Best of Argentina: 15 days
A 15 day trip to Argentina provided by Say Hueque Travel Agency
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Best of Argentina 15 Days invites you to visit the most popular destinations of the country: Buenos Aires, Calafate & Ushuaia in Patagonia and Iguazu Falls, all of them offering a wide variety of activities which will allow relaxing and enjoying both natural places and those pleasures of cities.
As an addition for those wine lovers, we include a 4-day stay in Mendoza where you will have the chance to taste the wonderful Malbec & Cabernet vines and why the area is known as the Land of Sun & Good Wine.
Highligths: BA City Tour, DB&B/Inner & Tango Show, Mendoza, Mount Aconcagua, Wineries, Wine tasting, El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier, Lake Argentino, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego NP, Beagle Channel, Peninsula Valdés, Iguazu Falls (Arg & Brz)
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Departures:
Please contact us for departure dates.
Places Visited:
Buenos Aires, Mendoza, El Calafate, Ushuaia & Iguazu Falls
Activities:
Boating & Sailing
Cultural Activities
Gourmet & Dining
Hiking & Trekking
Spectacular Scenery
Detailed Description
Included:
. All Transfers.
. 4 Nights of Accommodation in Buenos Aires, 3 in Mendoza, 3 in El Calafate, 2 in Ushuaia, 2 in Iguazu Falls.
. Breakfast and meals mentioned in the itinerary.
. Described tours.
. Bilingual guide (English / Spanish).
Not included:
. Internacional or Domestic Flights.
. Parks or Reserves entrance fees.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY:
Day 1: Buenos Aires
Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, you will be taken to your comfortable hotel. The city offers different activities to enjoy during your first day; we highly recommend trying any of the Say Hueque recommended restaurants where you will find a variety of styles from the great Parrillas (BBQ) and pastas to Mexican, veggie and signature cuisine.
Day 2: City Tour, DB&B/Inner & Tango Show
Breakfast. Enjoy our morning half day City Tour that will provide you a general view of the city and its attractions. During about three hours you will be able to visit Retiro, Palermo, 9th of July Avenue (the Colon Opera House and the Obelisk), Downtown (the Congress, the Mayo Square, Mayo Avenue, Government House), Puerto Madero and San Telmo with stops in Recoleta (cemetery and Francia Square) and La Boca (Caminito). In the evening, we invite you to have dB&B/Inner in our selected tango house where you will be offered a spectacular performance of the local dancing: Tango.
Day 3: Buenos Aires / Mendoza
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Mendoza. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your selected hotel. Rest of day at leisure.
Day 4: Wineries Tour
Today, enjoy a half day visit to famous wineries in the area. You will be shown the wine making process and will have the chance to taste some of the best Cabernet and Malbec wines guided by a wine expert. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
Day 5: High Mountain Tour
Breakfast. During your full day excursion to the Andes you will enjoy great panoramic views of the Andes Range and Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas. Before your return to the hotel in the late afternoon you will visit Uspallata, Penitentes and Puente del Inca (Inca Bridge).
Day 6: Mendoza / El Calafate
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to El Calafate, via Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your selected hotel. We highly recommend visiting the birds reserve Nimez Lagoon for sunset.
Day 7: Perito Moreno Glacier
After an early breakfast, you will leave in a full day private excursion to Perito Moreno Glacier. Inside Los Glaciares National Park, you will take the route surrounding Lago Argentino where 80km from El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier lies imposing with its 60-meter high ice walls. Follow the paths that lead you to face the glacier and get different impressive views of it while continuous detachments and constant ice breaking noises echoes in the site. Return to the hotel in the evening. Restaurants really offer quality and service, we recommend trying the famous “Cordero al Asador”.
Day 8: Upsala & Onelli Glaciers
After an early breakfast, full day excursion to Upsala & Onelli Glaciers. You will leave your hotel early in the morning to the pier in Punta Bandera, where you will board your boat for the full day navigation among glaciers in Lake Argentino. You will be sailing among floating icebergs to reach Upsala Glacier, the largest one in the area, with walls up to 80 m height. Landing in Onelli Bay find us surrounded by forest, a typical Patagonian forest of Lenga and Guindo covered by "old man's beard". After crossing the forest, you will reach Onelli Lagoon and Onelli glacier. You will, then, sail back to Punta Banderas where the transportation will be waiting to return to El Calafate in the evening.
Day 9: El Calafate / Ushuaia
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Ushuaia. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your selected hotel. In the evening, enjoy a welcome drink at Kuar, our preferred bar overlooking the Beagle Channel where the sunset turns to be a unique show.
Day 10: Tierra del Fuego National Park
After breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park. Discover the beautiful End of the World in a different way, you will start your excursion trekking off the beaten paths admiring flora and fauna until you reach a bay where kayaks will be waiting for the next leg of your adventure after lunch (provided in the tour). After one hour canoeing Lapataia River and the Beagle channel, return to the hotel.
Day 11: Beagle Channel Navigation, Ushuaia / Buenos Aires
Breakfast. You will leave from the pier in a morning navigation of the Beagle Channel. You will be taken in a 3 to 4-hour excursion along the channel to get wonderful views of the city from the sea and islands. After the tour, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your comfortable hotel.
Day 12: Buenos Aires / Puerto Iguazu
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Puerto Iguazu. Upon arrival, you will be taken to Sheraton Iguazu Hotel located inside the National Park on the Argentine side. Time at leisure to enjoy the swimming pool or walk around the paths in the park.
Day 13: Argentine Side of Iguazu Falls
After breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls. You will be guided around the several paths inside the National Park to have incredible view of the more than 200 falls. At noon, you will have free time for lunch and the chance to take the optional Great Adventure navigation which takes you for a ride around the falls, the boat even stays for a while underneath a fall! In the afternoon, you will board the train that leads you to the greatest fall in the park: the Devil’s Throat. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
Day 14: Brazilian Side of Iguazu Falls / Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Morning half day excursion to the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls from where you will get panoramic views of the falls visited the previous day. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Buenos Aires.
Day 15: Buenos Aires
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the International Airport to take your flight back home.
