regard it as the site where the first Foundation of the city took place and from here we start to transit through the Republic of La Boca to arrive to Caminito street with its typical tenements of veneer, show their walls painted in different colors and turn it into an open museum. Free time and at the end, return to the hotel. Duration: 4-5 hours Grade of difficulty: Low. Urban trekking 5 km (3 miles)
Day 2 Buenos Aires. From the meeting point we leave towards Retiro knowing the reflections that were left by the different periods of the history of Argentina. After approaching a particular space, the atelier of Regazzoni, we head towards La Recoleta Cemetery where the past of the aristocratic families of Buenos Aires lies in imposing monuments. From there we leave to the neighborhood of Palermo... or rather, of the many neighborhoods of Palermo: their houses of French style in Palermo Chico and Barrio Parque, its forests, with its lakes and its sculptures. At the end, return to the hotel
Duration: 8 hours Grade of difficulty: Moderate
Day 3 Buenos Aires. In less than 25 km from Buenos Aires, are located Tigre and the Paraná Delta, where the nature opens its doors. Our proposal is a bicycle trip and an unforgettable complement that is to sail the delta in kayak. The tour starts in high-speed train access until the north area suburbs,which is for many the most beautiful part of Buenos Aires. From there the bike tour starts until arriving in Tigre and the Delta, that offer a wide range of possibilities to combine sport and culture. At this point we will take a tour in kayak in the middle of this natural environment. Lunch.
After resting, we return to Buenos Aires. Duration: 8 hours Grade of difficulty: Moderate Day 4 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure. At due time, transfer to the airport.
Note: Every year during the month of September/ October, Buenos Aires will be hosting the marathon of 21 k, where thousands of athletes will run through the streets of the city.
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Soccer, Tango & Evita 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0403 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfer • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: City Tour with Boca Museum Evita Tour with Marcelo Toledo Atelier tour Carlos Gardel History Tour • 1 Tango lesson • Necessary admission fees • 1 Dinner Tango Show • 3 lunches, 1 snack and 1 dinner
A coffee with Peron, bar, Buenos Aires
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; and transfer to the hotel. Today we will enjoy a visit to the city touring the most emblematic places in Buenos Aires. During the tour we will arrive to La Boca neighborhood where we will observe it’s “conventillos” and it’s famous Caminito street. Here is where the Boca Stadium is emplaced, also known as “La Bombonera” since at the time of its opening, in 1940, it looked like a renowned box of chocolates. We will visit the “Pasion Boquense Museum” where besides the museum we will see different areas of the stadium such as dress
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rooms, boxes and the field. At the end lunch at “El Cuartito” pizzeria famous by its fugazzetta and their walls decorated with pictures, pennants and soccer t-shirts. Day 2 Buenos Aires. Today will be dedicated to Evita. We will visit Mayo Square, to get in touch with some aspects of Eva Duarte de Peron´s life, the mythic “Evita”, which are reflected in some of the surrounding buildings, especially in the Government House balcony, which was the stage of her resounding speeches to the poor. We will also pass by the former Eva Peron Foundation, the General Labor Union building, where the funeral
of her mortal remains was held. The next stop will be at the Marcelo Toledo atelier, the most renowned Argentine goldsmith and who replied in silver, gold and precious gemstones the most beloved accessories and jewelry of Eva Perón. Afterwards we will visit Recoleta, where will be visit Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church and the Recoleta Cemetery. To finalize, we visit the Evita´s Museum, who will tell us her story from his childhood through her life next Peron and his work until his illness and death. Lunch at “Un café con Perón”. This theme bar operates on the ground floor of the old house that
was part of the presidential residence until 1955. Visiting the café you can enjoy a historical tour with pictures and objects from the time in which Perón and Eva lived there. Afternoon at leisure. At night dinner at Peron Peron, themed tavern located in Palermo. Note: Evita Museum is closed on Mondays. Marcelo Toledo atelier does not operate on Saturdays and Sundays. Day 3 Buenos Aires. Today we know the story of Carlos Gardel, the greatest tango singer of all times. We will visit the Abasto neighborhood most frequented by Carlos
Gardel. Here we will stop at Chanta Cuatro, it was a typical tavern where Carlos Gardel used to meet friends. Nowadays, is the traditional Tango House “Esquina Carlos Gardel”. We will continue to Chacarita Cemetery to see his monument. The tour includes a snack at “Café Tortoni” symbol of the tango and lunch at “Los Inmortales” both frequently visited by Carlos Gardel. At night, enjoy a tango lesson and a Tango Dinner Show. Return to hotel. Day 4 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure. In due time, transfer to the airport.
Tango Experience 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0402 What’s included • Arrival /departure airport transfers • 4 nights with breakfast • Tours: Malevos tour The Tango Origins tour Shopping tour Carlos Gardel story tour Milongas Tour • 3 dinners tango show, 2 lunches and 1 snack
Rojo Tango dinner and show, Buenos Aires
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the selected hotel. We will give you a city map with the tango circuits, a summary of the tango origins, and a tango music CD. In the afternoon, enjoy the “Malevos’ Circuit”. This tour is an introduction to the city and the history of Tango. Visit La Recoleta, the Palais de Glace, a circular building where tango was introduced into the high society ballrooms for the first time. Then, we will go to Palermo Park. In the XIX century, “Lo de Hansen” was one of the first tango places where, in secrecy, the high class society used to go to dance Tango. In the evening, enjoy your first Tango Lesson. Later, you will enjoy an unforgettable tango show at La Ventana.
Dinner. Return to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 2 Buenos Aires.Today we will make the “Tango Origins Circuit”. We will visit San Telmo; this area was inhabited by African people and “compadritos” who contributed to spread their favorite musical rhythms in this area: “candombe” and “tango”. The visit continues to the place where Tango was born, La Boca neighborhood. First you will have lunch at El Obrero. Afterwards, you will visit a typical “conventillo”, a house in which many families used to live together. We will continue to visit Boedo neighborhood, reminder of the unforgettable tango: “Sur”, passing by Homero Manzi Coffee House, a historical building that
represent the real Argentine tango spirit. Before returning, we will stop at Las Violetas, in order to take a traditional tea. After that, enjoying a tango lesson and in the evening you will assist to Esquina Carlos Gardel dinner and show. Return to the hotel. Day 3 Buenos Aires. In the morning enjoy a shopping tour visiting different shops of tango clothing and shoes. Afternoon at leisure. We will enjoy another sensual Tango Lesson guided by professionals. At evening, enjoy the sensual tango show called “Rojo Tango” at Faena Hotel. Dinner included. Return to the hotel.
Day 4 Buenos Aires.Today we will get to know the story of Carlos Gardel, the greatest tango singer of all times. The visit starts at Mayo Square and continues along Mayo Avenue, with its typical Spanish coffee stores and theatres. We will stop at Café Tortoni, a place where artists and poets used to meet in the old times. Later we continue visiting the Abasto neighborhood, frequented by Carlos Gardel. Stop at Chanta Cuatro, it was a typical tavern where Carlos Gardel used to meet friends. Nowadays, is the traditional Tango House “Esquina Carlos Gardel”. We will continue to Chacarita Cemetery to see the Carlos Gardel Monument. Lunch at “Los Inmortales” on Corrientes Avenue, a restaurant frequently visited by Carlos
Gardel. Return to the hotel. Later in the evening, we will end our visit of Buenos Aires by enjoying the “Milonguero Circuit”: we will visit the most popular “milongas”, guided by our tango teacher. This is the perfect opportunity to show what you have learnt. Return to the hotel. Note: The milongas will be selected according to the availability Day 5 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure. At due time, transfer to the airport to board your scheduled flight.
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The road of the Jesuit Estancias 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0404 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfer. • 5 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (2) Córdoba (3) • Tours: Buenos Aires: Pope Tour Córdoba: Jesuit Block, Jesuit Estancias and Estancia La Candelaria • Necessary admission fees • 1 Lunch
Jesus Maria jesuit Estancia, Cordoba
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation. Day at leisure This tour recreates the life and work of Pope Francis. We will visit some places such as: San Jose de Flores church, where he used to pray as a teenager, the Almagro neighborhood where was the founder of San Lorenzo de Almagro Club, Pope Francis is a fervent supporter of this team, the Metropolitan Cathedral and San Ignacio de Loyola Church, the most ancient one in Buenos Aires. Here you can also appreciate the image of San Francisco de Assis, the Pope’s inspiration. Day 2 Buenos Aires. In the morning enjoy the Pope’s Tour that recreates the life and work of Pope Francis.
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We will visit the San Jose de Flores Church and the house where the pope grew up. Then we continue towards Almagro neighborhood, where we know the history of San Lorenzo de Almagro Club, Pope Francis is a fervent supporter of this team. We will also pass by Santa Catalina Church, which was the first women monastery in Buenos Aires City and one of oldest and most prestigious convent. Lunch in the restaurant of Santa Catalina Convent. The tour ends at Mayo Square where we will walk around the area and visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and San Ignacio de Loyola Church, the first adobe church and the most ancient one in Buenos Aires; it was built by the Jesuits in 1675 and declared Historic Monument in 1942. Here
you can also appreciate the image of San Francisco de Assis, the Pope’s inspiration. Day 3 Buenos Aires, Córdoba. Arrival and reception at the airport. Departure to the Civic Centre, the first Jesuit’s settlement in Cordoba, and testimony of the Jesuit priests. You will visit the old buildings belonging to this Order and get dazzled by the objects kept here in the Jesuit Square which has been declared Cultural Heritage to Humanity by UNESCO. Transfer to the hotel. Day 4 Córdoba. The “Road of the Jesuit Estancias” has been declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The tour starts in Cordoba, towards Colonia Caroya, the first rural settlement established by the Jesuits
in 1616. It was sold in 1661. Then, the visit continues towards Jesús María, which was the second productive core of the system organized by the Society of Jesus. The residence, built in 1618, was characterized by the wine production. We will visit the house, the church, the winery and the remains of old mills. From there, we will continue to Santa Catalina, estancia founded in 1622 and the biggest one. The complex includes the church, the residence with three courtyards, the novitiate ruins and the slaves’ rooms. Return to Cordoba. Note: The visit to Santa Catalina subject to road conditions. Day 5 Córdoba. Depart from the hotel towards the
Estancia La Candelaria, which dates back to the year 1683. La Candelaria is the largest of the Jesuit estancias and its name is a tribute to Las Candelas Virgin. This part of the complex was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. During the trip, take time to have lunch in this beautiful place and to take a guided tour of the area. Once the tour is finished, return to the hotel. Day 6 Córdoba. In due time transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to the next destination.
Note: The order of the tours in Córdoba can be altered by operational issues, due to the Jesuit Estancias and Jesuit Block does not open on Mondays.
The land of Gauchos 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0408 What’s included • Airport/departure airport transfers • 3 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (1) Estancias (2) • Tours: City Tour with Museum San Antonio de Areco Tour • Transfer Buenos AiresEstancias- Buenos Aires • 2 lunches and 3 dinners • Necessary admission fees • 3 lunches
Folk music, Ombu de Areco, Buenos Aires
Day 1 Buenos Aires. Reception at Buenos Aires International Airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, city tour visiting some of the most interesting places: Mayo Square, the Government House, the Cabildo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Mayo Avenue, the Congress Palace, the Colon Theatre, La Boca and Palermo neighborhood, the Planetarium and La Recoleta. Then we will make a brief visit to the José Hernández Museum of Argentine Motifs which is dedicated to collecting, documenting, researching, exhibiting and promoting popular art. It keeps collections of various specialties and crafts
(silverware, textiles, leather, glass, basketry, antler and bone). The house works is Barrio Parque area in Palermo, one of the most distinguished areas of the city where embassies and museums are concentrated. At night, dinner at Estilo Campo Restaurant. Return to hotel. Accommodation. Day 2 Buenos Aires, San Antonio de Areco. Early in the morning, transfer to San Antonio de Areco, located 110 km from Buenos Aires, famous for the conservation of Creole customs. Arrival and visit the Creole Park near the Old Bridge. Already in the park, you can visit Ricardo Güiraldes Museum, in
which you can appreciate the Creole heritage. It has seven exhibition halls, a recreation of the “pulpería” La Blanqueada and objects belonging to important figures in the argentine history. A Pulpería was a kind of grocery store, selling all kind of goods, but it was also a bar and a social club where the gauchos used to gather. These buildings beside the San Antonio de Padua church, the City Hall and the Estancia “La Porteña” were declared Historical National Monuments. Before going to the selected estancia, we visit Osvaldo Gasparini Museum. This museum exhibits local production by Osvaldo
Gasparini, known for being the incomparable illustrator of Martin Fierro and regional popularity novel Don Segundo Sombra. Created by Osvaldo Gasparini with the purpose of collecting, preserving and exhibiting the arequero gaucho’s past, it has three charming rooms. Transfer to a traditional estancia in the province of Buenos Aires. Accommodation. Lunch. Afternoon free to enjoy the activities of the estancia. Dinner. Day 3 San Antonio de Areco, Brandsen or Cañuelas. In the morning transfer to another estancia, you can choose between an estancia dedicated to
rural cattle raising as Monte Viejo located in the town of Brandsen, or another dedicated to Polo as Puesto Viejo, located in Cañuelas. In Monte Viejo depending on the time of year and the calendar of activities, you can participate in activities such as Cattle bredding, cattle penning, etc. Lunch and Dinner. Day 4 Brandsen or Cañuelas, Buenos Aires. Day at leisure to enjoy the estancia activities. Lunch and return transfer to the city.
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Location Molinos it is located from: • Cafayate: 116 km (72.50 miles). • Salta: 204 km (127.5miles). • Cachi: 48 km (30 miles). Map PAGE 4 facilities Accommodation • 18 rooms (standard and superior). • Restaurant. • Exclusive wine selection. • Swimming pool. • Multi-purpose. 2 3 4 5 • Board Games.
Season Open all year round. Meals The gastronomic offer includes regional food, dishes with Andean ingredients, classical recipes and international cuisine.
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Location Cachi it is located from: • Cachi: 2 km (1.25 miles) • Cafayate: 157 km (98.1 miles) • Salta: 159 km (99.4 miles) Map PAGENational 4 • Los Cardones Park: 100 km (62.50 miles). Accommodation facilities • 14 rooms. • Living room. 2• Restaurant. 3 4 5 • Wine Cellar.
• Pool and terrace. • Spa. • Solarium. • Relax and reading room. View The Calchaqui Valleys. Season Open all year round. Meals A la carta restaurant. Andean style gourmet cuisine.
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Location Huacalera it is located from: • Tilcara: 16 km (10 miles). • Salta: 213 km (133. miles). Accommodation facilities Map PAGE • 32 rooms. Five 4categories: Colony, Terrace, Design, Balcony and Suite. • Living room. • Restaurant. • Spa. • Swimming pool.
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Location It is located from: • Salta: 12 Km (7.50 miles). • Salta International Airport: 3,6 Km (2.25 miles). Map PAGE 4 facilities Accommodation • 14 rooms. • Living room. • Winter Garden. • Outdoor heated swimming pool. • Spa.
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Villa Maria Location. Máximo Paz • Buenos Aires: 60 km (37 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Accommodation facilities Mapsuite, PAGE 43 suites, • 1 master 4 superior and 2 family suites • Living room • Open swimming pool • Library 2Season3 4 5 Open all year round
Activities • Trekking • Horseback riding • Biking • Tenis Meal • Local homemade food and international dishes.
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Location San Antonio de Areco. • Buenos Aires: 120 km (75 miles) Accommodation facilities • 11 rooms distributed in 3 areas Map 4 • “LaPAGE Pulperia”. The oldest building in the Estancia • Library • Massage Room • House 3• Stable 4 5 • Swimming pool • Boutique
Production Tourist estancia Season All year Activities • Horseback Riding • Swimming pool • Argentinian bowls game • Polo: You may attend to the training. Only during season. Meals Selection and Criolla cuisine
La Bamba de Areco, Buenos Aires
Ombu de Areco Location San Antonio de Areco. • Buenos Aires: 110 km (68 miles)
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Estancia Puesto Viejo Location Cañuelas, Provincia de Buenos Aires. • Buenos Aires: 60 km (37 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Accommodation facilities Map PAGE • 10 4 double rooms • Infinity border swimming pool. • 6 polo fields • Training Field • Soccer Court 3 4 • Volley 5 Court • Club House for events • Maze
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Monte Viejo Location Brandsen: • Buenos Aires: 70 km (44 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Season All year. Activities • Rurales activities: cattle breeding, cattle penning. • Biking • Horseback riding • Botanical tour • Mate preparation and drinking workshop Meals Creoles with seasonal products.
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Santa María Location It is located in the province of Entre Rios • Buenos Aires: 230 km (143 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Estancia Los Potreros Location Sierras Chicas of Córdoba • Córdoba City: 40 km (25 miles) • Buenos Aires: 734 km (457 miles)
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Season All year. Activities • Polo • Horseback riding • Trekking • Birdwatching • Observe the gaucho culture Meals Home-made using beef and vegetables from the estancia.
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El Colibrí Location Santa Catalina, Córdoba • Córdoba Capital: 70 km
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• Sheep poultry • Gauchos’ house Season Open all year Activities • Horseback riding • Trekking • Ranch activities • Mountain biking • Yoga and cooking classes Meals Traditional Argentinean food.
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Southern pearls 7 days / 6 nights TBK 0921 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 4 nights with breakfast: Ushuaia (3) El Calafate (1) • 2 nights on Santa Cruz Cruise in cabin with exterior view • Tours: Ushuaia: National Park with trekking, Beagle Channel with debark in one of the Bridges Islands, trekking and rookery at Martillo Island. El Calafate: 3 days cruising on the Lake Argentino, Perito Moreno Glacier. • 1 box lunch. • 3 lunches and 2 dinners onboard the cruise. • Necessary admission fees
Spegazzinni glacier, Los Glaciares national park, El Calafate
Operate: From Mid September till April. Mondays & Fridays DAY 1 Ushuaia. Arrival to
Ushuaia, known as The End’s of the world city. Airport assistance and transfer to the hotel. DAY 2 Ushuaia. In the morning we will visit the southernmost National Park in the world, through its most important paths and panoramic points. In the afternoon we will cruise the Beagle’s Channel and disembark in Bridges Island to walk on an interpretive trail. From the panoramic point we will enjoy a nice view of the Beagle Channel and Ushuaia city. Return to the Hotel.
DAY 3 Ushuaia. Depart from the hotel towards Estancia Harberton where we will board a zodiac to visit a colony of Magellanic penguins. We will return to the Estancia and learn about its history and present. In the afternoon and after enjoying the box lunch we will hike till the beautiful Lasifashaj cascade. On the way back we will visit Puerto Almanza. Return to Ushuaia and the hotel.
This excursion operates from November till March. Subject to weather conditions. September, October & April the tour will be replaced by Lakes Off Roads with canoes. DAY 4 Ushuaia, El Calafate.
Morning at your leisure. Transfer to the airport to board the flight to El
Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. DAY 5 El Calafate, Santa Cruz Cruise. Depart from your hotel to visit Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park. Walk along the walkways located in front of the glacier and enjoy different panoramic views of this impressive natural wonder. Free Time for lunch. Transfer to Punta Bandera where we will embark Santa Cruz Cruise. We will cruise towards Puesto de Las Vacas through Boca Del Diablo which is the narrowest part of the Argentino Lake. Dinner. DAY 6 Santa Cruz Cruise. Disembark at Puesto de las Vacas to appreciate magnificent viewpoints of Spegazzini Glacier. Once
back on board, we will cruise Spegazzini channel and will have a wonderful lunch facing the Spegazzini Glacier. Then, we will head towards Upsala Glacier which has a front on the lake of 4 km, and walls of 60 meters high average above lake´s level. Our next destination is Bahía Toro at Seno Mayo. Dinner.
admire its walls which are on average of 60 meters. In this unique landscape we will have lunch. If possible we will disembark and enjoy one part of the walkways. Return to Punta Banderas and transfer to the local airport.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included
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El Calafate. Early in the morning we will disembark and visit the AndeanPatagonian forest, to admire Mayo and Black Glaciers. There, we will visit the Ice Continental refuge. Back onboard, we will cruise the Iceberg Channel to reach Perito Moreno Glacier, where we will observe 2,5 km (1,6 miles) of his North front over the lake and
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FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-USH AR1896 07:20 – 12:35 USH-FTE AR1829 11:45 – 13:10 FTE-BUE AR1899 19:50 – 22:46 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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Desierto Lake: Hidden Treasure 8 days / 7 nights TBK 0917 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 7 nights with breakfast: El Calafate (3) El Chalten (2) Aguas Arriba (2) Transfers El Calafate/ El Chalten/ El Calafate (Private or TKT BUS) El Calafate: Glaciar Perito Moreno Tour El Chalten: Viedma Light boat trip and Trekking to Laguna los Tres or Laguna Torre • Transfers El Chalten/ Lake del Desierto/El Chalten • Aguas Arriba: Lodge activities • 2 Lunch and 2 dinner in Aguas Arriba Lodge • Necessary admission fees.
Lake Desierto and Fitz Roy mount, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Tour available from October to April DAY 1 El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the selected hotel. If you have time, do not miss to visit Glaciarium, Glaciological Interpretation Center, one of the few centers of its kind in the world. DAY 2 El Calafate. Visit the Perito Moreno Glacier situated within Los Glaciares National Park. Because of its beauty it was declared a World Heritage by UNESCO. During the excursion, it is possible to take an optional boat trip and enjoy a different view of the glacier wall. Return to El Calafate. Accommodation. DAY 3 El Calafate. Day at
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chance to take a boat trip among icebergs with Ice Rivers Express or Estancia Cristina tours. Choose your option on page 55 up to 59. DAY 4 El Calafate, El Chalten. Transfer to the bus terminal to take the bus to El Chalten and before arriving, a brief stop at the historical site La Leona. We continue on Route 40 until you reach the town of El Chalten. In the afternoon transfer to Tunel Bay. From there, we will cruise across the Viedma Lake till the front of Viedma glacier, the largest in Argentina with its walls of 40 meters height and intense blue. At the end, return to El Chalten. DAY 5 El Chalten. Day dedicated to a full day trekking. You can choose
Laguna los tres (9 hours) or Laguna Torre (6 hours). Laguna de los Tres is the classic, spectacular and unforgettable trek of the region. This is the trek to do if you only have one day in El Chalten. Return to El Chalten. DAY 6 El Chalten, Aguas Arriba Lodge. In the morning, departure from the town towards Lake Desierto to get the transfer to the lodge. You can choose to arrive at the lodge by a 15 minutes cruising or by trekking from Punta Sur. Luggage will be taken by the boat, while guests cross the suspension bridge over De Las Vueltas River, located a few meters from the Punta Sur to the Lodge. The hike takes 3 hours and a snack will be served. Arrival at the Lodge. Lunch and dinner.
DAY 7 Aguas Arriba Lodge. Day dedicated to enjoy the activities of the lodge. Some of them are:
• Punta Norte & Hito Border: Punta Norte can be accessed after walking 3 hours. Once at the Gendarmerie base, you can reach Larga Lagoon and the Chilean Border. • Look out Fitz Roy: This is the area surrounding the Lodge, there are more or less long distances with great diversity and contrasts.
• Fly fishing Lunch and dinner. DAY 8 El Chalten, El Calafate. After breakfast departure towards the Punta Sur at Del Desierto Lake then, transfer to El Chalten. Arrival to the bus terminal and take the regular bus to El Calafate. Transfer to the airport.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We recommend an extra night in Aguas Arriba Lodge.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included
• Suspension Glaciers: only on days when the lake is calm, you can cruise the west shore of Lake Desierto, opposite the Lodge. From there you can hike along the shore of the lake.
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FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-FTE AR1870 10:00 – 13:15 FTE-BUE AR1893 19:10 – 22:15 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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Discovering the Magic Patagonia 8 days / 7 nights TBK 0901 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfer • Transfers from and to El Chalten (Private or TKT BUS) • Transfer from and to Puerto Natales. (Private or TKT BUS) • 7 nights with breakfast: Calafate (3) El Chalten (2) Puerto Natales (2) • Tours El Calafate: Perito Moreno Tour El Chalten: Viedma Light cruising and Trekking to Laguna los Tres or Laguna Torre P. Natales: Torres del Paine National Park Tour • Necessary admission fees • 1 Box Lunch
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Tour available from October to End of April DAY 1 El Calafate. Arrival
and reception at the airport; transfer to the selected hotel. If you have time, do not miss to visit Glaciarium, Glaciological Interpretation Center, one of the few centers of its kind in the world. DAY 2 El Calafate. Visit the Perito Moreno Glacier situated within Los Glaciares National Park. Because of its beauty it was declared a Mankind Heritage by UNESCO. During the excursion, it is possible to take an optional boat trip and enjoy a different view of the glacier’s wall. Return to El Calafate to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and accommodation
DAY 3 El Calafate, El Chalten.Transfer to the bus terminal to take the bus to El Chalten; before arriving, a brief stop at the historical site La Leona. We continue on Route 40 until we reach the town of El Chalten. In the afternoon transfer to Tunnel Bay. From there, we cruise across the Lake Viedma till the front of Viedma glacier, the largest in Argentina with its walls of 40 meters high (131 ft) and intense blue. At the end returns to El Chalten.
in El Chalten. Return to El Chalten.
DAY 4 El Chalten. Day devoted to a full day trekking. You can choose Laguna de los Tres (9 hours) or Laguna Torre (6 hours). Laguna de los Tres is the classic, spectacular and unforgettable trek of the region. This is the trek to do if you only have one day
DAY 7 Puerto Natales, Torres Del Paine, Puerto Natales. Day devoted to enjoy the Torres del Paine National Park. Our first stop is the Milodon Cave where in 1895 were found parts of a prehistoric animal known as milodon. We will continue the tour to admire
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El Calafate. At due time, transfer to the bus station to take the regular bus to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. DAY 6 El Calafate, Puerto Natales. Transfer from the hotel to the bus terminal to take the regular bus to Puerto Natales. Arrival and transfer to the selected hotel.
the Torres del Paine, Cuernos del Paine and Almirante Nieto Mountains. Inside of the park we are going to see the Lake Pehoe and Lake Nordenskjold and its predominant turquoise blue colour, waterfalls, glaciers covering mountains. We will walk 15 minutes to get in the Salto Grande Waterfall. Then we are going to enjoy our box lunch. Subsequently, we will continue up to Grey Glacier where you can observe it entirely and walk around by the riverside. Return to Puerto Natales. DAY 8 Puerto Natales,
El Calafate. Transfer to the terminal bus to take the regular bus to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the Airport to take the scheduled flight.
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Patagonia Authentique 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0920 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfer • Transfer El Calafate/ Puerto Banderas/ El Calafate • Cruise Puerto Banderas/ Estancia Cristina/Puerto Banderas • 5 nights with breakfast: • El Calafate (3) • Estancia Cristina Lodge (2) • Tours: El Calafate: Southern glacier Pioneers Estancia Cristina: Activities at the lodge • 3 Lunches & 2 Dinners at the Estancia • Necessary admission fees
Upsala glacier, Discovery Estancia Cristina excursion, El Calafate
Operate: October to April DAY 1 El Calafate. Arrival to El Calafate. Airport assistance and transfer to the hotel. If time allows, do not miss the opportunity to visit Glaciarium, a Glaciological Interpretation Center, one of the few of its kind in the world. DAY 2 El Calafate.Depart from the hotel towards Roca Lake by the Patagonian Estancias route. Once we arrive, we will enjoy a unique landscape and a typical lunch. In the afternoon we will cruise the South and Rico arms of the Lake Argentino until we disembark in Playa de las Monedas for a trekking until a viewpoint where we
will see the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier. Then we will visit the walkways where we will have free time to explore. Return to the Hotel.
Hiking/ Trekking: • Rio de los Perros Waterfall: 2.5 hours roundtrip. Requirement Level: Low.
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Cristina. We will cruise the Argentino Lake among icebergs and after seeing the Upsala Glacier we will arrive to Estancia Cristina. Accommodation. After lunch you can choose one of the Lodge’s activities. Dinner. DAY 4 Estancia Cristina. Today we will enjoy some of the activities of the Lodge. Lunch & Dinner.
• Carnero Hill: 4.5 hours roundtrip. Requirement Level: Medium. Good physical condition is recommended. • Icefield Viewpoint: 3.5 hours one way. Requirement Level: Medium/High (slope steep in the last 40 minutes). • Upsala Viewpoint: 2.5 hours one way. Requirement Level: Medium. • Fossils Canyon: 6 hours roundtrip (one way on 4x4). Requirement Level:
Medium/High. Good physical condition is recommended.
activities. Lunch. In the afternoon we cruise back to Punta Bandera. Arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Horseback riding: • Rio de Los Perros Waterfall: 2 hours round trip. Short ride along the east side of Estancia Cristina Valley, where you can appreciate the Flora & Fauna of the area.
DAY 6 Estancia, El Calafate. Morning at your leisure. Transfer to El Calafate airport to board the scheduled flight
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included
• Cristina Viewpoint: 5-7 hours roundtrip. Horseback ride by the Caterina River Valley and the slope of Meson Hill towards Puesto Los Perros.
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BUE-FTE AR1870 10:00 – 13:15 FTE-EZE AR1821 15:20 – 18:15 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
DAY 5 Estancia Cristina, El Calafate. Morning to enjoy one of the Lodge’s
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More than Nature with Bahía Bustamante 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0919 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • Transfer Puerto Madryn/ Bahía Bustamante/ Trelew • 5 nights with breakfast: Puerto Madryn (2) Bahia Bustamanate (3) • Tours: Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo and Peninsula Valdes Bahia Bustamante: Lodge activities • 3 Lunches and 3 Dinners in Bahia Bustamante Lodge • Necessary admission fees
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Operate: October to EndMarch Day 1 Trelew, Puerto Madryn. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to hotel. Accommodation. If your flight arrives before 9:00 a.m. do not miss the chance to visit Punta Tombo, the largest Magellanic penguins Rookery in Argentina. Available from midSeptember to March. DAY 2 Puerto Madryn. Full day in Península Valdés, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its geography, flora and fauna. Departure from Puerto Madryn towards Puerto Pirámides. Here, from July to November, it is possible to do Meetings the whales (optional). Visit Punta Delgada Light-house, Natural elephant seal colony and Caleta Valdes (Valdes
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Cove), a viewpoint where we can see the peninsula coast and the amazing topography of Caleta Valdes (Valdes Cove). During the excursion, we will have the opportunity to catch a sight of some of the terrestrial fauna. Return to Puerto Madryn. DAY 3 Puerto Madryn,
Bahía Bustamante. Transfer to the lodge (private or regular with Bus from Puerto Madryn to Garayalde and transfer to the lodge). Arrival and lunch. The lodge guides will brief about the scheduled activities. Activity and dinner. DAY 4–5 Bahía
Bustamante. Lunch and dinner. Days to enjoy the activities that Bahia Bustamante offers. • Boat ride: (3-4 hours approx.) We cruise along seaweed meadows of Caleta
Malaspina (Malaspina Cove) to watch penguins and birds such as Petrel, Terns, Olrog’s Seagull and Oyster Catchers. Note: Boat ride can be done only at high tide and if sea conditions allow it.
• The Península (4 hours aprox.). Ideal to visit by walking, biking, 4x4 or horseback riding. • The Petrified Forest (4-5 hours approx.) A trekking in this place it is a living proof of how the landscape looked 60 millions years ago. • Penguin Island (3 hours approx.) During times of low tide, this island is connected to the mainland allowing us to visit and watch the penguins and their nests from nearby. On the road, it is also usual to see maras, choiques and armadillos.
• Aristizabal Cape (4-5 hours approx.) Circuit by 4x4 vehicle up to the Aristizabal Cape, an important dark red rocks, which is characterized by its shores, its imposing sea, pebble beaches, wildlife and fascinating views. • Cañadón de Piedra: Trekking through Canyon where a river used to be, at present is dry, till disembark into the sea shore. Its walls, up to 15m height, are composed of rocks originated in the Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era. • Historical and Seaweeds Tour (1-2 hours approx.) Walk through the village to learn about the history, its founder and its inhabitants. • Rural activities (4 hours approx.).
DAY 6 Bahía Bustamante, Trelew or Comodoro Rivadavia. At due time, transfer to the selected airport.
Total traveled distance from Comodoro Rivadavia: 180 km (112,2 miles). Total traveled distance from Trelew: 250 km (153,2 miles) Note: Bahia Bustamante electricity is provided from sunset until 24 pm. No cellphone signal.
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BUE-REL AR1864 05:15 – 07:15 REL-EZE AR1897 16:10 – 17:50 CRD-BUE AR1835 14:45 – 17:00 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Route 3. Natural Patagonia 9 days / 8 nights TBK 0922 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfer in Puerto Madryn • Transfer Puerto Madryn/ Comodoro Rivadavia • Transfer Comodoro Rivadavia/Puerto Deseado • 8 nights with breakfast: Puerto Madryn (2) Península de Valdés (1) Comodoro Rivadavia (2) Puerto Deseado (3) • Tours: Puerto Madryn: Peninsula Valdes Puerto Deseado: Boat ride in Deseado River, Darwin’s viewpoints. Penguins Islands. Petrified Wood • 2 Lunches and 1 dinner
Penguin island, Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz
Day 1 Trelew, Puerto Madryn. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel Accommodation. If your flight arrives before 9 AM, do not miss the chance to visit Punta Tombo, the largest colony of Magellanic penguins in Argentina.
Peninsula through Punta Delgada and Caleta Valdes. Return to Puerto Madryn. Day 4 Puerto Madryn, Comodoro Rivadavia. At due time, we depart towers to Comodoro Rivadavia.
Total traveled distance: 440 km (273 miles) Travel time: 5 hours (private)
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Peninsula Valdes. We departure towers Puerto Pirámide, where we have the possibility to do Meeting the Whales. (Optional October and November). We continue along the Peninsula till to arrive to the selected accommodation. Afternoon free for activities. Dinner. Day 3 Peninsula Valdes,
Puerto Madryn. Morning at leisure. At due time, we continue to visit the
Note: In private service, It´s possible to make a stop at the Natural reserve Cabo Dos Bahias Day 5 Comodoro Rivadavia, Puerto Deseado. At due time, we depart to Puerto Deseado, on the way visit the sea lions colony at Caleta Olivia and then get to the Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve, where we will make a small trekking to observe one of the largest colonies of sea lions on the
Patagonian coast . Then we will visit the lighthouse from where we have a privileged view. At the end, we continue towards Puerto Deseado. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 430 km (267 miles) Travel time: 8 hours Day 6 Puerto Deseado. In the morning, we will sail across the Ria Deseado. When descending on la Isla de los Pajaros (Birds Islands), we will visit a colony of Magellanic penguins. In the afternoon, we visit the Darwin viewpoints,. Once in place, we will have a spectacular view of the Deseado River Canyon. Day 7 Puerto Deseado. Today, we will sail up to the Penguin Island, declared a Marine Park as one of the sites of major marine
biodiversity in Patagonia. When descending on the island, we can see the historical abandoned lighthouse, the ruins of ancient seals factory and then descending to a small Cañadon, we can see the only colony of Rockhopper penguins. After lunch, we return to Puerto Deseado. Day 8 Puerto Deseado, Petrified Wood, Comodoro Rivadavia. Today we visit the Petrified Wood National Park Jaramillo, appreciating the huge petrified logs, lying in the same place for 150 million years ago, when there was not exist the Andes yet. Visit the Museum of the Forest Rangers and lunch. Continue to Comodoro Rivadavia.
Day 9 Comodoro Rivadavia. At due time, transfer to Comodoro Rivadavia to board your flight to the next destination.
NOTE: The order of tours of day 6 and 7 can be reversed depending on weather conditions. .
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-REL AR1864 05:15 – 07:15 CRD-BUE AR1835 14:45 – 17:00 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Total traveled distance: 582 km (362 miles) Travel time: 9 hours
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Enchanting Lakes 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0918 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfer • 4 nights with breakfast: Bariloche (3) Puerto Varas (1) • Tours: Bariloche: Small Circuit with lift ticket to Campanario Hill Lake crossing Bariloche-Puerto Varas Puerto Varas: Trasandean Crossing Puerto Varas- Bariloche with Arrayanes Forest boat trip. • Beer tasting and lunch
Puntiagudo volcano, Puyehue, Chile
DAY 1 San Carlos de Bariloche. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. DAY 2 San Carlos de Bariloche. We departure from the hotel bordering Nahuel Huapi Lake. We will pass by Playa Bonita and Campanario Hill Base. Here, you can take a chair lift to the top (1.050 masl) from where you can admire one of the most beautiful and fascinating views in this area. We continue passing by Llao Llao peninsula, San Eduardo Chapel and Puerto Pañuelo. Further on, we arrive at the panoramic lookout, a natural balcony, from where we
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admire Moreno Lake and Llao Llao Peninsula. At the end of the tour we will stop at a cerveceria to do a beer tasting. Lunch included
We continue the trip by bus (already on Chilean soil) for two hours to Peulla, a small town where visitors can stay for one night and practice some adventure sports.
DAY 3 San Carlos de Bariloche, Lakes Crossing, Puerto Varas. Early in the morning we departure towards Puerto Pañuelo, where we start the crossing to reach Port Blest. From there, we will take a bus to Puerto Alegre, where we board a catamaran till the Argentine customs at Puerto Frias. It is necessary that passengers get off the bus and do all necessary procedures in Migration Office and Chilean Customs.
We recommend take an extra night in Peulla. This is an ideal place to have an outdoors activities and watch the landscapes without rush.
After lunch (not included), the group meets again and board a catamaran to sail the waters of Todos los Santos Lake, which has a spectacular view of the Osorno Volcano and its peak with eternal ice. Finally, take the bus to
Puerto Varas. Arrival and accommodation. DAY 4 Puerto Varas. We begin our trip, connecting the Pan-American route until we arrive to the beautiful city of Frutillar, at the shore of the Llanquihue Lake and with the magnificent view of Osorno Volcano. Frutillar is an old town of german families, where the evidence of their culture is well-conserved. Only 26 km north from Frutillar we´ll arrive to Puerto Octay and the “Volcanoes Viewpoint”. Bordering Puyehue lake shore, we will enter into Cardenal Samoré border, where we´ll proceed with
the migratory steps. At noon, we´ll arrive at Villa La Angostura, we will have time to enjoy the lunch and walk. Then we´ll get to the Bahia Mansa Port to begin the cruising towards Arrayanes National Park, these native trees are about 300 years. This place was declared as Intangible Area and Natural Heritage Site. We continue towards Pañuelos Pier. Arrival and transfer to the Bariloche Hotel. DAY 5 San Carlos de Bariloche. At due time, transfer to the local airport to board the scheduled flight.
Malvinas: Wildlife Watch 8 days / 7 nights TBK 0923 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 7 nights with daily breakfast Sea Lion (2) Pebble Island (2) Saunders Island (2) Port Stanley (1) • Flights included: Mount Pleasant/ Sea Lion Island/ Pebble Island/ Saunders Island/ Stanley • Tours: Introductory tour on Sea Lion Island Full day tour on Pebble Island Roundtrip transfer on Saunders Island City tour & museum visit in Stanley • 3 lunches and 4 dinners
Gentoo penguins, Malvinas
Operate From September to March Day 1 Rio Gallegos or Punta Arenas, Mount Pleasant, Sea Lion Island. Early afternoon arrival at Mount Pleasant Airport, part of the Mount Pleasant Military Complex (MPC), in the Falkland Islands.Transfer by Britten Norman aircraft to Sea Lion Island, where you will stay at the purposebuilt Sea Lion Lodge. An introductory and orientation tour by vehicle upon arrival will point out the principle areas of interest, however everything is in easy walking distance of the lodge. Not to be missed are the southern sea lions at East Loafers, and the elephant seals which bask on the white sandy beach at Elephant Corner. Dinner.
Day 2 Sea Lion Island. Free day to wonder the wildlife hot-spots around Sea Lion Island. Award-winning, world renowned photographers have adorned books and magazines with their prize-winning shots of the wildlife on Sea Lion Island, but even with the most basic equipment you can take away shots to treasure. A good option could be to visit the rockhopper penguin colony, which lies next to the HMS Sheffield memorial, sunk by Argentine forces in 1982. Lunch and Dinner. Day 3 Sea Lion Island,
Pebble Island. Transfer by FIGAS to Pebble Island. Pebble Island is one of the larger outlying islands, and the landscape varies greatly from large ponds and moorland, to long
sandy beaches and rocky cliffs. Pebble Island is home to 42 different bird species. Accommodation at Pebble Lodge. Lunch and Dinner.
is important historically for being the site of the first British settlement in 1765. Accommodation at Rookery Inn.
Day 4 Pebble Island. Tour in 4WD vehicle to see the abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery further afield from the settlement. as well as hunting for the semiprecious stones that give the island its name. Pebble also has something for the historian with some 1982 conflict debris and the memorial to HMS Coventry. Lunch and Dinner.
Day 6 Saunders Island. The attraction to the wildlife enthusiast is undoubtedly the Black-browed albatross colony which stretches along the north coast to the narrow sandy isthmus known as the Neck. This island is unquestionably one of the Falklands best wildlife sites with King and Rock shags, Gentoo, Rockhopper, Magellanic, King and, if lucky a few Macaroni, penguins to be seen as well as the albatross.
Day 5 Pebble Island, Saunders Island. Transfer by FIGAS to Saunders Island and then overland to the wildlife hotspot know as Rookery Inn – a drive of about 40 minutes. This 30,000 acre island is still an active sheep farm and
Day 7 Saunders Island, Stanley Island. Transfer by FIGAS to Stanley. Following arrival at Stanley Airport and prior to your arrival at the Malvina House
Hotel, a city tour will take in both the historic and most modern parts of this small and remote capital city, as well as a visit to the museum and picturesque Gypsy Cove. Spend the afternoon exploring and photographing colourful Stanley and buying souvenirs. Day 8 Port Stanley, Rio Gallegos or Punta Arenas. Transfer to Mount Pleasant Airport by private vehicle. Keep your eyes open for Red-backed buzzards en route!
IMPORTANT NOTES: Weather determine all activities. Accommodation on Saunders Island is only self-catering.
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Peuma Hue Location It is located from: • San Carlos de Bariloche: 20 km (12 miles) • Villa La Angostura: Map(68 PAGE 4 110 km miles)
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• Meeting rooms • Ecumenical Temple Activities • Trekking • Horseback riding • Kayaking and paddling in duckies • Fly fishing • Wine tasting • Yoga • Natural walks Meals Homemade dishes
Peuma Hue, Bariloche, Rio Negro
Correntoso Lake and River Location It is located from: • Villa La Angostura: 2 km (1,25 miles) • San Carlos de Bariloche: 85 km Map PAGE 4 (53 miles)
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Season From November to April and July and August Activities • Horseback • Trekking • Canopy • Sailing • Boating Meals The menu fuses Mediterranean and Patagonian Cuisine.
Correntoso Lake and River, Villa La Angostura, Neuquen
Don José Location Rio Mayo. It’s located: • Comodoro Rivadavia: 276 km (173 miles) • Perito Moreno: 126 km (79 miles)
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Don Jose, Rio Mayo, Chubut
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Location Posadas Lake. It’s located: • Los Antiguos: 267 km (166 miles) • Cueva de las Manos: 120 km (75 miles) • El Calafate: 600 km (373 miles) • Comodoro Rivadavia: 560 km (348 miles) Accommodation facilities 5 • 5 rooms: 3 doubles and 2 triples. • 2 departaments • Central Heating
• Dining room, coffee bar • View point Tower with unique views • Solarium • Cultural space • Private Parking • Satelital Internet Season From October to April Meals Homemade dishes and Box Lunch for tours
Rio Tarde, Lago Posadas, Santa Cruz
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Hostería Cueva de las Manos
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Location Near the city of Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz: • Comodoro Rivadavia: 500 km (310 miles) • Ciudad Perito Moreno: 60 kms (37 miles) Accommodation facilities • 9 rooms with private bathroom • Cottages with private bathroom • Hostel with rooms to share
• Living room and reading room • Restaurant Season From October to April Activities • Excursion to Cueva de las Manos • Trekking • Excursion in 4x4 to Alero de Charcamata Meals Gourmet cuisine
Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz
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Location Perito Moreno national park. It is located from: • El Calafate: 478 km (299 miles) • El Chaltén: 456km (285 miles) • Comodoro Rivadavia: 707km (442 miles) Accommodation facilities 7• 7 rooms 8 9 10 View Belgrano Lake
Season From November to March Activities • Trekking • Birdwatching • Horseback riding • Fishing • Rural activities demonstration Meals Homemade dishes. Patagonia specialties.
La Oriental, Santa Cruz
Estancia Menelik Location Santa Cruz. • Perito Moreno: 296 km (184 miles) • El Calafate: 465 km (289 miles)
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• Large living room with cooking facilities View San Lorenzo Mt. Season To be advised Activities • Visit to Perito Moreno National Park • Trekking to Mansilla Lake Meals Regional and homemade meals.
Menelik, Santa Cruz
La Angostura Location Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz: • Gobernador Gregores: 50 km (31 miles) • El Chaltén: 280 km (174 miles) • El Calafate: 304 km (189 miles)
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Season From Mid-october to April Activities • Bird watching • Fishing in Cardiel Lake • Horse back riding • Trekking Meal Traditional and Homemade menu.
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Estancia El Cóndor Location Near Tres Lagos, Santa Cruz: • Tres Lagos: 120 km (75 miles) • El Calafate: 285 km (177 miles) • El Chaltén: 243 km (151 miles) Accommodation facilities
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• Diner and living room with Wood-burning stove Season From October to April Activities • Self-guided trails • Horseback riding • Trekking Meals Traditional meals prepared with product from own organic orchad.
Horseback riding, El Condor, Santa Cruz
Aguas Arriba Lodge
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Season From Mid of october to April Activities • Trekking • Fly fishing • With additional cost: Kayaking, rafting, horseback riding, etc. Meals Regionals and Homemade food.
Aguas Arriba Lodge, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Estancia Helsingfors
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Location It is located from: • El Calafate: 150 km (93 miles) • El Chaltén: 180 km (112 miles) Accommodation facilities • 9 rooms • Fireplace in the living area • Restaurant View Viedma Lake, Fitz Roy Mount and the Andes
Season From November to April Activities • Trekking and horseback riding to Blue Lagoon • Cruising and trekking to Del Morro Lagoon • Cruising to Viedma Glacier Meals Sophisticated regional cuisine.
Estancia Helsingfors, Santa Cruz
Estancia La Estela Location Between El Calafate and El Chaltén: • El Calafate: 112 km (70 miles) • El Chaltén: 115 km (72 miles)
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• SUM View To Viedma Lake, Fitz Roy Mt or the patagonian steppe. Season From October to April Activities • Horseback riding • Mountain Bike • Archery • Fishing Meal Regional
Estancia La Estela, Santa Cruz
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Nibepo Aike
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Location Los Glaciares National Park: • El Calafate: 56 km (35 miles) • Perito Moreno Glacier: Map 4 60 km (37PAGE miles) • Punta Banderas: 50 km (31 miles) • El Calafate Airport: 78 km (48 miles) Accommodation facilities 2 5 13 143 154 • 10 rooms (8 standard – 2 superior)
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Estancia Cristina Location Los Glaciares National Park. • El Calafate: 50 km (31 miles) up to Puerto Banderas. From here a 2-hours cruising
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View Mt Norte, Pfifter and Moyano and its hanging glaciers. Season From October to April Activities • Experiences by 4x4 Accommodation facilities • Horseback riding • Hiking • 20 rooms • Octogono: Restaurant & Meals main building. Living, bar, Regional cuisine with a 14 15 internet. View point upstairs. unique author stamp in the combination of flavors
Estancia Cristina Lodge, Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
Monte Dinero Location Located from: • Rio Gallegos: 120 km (75 miles) • El Calafate: 420 km (261 miles)
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Location It’s located from: • Puerto Santa Cruz: 45 km (28miles) • Rio Gallegos: 200 km (125 miles) • Puerto San Julián: 173 km (108 miles) • El Calafate: 450 km (279 miles) Accommodation facilities • 4 rooms • Library
• Small Patagonian museum • Orchard garden Season from November to April. Activities • Visit the Monte Leon N.P. • Boat tour. Santa Cruz River and Pavon Island • In footsteps of Darwin Through Patagonia • Fishing Meals Homemade regional dishes.
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Bahia Bustamante Lodge
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Location Chubut • Comodoro Rivadavia: 129 km (112 miles) • Trelew: 184 km (155 miles) • Puerto Madryn: 216 km (186 miles) Accommodation facilities • 6 Sea View Houses w/ full board & activities included • 5 Steppe Houses. Rent your 17 18 19 20 own cabin & enjoy the activities!
Activities • Boat trip to observe marine wildlife • Trekkings + 4x4 wheel drives: beaches, petrified wood, penguin island Season From October to March Meals Homemade. Regional products
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Location Punta Ninfas. • Faro de Punta Ninfas: 12 km (8 miles) • Puerto Madryn: 70 km (45 miles) • Trelew Airport: 100 km (62 miles) Accommodation facilities • 8 rooms • Dining room 18 19 20 • Living room • Swimming pool
• Mountain Bikes Season All year round Activities • Visit to Punta Ninfas’ lighthouse • Observation of a rookery of elephant seals • Guided walk among Magellanic penguins Meals Patagonian cuisine with regional products.
El Pedral lodge, Punta Ninfas, Chubut
Faro Punta Delgada
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Location Southeast extreme of Peninsula Valdes, Chubut. • Puerto Pirámides: 70 km (43 miles) • Puerto Madryn: 170 km (105 miles) • Trelew : 230 km (142 miles) Accommodation facilities • 27 rooms with private bathroom 19 20 • Pub • Restaurant
Season From July to March Activities Elephants Seals visiting accompanied by an interpreter guide. • Interpretative walks with guide • Horse-riding touring the cliffs up to 70 meters’ high • Bikes available Meals Home-made and traditional
Faro Punta Delgada, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut
Rincón Chico Location In Península Valdés, a UNESCO “World Heritage Site” & “Biosphere Reserve”. • Puerto Madryn: 170 km (103 miles) • Trelew: 230 km (140 miles)
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Season September to March Activities • Wildlife watching tours in the property that has 70 km2 & 16 km of beaches. • Self-guided path, by walking or biking. Meals Homemade & traditional dishes of patagonian landscape made with local products.
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New classic northwest 7 days / 6 nights TBK 0613 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 6 nights of accommodation with breakfast • Salta (2) Cachi (1) Cafayate (2) Tafi del Valle (1) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM, Humahuaca Gorge. 3-day Calchaqui Valleys Tour with Quilmes Ruins and Tafi del Valle. • Necessary admission fees.
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Vineyards, Cafayate, Salta (Celina Frers)
Day 1 Salta. Arrival and
reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, panoramic city tour of the city of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM. Accommodation.
Cuesta del Obispo, Recta de Tin Tin, across Los Cardones National Park. Arrival in Cachi.
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft)
Total traveled distance: 168 Km (104 miles) Travel time: 4 hours Max. altitude: 3,400 masl (11,154 ft)
Day 2 Salta, Humahuaca Gorge, Salta. Today we will enjoy a full day excursion to Humahuaca´s Gorge visiting typical and colorful villages such as: Purmamarca, Tilcara, and Humahuaca. Return to Salta. On the way we will stop at Maimara to admire the Painter‘s Palette. Arrival in Salta.
Day 4 Cachi, Cafayate. Morning at leisure. After lunch (not included) departure towards Cafayate, driving along mountain roads passing by Seclantas, Molinos and Angastaco. We will drive along De las Flechas Gorge. Finally, we arrive at Cafayate. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 520 Km (323 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,842 ft)
Total traveled distance: 157 Km (97 miles) Travel time: 6 hours Max. altitude: 2,000 masl (6,561 ft)
Day 3 Salta, Cachi.
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Departure for a tour of the Calchaqui Valleys. Today we will pass by Chicoana, the winding mountain road of
morning, visit to De las Conchas River gorge, with its reddish sand rock walls, where the action
of winds and waters have created curious formations colorfully. In the afternoon, we will visit two wineries. In one of them we will visit the Wine production plant and cellars and will enjoy some wine tasting. We will also visit the wine museum (Museo de la Vid y el Vino). Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,249 ft) Day 6 Cafayate, Tafí del
Valle. Today we will leave behind the town of Cafayate and will depart towards Tafi Del Valle. On the way, we will visit the ruins of the Quilmes aborigines citadel, the largest pre-Columbian settlement within Argentina. Arrival in Tafi Del Valle. Accommodation at Estancia Las Carreras. Total traveled distance: 118 Km (73 miles) Travel time: 3 hours Max. altitude: 3,042 masl (9,980 ft)
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Tucumán. Morning at HILE leisure to enjoy theCactivites offered by the Estancia. Afterwards, departure towards Tucumán along Los Sosa’s River Gorge. Arrival in Tucumán, where we will have a brief city tour before heading to the airport in due time.
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Total traveled distance: 111 Km (68 miles) Travel time: 3 hours Max. altitude: 2,014 masl (6,607 ft)
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Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
Jujuy
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Northwest Valleys and Puna 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0601 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 5 nights with breakfast Salta (3) Cafayate (1) Purmamarca (1) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM, Humahuaca Gorge tour 2-day Calchaqui Valleys Tour 2-day Salt pits & Humahuaca Gorge Tour. • Necessary admission fees.
BOLIVIA Road to Cachi, Salta Iruya
Day 1 Salta. Arrival at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards we leave the hotel for a panoramic city tour of the city of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Archaeological Museum of High Mountain). Accommodation.
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft) Day 2 Salta, Cachi,
Cafayate. We depart for a tour around the Calchaqui Valleys. We will pass by Chicoana, the winding mountain road of Cuesta del Obispo, Recta de Tin Tin, across Los Cardones National Park. Arrival in Cachi. After lunch (not included) departure towards Cafayate passing by Seclantas, Molinos and Angastaco. We will drive along De las Flechas Gorge. Finally, we arrive at Cafayate.
Total traveled distance: 329 km (204 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3,400 masl (11,154 ft) Day 3 Cafayate, Salta. In
the morning, we will visit the town. After lunch (not included) we depart towards Salta visiting De las Conchas River gorge, with its reddish sand rock walls, where the action of winds and water have created curious formations colorfully named by the locals, such as The Castles, the Amphitheater or the Devil’s Throat We will continue towards Salta. Total traveled distance: 198 km (123 miles) Travel time: 7 horas Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,249 ft)
Gorge. Arrival and free time for lunch. Then we will continue through the Puna up to Salinas Grandes then descend through the Cuesta de Lipan to Purmamarca, typical village at the foot of the so-called Seven Colored mount. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 320 km (199 miles) Travel time: 10 hours Max. altitude: 4,170 masl (13,681 ft) Note: During the operational period of Train to the Clouds, an optional excursion can be taken (by reservation), the stretch by train from San Antonio de los Cobres to Viaduct La Polvorilla. Day 5 Purmamarca,
Day 4 Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early we depart following the route of the Train to the Clouds rails towards Del Toro´s
Humahuaca Gorge, Salta. Today we will enjoy a full day tour of the Humahuaca Gorge visiting typical and colorful villages such as Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía
and Humahuaca. On return, we will stop at Maimara to admire the Painter ‘sCPalette. HILE Return to Salta. Total traveled distance: 319 km (198 miles) Travel time: 10-11 hours Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,842 ft)
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Day 6 Salta. Morning at leisure. In due time, we will be transferred to the airport.
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Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: From January to March the itinerary might be altered because of the rainy season that might affect certain roads. The Puna due to its height, high atmospheric pressure and reduced oxygen levels might not be advisable for La Rioja persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac ailments. Please get medical advice in such case.
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Along the Humahuaca Gorge 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0606 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 5 nights with breakfast Salta (3) Purmamarca (1) Iruya (1) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM, Cafayate Tour 3-day Salt pits, Humahuaca Gorge & Iruya Tour. • Necessary admission fees.
Purmarca´s fair, Jujuy
Day 1 Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, panoramic city tour of the city of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Archaeological Museum of High Mountain) which features archeological assets of impressive value mainly for the mummies discovered on the Lullaillaco Volcano. Accommodation.
Max. altitude: 1,454 masl (4,798 ft) Day 2 Salta, Cafayate, Salta. Early departure for a full day tour to Cafayate, a beautiful colonial town located in the heart of the Calchaqui Valleys. We will drive through De las Conchas River gorge, with its reddish sand rock walls, where the action of winds and waters have created curious formations. We arrive in Cafayate. Visit
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to the city and free time for lunch (not included). Return to Salta. Accommodation. Max. altitude: 1,880 masl (6,242 ft)
excursion can be taken (by reservation), the stretch by train from San Antonio de los Cobres to Viaduct La Polvorilla.
Day 3 Salta, San
Antonio de los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early we depart following the route of the Train to the Clouds rails towards Del Toro´s Gorge. Arrival and free time for lunch. Then we will continue through the Puna up to Salinas Grandes then descend through the Cuesta de Lipan to Purmamarca, typical village at the foot of the so-called Seven Colored mount. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 320 km (199 miles) Travel time: 10 hours Max. altitude: 4,170 masl (13,681 ft) Note: During the operational period of Train to the Clouds, an optional
Day 4 Purmamarca, Humahuaca Gorge, Iruya. Today we will enjoy part of the full day excursion to Humahuaca´s Gorge visiting typical and colorful villages such as: Tilcara with its Pucará, an old pre-Colombian aborigine fortress partially rebuilt, and the Province’s Historic Museum and Uquia with its local parish church which holds a collection of paintings in the Cuzco painting style, representing the harquebusier angels. Arrive in Humahuaca a town founded by aborigines in 1594. Visit the church, the old Town Hall, and the Argentine Independence
War’s Monument. We continue towards Iruya. Arrive at Iruya. Dinner. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 143 km (89 miles) Travel time: 7 hours Max. altitude: 4,180 masl (13,713 ft) Day 5 Iruya, Salta. We depart to Humahuaca´s Gorge. On the way we will stop at Maimara to admire the Painter‘s Palette. We continue our journey to finally arrive in Salta. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 322 km (200 miles) Travel time: 8-9 hours Max. altitude: 4,180 masl (13,713 ft) Day 6 Salta. Morning at leisure. In due time, we will be transferred to the airport.
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: From January to March the itinerary might be altered because of the rainy season that might affect certain roads. The Puna due to its height, high atmospheric pressure and reduced oxygen levels might not be advisable for persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac ailments. Please get medical advice in such case.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-SLA AR1460 12:55 – 15:15 SLA-BUE AR1461 15:55 – 17:55 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Active North 9 days / 8 nights TBK 0615 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 7 nights with breakfast Salta (2) Cachi(1) Molinos (1) Cafayate(1) Tilcara(3) • Tours Salta: Walking City tour with MAAM 3 days Valley Round trip Humahuaca Gorge, de las Señoritas, El Horconal Bike tour to Huichaira • Necessary admission fees
El Horconal, Humahuaca Gorge, Jujuy (Juan Arranda)
Day 1 Salta. Arrival and transfer to the Hotel. In the afternoon we will do the walking city tour. The tour includes the MAAM (High Mountain Archeological Museum).
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,397 ft) Day 2 Salta, Cachi. Depart on a tour from Salta towards Calchaqui Valleys. We will arrive to Cachi passing by Cuesta del Obispo, Recta del Tin Tin and Los Cardones National Park. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 168 km (104 miles) Max. altitude: 3,348 masl (10,984 ft) Day 3 Cachi, Molinos. Early morning we depart towards Seclantas, there we will meet our local guide who will take us to Ascibi’s Caves. To reach this place we will walk 4 km by a dry river bed. Once at the caves we will enjoy a beautiful ochres formation. Lunch and
return. We continue towards Molinos. Total Walking Time: 6 hours Requirement Level: Low Max. altitude: 3,400 masl (11,155 ft) DAY 4 Molinos, Cafayate. Morning at your leisure. After lunch (not included) we continue towards Cafayate. On the way, we will pass by Quebrada de las Flechas. Arrive at Cafayate and accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 180 km (112 miles) Max. altitude: 2,200 masl (7,218 ft)
Day 6 Salta, Purmamarca, Tilcara. We departure towards Humahuaca’s Gorge. Our first stop will be in Purmamarca where we will have time to visit the artisans market and take a brief tour by Paseo Los Colorados. We continue to Salinas Grandes Salt Pit crossing Cuesta del Lipán. Once in Salinas Grandes we will have time to observe the white immensity. At the end, transfer to Tilcara.
Total walking time: 2-3 hours Requirement Level: Low Max. altitude: 4,200 masl (13,780 ft)
DAY 5 Cafayate, Salta.
In the morning we will visit Quebrada de las Flechas to star walking through canyons, gorges and discover different natural formations caused by wind and water erosion. Return to Salta. Arrival and accommodation. Total walking time: 5 hours Requirement Level: Low Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,446 ft)
Day 7 Tilcara, Quebrada de las Señoritas, El Horconal,Tilcara. In the morning we will visit Uquia, where we will do a short trekking to Las Senoritas Gorge, a paleontological site with a unique strong reddish color. After this, we will continue towards Humahuaca.
Day 9 Tilcara, Salta. Morning at leisure to take some short trekking short as Juella or the Devil’s Gorge. By the afternoon transfer to Salta to board the scheduled flight.
After lunch and at one hour drive from Humahuaca, we will visit Horconal Mountains from where we will enjoy a nice combination between the Seven Colors Hill and the Painter’s Palette, also known as the 14 colors Hill. Transfer to Tilcara.
Total traveled distance: 207 Km (129 miles) Max. altitude: 2,465 masl (8,807 ft)
Total walking time: 2-3 hours Requirement Level: Low Max. altitude: 4,000 masl
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included
Day 8 Tilcara, Huichaira,
Tilcara. Today we will enjoy a bike tour towards Huichaira. This is a multi color Gorge surrounding by reddish hills. We will visit Los Cerros Museum, where there is a photographic exhibition of renowned photographers. To finish, we will visit a shepherds home and Lipan Chico waterfall. Return and visit to Pucara de Tilcara.
ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-SLA AR1460 12:55 – 15:15 SLA-BUE AR1459 21:00 – 23:00 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Total walking time: 2 hours Requirement Level: Low Max. altitude: 2,290 masl (7,513 ft)
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The Jewel of the Puna: Tolar Grande 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0612 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 4 nights with breakfast Salta (1) Purmamarca (1) Tolar Grande (2) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM, Humahuaca Gorge Trekking to Las Señoritas Gorge. Tolar Grande, Cono de Arita, Mina La Casualidad or Santa María Lagoon, Ojos de Mar. • 2 picnic lunches, 1 Lunch and 2 Dinners.
Tolar Grande, Salta (Celina Frers)
Day 1 Salta. Arrival at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards we will enjoy a panoramic city tour of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Archaeological Museum of High Mountain). Museum of great archeological value because of the mummies found in Llullaillaco Volcano.
Max. altitude: 1,454 masl (4,798 ft) Day 2 Salta, Purmamarca.
Today we will enjoy a full day tour of the Humahuaca Gorge. In Uquía, we will do a short trekking in the “Quebrada de las Señoritas” (Young Ladies Gorge), an impressive paleontological site outstanding for the reddish rock formations. Continuation to Purmamarca. Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,840 ft)
Day 3 Purmamarca, San Antonio de los Cobres, Tolar Grande. In the morning we depart to Salinas Grandes and on to San Antonio de los Cobres across the Puna. After lunch we will continue driving across the Puna to Tolar Grande, passing by the Salar de Pocitos (Pocitos Salt Pit), the Labyrinth Desert, the Seven Curves and the Devil’s Salt Pit. Arrival in Tolar Grande. Accommodation. Dinner.
Max. altitude: 4,500 masl (14,850 ft) Day 4 Tolar Grande, Mina la Casualidad, Cono de Arita, Tolar Grande. Today we will be able to choose an excursion from these options: • In the morning visit to Santa Maria Lagoon. In this lagoon is possible to watch some pink flamingos feeding themselves in the shore.
Max. altitude: 4,000 masl (13,123 ft)
• In the afternoon we will visit “Cono de Arita” (Arita’s Cone), curious volcanic formation located in Arizaro’s Salt Pit, once there we will take a 30 minutes’ trek to attempt to reach the base. At the end we will depart towards a mine camp from where we will obtain one of the best views. • Depart to La Casualidad Camp located at 4.180 masl (13,713 ft). Long ago was a major sulfur mine, but after its closure was abandoned and today it is possible to take part of its facilities that show a ghost town. Once back we will visit “Cono de Arita” (Arita’s Cone). Picnic lunch. Dinner. Max. altitude: 4,180 masl (13,713 ft) Note: During the winter period in which there is no flamingos in the Laguna Santa Maria and the days in that access to the camp of mine by the chance this
closed by weather issues, both visits be replaced by a trek to el Arenal, giant dunes from where you get a magnificent view of the Andes. Day 5 Tolar Grande, Ojos del Mar, Viaducto de la Polvorilla, Salta. We will leave behind Tolar Grande and 4 km afterwards we will visit the Ojos de Mar (Sea Eyes). These are tiny lagoons of amazing turquoise waters where your guide will help you discover some “living fossils”, in the middle of the Puna at 4.000 masl (13,123 ft). Return to San Antonio de Los Cobres by Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes and Abra del Gallo. Free time for lunch. On the way to Salta we will make a stop in Santa Rosa de Tastil, where we weill visit the Site Museum and the Ruins. Arrival at Salta, transfer to the airport.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The Puna due to its height, high atmospheric pressure and reduced oxygen levels might not be advisable for persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac ailments. Please get medical advice in such case
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-SLA AR1460 12:55 – 15:15 SLA-BUE AR1459 21:00 – 23:00 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Max. altitude: 4,630 masl (15,690 ft)
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Valleys and Puna with Atacama 9 days / 8 nights TBK 0609 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 8 nights with breakfast Salta (2) Cafayate (1) Purmamarca (2) San Pedro de Atacama (3) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM. 2-day Calchaqui Valleys Tour. 2-day Salt pits & Humahuaca Gorge Tour. Atacama: Atacama Salt Lake, Tatio Geysers and Moon Valley • Transfers Purmamarca/ Atacama/Calama Airport. • Necessary admission fees.
Moon´s valley, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Day 1 Salta. Arrival at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards we depart from the hotel to take a panoramic city tour of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Archaeological Museum of High Mountain). Accommodation.
the town. After lunch (not included) departure to Salta visiting en route De las Conchas River Gorge. Arrival in Salta. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 198 km (123 miles) Travel time: 7 hours Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,446 ft)
Cafayate. We depart for a tour around the Calchaqui Valleys. We will pass Cuesta del Obispo, Recta de Tin Tin, Los Cardones National Park. Cachi and Arrow’s Gorge. Arrival in Cafayate. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 329 km (204 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3,400 masl (11,154 ft) Day 3 Cafayate, Salta. In
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Day 7 San Pedro de Atacama. Today we dedicate the afternoon to visit the Salar de Atacama. The laguna chaxa we can see flamingos unique in its kind. Return to San Pedro de Atacama.
Max. altitude: 2,500 masl (8,300 ft) Day 5 Purmamarca,
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft) Day 2 Salta, Cachi,
Note: During the operational period of Train to the Clouds, an optional excursion can be taken (by reservation), the stretch by train from San Antonio de los Cobres to Viaduct La Polvorilla.
Day 4 Saltal, San Antonio de los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early we depart travelling along Del Toro’s Gorge to arrive to San Antonio de los Cobres. Free time for lunch. Then we continue to Salinas Grandes to finally descend through Cuesta de Lipan until arriving to Purmamarca. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 320 km (199 miles) Travel time: 10 hours Max. altitude: 4,170 masl (13,681 ft)
Humahuaca Gorge, Purmamarca. Today we will enjoy a full day tour to the Humahuaca Gorge visiting typical and colorful villages such as Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía and Humahuaca. Return to Purmamarca. Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,840 ft) Day 6 Purmamarca, San
Pedro de Atacama. In the morning, departure towards San Pedro de Atacama. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Max. altitude: 4,400 masl (16,608 ft)
Day 8 San Pedro de Atacama. Pre-sunrise departure to the Tatio Geysers. There you can witness the steam fumaroles activity produced by the high temperatures of its craters. Afternoon visit to the Valley of the Moon where we enjoy the sunset, one of the main attractions of Atacama.
Max. altitude: 4,320 masl (13,944 ft)
Max. altitude: 2,447 masl (8,028 ft) IMPORTANT INFORMATION From January to March the itinerary might be altered because of the rainy season that might affect certain roads. The Puna due to its height, high atmospheric pressure and reduced oxygen levels might not be advisable for persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac ailments. Please get medical advice in such case.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-SLA AR1454 10:25 – 12:40 Day 9 San Pedro de
Atacama, Calama. In due time transfer to Calama Airport.
Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Valleys, Puna and Uyuni 8 days / 7 nights TBK 0614 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 6 nights of accommodation with breakfast Salta (3) Purmamarca (2) Uyuni (1) • Tours: Salta: City tour with MAAM. 2-day Salt pits & Humahuaca Gorge Tour. Uyuni: Uyuni Salt pit and Fish Island. • Train Villazon/ Uyuni/ Villazon • Transfer Villazon/ La Quiaca/ Purmamarca/ Salta • 1 lunch in Uyuni.
Uyuni, Saltflats, Colchani, Bolivia
Operation day: Monday and Friday Day 1 Salta. Arrival at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, panoramic city tour of the city of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Archaeological Museum of High Mountain) Accommodation.
Antonio de los Cobres. Free time for lunch. Then we continue to Salinas Grandes to finally descend through Cuesta de Lipan until arriving to Purmamarca. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 320 km (199 miles) Travel time: 10 hours Max. altitude: 4,170 masl (13,681 ft)
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft) Day 2 Salta, Cafayate,
Salta. Early departure towards De las Conchas River Gorge where we will appreciate the curious formations that the action of wind and water have created. Arrival in Salta. Total traveled distance: 390 km (242 miles) Travel time: 11 hours Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (6,242 ft) Day 3 Salta, San
Antonio de los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early we depart travelling along Del Toro’s Gorge to arrive to San
Note: During the operational period of Train to the Clouds, an optional excursion can be taken (by reservation), the stretch by train from San Antonio de los Cobres to Viaduct La Polvorilla. Day 4 Purmamarca, La Quiaca, Villazon, Uyuni. Transfer to La Quiaca and border crossing to Villazón (Bolivia). We will take the train at Villazon Train Station towards Uyuni. Late night arrival. Reception and transfer to hotel.
Total traveled distance: 225 km (140 miles) Travel time: 3-4 hours Max. altitude: 3,342 masl (10,964 ft) Day 5 Uyuni. Departure from hotel for a full day tour of the Uyuni Salt Pit and Fish Island. This salt pit is the largest salt pit on earth with a surface of 12,000 Km2 (7,500 sq. miles). We will visit Fish Island, also called “Incawasi”, an oasis in the middle of the salt pit with algae and fossil formations. The island is covered by thousands of giant cactuses, some of them over 100 years old. Lunch. In the afternoon, return to Uyuni. Stay at your hotel till departure transfer to the train station for the aftermidnight train to Villazon.
