HONEYMOON IN ARGENTINA 17 DAYS WITH MARE AUSTRALIS CRUISE

Included:
. All Transfers.
. 5 Nights of Accommodation in Buenos Aires, 1 in Ushuaia, 1 in Puerto Natales, 2 in Torres del Paine, 2 in El Calafate, 2 in Iguazu Falls.
. Breakfast and meals mentioned in the itinerary.
. 4 Days / 3 Nights Mare Australis Cruise including breakfast, lunch and dB&B/Inner, Open Bar, daily land excursions, welcome and good-bye drinks, whisky and hot chocolate during the excursions to the glaciers, all activities inside the ship.
. Described tours.
. Bilingual guide (English / Spanish).

Not included:
. International or Domestic Flights.
. Parks or Reserves entrance fees.

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY:

Day 1: Buenos Aires
Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, you will be transferred 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) to signature cuisine in the most exclusive neighborhoods of Buenos Aires.

Day 2: City Tour, DB&B/Inner & Tango Show
Breakfast. Enjoy our morning private 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 / 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 4: Mare Australis Cruise: departure from Ushuaia
. From 9am to 4pm, passengers check in at 245 San Martin St, Ushuaia.
. From 5pm to 6pm: boarding "Mare Australis" expedition cruise ship. The crew, headed by the Captain, will welcome you aboard for cocktails with your cruise companions. Immediately afterward, the ship will set sail for “the uttermost part of the earth.” Through the mythical Strait of Magellan, we will travel to Southern Patagonia, including Tierra de Fuego. This is the begB&B/Inning of a Great Adventure!

Day 5: Mare Australis Cruise
. We will sail through the Beagle and Murray Channels to disembark in Cape Horn National Park. Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-meter-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean merge, was discovered in 1616 by the Dutch commercial expedition organized by Isaac Le Maire. The Cape owes its name to the Port of Hoorn, the expedition’s departure point.
. In the afternoon we will disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region’s largest native settlements. This area is also renowned for the spectacular beauty of its vegetation and geography. We will walk through a Magellanic forest filled with Lengas, Coigües, Canelos, ferns and other species to reach a look-out point.

Day 6: Mare Australis Cruise
. We will disembark in Chico Inlet for a zodiac boat approach to Piloto and Nena glaciers, providing us with a closer look at these awe-inspiring masses of ancient ice.

Day 7: Mare Australis Cruise: arrival to Punta Arenas
. Early in the morning, we will disembark on Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic Penguins that we will be able to observe during our walk to the Lighthouse that guides different ships on their way through the Strait of Magellan.
. After our visit, we will return to Punta Arenas, where we will disembark at 11:30 a.m., concluding our adventure.
. After disembark, you will be taken to your comfortable hotel in Puerto Natales where you will spend the night.

Day 8: Puerto Natales / Torres del Paine
After an early breakfast, you will leave in a full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. You will visit highlights such as Sarmiento Lake, Amarga Lagoon, Lago Nordenkjold, Pehoe Lake, Salto Chico, Paine's Horns and, finally, Grey Glacier where you will be spend the following two nights.

Day 9: Torres del Paine
Day at leisure to enjoy any of the available treks in the area.

Day 10: Torres del Paine / El Calafate
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will board your bus to El Calafate. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your selected hotel.

Day 11: 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 12: El Calafate / Buenos Aires
Breakfast. At appropriate time, 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 13: 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 14: 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 15: Iguazu National Park / Buenos Aires
Breakfast. Optional morning 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 16: Buenos Aires
Day at leisure to enjoy any of the available Optional Tours. We recommend taking a day trip to a Estancia (ranch).

Day 17: Buenos Aires
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to the International Airport to take your flight back home.