Day 6 Villazon, La Quiaca, Purmamarca. Arrival in Villazon train station and transfer to the border crossing. Once cleared Customs and Migrations, transfer to Purmamarca visiting Humahuaca’s Gorge. Arrival and accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 225 km (140 miles) Travel time: 5-6 hours Max. altitude: 3,342 masl (10,964 ft)
that might affect certain roads. The Puna due to its height, high atmospheric pressure and reduced oxygen levels might not be advisable for persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac ailments. Please get medical advice in such case.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included
Day 7 Purmamarca, Salta.
Morning at leisure to rest or visit “Los Colorados”. In the afternoon, return to Salta. Total traveled distance: 188 km (117 miles) Travel time: 3 hours Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,842 ft)
ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-SLA AR1460 12:55 – 15:15 SLA-BUE AR1461 15:55 – 17:55 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Day 8 Salta. In due time, transfer to the airport.
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Max. altitude: 1,200 masl (3,937 ft)
Note: During rainy season (December thru March) Fish Island is not accessible.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: From January to March the itinerary might be altered because of the rainy season
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Location Molinos it is located from: • Cafayate: 116 km (72.50 miles). • Salta: 204 km (127.5miles). • Cachi: 48 km (30 miles). Map PAGE 4 facilities Accommodation • 18 rooms (standard and superior). • Restaurant. • Exclusive wine selection. • Swimming pool. • Multi-purpose. 2 3 4 5 • Board Games.
Season Open all year round. Meals The gastronomic offer includes regional food, dishes with Andean ingredients, classical recipes and international cuisine.
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Location Cachi it is located from: • Cachi: 2 km (1.25 miles) • Cafayate: 157 km (98.1 miles) • Salta: 159 km (99.4 miles) Map PAGENational 4 • Los Cardones Park: 100 km (62.50 miles). Accommodation facilities • 14 rooms. • Living room. 2• Restaurant. 3 4 5 • Wine Cellar.
• Pool and terrace. • Spa. • Solarium. • Relax and reading room. View The Calchaqui Valleys. Season Open all year round. Meals A la carta restaurant. Andean style gourmet cuisine.
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Location Huacalera it is located from: • Tilcara: 16 km (10 miles). • Salta: 213 km (133. miles). Accommodation facilities Map PAGE • 32 rooms. Five 4categories: Colony, Terrace, Design, Balcony and Suite. • Living room. • Restaurant. • Spa. • Swimming pool.
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Location It is located from: • Salta: 12 Km (7.50 miles). • Salta International Airport: 3,6 Km (2.25 miles). Map PAGE 4 facilities Accommodation • 14 rooms. • Living room. • Winter Garden. • Outdoor heated swimming pool. • Spa.
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Merced del Alto Location Cachi It is located from: • Cachi: 2 km (1 mile) • Cafayate: 157 km (97 miles) • Salta: 159 km (98 miles) Map PAGENational 4 • Los Cardones Park: 100 km
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• Pool and terrace • Spa • Solarium • Relax and reading room View The Calchaqui Valleys Season Open all year round Meals A la carta restaurant. Andean style gourmet cuisine.
Merced del Alto, Cachi, Salta
Hacienda de Molinos
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• Multi-purpose • Board Games Season Open all year round Meals The gastronomic offer includes regional food, dishes with Andean ingredients, classical recipes and international cuisine.
Hacienda de Molinos, Molinos, Salta
Cafayate Wine Resort Location It is located from: • Cafayate´s town: 3km (1,86 miles) • Salta: 190 km (118 miles) • Cachi: 162 km (100 miles)
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• Lounge with fireplace and library • Interior courtyard View Vineyards, Cafayate´s Gorge and San Isidro Hill Season Open all year round Activities • Wine-tastings • Mountain bike rides Meals Regional and gourmet food or Andean fusion
Cafayate Wine resort, Cafayate, Salta
Grace Cafayate
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View Garden and the Vineyards Season Open all year round Activities • Horseback • Golf • Spa • Biking Meals Barbecue and gourmet
Grace de Cagayate, Cafayate, Salta
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Estancia Las Carreras
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Location Tafi del Valle, San Miguel de Tucumán. • Tafi del Valle: 12 km (7 miles) • Tucumán Airport: 116 km (72 miles) • Cafayate: 113 km (70 miles) Accommodation facilities • 10 room • Living room • Play room 5 • “Los Alisos” Restaurant • La Quesería
Season Open all year. Activities • Horseback riding • Trekking • Loom demonstration • Visit to the cheese factory • Flora and fauna watching • Lectures and cooking workshops. Meals Regional vanguard with local ingredients.
Estancia Las Carreras, Tafi del Valle, Tucuman
Huacalera Location Huacalera It is located from: • Tilcara: 16 km (10 miles) • Salta: 213 km (133 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Accommodation facilities • 32 rooms. Five categories: Colony, Terrace, Design, Balcony and Suite • Living room • Restaurant • Spa • Swimming pool
Season Open all year round. Activities • With extra cost. Trekking, excursion to Humahuaca Gorge, etc. • Mountain Bike • Trekking to Quebrada de las Señoritas • Excursions: Huacalera´s Church, Meals Regional food.
Huacalera hotel, Huacalera, Jujuy
Hosteria de Iruya Location Iruya from: • Humahuaca: 74 km (46 miles) • Tilcara: 117 km (73 miles) • Salta: 321 km (199 miles)
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Hosteria de las Nubes Location San Antonio de los Cobres. • Salta: 167 km (104 miles) • Purmamarca: 155 km (96 miles) • Tolar Grande: 470 km (292 miles)
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130 Northwest accomodation
Accommodation facilities • 10 rooms • 1 Apart room for 3 or 4 guests • Restaurant • Spacious living rooms 8• Terrace 9 and10 gallery • Lounge facility
Season Open all year. Activities • Visit to the magnificient Polvorilla viaduct. • Visit to the Pompeya hot springs. • Visit to the village museum • Visit to the village craft market Meals Regional gourmet cuisine
Casa Andina Location Tolar Grande, Puna Salteña from: • Salta: 357 km (222 miles) • Antofagasta de la Sierra: 238 km (148 miles)
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Activities From the inn can walk to: • Ojos de Mar: 5 hours • Túnel del Hombre Muerto. 2 hours • Cueva del Oso: 3 hours • Trekking to Arenal: 4 hours By van: • Cono de Arita • Santa Maria Lake • La Casualidad Mine Camp Meals There is no restaurant. Buffet breakfast.
Casa Andina, Tolar Grande, Salta
Pueblo del Sol Location Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca. From; • Tolar Grande: 233 km (145 miles) • Belen: 259 km (161 miles) • Cafayate: 411 km (256 miles) • Catamarca: 584 km (363 miles)
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Pueblo del Sol hotel, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca
Complejo Pucara Location Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca. • Tolar Grande: 233 km (145 miles) • Belen: 259 km (161 miles) • Cafayate: 411 km (255 miles) • Catamarca: 584 km (363 miles)
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Activities Excusions can be hired from the inn to: • Field of Stone Pumice • Galan Volcano • Antofalla Salt Pit • Dead man Salt Pit Meals No restaurant available.
Complejo Pucara, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca
Hotel de Adobe Casagrande Location Catamarca, Tinogasta: • Catamarca: 309 km (192 miles) • Villa Unión: 265 km (165 miles) • La Rioja: 230 km (143 miles)
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• Swimming pool • Boutique Season All year. Activities From the hotel • Paso San Francisco • Thermal springs of Fiambala • Adobe Route • Bikes and sandboard rental. Meals Traditional dishes.
Hotel de Adobe Casagrande, Tinogasta, Catamarca
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Jesuit Circuit & Iguazu Falls 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0800 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 4 nights with breakfast: Posadas (2) Puerto Iguazu (2) • Tours: Posadas: Paraguay’s Ruins (Encarnacion and Tavarangue) and Brazil’s Ruins (São Miguel Das Missões) San Ignacio Mini Ruins Puerto Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian Falls side • 3 lunches and 2 dinners • Necessary admission fees
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Encarnación, Posadas. Arrival and reception at Posadas’s Airport. Transfer to Encarnacion (Paraguay) to cross the San Roque González Bridge and visit two out of eight settlements in the Paraguayan region. We will start with Trinidad del Parana Ruins. Accompanied by a guide, we will visit the remains of its imposing church and admire this sophisticated construction. Then, we continue to Jesus of Tavarangue Ruins, to appreciate the church’s façade and its SpanishArabian influence, besides of the different facilities. Return to Posadas and transfer to the selected hotel in the city or any of the Estancias in the area such as Santa Inés. Accommodation. Lunch and Dinner.
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Iguazu national park, Puerto Iguazu, Misiones
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Cataratas Iguazu Falls, declared World del Iguaçu Heritage Site by UNESCO Iguazú. Departure towards Puerto Formosa and one of the New Seven Puerto Iguazu. On the way, P A R A G U A Y Iguazú Wonders of Nature. We we know the Jesuit history Trinidad San Ignacio will visit the Devil’s Throat Day 2 Posadas, São Miguel, in our country, Tucumán passing R i o Pa ra n a Loreto Posadas. Departure towards through the Santa Ana and balcony, upper and lower Posadas La Candelaria Santiago Corrientes where San Xavier Pier to cross Nuestra Señora de Loreto del Estero walkways fromEsteros u a y Sao you can take del the Ibera Great Uruguay River and then Ruins (1632)Catamarca which had the u g Miguel Colonia i o U r Mercedes continue towards the Ruins Adventure as an optional outstanding privilege of Carlos R tour. This circuit offers an of São Miguel Das Missões having the first printer of Pellegrini La Rioja exciting adventure inside (1634), which was the the region. BRASIL the Argentinean National capital of all seven Missions Arrive to San Ignacio Mini Park. Embarked onto a in southern Brazil. Its Ruins (1632) and visit. This U R U G UAY renaissance style church was mission is nowadays the zodiac, we will approach Santa Fé Córdoba to the San Martín and transfer to the built in 1735, with stones best preserved; therefore, it Sanclearest Juan representation Bozzetti falls. Then we cruise airport to board brought by the aborigines is the downstream by the river the scheduled flight. from 20 km away. Visit the of the Jesuit culture. These Mendoza and walk through a flora interesting museum, which ruins have been declared Rosario and fauna interpretative assets include pieces from a World Heritage Site by San Luis the missions spread all over Suggested Flights. UNESCO. Lunch. Continuing path inside the jungle. Please check the restrictions. Air tickets not included the region. In the afternoon, towards Puerto Iguazu. return to the hotel. Accommodation. Buenos Aires ROUTE FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME Accommodation. Lunch Total traveled distance: Day 5 Puerto Iguazú. La Plata BUE-PSS AR2750 08:05 – 09:50 and Dinner. 308 km (193 miles) Departure to Foz do Iguaçu Total traveled distance: Travel time: 7 hours National Park, one of the IGR-BUE AR1737 15:55 – 17:50 520 km (325 miles) biggest ecological reserves Travel time: 11 hours Day 4 Puerto A R Iguazú. G E N TIn I N A in Brazil. The visit will allow Due to frequent rescheduling of the morning we will visit you to get a different view flights, please check with us the the Argentinean side of the of the falls. At due time, required flights at time of booking. Mar del Plata
Total traveled distance: 164 km (102 miles) Travel time: 6 hours
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Iguazu Falls and Yacutinga Lodge 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0801 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers • 4 nights with breakfast: Iguazu (2) Yacutinga Lodge (2) • Tours: Puerto Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian Falls Tour Yacutinga Lodge´s Activities • 1 lunch and 2 dinners • Necessary admission fees
Canoeign at san Francisco stream, Yacutinga lodge, Misiones
Day 1 Puerto Iguazu. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Departure from the hotel to the Foz do Iguaçu National Park, one of the largest vegetation reserves in Brazil. Walking along the walkways on the Brazil Side you will get astonish by the panoramic view of San Martin Island and the most imposing falls situated on the other side of the border like: Bosseti, Two Sisters, San Martin and the Three Musketeers, among others. Return to Puerto Iguazu. Day 2 Puerto Iguazu. Today we will visit the Argentinean side of the Iguazu falls, located within the Iguazu National Park, one of the first protected areas in South America,
declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature We will take the train to Garganta Station where we will get off for a walk up to the Devil’s Throat balcony, to share one of the greatest shows on Earth. The excursion continues along the upper and lower walkways to get a close view of the imposing waterfalls. Take the Great Adventure as an optional tour. A brief boat ride that will allow us to approach to some waterfalls and walk by an interpretive trail of flora and fauna of the jungle. Day 3 Puerto Iguazu,
Raices Argentinas/ Yacutinga Lodge. Morning at leisure to enjoy an excursion to Iguazu forest. Some very interesting
activities such as trekking, abseiling or zip lining can be practiced in this forest reserve. At 2:00 PM meeting with Yacutinga Lodge staff at Raices Argentinas. A few minutes later, departure towards Yacutinga Lodge through Uruguai Provincial Park and rural areas of Yerba Mate plantations. The road to Yacutinga Lodge is quite interesting. This is a guided transfer as an introduction to the Misiones Jungle and the lifestyle of local people. Arrival at Yacutinga Lodge & Wildlife Nature Reserve. Reception and room distribution. Before dinner, a briefing presentation “The Ecology of the Interior Atlantic Rainforest”. Dinner. Total traveled distance: 90 km (56,25 miles) Travel time: 2 hours 50 min
Day 4 Yacutinga Lodge. AM. Eco-tour: “The waters of the jungle”. Gentle navigation through the quiet waters of Yacutinga Reserve, to explore the curiosities of the gallery rainforest formations. Lunch at Yacutinga Lodge. Time at leisure for personal activities.
PM. Eco-tour: “The ecology of the Rainforest”. Jungle interpretative hike through the Yacutinga Private Reserve trails, to understand the complexity of this endangered ecosystem. Dinner at Yacutinga Lodge. After dinner, Eco-tour “The Jungle at night”. A unique experience to “feel” the biodiversity of the Jungle’s ecosystem.
Day 5 Yacutinga Lodge/ Raices Argentinas, Puerto Iguazu. After breakfast, guests are invited to participate on the “Orchid Rescue Program”. At 10 AM departure towards Puerto Iguazu. Arrival estimated at 1 PM. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Total traveled distance: 90 km (56,25 miles) Travel time: 2 hours 50 minutes
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BUE-IGR AR2720 09:20 – 11:10 IGR-BUE AR1737 15:55 – 17:50 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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Relax at Puerto Bemberg 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0807 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 3 nights with breakfast: Iguazu (1) Puerto Bemberg (2) • Tours: Puerto Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian Falls Tour Puerto Bemberg activities • 2 dinners and 1 lunch • Necessary admission fees.
Yasi falls, Don Bemberg lodge, Misiones
Day 1 Puerto Iguazú. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, departure from the hotel to Foz do Iguaçu National Park, one of the largest vegetation reserves in Brazil. The visit will allow you to get a different view of the falls. Return to Puerto Iguazu. Accommodation.
paths from where you can take the Great Adventure as an optional tour. Then, transfer to Puerto Bemberg. After Check In, will inform about the schedule of activities planned for your stay. They allow us to get into the natural and cultural history of the property. Dinner.
Day 2 Puerto Iguazú, Puerto Bemberg. In the morning we will visit the Argentinean side of the Iguazu Falls, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will visit the Devil’s Throat balcony, upper and lower
Day 3 Puerto Bemberg. Day at Leisure to enjoy the Lodge activities. Lunch and dinner.
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• Birdwatching and Natural History: Tour through the trails of the Puerto Bemberg Reserve, accompanied by specialized guides in nature. Opportunity for
birdwatching (trogons, dancers, red ruffed fruit crows, guans and different kinds of toucans) and wild animals. Tours can have an extension of up to 8 km. Sound recognition and trails are part of the birdwatching, tuning the senses one can get to play with more intensity the area of each animal and facilitate their meeting. (List of most frequent birds available.) • Trekking: Half hour trek through the jungle and walking the grounds of the hotel, you can reach the Guatambú Fall. A waterfall with natural water pool to relax and enjoy the natural surroundings of the jungle.
• Boat ride: Departures from Puerto Bemberg to navigate the Rio Paraná and walk the beaches, swim in its waters and enjoy beautiful hidden waterfalls. As scheduled on each output by the captain, different jumps as Yasi, where you can enjoy a relaxing bath and be massaged by the force of falling water from one of the 15 jumps that empty into the Paraná are visited. While cruising you can see breathtaking landscapes of the banks of the Paraguay and Argentina, and always from the water, enjoy the view of the historic Chapel. • Biking: Available for guests to use at their leisure.
Day 4 Puerto Bemberg. Morning to enjoy and at due time, transfer to the airport for your return flight.
Total traveled distance: 36 km
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-IGR AR2720 09:20 – 11:10 IGR-BUE AR1725 18:55 – 20:55 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Iguazú & Puerto Valle 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0806 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 5 nights with daily breakfast: Iguazu (2) Puerto Valle (3) • Transfer Puerto Iguazu/ Puerto Valle • Tours: Iguazu: Argentine and Brazilian falls, Great Adventure Puerto Valle: Activities • 3 dinners y 2 lunches • Necessary admission fees
Relax at Puerto Valle lodge, Ituzaingo, Corrientes
Day 1 Puerto Iguazú. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, departure from the hotel to Foz do Iguaçu National Park, one of the largest vegetation reserves in Brazil. Finish the visit and return to Puerto Iguazu. Accommodation. Day 2 Puerto Iguazú. In
the morning we will visit the Argentinean side of the Iguazu Falls, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. We will visit the Devil’s Throat balcony, upper and lower walkways from where you will take the Great Adventure. A brief navigation of 1 hour and a half, allows us to approach to some waterfalls, navigate downstream the river and
walk by an interpretive trail of flora and fauna of the jungle. Return to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 3 Puerto Iguazú,
Puerto Valle. In the morning, departure towards Puerto Valle. On the way, we will stop at San Ignacio Mini Ruins. It is an archaeological and historical site, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The visit begins in the didactic museum that will help visitors understand what they will see afterwards. Thanks to this excursion, visitors will travel back to the 17th century, when the fathers (catholic priest) of the Society of Jesus organized their Reductions in order to evangelize the Guaraní people. We continue and finally arrive to Puerto Valle Lodge. Dinner.
Total traveled distance: 350km (218.7 miles). Travel time: 5 hours Days 4-5 Puerto Valle. During the stay, you will enjoy the activities included. These will be scheduled according to your preferences and interests. Dinner and lunch included.
• Discovering The Wetlands: Just 10 km to reach the pier, it’s the starting point to engage in a true adventure along a waterway leading to Valle Lagoon. • Navigating Parana River: Departing from the pier, it is possible to navigate the Parana River to get into the Paranaense rainforest. • Kayaking: A voyage along the quiet river waters on the comfortable ‘sit-on-top’
kayaks, is an adventure for sports and nature lovers. Kayaking is great opportunity to discover waterways and sections of the forest that otherwise remain hidden. • Visit to the Yacare Pora Caiman Farm: Hotel guests can visit this sustainable jacaré farm, watch the jacares and take part in various tasks in the program, such as helping with egg hatching or selecting individuals to release back into their natural habitat. • Monkey Trail: This tour invites to enter into the lavish vegetation in search for the traces of howler monkeys.
unforgettable tour, with the chance to get lost in the colorful sunsets of Corrientes while traversing pines and eucalyptus woods. Day 6 Puerto Valle, Posadas. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Total traveled distance: 55 km (34 miles) Travel time: 1 hour
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
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BUE-IGR AR2720 9:20 – 11:10 PSS-BUE AR2751 10:20 – 11:55 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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Don Puerto Bemberg Lodge Location It is located in Puerto Libertad. From • Puerto Iguazu: 36 km (22 miles) Map PAGE PAGE 44 Map
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Yacutinga Lodge
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Location Immerse in the heart of the Iguassu Jungle. • Puerto Iguazú: 120 Km (75 miles) • Foz do Iguacu: 140 Km (87 miles) Map PAGE 4 Accommodation facilities • 20 Jungle View rooms and 1 Suite Yatei • 570 hectares of Private Reserve 3• Restaurant 4 5 • Living Room • Fire place
• Bar Area • Garden and swimming pool Season From July to April Activities • Interpretational walks • Kayaking along the waters of the jungle • Origins afternoon • Night walk Meals Exclusive Native gourmet Menu.
Yacutinga lodge, Andresito, Misiones
Don Mocona Virgin Lodge Location El Soberbio. • Puerto Iguazú: 360 km (223 miles) • Posadas: 340 km (210 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Season All year. View Located in front of the Yabotí stream surrounded by jungle, rivers and trails Activities • Boat trip to the Moconá waterfalls. • Trails with different difficulty • Rappel • Tubbing Meals Regional & International. Tea House.
Don Mocona Virgin lodge, Yaboti reserve, Misiones
Tacuapi Lodge
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Location Aristóbulo del Valle, Misiones. From: • Posadas 160 km (99 miles) • Puerto Iguazu: 210 km (130 miles) • Saltos de Mocona: 180 km (111 miles) Accommodation facilities • 7 cottages • Lobby • Dining Room 5• Swimming pool and deck Activities • Trekking Plant path. Low
• Trekking Tacuapi path. Medium • Trekking to La Olla. High • Visit to the Cascades • Excursion to Moconá Falls and Enchanted Falls • Flora and Fauna interpretation View Paranaense Jungle. Season All year Meals Regional
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• Swimming pool • Parks with trails Season All year Activities • Horseback riding • Interpretative walks by historical yerbales Accommodation facilities • Flora and Fauna watching • 2 rooms with private bathroom and Meals 2 jointed rooms with 1 bathroom. Regional plates with recipes passed • Living – Dining room down from generation to generation Location Posadas, Misiones • Iguazú: 300 km. (186 miles) • Saltos del Mocona: 240 km (149 miles) • Cnia. Carlos Pellegrini: 300 km (186 miles)
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Puerto Valle Location Ituzaingó, Corrientes • Posadas: 55 km (34 miles) • Puerto Iguazú: 350 km (217 miles)
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Accommodation facilities • 13 rooms (8 deluxe and 5 casco rooms) • Library • Swimming pool • Palapa 7 8 9 10 • Quincho (grill área)
Season All year. Activities • Boat trips • Kayak • Horseback riding • Bikes • Birdwatching and howler monkeys • Expedition to Laguna Valle Meals Traditional menu prepared with local ingredients like river fish and tropical and citrus fruits
Puerto Valle, Ituzaingo, Corrientes
San Juan de Poriahu Location Loreto, Corrientes • Corrientes: 216 km (134 miles)
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Season From Mid-February to Mid-July and from Mid-August to Mid-December Activities • Boat trip by estuaries • Wild life watching • Horseback riding and photography safari • Guided treks • Night safari for yacerés watching Meals Asados, homemade and regional meals.
San Juan de Poriahu, Loreto, Corrientes
Iberá Lodge Location Esteros del Iberá • Posadas: 520 km (323 miles) • Puerto Iguazú: 820 km (509 miles) • Mercedes: 65 km (40 miles)
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Ibera Lodge, Corrientes
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Accommodation facilities: • 4 rooms with private bathroom and 1 bungalow for 4 guests • Living / dining room • Outdoor swimming pool with 9 10 Jacuzzi • Spa & gym
• Playroom Season All year Activities • Boat trip • Night safaris • Trekking • Horseback riding • Birdwatching • Fly fishing Meal Traditional home-made preparations.
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Location It is located in Carlos Pellegrini. From: • Posadas´s Airport: 210 km (130 miles) • Puerto Iguazu: 500 km (311 miles) Map PAGE 4 Accommodation facilities • 12 rooms overlooking the lagoon • Library • Large living room 2• Table 3games4 5 10 • Bicycles
Season Open all year. On Christmas and New Year´s Eve closed Activities • Horseback ridings • Trekking • Canoeing • Bird watching Meals Local food with homemade delicatessen. Regional meals alternate during the week. Children and Vegetarian. Menu is available.
Posada Aguape, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
Posada de la Laguna Location Colonia Carlos Pellegrini. It is located from: • Posadas: 200 km (125 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Activities • Boat Rides • Canoes • Horseback ride • Horseback Camba Trapo with trekking and lunch • Natural & cultural expedition • Night walk and boat • Birdwatching program Meals Regional and the homemade gastronomy
Posada de la Laguna, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
Rincón del Socorro Location • Posadas: 4 to 7 hours driving. • Puerto Iguazú: 8 to 11 hours driving. • Mercedes: 1 hour 30 minutes Map PAGE 4 driving
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• Outdoor swimming pool (Closed during winter) • Free parking Season All year Activities • Birdwatching • Horseback riding • Boat trip • Trekking • Night Safari Meals Homemade dishes
Rincon del Socorro, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
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Location Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes • Mercedes: 40 km (25 miles) paved road and 80 km (50 miles) ground road, about 2 to 3 hours drive Map PAGE 4 Accommodation facilities • 5 rooms with private bathroom, and garden or lake view • Outdoor swimming pool (Closed 2 during3 winter) 4 5 10 • Free parking
Season All year Activities • Boat trips through Iberá lagoon, from our private dock • Nocturnal guided trips • Horse-back rides • Trekking • Birdwatching Meals Traditional food, own organic orchard
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Casa de Uco lodge, Mendoza (Alexia Biaus)
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Wine and adventure 5 days / 4 nights TBK 0511 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 4 nights with breakfast Mendoza (3) Uco Valley (1) • Tours: Sunset horseback riding Full Day Trekking in the Aconcagua Full Day Trekking in Quebrada del Condor Full day Experience by bike in the Uco Valley winerie • 1 Box lunch, 2 lunches and 1 dinner
Wine tasting, Mendoza
Day 1 Mendoza. Arrival in Mendoza. Reception at the airport and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon, we will move to the base from where our first adventure begins. After a safety briefing, we start riding through the foothills of Mendoza, visiting places of great beauty. After 1 hour and a half, we will back to the base where we will enjoy a dinner of a classic asado criollo in sandwich accompanied with Mendoza wines, a camp fire and guitar playing, a great welcome to this city of sun and good wine. When finished, we return towards the city of Mendoza. Day 2 Mendoza. We leave
early in the morning to the highest peak in the Americas, The Aconcagua. After 3 hours, we arrive at
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the Rangers office, where we process our permits. There the trail that leads to the Laguna de Horcones (2950 m), after reaching an hour, begins the suspension bridge over the Horcones River. Entering the park, we reach the first camp of Mount Aconcagua (6962 m) Confluence, our destination at 3400 meters. We will lunch (box lunch) and after break, we return to Mendoza.
hares will be our company. We continue along the animal trails to reach the 2800 meters high in a viewpoint where we can appreciate the unique landscape of the Cordon del Plata and PotrerilloValley. After lunch we will have time to relax and enjoy the scenery until heading back to Mendoza.
Note: Operate from November 15th to March 27th.
Note: Not Operate from June to September. During this period you can be replaced by Cabalgata Rincon de los oscuros.
Day 3 Mendoza. We will depart to Quebrada del Condor, via Potrerillos, where we have a feeling of touching the mountains with his hands. We begin trekking where we can appreciate the rich flora and fauna. Condors, foxes,
Day 4 Mendoza, Valle de Uco. Today, we depart towards the Uco Valley, to start a unique experience among the most beautiful landscapes of Mendoza, crossing between 25 and 35 km by bike visiting wineries where we will enjoy a tour
and tasting their wines. We begin knowing La Azul, a charming little winery, has vineyards which allow excellent control of the entire process. Continue with the impressive Bodega Salentein, during the tour, you can taste 3 great wines. We will Finish in his art gallery, which is the only one of its kind in Mendoza. Then visit the Andeluna or Atamisque winery, where in addition to the visit, we will take a delicious gourmet lunch. Night in Uco Valley. Note: Salentein is closed on Mondays. Day 5 Mendoza. Morning at leisure. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Note: The order of excursions may be altered depending on the days of operations of wineries and tours.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-MDZ AR2412 9:10 – 11:05 MDZ-BUE AR2467 19:10 – 20:45 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
More than wine 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0512 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Night of wine and Gourmet Sparkling wines tour Valle de Uco tour Maipú tour • Mentioned tasting in wineries and Olive oil farms • 3 lunches y 1 dinner
Salentein winery, Mendoza
Day 1 Mendoza. Arrival to the city of Mendoza and transfer to the selected hotel. In the afternoon we will pick you up to start with gastronomic evening. We will depart towards “Clos de Chacra” winery where we will have a three glasses wine tasting. Our second activity will be the visit to “Club Tapiz” Olive oil farm where we will have an olive oil tasting. Afterwards we will have dinner at El Terruño. At the end, transfer to the hotel. Day 2 Mendoza. Today we
will enjoy a day dedicated to sparkling wines. Our day starts visiting the “Cruzat” winery that specializes in Champenoise technique.
There we will have a wine tasting directly from barrels, tasting three of the sparkling wines. The second winery will be “Chandon” where we will have an historic tour just to finish with the wine tasting. The tour continues at Norton winery where we will take an historic tour and finally we will be directed to “Séptima” winery where we will have lunch that consists in a 4 courses menu paired with sparkling premium wines and soft wines.
Day 3 Mendoza, Valle de Uco. This tour of high range is designed to enjoy and shared a great wine day. Today we will visit wineries that are located 1.500 masl (4.921 ft) which give wine unique characteristics. We start visiting “Salentein” winery where we will taste their wines. We continue on the “Domain Bosquet” winery which is characterized by high quality organic grapes. The tour ends in “Andeluna” where we will take a gourmet lunch, 6 courses pairings tasting. Afterwards we return to Mendoza.
Day 4 Mendoza, Maipu, Mendoza. Mendoza has excellent wineries but it also has an important olive oil industry, that’s why this tour is the perfect combination of both industries. We start visiting “Navarro Correas” winery where we will have a tasting. After wards we will visit the “Pasrai” Olive oil farm to give a touch of flavor to this tour with a tasting of oils and delicatessen such as olive paste, dried tamales with homemade bread. Our next tasting is in “Luigi Bosca” winery and to end the search of flavors we will enjoy a picnic in the “Altavista” winery. Return to the hotel.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The itinerary can be modified due to availability of the wineries as well as for better planning of scheduled activities.
Lunch in the garden will be subject to weather conditions.
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BUE-MDZ AR2412 14:40 – 16:30 MDZ-BUE AR2467 19:10 – 20:45 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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Moon Valley and Talampaya Active 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0513 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfer • 3 nights with breakfast: El Chiflón (3) • Tours: Circuit in El Chiflón Provincial Park Traditional circuit to Moon Valley Trekking to Morado Mt. Trekking to Lost City or Rainbow Canyon Mountain bike to Talampaya Canyon La Rioja, Talampaya with internal tour, Laguna Brava • Neccesary admission fees
Rainbow’s canyon, Talampaya national park, La Rioja
Day 1 San Juan, El Chiflón. Arrival and reception at the airport. Afterwards we will start our journey to the El Chiflón Provincial Park, located in La Rioja, which owns its name to the zonda wind that blows in this zone. Arrival and accommodation. In the afternoon we will take a walk by one of it trails where we will appreciate remains of petrified logs and sandstone formations that today they name formations as the Pyramid, the Turtle, the House, etc., along the path we will find fossilized wood and very colorful stones.
Total traveled distance: 323 km (201 miles). Travel time: 4 hours Day 2 El Chiflón, Moon
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Ischigualasto Provincial Park known as Moon Valley, here is the only place where it is possible to observe a complete sequence of continental sediments dating back to the Triassic period. In the morning we will take a trekking to Morado Mt., to access the top of the Morado Mt. (5906 ft), from where we can enjoy a panoramic view of the entire park and observe condors. After lunch (not included) we will make the traditional vehicle circuit that through 5 stops we will appreciate formations as the Bowls Court, the Submarine, the Fungus and the Red Cliffs. At the end, return to the hotel. Total traveled distance: 64 km (40 miles). Excursion time: 8/9 hours
Day 3 El Chiflón, Talampaya, El Chiflón. By the morning we will head to the Eagle Base within the Talampaya National Park to start a trekking to a place with few visitors. The first part of both is through a vehicular route to then walk about one hour. According to the availability we will take:
of colors and textures. This is the last of the enabled circuits. After lunch (not included) we go from the operative base for around 13 km (8 miles) until the old base to start a bike tour. While we will arrive at the petroglyphs, the botanical Garden stop and observe at the distance the Cathedral. At the end, return to the hotel.
• Trekking to lost city. After one hour we reach a point where we will star walking to arrive to the enormous geological formations discovering passages and viewpoints until arriving to the base of the mythical Pyramid of basalt known for its annual growth.
Total traveled distance: 120 km (75 miles). Excursion time: 9 hours
• Trekking to Rainbow Canyon. Walk along a river to discover a wide range
Day 4 El Chiflón, La Rioja or San Juan. At due time transfer to the airport.
NOTE: Due to frequency of flights we recommend leaving from San Juan as it has 4 daily flights while La Rioja has 1 flight at first time
in the morning or evening according to the day. Total distance to La Rioja: 146 km (91 miles). Travel time: 2 hours Total distance to San Juan: 323 km (201 miles). Travel time: 4 hours
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IRJ-BUE AR2443 21:10 – 22:45 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
To the Boundaries of time 4 days / 3 nights TBK 0504 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfer • 3 nights with breakfast San Juan (1) Villa Unión (2) • Tours: San Juan: Moon Valley and city Tour La Rioja: Talampaya with internal tour, Brava Lagoon • Necessary admission fee • 1 picnic lunch
Ischigualasto provincial park, San Juan
Day 1 San Juan. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards we will make a visit to the city and its surroundings visiting the Juan Victoria Auditorium, Sarmiento’s birthplace, the Cathedral, the museum of Urban Memory with its seismic simulator or the Santiago Graffigna, Ullum Dam.
gathered in the same site due to continuous deposits during the whole period. We will observe landforms such as the Worm, the Bocce Court, the Submarine, the Mushroom and the Red Cliffs. Then we will visit the Paleontological Museum guided by expert paleontologists. In the afternoon, we will continue to Villa Union. Accommodation.
Day 2 San Juan, Villa
Total traveled distance: 400 km (249 miles). Travel time: 9 hours
Union. Excursion to the Moon Valley or Ischigualasto Park. Ischigualasto is the only place on earth where it is possible to observe a full sequence of continental sediments, dating back to the Triassic Period, which consists of abundant fossils,
Day 3 Villa Unión. We depart from Villa Union to the spectacular Quebrada de la Troya”, by a mountain road, where we can find formations product of the
erosion as the Pyramid. Then, we start to ascent to the Andes through Quebrada del Peñón, where hills and color strangely surprised us around every curve. Continue along the mountain road, rising to 4,350 m. to Brava Lagoon. In summer we will see the magnificent pink flamingos that feed on plankton of icy salt water. If the weather permits, we reach the refuge of the lagoon to reach the west side of the lake where we find a striking peaks: the geysers of Brava Lagoon. Later, picnic lunch. Return to hotel. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 400 km (249 miles). Travel distance: 9 hours
Note: It´s operate all year. Between June and October conditional. The arrival at the lagoon depend on weather and roads conditions. In some cases it is often, impossible to reach, being necessary to return about 10 Km before the Brava Lagoon. Day 4 Villa Unión, La Rioja. Full day excursion to Talampaya Park where we will watch two geological formations of the Triassic Period, different from the ones in Ischigualasto. We will enjoy the internal tour in which we will stop at various stations where we can appreciate how erosion from wind and water made their work in formations
such as: The Gothic Cathedral, The Monk, The Tower, among others. Free time for lunch (not included) and at the end, return to La Rioja to board the scheduled flight. Total traveled distance: 210 km. Travel time: 6/7 hours
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-UAQ AR1430
5:50 – 7:50
IRJ-BUE AR2443 21:10 – 22:45 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
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From Mendoza to Salta 12 days / 11 nights TBK 0505 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers. • 11 nights with breakfast: Mendoza (2) Barreal (1) Villa Union (2) Famatina or Chanarmuyo (1) Cafayate (1) Cachi (1) Purmamarca (1) Salta (2) • Tours: • Mendoza to Salta Tour visiting the mentioned sites. • 2 lunches and 4 dinner. • Necessary admission fees
Talampaya national park, La Rioja
Day 1 Mendoza. Arrival at the airport; transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon visit the city. Day 2 Mendoza. This day,
will be visiting wineries in Lujan de Cuyo area. The visit includes tasting and lunch. Return to Mendoza. Day 3 Mendoza, Barreal. Departure towards Barreal. We take the Route 7 until Uspallata. Arrival and accommodation. In the afternoon we will visit the Astronomical Observatory located within El Leoncito National Park, one of the best places on the planet for the observation of stars. First we will take a conventional tour and after dinner we will observe the sky to locate planets, the moon, galaxies, etc.
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Total traveled distance: 235 km (146 miles). Travel time: 5-6 hours Day 4 Barreal, Villa Union. We will depart towards Villa Union passing by Iglesianos Valleys. In the afternoon, arrive Villa Union. Lunch and dinner. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 433 km (252 miles). Travel time: 7 hours Day 5 Villa Unión. Today we will visit the Parks. In the morning we will visit the Ischigualasto Provincial Park (Moon Valley) and in the afternoon to the Talampaya Canyon National Park. Return to the hotel. Dinner. Day 6 Villa Unión, Famatina or Chanarmuyo. In the morning we depart towards Famatina through Cuesta de Miranda. Arrival and visit to the station of
the cableway of La Mejicana Mine. Dinner. Total traveled distance: 154 km (95 miles). Travel time: 5 hours Day 7 Famatina or
Chanarmuyo, Cafayate. Early departure towards Belen, on the road we arrive at Londres and to El Shincal Archeological Reserve. Arrival in Cafayate and accommodation. Total traveled distance: 454 km (282 miles). Travel time: 8 hours Day 8 Cafayate, Cachi. In the morning we will visit the Quebrada de Cafayate. In the afternoon we will depart towards Cachi passing by De las Flechas´s Gorge. Arrive at Cachi. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 207 km (128 miles). Travel time: 4 hours
Day 9 Cachi, Salta. Depart to Salta through Cuesta del Obispo and Escoipe´s Gorge. Arrive at Salta. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 168 km (104 miles). Travel time: 4 hours Day 10 Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, Purmamarca. Early departure towards San Antonio de los Cobres to continue across the Puna up to Salinas Grandes, and start descending through the Cuesta de Lipan to Purmamarca. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 320 km (199 miles). Travel time: 10 hours Max. Altitude: 4,170 masl (13,681 ft) Day 11 Purmamarca, Humahuaca’s Gorge, Salta. Today we will enjoy a full day excursion to
Humahuaca´s Gorge visiting villages such as Tilcara, Uquia and Humahuaca. Return to Salta. On the way we will stop at Maimara and at San Salvador de Jujuy. Total distance traveled: 319 km (198 miles). Travel time: 10-11 hours Max. altitude: 3,000 masl (9,842 ft) DAY 12 Salta. At due time, transfer to the airport.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: From January to March the itinerary may be changed because of the rainy season.
Expedition to the Corona del Inca Crater 6 days / 5 nights TBK 0510 What’s included • Arrival/ departure transfers. • 5 nights with breakfast: La Rioja (2) Villa Unión (2) Refugio (1) • Tours: National Park Talampaya Brava Lagoon Tour Corona del Inca Crater Tour • Necessary admission fees. • 1 lunch, 1 dinner and 2 picnics.
Laguna Brava, La Rioja
Departure: January to March. Ask for the scheduled departures dates. Day 1 La Rioja. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure to make an optional Tour. Day 2 La Rioja, Villa Unión. Full day excursion to Talampaya Park where we will watch two geological formations of the Triassic Period, different from the ones in Ischigualasto. We will enjoy the circuit Talampaya and Los Cajones Canyons that length 4 hours and 50 minutes. During the tour we will stop at various stations where we can appreciate how wind and water erosion made their work in formations such
as: The Gothic Cathedral, The Monk, The Tower, among others. After visiting the Canyon, is continued from the Monk by the dry riverbed to reach the famous ravines, which make up a canyon that we cross walking while admiring vertical walls of over 80 meters. At the end, return to the hotel. Total traveled distance: 160 km (99 miles) Day 3 Villa Unión, Brava Lagoon. Brava Lagoon Tour. Departure from Villa Unión passing through Vinchina where we visit the “Diaguita’s Stars”, ritual site located crossing the Vinchina river. Then, we will immerse into the spectacular De La Troya Gorge, by a mountain road, the edge
of the river, meandered through impressive folds and fractures of the crust. Some of the strata have taken unique forms with the erosion of millions of years, as the Pyramid. Then, we start to ascent to the Andes through Del Peñon Gorge, where hills and color strangely surprised us around every curve. Continue along the mountain road, rising to 4,350 m. to Brava Lagoon. In summer, we can see the magnificent pink flamingos. We continue along the Verde Lagoon, Salt Lagoon until the Veladero Refuge, where we will have lunch. In the afternoon, arrival at Refuge. Dinner. Total traveled distance: 183 km (114 miles) Maximum altitude: 4,440 m
Day 4 Refuge, Corona del Inca Crater, Villa Unión. Very early in the morning departure for the second day tour till the Crater Corona del Inca, through Pampa del Veladero, Arenales Volcano, Los Farallones de Campo of Pumice Stone, Piedras de Lava Canyon at the foot of the Bonete Volcano and the Glaciers to 5,400 masl The crater is at 5,198 masl, it has a diameter of 2 km long and 1km wide. The lagoon is formed by melted water and its waters have a deep blue color due to their chemical composition. After noon, we will return to Brava Lagoon with a stop in the way for a picnic in one of the historic refuges, arriving at dusk to Villa Unión.
Total traveled distance: 267km (166 miles) Maximum altitude: 5,500 masl Day 5 Villa Unión, La Rioja. Morning departure from Villa Unión, through the mountain range of Famatina by the Cuesta de Miranda, to Chilecito; at noon picnic at the shore of Miranda River. In the afternoon, we cross the Del Río del Oro Gorge and Cable Rail Station to La Mexicana Mine and then return to La Rioja.
Total traveled distance: 285 km (177 miles) Day 6 La Rioja. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
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Location Molinos it is located from: • Cafayate: 116 km (72.50 miles). • Salta: 204 km (127.5miles). • Cachi: 48 km (30 miles). Map PAGE 4 facilities Accommodation • 18 rooms (standard and superior). • Restaurant. • Exclusive wine selection. • Swimming pool. • Multi-purpose. 2 3 4 5 • Board Games.
Season Open all year round. Meals The gastronomic offer includes regional food, dishes with Andean ingredients, classical recipes and international cuisine.
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Location Cachi it is located from: • Cachi: 2 km (1.25 miles) • Cafayate: 157 km (98.1 miles) • Salta: 159 km (99.4 miles) Map PAGENational 4 • Los Cardones Park: 100 km (62.50 miles). Accommodation facilities • 14 rooms. • Living room. 2• Restaurant. 3 4 5 • Wine Cellar.
• Pool and terrace. • Spa. • Solarium. • Relax and reading room. View The Calchaqui Valleys. Season Open all year round. Meals A la carta restaurant. Andean style gourmet cuisine.
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Location Huacalera it is located from: • Tilcara: 16 km (10 miles). • Salta: 213 km (133. miles). Accommodation facilities Map PAGE • 32 rooms. Five 4categories: Colony, Terrace, Design, Balcony and Suite. • Living room. • Restaurant. • Spa. • Swimming pool.
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Location It is located from: • Salta: 12 Km (7.50 miles). • Salta International Airport: 3,6 Km (2.25 miles). Map PAGE 4 facilities Accommodation • 14 rooms. • Living room. • Winter Garden. • Outdoor heated swimming pool. • Spa.
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Entre Cielos Location Vistalba - Luján de Cuyo • Mendoza city: 20 km (13 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Accommodation facilities Map PAGE • 16 rooms split 4in 5 categories. • Restaurante Katharina. • Outdoor swimming pool. • Jacuzzi. • Solarium. 2• Garden-Terrace. 3 4 5 • Hamam and Spa. • Vineyards
View Vineyards Season Open all year Activities • Wine tastings • Hamam • Vita Parcours • Yoga Meals Gourmet food
Entre Cielos lodge, Mendoza
Posada Verde Oliva Location Maipú. It is located from: • Mendoza: 15km (10 miles) Map PAGE 4
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Accommodation facilities Map PAGE 4 • 5 rooms • Living room • Swimming pool. View To the vineyards. The vineyards 3and the4 olive 5production of this property are used to make Malbec wine and olive oil. They are also
the main natural ingredient used in the exclusive cosmetic products of VERDE OLIVA and UVA ROJA. Season Open all year round, except from June to August. Meals Restaurant is not available
Posada Verde Oliva, Mendoza
The Vines Resort & Spa
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Location Uco Valley: • Mendoza: 80 km Accommodation facilities • 22 Villas Map PAGE • Climbing 4 wall & running trails • Swimming pool with private sunbeds & hydromassage • Spa & Fitness Center • Bocce Ball Court 3 4• Winery 5 & Winemaking Activities • Private patio • Spa
Season Open all year View Andes and vineyards Activities • Winery Visit • Horseback riding • Harvest activities • Cooking Class Meals “Siete Fuegos” Restaurant, by the internationally acclaimed chef Francis Mallmann’s.
The Vines, Mendoza
Casa de Uco Wine Resort Location Tunuyán • Mendoza: 100 km (62 miles) Map PAGE 4
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View Andes, vineyards Season All year round Activities • Trekking • Horseback riding • Mountain bike • Cooking class • Wine and olive oil tasting Meals International menu
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Posada de los Patos
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Location Barreal, San Juan. • San Juan: 204 km (126 miles) • Mendoza: 236 km (147 miles) • Villa Union: 398 km (247 miles)
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Accommodation facilities • 10 rooms split in 5 independent modules. • Restaurant • Swimming pool • Living room with Wi-Fi
View To the Andes Mountains. Season All year. Activities • Horseback riding • Astronomic tour • Trekking • Rafting in Los Patos River Meals Regional and home-made.
Posada de los Patos, Barreal, San Juan
El Chiflón Posta Pueblo Location El Chiflón, La Rioja • Moon Valley: 32 km (20 miles) • Talampaya National Park: 60 km (37 miles) • La Rioja: 150 km (93 miles)
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Season All year. Activities With cost • Trekking in Provincial Park El Chiflón • Night safaris to Moon Valley on nights with full moon • Brava Lagoon Meals Regional.
El Chiflon, Posta Pueblo, La Rioja
Finca Huayrapuca
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Location Famatina, La Rioja. • Chilecito: 37 km (23 miles) • La Rioja: 234 km (145 miles) • Mendoza: 740 km (460 miles) Accommodation facilities • 4 rooms built in mud • Garden • View point • Kid’s playground View 8Foothills 9 of the 10Andes and Sierras of Famatina
Season All year. Activities • Tour of the productive process of walnuts • Walnut tasting • Horseback riding • Biking. Meals Typical food with a gourmet touch. Clay oven.
Finca Huayrapuca, Famatina, La Rioja
Chañarmuyo Hotel De Vino Location Near Famatina, La Rioja • La Rioja: 230 km (143 miles) • Famatina: 45 km (28 miles) • Chilecito: 85 km (52 miles)
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Season Open all year. Activities • Bikes • Treks to De la Cruz View point and Tres Cerritos • Visit to the winery View Magnificent landscape of the Andes. Meals Regional.
Chañarmuyo hotel, Chañarmuyo, La Rioja
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Antarctica
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Ushuaia ship, Classic Antartica Cruise
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Overnight at King George Island 5 days / 4 nights Tour available with fixed departure. Please consult us. Days 1-3 Punta Arenas. Arrival at the airport or bus terminal and transfer to the hotel. The Antarctic Expedition is starting. During a specialized briefing, our Antarctic guide will explain you the flight itinerary including places that we will visit during the trip. Our first landing is at Frei Base, the largest Chilean Antarctic Base and the main base throughout the Antarctica. It is located at Fildes peninsula, lacking of ice area, opposite to Fildes Bay. It started operating in 1969 as the Antarctic Meteorological Center Eduardo Frei Montalva President. When expanded its facilities It was called
“Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Base “, keeping its original name from the meteorological center. In 1990’s, the whole complex was renamed as Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. After briefing, accommodation. Day 4 Puntas Arenas, Frei Base at King George Island. Early in the morning, after checking weather conditions, we will board the charter airplane to King George Island, the largest of South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. The island is known in Argentina as “25 de Mayo Island” and in Russia as “Waterloo island”. After a three-hours flight, we will land in Frei Base. Upon arrival, we will visit Villa Las Estrellas establishments, which
along with Fortin Sargento Cabral in Esperanza Argentine Base, are the only established inhabitants of Antarctica. The base has 18 modules where the houses of officials, scientists and teachers are settled, to spend one or two years there. There is a module dedicated to technicians and professionals. The population varies from 80 inhabitants in winter to over 150 in summer. During the tour, we will pass by the Meteorological Center, the hospital, the school, the bank and the small supermarket. Then we will visit the Sea Lion Rookery in Drake’s Sea and we will walk along an isthmus to Ardley Island, where Papua penguins inhabit. During our visit to the Antarctic Peninsula
it is important not to step on the flora or disrupt the fauna. Depending on arrival time and activities, lunch or snack will be served. Accommodation and dinner. Day 5 Frei Base at King George Island, Punta Arenas. In the morning, we will visit the different Research Stations in Antarctica and we will be able to talk with researchers. Then, we will board the return flight to Punta Arenas.
Suggested clothing:
• Snow or trekking shoes. • Two pair of thick socks • Two pair of socks • Two polypro or wool underwear • A pair of wool trousers • Two shirts of wool or polypropylene. Do Not Use Cotton • A Gore-Tex winter coat • A pair of thin gloves • A pair of thick gloves • A wool scarf • Earflap Protectors • Hat • Sunglasses • Ski Glasses
IMPORTANT INFORMATION All program activities: accommodation, tours and navigations, will be subject to weather conditions and can be altered.
Antartica, Fauna
TBK 1100 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 4 nights with breakfast: • Punta Arenas (3) King George Island (1) • Charter flight from Punta Arenas to King George Island • Island activities • 1 Lunch and 1 dinner
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Classic Antarctica 11 days / 10 nights Fixed departures – From November to April Day 1 Ushuaia. Arrival and
reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommoation. Day 2 Embarkation day.
In due time, transfer to the pier to board the expedition ship. Welcome and Dinner on board. Days 3-4 The Drake
Passage.The expedition team will deliver an incomparable education program on route to Antarctica. Lunch and Dinner. Days 5-9 Antarctica Peninsula. Don’t forget to pack your binoculars. In the Peninsula, seals will be sunning on ice floes or a raft
of penguins may be feeding as you sail past. History, wildlife, scenery - Antarctica has it all. A shipboard historian will recount the development of the region, pointing out the remains of buildings where explorers subsisted on hope and route to and blubber. The ornithologist could take us ashore at Neko Harbor and help us identify different species of birds. We could cruise with glaciologist through a graveyard of incredible colored icebergs. The expedition team will arrange frequent activities off the ship, such us visits to penguin rookeries, where we could be welcomed by a group of curious birds. Here will be zodiac sightseeing cruises past icebergs or wildlife on the rocky shoreline. We will
make a possible stop during this expedition at Lockroy Port. We encourage you to read the diaries of the base leaders to learn more about visiting the historic site. Lunch and Dinner. Days 10-11 The Drake
Passage to Ushuaia. As we cross the Drake Passage, the ship will be accompanied by Albatros and Petrels. Spend some time on deck learning to identify the different birds. Lunch and Dinner. Day 12 Ushuaia. Arrival
and reception at Ushuaia. The ship arrives at 7 PM and disembarkation is normally at 8 / 8:30 AM. In due time transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
CLASSIC ANTARCTICA
Embarkation
Disembarkation
10 nights / 11 days
November 13, 2016
November 23, 2016
9 nights / 10 days
November 23, 2016
December 02, 2016
10 nights / 11 days
December 21, 2016
December 31, 2016
10 nights / 11 days
December 31, 2016
January 10, 2017
9 nights / 10 days
January 21, 2017
January 30, 2017
10 nights / 11 days
February 26, 2017
March 08, 2017
9 nights / 10 days
March 08, 2017
March 17, 2017
IMPORTANT NOTES: The itinerary is a guide only. The exact route and program will vary to take best advantage of local weather and ice conditions and opportunities to view wildlife. Changes will be made by the Captain and/ or Expedition Leader to facilitate the best results
from the prevailing conditions. A daily program sheet will be issued on board. Flexibility is the key to success. The itineraries for 09 nights offer one day less in the area of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands.
Antartica
TBK 1101 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 11 or 10 nights with daily breakfast Ushuaia (1) Cruise (9 o 10) • Cruise Expeditions and full board
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Bariloche
Madryn. Reception at Trelew Airport. Pick up the car at the Rental Car airport’s stand and after receiving the basic driving instructions in the Region, drive to Puerto Madryn. Accommodation. Day 2 Puerto Madryn. Full day excursion to Peninsula Valdés, declared a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO. We suggest you visit San Lorenzo, the only penguin colony in the peninsula. Day 3 Puerto Madryn, Comodoro Rivadavia. Departure towards Comodoro Rivadavia, visiting the Cabo Dos Bahías Reserve, a large colony of penguins.
Day 4 Comodoro
Day 6 Puerto Deseado,
Rivadavia, Puerto Deseado. Departure to Puerto Deseado. In the afternoon we suggest taking a trip to the Deseado estuary.
Bosques Petrificados Jaramillo, Puerto San Julián. Departure to Puerto San Julián. On the way, visit the Petrified Forest Natural Monument. Continue to Puerto San Julián.
DAY 5 Puerto Deseado. Day at leisure ot enjoy some of the boat ride in the place such us Deseado estuary or Penguin island.
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Entrance Fee not included
Península Valdés, Cabo Dos Bahías Reserves, Monte Leon National Park, Petrified Forest.
Esquel
ARGENTINA 40
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Cueva de las Manos (Hand's Pe t r ifie d wo o d s Puerto Cave)
Day 7 Puerto San Julián,
Monte León. Departure to Natural Reserve Monte León, the first Marine and continental National Park with sea coast in the country.
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Day 8 Monte León, El Calafate. Departure to El Calafate. Accommodation.
Ushuaia
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the Perito Moreno Glacier. Because of its unique beauty it has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Return to the city.
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El Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to drop off the rental car.
Penguin island, Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz
TBK 0301 What’s included • Guide assistance at the airport to pick up the car. • 9 nights with breakfast: Puerto Madryn (2) Comodoro Rivadavia (1) Puerto Deseado (2) Puerto San Julian (1) Monte Leon (1) El Calafate (2) • 10 days of Rental Car
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Tour extensions
El Chaltén
Torres del Paine
Day 9 El Calafate, El Chalten. Drive from El Calafate to El Chalten. In route, you can stop at La Leona. Before arriving to El Chalten you can take a detour towards Tunel Bay to make a Boat Trip to the Viedma Glacier. This is the largest glacier within Los Glaciares National Park. Consult departure timetable. After the boat trip, continue towards El Chalten. Arrival and accommodation.
Day 9 El Calafate, Torres del Paine. Drive from El Calafate up to Cancha Carreras to reach Torres del Paine.
3 days / 2 nights
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Day 10 El Chalten. Today we suggest the most classic and spectacular trekking in the area, De Los Tres Lagoon. Tour around stunning landscapes and forests to reach the mythical base of Fitz Roy Mount; visiting lagoons of different shades, imposing glaciers and worldwide famous climbers campsites.
Day 10 Torres del Paine. Take advantage of this day to enjoy the park in the way you find best. There are plenty of alternatives. The hotel staff may help you to
Day 11 El Chalten, El Calafate. In due time, return to El Calafate.
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DAY 11 Torres del Paine, El Calafate. Early departure towards El Calafate.
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Other reccommendation
Cancha Carrera crossing opens from 8 AM to 10 PM
El Chalten, Santa Cruz
Lake Pehoe, Torres del Paine national park, Chile
TBK 0308
TBK 0309
What’s included • 2 nights with breakfast • Torres del Paine (2) • 3 days of Rental Car
What’s included • 2 nights with breakfast • Torres del Paine (2) • 3 days of Rental Car
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Along the National Route 40 12 days / 11 nights Day 1 San Carlos de Bariloche. Arrival at Bariloche and, after picking up the car at Rental Car Airport’s Stand and receiving the driving instructions, drive towards Bariloche city. Accommodation and day at leisure. Day 2 San Carlos de Bariloche. Day at leisure to explore its surroundings such us the Seven Lakes road.
Day 3 San Carlos de Bariloche, Esquel. Departure towards Esquel passing by El Bolsón to visit the handcraft fair.
wonderful lakes, streams and mountains that render Pico River a paradise not only for fishermen but also for all those who love nature.
Day 4 Esquel. Today we suggest you to visit Los Alerces National Park, one of the most pristine nature reserves in Argentina. Take National Route 40 to the south up to Pico River. It’s located in an area of
Day 5 Esquel, Los Antiguos. Departure from Esquel along Route 40 to reach Los Antiguos. As it is a long day we suggest departure early. Day 6 Los Antiguos. Today we suggest you cross the
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border into Chile and visit Cuevas de Marmol (Marble Caves).
Day 8 Lago Posadas, El Chaltén. Departure towards El Chaltén.
Day 7 Los Antiguos, Lago Posadas. Departure to Lago Posadas, we recommend you take the detour to Cueva de las Manos. The site was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to the importance of its cave paintings. Arrival at Lago Posadas.
Day 9 El Chaltén. Day at leisure to enjoy a full day trek. You can choose De Los Tres Lagoon and Torre Lagoon trails.
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217 (134)
160 (99)
22 (13)
20 (12)
574 (356)
193 (119)
455 (282)
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217 (134)
160 (99)
22 (13)
60 (37)
33 (20)
166 (103)
188 (116)
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2
9
7
8-9
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2.30
2.30
30 min
Driving difficulty
On rainy days, gravel roads can be affected
Suggested vehicle
Under normal conditions, suitable for any vehicle
Suggested Season
From October to April
Other Suggestions
If you want to make the crossing to Chile to visit Cuevas de Marmol, please inform when you book it.
Entrance Fee not included
Los Alerces National Park, Cueva de las manos, Los Glaciares National Park
Day 10 El Chaltén, El Calafate. Drive to El Calafate. Day 11 El Calafate. Departure from the hotel to the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park. Because of its unique beauty It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Return to the city. Day 12 El Calafate. If your flight is at night, departing from El Calafate, you can take a boat trip that’s offered in Argentino Lake. In due time, departure to the airport.
National route 40, Argentina
TBK 0300 What’s included • Guide assistance at the airport to pick up the car. • 11 nights with breakfast: Bariloche (2) Esquel (2) Los Antiguos (2) Lago Posadas (1) El Chalten (2) El Calafate (2) • 12 days of Rental Car.
Self fly and drive
163
Around the Peninsula 4 days / 3 nights Day 1 Trelew, Puerto Madryn. Reception at Trelew Airport. Pick up the car rental and short car driving recommendations in Patagonia. Drive to Puerto Madryn. Accommodation. Day 2 Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdes. Enjoy a
Estancia San Guillermo
full day in Peninsula Valdés, recently declared World Heritage by UNESCO due to its geography, flora and fauna, features that turn it into a paradise of Wildlife. Departure from Puerto Madryn towards Puerto Pirámides. Here, from July to December, it is possible
DAY
1
2
3
4
Total distance to drive (km/miles)
52 (33)
170 (106)
263 (164)
284 (178)
Paved road
52 (33)
100 (63)
100 (63)
244 (153)
Gravel road
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70 (44)
163 (101)
40 (25)
Driving time (hour)
1
4
5-6
6
Driving difficulty
During rainy days the road to the reserve may be affected
Suggested vehicle
Under normal conditions, suitable for any vehicle
Suggested Season
Months with Wildlife: June to April
Entrance Fee not included
Península Valdés- Penguin Rookery: Punta Tombo and San Lorenzo
to share the unforgettable experience of seeing the imposing Southern Right Whale (optional). Continue and arrival at Punta Delgada Lighthouse. It is the only place in the peninsula where it is permitted to see the sea elephants, going down to the beach. Enjoy the rest of your day at your hotel. Day 3 Peninsula Valdes, Puerto Madryn. Continue the visit of the Peninsula, heading north along the coastal route 47 to Caleta Valdés. This is a unique place, not only for the particular geographic formation of the inlet but especially for its fauna. From the viewpoint you will enjoy the most imposing sights 26 Sea and of the Argentine its fauna; sea elephants and one-hair sea lions. After visiting the site, drive to the north towards Punta
Norte, where Estancia San Lorenzo is located. It is a traditional farm belonging to a family of pioneer settlers of Patagonia. The most important attraction is the colony of Magellan penguins which is located 7 km far from the farm-house. The visit is done by 4WD vehicles of the estancia, in order to preserve the natural resource. Available from mid-September until April. After visiting San Lorenzo, return to Puerto Madryn.
Punta Norte San Jose Gulf
Trelew Gaiman Rawson Gaiman
Mar Argentino
Punta Tombo
Day 4 Puerto Madryn, Trelew. Visit Punta Tombo the reserve will allow you Penguin Rookery. Punta Bahía to appreciate, within less Tombo Fauna Reserve Camaronesthan a meter of distance, is the largest Magellan penguin colony in the the habitat and gregarious habits of the funny sea birds. continent. Hike through the interpretative paths traced After your visit to Punta Tombo, return to Trelew and around the nests of over Comodoro 500.000 Magellan penguins drive towards the airport. Rivadavia that gather in this colony every year. A tour around
Bahía Camarones
San Lorenzo rookery, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut
TBK 0310 What’s included • Guide assistance at the airport to pick up the car • 3 nights with breakfast: Puerto Madryn (2) Peninsula Valdés (1) • 4 days of Rental Car
164 Self fly and drive
Caleta Valdes
Península Puerto Puerto Puerto Valdes Madryn Piramides Piramides Nuevo Punta Gulf Delgada 3
CHILE Paso Socompa 51
Sala de Poci
Jujuy
From Mendoza to Salta
Iruya
11 days / 10 nights Day 1 Mendoza. Meet & greet at the Airport by one of our representatives, who will assist you and provide you all the information about the region and local driving conditions. Departure to the hotel. Day 2 Mendoza. Day at
leisure. We suggest you to visit wineries in the area.
Salinas Grandes
CHILE
Day 3 Mendoza, San Agustin del Valle Fertil. Departure towards San Agustin del Valle Fertil.
to Londres, arriving at El Shincal Ruins, then continue northwards Belen. Day 6 Belen, Tafi del Valle.
Day 4 San Agustin Valle Fertil, Villa Union. Today we suggest you to spend this full day to visit the Moon Valley and Talampaya.
Departure towards Tafi del Valle. Accommodation at Estancia Las Carreras.
Day 8 Cafayate. Today we suggest visiting the Cafayate Gorge.
Day 10 Cachi, Salta. Departure towards Salta
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Total distance to drive (km/miles)
11 (6)
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408 (255)
183 (113)
542 (336)
265 (164)
121 (75)
100 (62)
157 (97)
168 (104)
9 (5)
Paved road
11 (6)
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121 (75)
100 (62)
24 (14)
14 (88)
9 (5)
133 (82)
25 (15)
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ARGEN TINA Belén
Day 9 Cafayate, Cachi.
1
408 (255) 183 (113) 542 (336) 242 (150)
Purmamarca San Antonio Jujuy de los Cobres Salta Cachi 40 Cafayate Tafí del Valle Tucumán
23 (14)
Driving time (hour)
20 min
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5
2
7
6
2
2
4-5
4
20 min
Max. altitude (masl/ft)
746 (2,387)
746 (2,387)
828 (2,650)
1,180 (3,776)
2,040 (6,528)
1,300 (4,160)
3,042 (9,980)
1,660 (5,249)
2,200 (7,040)
3,400 (11,154)
1,200 (3,937)
Driving difficulty
On Route 40 in the stretch of day 6, due to river crossing, the road may be in bad condition
Suggested Vehicle
Under normal conditions, suitable for any vehicle
Suggested Season
Year-round. During the rainy season (January to March) some roads may be affected
Entrance Fee not included
Winery visits, Moon Valley, Talampaya, El Shincal and Quilmes Ruins, Museums.
Santiago Santiago del Estero Estero del
Catamarca
Departure to Cachi through De Las Flechas Gorge.
Day 7 Tafi del Valle,
Cafayate. Departure towards Cafayate. On the
Day 5 Villa Union, Belen. Departure along Route 40
way we suggest you visit the Quilmes Ruins.
DAY
Gravel road
Á la carte
BOLIVIA
La Rioja Valle de la Luna
PN Talampaya
San Agustín del Valle Fértil
Córdoba
Santa Santa
San Juan Mendoza
San Luis
passing by Los Cardones National Park, Cuesta del Obispo, etc. Day 11 Salta. In due time drop off the car at the airport’s Rental Car Office.
Bu Bu
Ma
Neuquén Neuquén The vineyards, Mendoza
TBK 0304 What’s included • Guide assistance at the airport to pick up the car • 10 nights with breakfast: Mendoza (2) San Agustin de Valle Fertil (1) Villa Union (1) Belen (1) Tafi del Valle (1) Cafayate (2) Cachi (1) Salta (1) • 11 days of Rental Car.
Bariloche Bariloche
Puerto Puerto Madryn Madryn
Esquel Esquel Trelew Trelew
Comodoro Comodoro Rivadavia Rivadavia
I M
Calafate El Calafate
Ushuaia Ushuaia
Self fly and drive
165
The Best of the North 7 days / 6 nights Available: All year round Day 1 Salta. Arrival at the airport; pick up the car at the Rental Car airport’s stand. There you will receive the necessary recommendations to enjoy
BOLIVIA the region. Driving from the airport to the selected hotel. Time at leisure to visit the city. Day 2 Salta, Purmamarca. Early departure travelling along Del Toro´s Gorge to
discover the small village of San Antonio de Los Cobres. Continue through the Puna until Salinas Grandes, and then start descending through the Cuesta de Lipan to Purmamarca.
Day 3 Purmamarca, Pedro San pedro de Atacama Humahuaca´s Gorge, Salta. Today, enjoy the C HGorge I L Evisiting Humahuaca´s the typical and colorful villages. On the way back, you can stop at Maimará to admire the Painter’s Palette hill. Return to Salta.
DAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Day 4 Salta, Molinos.
Total distance to drive (km/miles)
9 (5)
363 (225)
288 (178)
210 (130)
116 (72)
198 (123)
9 (5)
Paved road
9 (5)
113 (70)
288 (178)
55 (34)
24 (14)
198 (123)
9 (5)
Gravel road
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250 (155)
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155 (96)
92 (57)
Departure around the Calchaquí Valleys. We arrive at Cachi. After lunch (not included) departure towards Molinos.
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Driving time (hour)
20 min
8
4
6
3
3
20 min
Max. Altitude (masl/ft)
1,200 (3,840)
4,170 (13,681)
3,000 (9,840)
3,400 (11,154)
1,660 (5,446)
1,660 (5,446)
1,200 (3,840)
Driving difficulty
The stretch of Cafayate to Salta has a series of bends.
Suggested Vehicle
Under normal conditions, suitable for any vehicle
Suggested Season
Year-round. During the rainy season (January to March) some roads may be affected.
The Puna, is a very special atmosphere characterized by its height, reduced oxygen levels Other recommendations and high atmospheric pressure, making it necessary for persons with respiratory, high pressure and cardiac diseases need a special care. Entrance Fee not included
Iruya Purmamarca Jujuy San Antonio de los Cobres Cachi 40 Cafayate
Salta
ARGENT INA
Tucumán Tafí del Valle Belén Santiago Day 7 Salta. In due del Estero Catamarca time, departure towards the airport. Drop offLayour Riojacar at the Car Day 5 Molinos, Cafayate. Rental Office. PN Talampaya Departure to Cafayate, de driving along De las Flechas Valle la Luna San Agustín Gorge. Arrival at Cafayate. del Valle Fértil Accommodation. Córdoba San Juan Day 6 Cafayate, Salta. On the way to Salta, you will visit Quebrada de las Conchas, (Cafayate´s Gorge). Mendoza Arrival at Salta.
San Luis
MAAM in Salta, Pucará de Tilcara, De la Vid y el Vino Museum in Cafayate. The Church, Molinos, Salta
TBK 0305 What’s included • Guide assistance at the airport to pick up the car. • 6 nights with breakfast: Salta (3) Purmamarca (1) Molinos (1) Cafayate (1) • 7 days of Rental Car.
Neuquén
Bariloche Puerto Madryn Esquel Trelew
Comodoro Rivadavia
El Calafate
166 Self fly and drive
Salinas Grandes
Sant
Á la carte
Tour extensions
Iruya
Atacama
2 days / 1 night
4 days / 3 nights
Day 3 Purmamarca, Humahuaca’s Gorge, Iruya. Departure from Purmamarca towards Iruya. On the way we visit Tilcara with its Pucara, old pre-Colombian native fortress partially rebuilt, and Uquía.
Day 4 Iruya, Salta. In due time return to Salta. On the way you can stop at Maimará to admire the Paintor‘s Palette hill and San Salvador de Jujuy. Arrival at Salta. Accommodation.
DAY
3
4
Total distance to drive (km/miles)
142 (89)
313 (196)
Paved road
92 (57)
263 (163)
Day 3 Purmamarca, Atacama. Early departure towards Paso de Jama to reach Atacama. Day 4 Atacama. We suggest to
Day 5 Atacama. Day at leisure. We suggest El Tatio Geysers and Moon Valley. DAY 6 Atacama, Purmamarca. Departure towards Purmamarca.
visit the Altiplanic lagoons. DAY
3
4
5
6
Total distance to drive (km/miles)
450 (281)
270 (167)
38 (23)
450 (281)
Paved road
450 (281)
180 (112,50)
38 (23)
450 (281)
Gravel road
Gravel road
50 (31)
50 (31)
Driving time (hour)
Driving time (hour)
4
5-6
Max. Altitude (masl/ft)
Max. Altitude (masl/ft)
4,180 (13.713)
4,180 (13,713)
Difficulties
90 (55) 6
5-6
4,400 (14,435) 4,000 (13,123)
1
6
4,320 (14,173)
4,400 (14,435)
The departure to the Tatio Geysers is too early and is gravel road
Driving difficulty
The road to Iruya is gravel with ledge, but can be done with any car. In rainy season, find out the road conditions, because we have to ford some streams.
Other recommendations
Access to Altiplanic Lagoons is not in good conditions, It’s recommended 4WD vehicle. Paso de Jama open from 8 AM to 8 PM.
Suggested vehicle
Under normal conditions, suitable for any vehicle
Suggested Season
Suggested Season
In rainy season (January to March), find out the road conditions, because we have to ford some streams.
During the summer and winter Paso de Jama can be closed due to weather conditions.
Entrance Fee not included
Altiplanic Lagoons Reserve, Chaxa Lagoon and Moon Valley
Suggested Vehicle
Iruya, Salta
Laguna Chaxa, San Pedro de Atcama, Chile
TBK 0312
TBK 0313
What’s included • 1 night with breakfast Iruya (1) • 2 days of Rental Car.
What’s included • 3 nights with breakfast: San Pedro de Atacama (3) • 4 days of Rental Car
Self fly and drive
167
Gourmet
168
Picnic at Grace de Cafayate, Salta
169
The Porteños cuisine 4 days / 3 nights Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the International Airport. Transfer to the selected hotel. Day 2 Buenos Aires. In the morning, visit the most interesting places in Buenos Aires. At the end we will stop at a Notable Bar. In the city there are bars that were the meeting point of great musicians , writers or places of social gathering of actors and politicians. Many of them, antiquity, architecture or local significance , are considered “remarkable“ and form an official part of the cultural heritage of the city. In a friendly atmosphere, we take a snack. In the afternoon, introduction to the best of Argentine cuisine through this culinary experience.
In the first part, the wine is the protagonist where a barman will teach us to prepare cocktails and then we will have a tasting. The second part starts with a demonstration of how to do empanadas. Choose a gourmet filling and create your own empanada learning the traditional ‘repulgue’ technique. Alongside your creations, enjoy grilled “provoleta” cheese with sliced “chorizo” (pork sausage), and our homemade chimichurri. then during dinner, we learn how to communicate like a true Argentin with our typical hand gesture class. For dessert make your own alfajores, Argentina’s national sweet and learn to prepare the Mate, Argentina’s national pastime. Return to the hotel.
Day 3 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure. At noon, we will start the Pizzerias tour. We will visit some of the historic pizzerias to taste the specialty in each one. At the end you can choose which one is your favorite. Afternoon at leisure. In the evening we visit a tavern where we have dinner as the locals usually do. In these places the nice and homemade food and the good conversantion abound. Day 4 Buenos Aires. Today we will make the Parrilla’s tour. The tour consists of 4 stops: In the first one, we will taste the empanadas; in the second stop, the choripán; in the third, the best Argentine meat; and in the last stop visit an artisan’s “Heladería” (ice cream shop). We will stop also near the
Mercado de San Telmo, ideal for those visitors who love historic architecture and have a desire for a little adventure. Note: The activity ends at 3.30 PM, so we suggest a flight after 7.30 PM or additional night.
At due time transfer to airport to board your flight.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The order of the tours can be modified according to the operational days of tours and to optimize passenger itinerary according to their flights. Throughout the year Buenos Aires has different gastronomic activities which can be enjoyed according to your travel date: March: World Barbecue Championship June: Week of Italian Food July: Roads and flavors. September: Week of French food, Pizza and empanada, Week local taverns. October: Porteña Gastronomy Week, Remarkable Cafes Day. November: Ice Cream Week Year-round: Buenos Aires Markets in squares.
The argentine experience, Buenos Aires
TBK 1600 What’s included • Arrival / departure airport transfers • 3 nights with breakfast: • Tours: City tour Dinner and Wine tasting Pizzerías Tour Parrillas Tour • 2 dinner, 2 lunches, 1 snack
170 Gourmet
The ultimate route of the Wine & Cuisine 9 days / 8 nights Day 1 Mendoza. Arrival in Mendoza. Reception at the airport and transfer to hotel. At night, dinner in one of the renowned restaurant of the city. Day 2 Mendoza. Departure to Bodegas Zuccardi. Arrival at the winery for a visit and participate in a cooking class. Guided by our chefs, the visitors are brought to the organic garden in order to harvest the vegetables that will be used in our class. Also enjoy an olive oil tasting and then have lunch. Day 3 Mendoza. Today
we explore the Uco Valley where we will visit two wineries for tasting. Some of the wineries: Salentein, Atamiske, La Azul, O. Fournier, etc. Lunch will be at the restaurant of the
internationally acclaimed Chef Francis Mallmann. Day 4 Mendoza, Salta. Transfer to airport to board the scheduled flight to Salta. Arrival and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon city tour including the MAAM (Museum of High Altitude Archaeology), museum of great archaeological asset for the children mummies found in the Llullaillaco volcano. Day 5 Salta. Today we will enjoy a full day excursion to Quebrada de Humahuaca (Humahuaca´s Gorge) visiting typical and colourful villages such as Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía, Humahuaca. When returning, we will stop at Maimará to admire the “The Painter’s Palette” hill.
Day 6 Salta, Cafayate. Early departure towards Cafayate. On the road we will visit Quebrada de Cafayate (De Las Conchas´s Gorge). Arrival and transfer to a winery Finca Quara where we will have a guided visit about the wine process and we will take lunch . Transfer to a winery Lodge. Day 7 Cafayate, Salta, Buenos Aires. In the morning we will visit the Museum of the grape and the wine and after we will visit Piatelli Winery where we will take a wine tasting accompanied by regional cheesses. On the way to Salta, stop at Quebrada de Cafayate. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Overnight. Arrival and accommodation.
Day 8 Buenos Aires. In the morning, visit the most emblematic places in Buenos Aires. In the afternoon, we will make the Argentina Experience. We start to explore the Wine World. The barman will teach us how to make, shake and create three basic cocktails and enjoy three perfectly paired gourmet appetizers. Finally, wine tasting of Malbec, Torrontes and Bonarda varieties. Then we continue with a display of empanadas, choose a gourmet filling and create your own empanada learning the traditional “repulgue”, while enjoy the traditional starters: grilled “provoleta” cheese, sliced “chorizo” (pork sausage), and the classic chimichurri. While dinner, we learn how to communicate like a true
argentine with the classic hand gesture class. For desert time, make your own alfajores and learn to prepare the Mate. Return to the hotel. Day 9 Buenos Aires. Morning at leisure. In due time, transfer to the airport.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-MDZ AR 1412 09:10 – 11:05 MDZ-SLA AR 2412 11:45 – 13:20 SLA-BUE AR 1461 15:55 – 17:55 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Pic nic at Andeluna winery, Mendoza
TBK 1601 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 8 nights with breakfast: Mendoza (3) Salta (2) + Cafayate (1) Buenos Aires (2) • Tours: Mendoza: City Cooking Class at Zuccardi Winery, Uco Valley visit Salta: City Tour, Quebrada de Humahuaca, SaltaCafayate- Salta Buenos Aires: City Tour, Argentine Experience and Wine Experience • 4 Lunches and 2 dinners
Gourmet
171
Mendoza gourmet 4 days / 3 nights Operate: From Monday to Friday Day 1 Mendoza. Arrival in Mendoza. Reception at the airport and transfer to hotel. City tour. Our tour starts in the foundational area, historical site where the Museum, the Foundation Square and the Jesuit Ruins are, all these colonial architecture vestiges of the 18th century that survived to the earthquake in 1861. Continuing our tour, we will visit the main squares and finish in San Martin Park, the city’s green area. Visit the lake, the rose garden and the Cerro de La Gloria. At night, dinner in one of the renowned restaurant of the city.
Day 2 Mendoza. Today take this tour High Range designed to know , taste and enjoy the best wines of the area. During the tour we will visit the following wineries: Caro and Catena Zapata. The last belongs to a family that took to the world the Argentine wines. Lunch will be at the Casa El Enemigo, It belongs to Catena Zapata ‘s winemaker. Back to the hotel. Day 3 Mendoza. We departure towards Uco Valley, winery region where the vineyards grow over 1,200 masl. Visit Salentein Winery. The magnificent winery, designed for both form and function. It has four wings that converge in a circular central chamber, which resembles an amphitheater.
Among its features, there is the cellar with stoned floor. The winery has three tasting rooms, a main central and two laterals. In addition to the Primus Sala, this exclusive room is unique in its kind in the country and contains 12 frenchoak wooden vats with a capacity of 7,600 liters each, equipped with controlled cooling system from which is only made the limited edition wines of Salentein. We will continue to the Killka-Salentein Gallery. It’s a space for exhibitions and sales of art works by renowned local, national and international artists. We continue the tour to The Vines, to visit their winery to taste a Malbec, the emblematic varietal of Mendoza. Lunch will be at Siete
Fuegos, the restaurant of the renowned Chef Francis Mallmann. After lunch we will have time to relax and enjoy the landscape, then return to Mendoza. Note: Salentein winery remains closed on Mondays. Day 4 Mendoza. We will visit some of the most important and renowned wineries of this region, that opened the path of viticulture here in Argentina and still have conserved their family traditions to this day, forming an important part of the production of wines in Mendoza. In each winery we will taste three glass of wine. The selected wineries are: Trapiche, SINFIN and Zuccardi, where we will take the lunch at Pan y Oliva restaurant.
In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight. Note: The order of excursions may be altered depending on operative winery dates and restaurant.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-MDZ AR 1412 09:10 – 11:05 MDZ-BUE AR 2467 19:10 – 20:45 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Salentein winery, Mendoza
TBK 1604 What’s included • Arrival/departure airport transfers. • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: City tour Full day at Zuccardi Winery. Olive oil tasting. Full day Winery tour at Uco Valley. • 3 lunches and 1 dinner
172 Gourmet
Á la carte
Salta: Wines and High Andean Cuisine 5 days / 4 nights Day 1 Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Then, a panoramic city tour through Salta. The tour includes the visit to MAAM (High Mountain Archaeological Museum), museum of great archaeological content due to the children mummies found in Llullaillaco volcano. In the evening, dinner at José Balcarce Restaurant, specialized in Andean cuisine. Accommodation.
Max. altitude: 1,200 masl. Day 2 Salta, Cachi,
Molinos. Departure for a tour around the Calchaquí Valleys. We depart from Salta towards Cachi where we will visit its main square and church with cactus roof. Lunch and then visit Isasmendi Winery, a cozy and family winery.
Afterwards we continue towards Hacienda de Molinos. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 210 km (336 miles) Max. altitude: 3,400 masl (11,154 ft) Day 3 Molinos, Cafayate.
In the morning, departure towards Colomé, one of the oldest wineries in Argentina with the world’s highest vineyards, sitting between 2,00 and 3,111 masl. Enjoy a guided tour of the winery and a visit to the James Turrel Museum, one of the world’s most renowned contemporary artists, who is mainly concerned with light and space. Enjoy a wine tasting and a lunch in the winery gallery. After lunch departure towards Cafayate, passing by De las Flechas´s
Gorge. Arrival at Cafayate. Accommodation. Total traveled distance: 116 km (186 miles) Max. altitude: 2,500 masl (8,000 ft) Day 4 Cafayate. Today we are dedicated to a winery tour. We start visiting the Vine and Wine Museum in order to enter to the world of Torrontes wine. Then, visit two wineries, producers of the best wine in the Calchaqui Valley: Piatelli winery and San Pedro de Yacochuya. In each one we will have a winery tour around the facilities and tasting the best wine they produce. The guide will explain the particularities of the wine, vineyards and winery. After the visit, lunch. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 5 Cafayate, Salta. In the morning, we will departure towards Quebrada de las Conchas, (Cafayate Gorge) with reddish sandstone walls, curious rock formations that have been masterfully carved by the erosion of wind and weather. All these formations have been named by locals according to their fancy shapes with names such as: the Amphitheatre, the Devil’s Throat, the Obelisk and the Castles. Lunch at Posta de las Cabras. Arrival at Salta and transfer to the airport to take your scheduled flight.
Total traveled distance: 192 km (120 miles) Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,312 ft)
IMPORTANT NOTE • MAAM and James Turrell Museum are closed on Mondays. • The schedule can be modified by weather conditions, rainy season and wineries and museums availability.
Suggested Flights. Air tickets not included ROUTE
FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME
BUE-SLA AR 1460 12:55 – 15:15 SLA-BUE AR 1461 15:55 – 17:55 Due to frequent rescheduling of flights, please check with us the required flights at time of booking.
Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,312 ft)
Empanadas, Salta
TBK 1602 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers. • 4 nights with breakfast: Salta (1) Molinos (1) Cafayate (2) • Tours: Salta: City Tour and MAAM Calchaquí Valleys: SaltaMolinos- Cafayate, Visit to wineries (Isasmendi, Colomé and James Turell Museum) Cafayate: Winery tour with museum • 4 lunches and 1 dinner
Gourmet
173
Honeymoon
174
Upsala glacier, Los Glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
175
Romance in Patagonia 11 days / 10 nights Day 1 Buenos Aires. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the hotel. Afterwards, city tour visiting the most interesting places in Buenos Aires city. Day 2 Buenos Aires. Day at leisure to enjoy an optional excursion to Tigre, Gaucho Party or get to know more about Buenos Aires, enjoying cooking classes, museums, or taking a tango lesson. At night, transfer to El Querandi to assist to a dinner and Show where you will enjoy the magnetism of tango. Day 3 Buenos Aires,
Puerto Madryn. Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Trelew. Arrival to Trelew and departure towards Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve, the largest Magellan penguin colony in the continent.
From Mid-April to MidSeptember the visit to Punta Tombo Penguin Rookery will be replaced by a tour to Avanzado Mount and Punta Loma where it’s possible to see Sea Lions. Day 4 Puerto Madryn.
Full day in Peninsula Valdés, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its geography, flora and fauna. Departure from Puerto Madryn towards Puerto Piramides. Here, from July to November, it is possible to do Meetings the whales (optional). Visit Punta Delgada Lighthouse, natural elephant seal colony and Caleta Valdes (Valdes Cove), a viewpoint where we can see the peninsula coast and the amazing topography of Caleta Valdes. During the excursion, we will have the opportunity to catch a sight of some of the terrestrial fauna. Return to Puerto Madryn.
Day 5 Puerto Madryn, Ushuaia. Morning at leisure. Transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Day 6 Ushuaia. In the morning, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park, the only one with sea coast in Argentina. During the excursion, you can take the End of The World’s Train as an optional tour. In the afternoon, sail along the Beagle Channel admiring the Sea Lions Island and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. Return and transfer to the hotel. Day 7 Ushuaia, El Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the selected hotel.
Day 8 El Calafate. Day at leisure. Do not miss the chance to sail among icebergs taking the Estancia Cristina or Express Ice Rivers or only enjoy the ancient landscape of El Chalten or Torres del Paine.
Choose your option on pages 55 and 59. Day 9 El Calafate. Departure from the Hotel towards Perito Moreno Glacier located in Los Glaciares National Park. During the tour, a walk along the paths located in front of the glacier, allows us to admire this impressive natural wonder from different view points. Thanks to its breathtaking beauty it was declared a World Heritage by UNESCO. Free time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon, return to the hotel.
Day 10 El Calafate, Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight. Arrival and reception. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Day 11 Buenos Aires. In due time, transfer to the Airport to board the scheduled flight.
Courtesy Honeymoon Buenos Aires
Earky Check inBreakfast included
Puerto Madryn Dinner with drinks Ushuaia
Up grade to a Superior room
El Calafate
Dinner: Patagonian Lamb
Upsala Kayak experience, Los glaciares national park, Santa Cruz
TBK 1310 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 10 nights with breakfast: Buenos Aires (3) Puerto Madryn (2) Ushuaia (2) El Calafate (3) • Tours: Buenos Aires: City tour and dinner and tango show Puerto Madryn. Punta Tombo and Península Valdes Ushuaia: Beagle boat ride El Calafate: Perito Moreno Glacier • Necessary admission fees
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Love is in the wine
Day 1 Buenos Aires, Carmelo. Departure to Puerto Madero to board the fast ferry to the Colonia city, across the widest river in the world, the River Plate. On arrival, a vehicle is waiting to take you to the town of Carmelo, surrounded by colonial history and vineyards. Arrival at Carmelo Resort & Spa and accommodation. Free time to enjoy the amenities and facilities of the Resort. In the afeternoon, enjoy a horse back riding surrounded by the beauty of the place or enjoy a beautiful sunset while sailing the islands of the Delta. In the evening, enjoy a cocktail class designed exclusively for couples to have fun.
Day 1 Mendoza. Reception at the airport, transfer to hotel. In the evening enjoy a romantic dinner at the candlelight in the lodge’s garden.
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recipes to surprise. In the evening enjoy a truly unique dinner at the cellar’s Finca Narbonne Restaurant. Located just 10 minutes drive from the Resort, Finca Narbonne is a lovely restaurant, but also a beautifully restored farmhouse, it also keeps its wine cellar of the early twentieth century. Excellent homemade cheeses and the award-winning wine Luz de Luna Tannat will make this experience unforgettable. In the end, back to the Resort.
Day 2 Mendoza. Today enjoy a full day visiting two wineries but in a very particular way, on board a vintage car. During the visit we will taste wines over 90 points. The tour will show us the wine methods, processes, bottling and labeling. Lunch will be at a winery with an amazing view of the Andes.
Day 3 Carmelo, Buenos Aires. At indicated time, transfer from the Resort to the Colonia Pier.
Day 2 Carmelo. At due time, enjoy a romantic pastry class, where you can make regional sweets and other
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Day 3 Mendoza. Morning at leisure to enjoy the Lodge. At fixed time, enjoy a wonderful circuit at Hammam Spa in the lodge. A Hammam is an ancient concept that involves steam circuits at different temperatures. Based on a high concentration
Honeymoon program Pastry and coctel class to enjoy in couple Horseback riding or navigation at the sunset Romantic dinner at Finca Narvona
of moisture in the appropriate rooms, the body responds by releasing all the accumulated toxins, cleaning out the body and creating peace of mind. The circuit lasts 3 hours and besides the classic circuit, includes a bubble bath and oil massage. It will be completed with oriental snacks and drinks. After relax, during the sunset we invite you to make a private tasting accompanied by a sommelier. In the evening dinner of four steps with Reserva and Gran Reserva wines. Day 4 At due time, transfer to the Mendoza airport.
Honeymoon program Romantic dinner at the canddlelight
Couple , Uruguay
Private Wine tasting at the sunset Treatment at the Hamman. Duration 3 hours
Hamman spa, Entre cielos wine lodge, Mendoza
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What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers. • 2 nights with breakfast • Tours: Activity in the hotel • 1 dinner
What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers. • 3 nights with breakfast • Tours: Half day winery visit (2) • 2 dinners and 1 lunch
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Viedma glacier, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
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Paine and Fitz Roy Trekking 15 days / 14 nights Day 1 El Calafate. Arrival at El Calafate. Accommodation. Day at leisure. Day 2 El Calafate, El Chalten. Departure towards El Chalten. Arrival and Accommodation. Day at leisure. Dinner.
1-3 hours aprox, through crevasses and exploring the peculiar ice landscape. At the end, we will go to the walkways to admire it. Day 8 El Calafate, Puerto Natales. In the morning, depart to Puerto Natales. Arrival and accommodation.
Days 3-5 El Chalten. From
today until the next three days, enjoy tours within Los Glaciares National Park through trekkings such as Laguna Torre and Cerro Torre base, Laguna de los Tres and Base of Fitz Roy. Box Lunch and dinner. Day 6 El Chalten,
El Calafate. At due time, departure towards El Calafate. Arrival and accommodation. Day 7 El Calafate. Today
we will dedicate the day to a hiking on Perito Moreno Glacier. The trekking length
Day 9 Puerto Natales, Torres Del Paine National Park. Today depart from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park by boat trip. First we will visit the Balmaceda Glacier whose detachments are deposited in the Ultima Esperanza Fjord and then the Serrano, where you disembark for a walk through the forest to the edge of the lagoon with floating icebergs. We continue to the National Park. Arrival and short navigation on Pehoe Lake to the refuge. Box Lunch and dinner.
Day 10 Torres Del Paine National Park. Today we commence the first leg of the famous “W” hike in Paine. Out trail offers stunning views of Lake Grey, the Towers of Paine and the Grey Glacier. In the morning, we hike 3-4 hours to view the awesome Grey Glacier and the Continental Icefield beyond. We return on the same trail to Paine Grande refuge, passing by mountain lakes. The walk length 6-8 hours approx. Overnight at Refuge-camsite. Box Lunch and dinner. Days 11-12 Refugio Los Cuernos & The French Valley. The hike can be relatively easy or more difficult depending on group preference. The easy option is to walk the direct route to Refugio Los Cuernos which will take 4-5 hours. However we recommend taking a
detour to French Valley on day 11 depending on local weather conditions, to experience fantastic views of glaciers, waterfalls and be surrounded by the granite peaks of Paine. Box Lunch and dinner. Day 13 Hike to Chileno Refuge. Our hike today will take 5-6 hours and follows the scenic Lake Nordenskjöld. We trek through inspiring sceneries today, passing by emerald glaciated lakes with the Torres Del Paine Massif in the background. A steep ascent takes us to the riverside of the Refuge at night. Overnight Refuge/ Campsite. Box Lunch and dinner.
towers as the sun hits them, changing them from grey to a vivid red. This will be a 3 hours return trek with some steep sections. We return to the refuge for breakfast and continue down to Refugio Las Torres, effectively completing the “W” trek. Overnight Refuge/campsite. Box Lunch and dinner. Day 15 Drive to Calafate. This morning departure towards El Calafate. We suggest to take a flight after 3.30 PM.
Day 14 Torres Del Paine. Early this morning we ascend Ascensio River to the base of the towers of Paine to hopefully glimpse the
Torre glacier, El Chalten, Santa Cruz
TBK 1210 What’s included • Arrival/ departure airport transfers • 14 nights with breakfast: El Calafate (3) El Chalten (4) Puerto Natales (1) Torres del Paine (6) • Boat transportation on a share basis without local guide. • 1 porter for every 2 pax. Porter service up to 7 kg each passenger. • 9 lunches and 10 dinners • Local trekking guides where necessary • Necessary admission fees
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W Circuit 6 days / 5 nights Operates: September/ October and April Day 1 El Calafate, Puerto Natales. In the morning transfer to the bus terminal to board the bus to Puerto Natales. Arrival and accommodation. Day 2 Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Base las Torres. In the morning regular bus to Torres del Paine National Park until laguna Amerga to reach Las Torres refuge. Once we finish the check in, we leave our luggage and we withdraw our box lunch to depart to Torres Base. The first phase is the ascent to El Chileno refuge, then pass through a lengas forest until arriving to La Morena Base to then ascent to Torres Base view point.
Grade of difficulty: High Duration: 8-9 hours Distance: 19 km (12 miles)
Day 3 Trekking Torre Central Refuge – Los Cuernos Refuge. Moderate trekking that surrounds Paine Massif, on the base of Cerro Almirante Nieto. During the trail Nordenskjöld lake, hanging glaciers and local flora can be appreciated. After 4 to 5 hours of trek, we reach Los Cuernos which is considered one of the most inviting hostelries of all circuit. Accommodation: Los Cuernos Refuge.
afterwards we continue the ascent along the path until “Británico” and the to “Británico view point”, which offers one of the most imposing landscapes around the National Park. The return is by the same path up to “Campamento Italiano” and then to the sector of Pehoé Lake where the refuge is located. Accommodation.
Grade of difficulty: Moderate Duration: 4-5 hours Distance: 11 km (7 miles)
Day 5 Trekking to Grey Glaciar. Arrival to the first view point after 1 hour and a half of trek where it is possible to distantly observe the glacier. Afterwards and by a trail we reach the Main View point with spectacular views of Grey Glacier, Olguín Lace and icebergs. This day they you will have time for exploring the sector and enjor the view of the Grey.
Day 4 Trekking to French Valley, Pehoé. We start walking to reach “Campamento Italiano” where we will leave our baggage to ascent without extra weight. The ascent starts in French River Valley until French Glacier view point (1,5 hours),
Grade of difficulty: High Duration: 10-12 hours Distance: 25 km (16 miles)
Accommodation in Grey Refuge. Grade of difficulty: Moderate Duration: 3-4 hours Distance: 11 km (7 miles) Day 6 Grey, Pehoe, Natales. We return to the Pehoe sector to take the catamaran and cross toward the Pudeto sector. From there we will take a regular bus to Puerto Natales. Arrival.
Grade of difficulty: Moderate Duration: 3-4 hours Distance: 11 km (7 miles)
At the end you can return to El Calafate or you can take a Bus to Punta Arenas to continue your journey. Note: This itinerary is available with and without guide.
What to bring
Backpacks recommendation: • 1 backpack 40 liters for the circuit. • 1 Backpack 20- 25 liters for day hikes • Clothing Trekking: • Thermal clothing • Hiking shoes. • Batteries enough, our energy sustainably produce, so there are no outlets for these purposes. • Sandals (shower, rest and crossing streams). • Flashlight / EAR PLUGS. • Padlock. • Towel. • Hat for cold and Sun hat/ gloves. • Sunscreen/ sunglasses. • Camera/ Binocular. • Bottle Water • Ziploc bags or other (to save and take your trash). • Trekking poles. • Swimsuit * Hot Tub - Los Cuernos Cabins
Trekking, Torres del Paine national park, Chile
TBK 1214 What’s included • Transfer Hotel/ Bus terminal - Terminal/ Calafate Airport • Regular Bus El Calafate Puerto Natales • Regular bus Puerto Natales - Torres del Paine round trip • Connection transfer Portería Laguna Amarga – Las Torres sector. • Catamarán Pehoé (Crossing from Pehoé sector to Pudeto to connect with regular bus to Puerto Natales). • 1 night in El Calafate with breakfast • 4 nights in refugios (sleeping bag or made up bed subject to availability) • 4 breakfasts, 5 box lunches y 4 dinners • Necessary entrance fees.
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El Chalten and El Calafate in Domes 7 days / 6 nights Day 1 El Calafate, El Chalten, Patagonia Eco Domes. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to the bus terminal to take the bus to El Chalten through the legendary Route 40. Upon arrival transfer to Patagonia Eco Domes, located 16km from El Chalten, surrounded by nature and mountains. Arrival, dinner and overnight. Day 2 Eco Domes
Patagonia. With private access to the Laguna de los tres, today enjoy the most classic and spectacular trekking in the area. Tour stunning landscapes and forests to reach the base of the legendary Cerro Fitz Roy; knowing lagoons of different shades, imposing glaciers and camps climbers worldwide fame. Box Lunch included. Arrival and dinner.
Day 3 Eco Domes Patagonia. Free day for the activity you prefer. If you are adventurous, you can take the trek to Viedma Glacier, according to their age and physical condition. You can also see our suggestions on page 63 and 64. Dinner Day 4 Eco Domes
Patagonia, El Chalten, El Calafate, Adventure Domes. In the morning we leave to the bus terminal El Chalten to take the bus to El Calafate. Overnight at Eco camp which is located about 1 hour and a half of El Calafate. Arrival and dinner. You can appreciate the night landscape in front of Lake Argentino and Perito Moreno Glacier in the background.
Day 5 Adventure Domes. Day dedicated to enjoy the activities offered by the Eco Camp. Box lunch and dinner.
• Trekking in the Peninsula: The trail covers a little over 7.5 miles, where the Perito Moreno Glacier hides among lakes and nothofagus woods, in the whimsical undulated land created by glacial erosion.
condition will be taken into account to decide whether to bike along the ranch´s old roads or to use the trails within the property. Duration: 2 hours Level of difficulty: Low
• Estancia Cerro Moreno: The World of the Pioneers Duration 2 hours Difficulty level: None
• Lake Trekking
• Walk in Cerro Cristal: This self -guided trail is an excellent alternative for Those Who both enjoy hiking and panoramic views
Duration: 7-8 hours Difficulty level: Medium
Duration: 7-8 hours Difficulty level: Medium
• Bicycle: The land within Cerro Moreno ranch is ideal for bike lovers. This undulated terrain, combined with the transition of woods to pasture lands, is the ideal backdrop for biking. The group’s physical
Day 6 Adventure Domes, El Calafate. Breakfast at the Domess. A due time, we will depart to the Nibepo Aike, there will walk through the town, we attended the shearing demonstrations and equestrian. After a
Duration: 4-5 hours Difficulty level: Medium
patagonic lunch, we sailed through the South and Rico arm of Lago Argentino and land on the beach “Las Monedas” for a walk to the viewpoint, where we find the imposing Perito Moreno Glacier. The tour continue at the paths located in front of its western wall where we will be about 2 hours, then we will depart to El Calafate. Accommodation. Day 7 El Calafate. Free time until your flight. At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight.
Luch at Adventure Domes, El Calafate, Santa Cruz
TBK 1215 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • TKT Bus El Calafate / El Chalten / El Calafate or private transfer • 6 nights with breakfast • Tours: Trekking Laguna De Los Tres South Glacier Excursion pioneers Adventures Domes: Activities • 5 dinners, 2 lunch box and 1 lunch • Necessary fees
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Riding to the Hidden Glaciers 5 days / 4 nights Operates: November to March Regular departures: 1st & 3rd wednesday of every month Day 1 El Calafate, Nibepo Aike Ranch. Arrival at El Calafate and transfer to the Nibepo Aike ranch. Nibepo Aike is located within Los Glaciares National Park on the shores of the Southern Arm of Lago Argentino. It covers an area of over 12,000 hectares reaching as far as the border with Chile. Formerly it was devoted to sheep rearing. Nowadays a small flock is kept, its chief production being the breeding of Hereford cattle, of which it has developed a prestigious breeding herd. After settling, the guide will explain the program. The horses will be prepared and other equipment made
ready to set off early the following morning. The rest of the afternoon and evening are free to enjoy the estancia, exploring its surroundings by bike or on foot, finding one’s own way along the footpaths and tracks and also taking part in the sheep-shearing demonstration using traditional hand shears. Dinner. Overnight. Day 2 Nibepo Aike Ranch, Post La Rosada. In the morning, departure by horse to start climbing the Cordón de los Cristales. As we get higher the lakes, Brazo Rico and South, Roca Lake, Frías Mount get better outlined. Once in the abra the path goes into the Andean Patagonian forest. Arrival to the Post to enjoy a picnic lunch.
The historic moment is left for the afternoon: the Hito, the end of the ranch and Argentina. On the other side is Chilean territory. Dinner and night at Post La Rosada. Basic facilities. Day 3 Post La Rosada/ Puesto Cachorro and 3 de Abril Lagoon. We depart from La Rosada and we start the ascent to Puesto Cachorro where lunch will take place. Post by post we recreate the path of the authentical rural workers. We continue to Post 3 de Abril Lagoon. Dinner and accommodation at Post of 3 de Abril Lagoon. This post has a room with 3 bunk beds and a room that works as dining room and kitchen where there are 2 stools that can be turned into beds. Basic facilities.
Day 4 Puesto Laguna 3 de abril. After breakfast we depart towards South Glacier. This excursion combines a boat trip and treks to reach a little further where a few people regularly reach. We embark to sail until the south branch to the take a little trekking to Frías Lake. We sail in a zodiac the 3 km (1 mile) of the lake to disembark on the shore where we start a trekking bordering the river until arriving to the amphitheater of the glaciers Gorra, Frías and Grande with its Lagoon and icebergs detached from the glaciers. Picnic in front of the glaciers. In the afternoon return to the Post. Dinner and accommodation in Post 3 de Abril Lagoon.
Note: In case this activity is not possible, the adventure will continue on foot and on horseback Day 5 Southern Arm of Lake Argentino. We return riding on the side of Brazo Sur until reaching the main house of the Estancia at 18 km from the Post. We will arrive in time for lunch a Patagonian lamb roast that will be ready when the riders arrive. After lunch, return to El Calafate with regular transfer.
Horseback riding, Nibepo Aike, El Calafate, Santa Cruz
TBK 1203 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfer • 4 nights with breakfast: Nibepo Aike (1) Posts (3) • Riding to Hidden Glaciers • Trekking to South Glacier Adventure • 4 lunches y 4 dinners
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Biking: Salt Reflections 6 days / 5 nights Operates: April to December Departures with minimum of 3 passengers DAY 1 Salta, Tilcara. Arrival in Salta and transfer in regular bus or private transfer to Tilcara. Accommodation. DAY 2 Tilcara, Juella, Tilcara. Our bike trip starts in Tilcara. From here we will take an excursion to Juella to acclimatize to the altitude. We go through minor roads and after 9 km we will arrive to a family house for lunch. After a tasty homemade meal, we will walk to the Juella Pucará (1.30 hours). The return will be by the minor road of Villa Florida until Tilcara. Night in Tilcara.
Total traveled distance: 20 km (12 miles)
DAY 3 Tilcara, Barranca Larga. The second day starts by vehicle towards north by the Humahuaca’s Gorge until Abra Pampa, located in the Puna region. From there we will take provincial route Nº11 passing through Casabindo to arrive to Santa Ana where we will have lunch. From there we will continue cycling to the south by route Nº75 until Barrancas. We will visit cave painting and petroglyphs before arriving at the village where we will spend the night.
Total traveled distance: 28 km (17 miles)
DAY 4 Barranca Larga,
Alfarcito. After a typical Puna breakfast accompanied by “rica-rica” tea and grilled tortillas, we depart towards San Francisco de Alfarcito. We start on vehicle road to
reach the 4,000 masl (13,123 ft), on top of the Alfar highlands then continue along a path passing by Liquinaste, before arriving to Alfarcito. Overnight at community lodge. Total traveled distance: 22 km (14 miles) DAY 5 Alfarcito, Tilcara. Our last day takes us from Alfarcito by vehicle road to the neighbouring village of Rinconadillas parallel to the Guayatayoc Lagoon. From there we head southeast along a trail and after 22 km (14 miles) by plain road we arrive to Salinas Grandes where we will go through 6 km (4 miles) of firm ground salt on foot. Transfer in vehicle to Purmamarca/ Tilcara.
Total traveled distance: 25 km (16 miles)
DÍA 6 Tilcara, Salta. In due time, regular bus or private transfer to Salta, afterwards we head towards the airport.
IMPORTANT: The difficulty of this itinerary is moderate. It is not required to be in good physical condition, although must take in advance that this excursion takes place over 3,000 masl (9,843 ft) reaching a maximum altitude of 4,170 masl (13,681 ft)
• Tools and spare parts (That can be taken in the excursion) • Sleeping bag (Can be rented in Tilcara) • Appropriate attire: Shorts, windbreakers, trousers, jacket coat and sunglasses.
Recommended equipment
• Mountain bike, in good mechanical conditions • Helmet and gloves • Comfortable shoes for biking • Small backpack (20 lts) camelback type
Salinas grandes, Jujuy
TBK 1217 What’s included • Arrival and departure transfers • 5 nights with breakfast: Tilcara (3) Barranca (1) Alfarcito (1) • 4 days bicycle trip • Support vehicle during the tour • 3 lunches y 2 dinners
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Travesia Aconcagua 5 days / 4 nights Operate: From November 21st to March 27th, 2 weekly departures Day 1 Mendoza. Arrival and reception at the airport; transfer to hotel. Free day to rest and complete preparations for the adventure to the next day. Day 2 Horcones-Mendoza Confluencia. In the morning, we will purchase permits to enter the park. Then, we will depart by the Interrnational Route 7, through the Central Andes and arrive to Horcones. Begins the path that leads to the Laguna de Horcones, reached after an hour
of walking, the Puente Colgante on the Horcones River. Here the “Quebrada del Durazno”, where we stop for lunch, rest and admire the landscape. After walking for two more hours, we will get to Confluencia Base Camp where we will be waiting with cool drinks and a refreshing snack. After settling into the Dome, we will prepare for dinner doing a walk around. Walking time: 4 hours Max. Altitude: 3,368 masl Day 3 Camp Confluencia,
Plaza France, Summer Confluencia. Early breakfast at the Dome and then depart to Plaza Francia.
Spectacular scenery will lead us to discover the immense anfiteatro of the South Wall. 3000 vertical meters of rock, snow and hanging glaciers that occasionally surprise visitors with an occasional avalanche. Lunch at “El Mirador”, natural platform overlooking the best view of the South Face, and hear the stories of the brave climbers who attempt to conquer it. After resting, the group will begin the return to Confluencia Base Camp. Once there, we will enjoy the sunset and and prepare for our well-deserved dinner. Walking time: 8 hours Max. Altitude: 4,200 masl
Day 4 Camp Confluencia, Horcones, Mendoza. After packing our clothes and equipment, we will enjoy breakfast and walk back down to the Rangers office. We will arrive to Mendoza City late in the afternoon, depending on the day.
with satellite internet for communication between the mountains and Mendoza. Not included: Entry Permit to the Park, Mules, nor Expenses for giving itinerary.
Walking time: 3 hours Max. Altitude: 3,368 masl Day 5 Mendoza. Morning at leisure At due time, transfer to the airport.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Difficulty: Medium Connected via VHF radio from Plaza de Mulas, Confluencia, Puente del Inca and Mendoza. Also
Aconcagua Mount, Mendoza
TBK 1216 What’s included • Arrival and departure airport transfers • Transfers HotelHorcones-Hotel • 4 nights with breakfast Mendoza (2) Confluence camp (2) • Trekking to Plaza Francia • Mountain guide entitled • 2 lunches and 2 dinners
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Mates, San Telmo´s fair, Buenos Aires
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Artisans Tour This is a list of sites you can include when you arrange your itinerary
Juan Carlos Pallarols. Silversmith. This prestigious artist is the sixth generation in the profession. His masterpieces in silver, gold, precious stones and bronze are recognized worldwide. Some of the personalities who received their pieces are: the Pope Juan Pablo II, Princess Diana of England, the Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and the crown princes of the Crown of Spain. Since 70 years, the Pallarols family manufactures the presidential baton of Argentina Republic, which is done in silver and urunday wood, a native tree. Marcelo Toledo. Silversmith. Marcelo Toledo is one of the most recognized silversmiths in our country the one that
has more international impact. His works have a very peculiar character, combining the features of traditional silversmithing with modern and avantgarde designs. It has forged pieces of silver to personalities such us the Kings of Spain, Queen Elizabeth II of England; Pope Juan Pablo II, President Barack Obama, besides to some well-known performing artists and making the jewels for the Evita musical at Broadway. Marino Santa Maria. Visual artist. It is notable for the urban interventions in places like Abasto, or the street from his home, or a subway station. In his workshop in the neighborhood of Barracas you can take a course of Venetian mosaic. Martiniano Arce. Fillet maker. Argentine painter
and one of the greatest exponents of the style called “The Filetismo”. The filleting Porteño, originated in decorating cars of greengrocers, milkmen and bakers, extended to other vehicles such as buses. Thus began Martiniano, and then apply the technique to the canvas painting. Enter to his workshop involves interfering in a fairy tale where with every stroke, come alive: dragons, flowers, besides the celebreties of the acquis Argentine popular as Gardel, Troilo and Rivero. MALBA. The Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA)– Constantini’s Foundation preserves and exhibits a patrimony of about 400 works by leading modern and contemporary artists in the region. It combines a calendar of temporary exhibitions, with institutional
stable collection, and operate simultaneously as a plural space of production with educational and cultural activities. In 2007, the Malba was declared Site of Cultural Interest. Private collection of Jorge Helf. Jorge Helft is one of the greatest art collectors of Argentina besides being the owner of the largest file that exists of Borges, compounded by almost all the first editions of his books, manuscripts, photos and personal objects. Helft has one of the most important collections of national art, and he’s considered a true pioneer of contemporary Argentine art collectors. Private collection of Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat. In the elegant Puerto Madero riverside we find the eclectic private collection of Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, a mishmash
of Argentine and European artworks from the last two centuries, including a signatured Warhol portrait of the patron herself and works by Turner, Bruegel and Chagall. The collection also includes photographs and ancient Egyptian artefacts. The Gallery Night. It takes place several times a year in the Palermo and Recoleta/ Barrio Norte areas. Over 60 small art galleries and private collections open their doors at night to showcase new exhibitions and artists. Arroyo Street and surrounding area. Hub of the “Gallery Nights” San Telmo. There is what is called “under” circuit. Palermo and La Boca are synonyms of contemporary art. Argentina, Pallarols
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Palaeontology tour 5 days / 4 nights Argentina has important fossil deposits. Even though many of them correspond to deposits of the Paleozoic Era (prior to the dinosaurs) and others to the Cenozoic (after the dinosaurs). Many of our deposits correspond exactly to the Mesozoic Era (when the dinosaurs lived) This circuit is a guide to visit some of the paleontological sites that hold our country. Day 1 Puerto Madryn. Arrival in Trelew Airport and before going to Puerto Madryn city, visit the Palaeontological Brin Gwynn Park, which has fossil found in Patagonia of 40 million years ago. Then continue to the MEF, Egidio Feruglio Palaeontological Museum that offers a rich and varied
exhibition of geology and palaeontology of Patagonia. At the end, transfer to Puerto Madryn. Accommodation. Day 2 Puerto Madryn. Early departure from Puerto Madryn towards Península Valdés Provincial Reserve. After an hour drive we arrive to the town of Puerto Piramides. There you can do a boat trip which the main attraction is whale watching. This activity can be carried out between the months of June and December. The next destination is Punta Delgada Lighthouse. Here, at noon we will have lunch. Subsequently, we will arrive at Punta Cantor, a viewpoint from where we will see the outer coast of the peninsula and the amazing topography of Caleta Valdés
(Valdes Cove). From here, we return to Puerto Madryn. Along the whole journey, it’s possible to observe part of the terrestrial fauna: guanacos, maras, rheas, foxes and different species of birds, among other animals. Day 3 Puerto Madryn,Comodoro Rivadavia. Departure from Puerto Madryn by the Route 3 to reach Comodoro Rivadavia. Comodoro Rivadavia has extensive and peaceful beaches, a rich variety of species and a shocking nature. Besides enjoying the landscape of an oil town, you can visit the various museums that tell the history, culture and economy of the town. You can also visit the Maritime Coastal National
Park where you can realize various activities such as cruising tours, adventure by 4x4 vehicles, motorbikes or bicycles, snorkeling, or baptism flights. Day 4 Comodoro Rivadavia. A 145 kilometers west of Comodoro Rivadavia is Sarmiento, small town whose main economic activity is agriculture and livestock, but its real importance, is that close, just 25 kilometers, is one of the most important fossil reserves in the world : José Ormachea Petrified Forest, the largest in the world of its kind where you can find trunks, leaves, brunch, fruits and seeds petrified. Sarmiento Petrified Forest is a provincial protected area. It was discovered in 1927; it was organized as
natural touristic attraction since 1970; in 1973 it was declared a protected area, It has 24 hectares of desert aspect, which are scattered fossils petrified trunks of tree species of conifer family, whose estimated age is 65 million years. In the reserve, there is an interpretation center with palaeontological and archaeological remains of the region. Return to Comodoro Rivadavia Day 5 Comodoro Rivadavia. At due time, transfer to the airport.
Jose Omachea Petrified forest, Sarmiento, Chubut
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Archaeology Tour 10 days / 9 nights The itinerary is a guide to the possible places to visit. Day 1 San Juan, Valle Fertil, Villa Unión. Full day excursion to the Moon Valley or Ischigualasto Park. It’s the only place on earth where it is possible to observe a full sequence of continental sediments, dating back to the Triassic Period. We will see landforms such as the Worm, the Bocce Court, the Submarine, the Mushroom, etc. In the afternoon, we will continue to Villa Union. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 400 km (249 miles) Day 2 Villa Union,
Talampaya National Park, Villa Union. Full day excursion to Talampaya Park where we will see two geological formations of the Triassic Period, different from the ones in Ischigualasto. We will enjoy
the internal circuit of the park through the Talampaya Canyon. It lasts 2:30 hours. At the end, return to Villa Union or take a trekking to the lost city. Total traveled distance: 102 km (63 miles) Day 3 Villa Union, Belen. Departure from Villa Union to arrive in Belen and then to Londres to visit El Shincal Reserve. This Pre-Columbian site was declared a Historical National Monument. Currently, is a part of the Qhapaq Ñan, also known as the Main Andean Road, the backbone of political and economic power of the Inca Empire. Accommodation.
Total traveled distance: 327 km (203 miles) Day 4 Belen, Ruinas
de Quilmes, Cafayate. Departure from Belen on Route 40 passing by Santa Maria, gateway to the
Calchaquíes Valleys. We arrived at Amaicha del Valle, important because there, lives the only indigenous community of northern Argentina that still preserves the Diaguita culture. Continue to the Quilmes Ruins, which was one of the most important preHispanic settlements of the Calchaquies peoples. Arrival in Cafayate. Total traveled distance: 254 km (158 miles) Day 5 Cafayate. Today we visit the Cafayate Gorge, with red sandstone walls, curious rock formations due to wind and water erosion.
Max. altitude: 1,660 masl (5,446 ft) Day 6 Cafayate, Cachi, Salta. Leaving Cafayate by Route 40. On the way visit De las Flechas Gorge and then get to Cachi where we visit its main square, the San Jose Church
and the Archaeological and Anthropological Pio Pablo Diaz Museum, which preserves relics of indigenous peoples in the area. We continue to Salta passing by Payogasta, Recta del Tin Tin and Valle Encantado. Arrival in Salta. Total traveled distance: 329 km (204 miles) Day 7 Salta. Panoramic city tour of the city of Salta. The visit includes the MAAM (Museum of High Altitude Archaeology), which features archaeological assets of impressive value mainly for the mummies discovered on the Lullaillaco Volcano. Afternoon at leisure.
most important pre-Inca sites in the region, which had over two thousand inhabitants. Arrive in the small village of San Antonio de los Cobres, and then continue across the Puna up to Salinas Grandes. Then, we will start descending through Cuesta de Lipan to Purmamarca. Day 9 Purmamarca, Humahuaca Gorge, Salta. Today we will enjoy Humahuaca Gorge, visiting the small town of Tilcara, Uquía and Humahuaca. Arrival in Salta. Day 10 Salta. Morning at leisure. At due time, transfer to airport to board the scheduled flight.
Day 8 Salta, Del Toro Gorge, Purmamarca. Early departure following the route of the Train to the Clouds rails towards Santa Rosa de Tastil, one of the
Quilmes Ruins, Tucuman
Special Interest
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Vineyards, Mendoza (Alexia Biaus)
5
Talampaya national park, La Rioja
4
Prunice field, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca
3
Tolar Grande, Salta
2
El Horconal, Jujuy (Juan Aranda)
1
40
MENDOZA
5
CÓRDOBA
Córdoba
Santiago del Estero
LA PAMPA
Santa Rosa
BUENOS AIRES
La Plata
Mar del Plata
17
URUGUAY
Colonia 16 Montevideo
ENTRE RÍOS
CORRIENTES
19
Iguazú
20
San Ignacio Ruins, Misiones
Caminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires
16
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
17
Ibera Marshes, Corrientes
18
BRASIL
MISIONES
19 Posadas
Asunción
18
Corrientes
Buenos Aires
Paraná
Santa Fe
SANTA FE
Rosario
Formosa
FORMOSA
Resistencia
CHACO
20 Iguazu national park, Misiones
PARAGUAY
Bahía Blanca
SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
ARGENTINA
SAN LUIS
San Luis
Neuquén
NEUQUÉN
Santiago
Mendoza
San Juan
La Rioja
San F. del Valle de Catamarca
4
SALTA
San Salvador de Jujuy
TUCUMÁN
Salta
San Miguel de Tucumán
40
1 JUJUY
CATAMARCA
3
LA RIOJA
SAN JUAN
CHILE
2
San Pedro de Atacama
BOLIVIA
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Perito Moreno glacier, El Calafate, Santa Cruz
9
Cueva de las Manos (hand painted cave) Santa Cruz
8
Marble chapel, Chile
7
Arrayanes forest, Villa La Angostura, Neuquen
6
8
Torres del Paine national park, Chile
13
Ushuaia
11
TIERRA DEL FUEGO
Río Gallegos
SANTA CRUZ
10
Rawson
15
Comodoro Rivadavia
14
Trelew
Puerto Madryn
N E G R O
CHUBUT
R Í O
El Calafate
Torres del Paine
10
9
7
40
Esquel
Bariloche
6
Neuquén
Viedma
N I
12
12
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
11
Malvinas, Gentoo penguins
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Penguin island, Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz
13
Bahia Bustamante, Chubut
14
Watching whales, Peninsula Valdes, Chubut
15
Argentina
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