Argentina & Chilean Patagonia 18 DAYS – 17 NIGHTS

Day 6 – Lake Crossing to Chile
After your breakfast, you will be taken to Puerto Panuelo to start the Lake Crossing to
Chile which will leave you at your hotel in Puerto Varas. Overnight.

Day 7 – Puerto Varas
Breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy any of the available Optional Tours. Overnight.

Day 8 – Puerto Varas / Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be transferred to Puerto Montt airport to take your flight to Punta Arenas. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to Puerto Natales.
Accommodation.Overnight.

Day 9 – Torres del Paine Tour
After an early breakfast, you will leave on a full day excursion to Torres del Paine
National Park with its granite peaks emerging dramatically out of the Patagonian plains.
Today you will have the chance to explore some of the most picturesque spots of the
world renowned park including Salto Grande, Laguna Amarga, Lago Pehoe, the Cuernos del Paine and of course, the famous Torres del Paine. Keep an eye out for wild guanacos as they roam the windy plains. In the evening you’ll be dropped off at your hotel to stay the night inside the park. Overnight.

Day 10 – Torres del Paine
Day at leisure to discover more of the park or further explore areas visited on the
previous day’s tour. We recommend the full day hike to the base of the Torres to take in some breathtaking views, or a picturesque cruise on the Lago Grey to catch a glimpse of Grey Glacier. Overnight.

Day 11 – Torres del Paine / El Calafate
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will board your bus to El Calafate (afternoon transfer from Laguna Amarga). Upon arrival you will be taken to the hotel and have the rest of the day to relax or explore the areas around the town or possible make the 1km hike out to Laguna Nimez for a beautiful Patagonian sunset. Overnight.

Day 12 – Perito Moreno Glacier – El Calafate
After an early breakfast, you will leave on a full day excursion to Los Glaciers National
Park a Unesco World Heritage site since 1981 and home to one of the most awe inspiring sites in Argentina, Perito Moreno Glacier. During the tour you will have the chance to enjoy stunning views of the glacier from various spots around National Park, as well as a boat tour that will take you close enough to fully take in just how massive it is. For even more adventure, you may choose the Big Ice or Mini-Trekking programs, both allow you to hike on the glacier! And yes, ice-shoes/crampons are included!
In the early evening you will be returned to you hotel. Overnight.

Day 13 – El Calafate
Day at leisure to enjoy any of the optional tours around El Calafate. We suggest a visit to Estancia Cristina, a bike ride out to the lake, or a boat cruise to explore some of the more remote glaciers in the region.Overnight.

Day 14 – El Calafate / Ushuaia
At appropriate time you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Ushuaia.
Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel leaving you the rest of the day to
explore the city, try some of delicious fresh seafood, or learn of the region’s history at the Prisoners Museums.Overnight.

Day 15 – Tierra del Fuego National Park – Trekking & Canoeing in the National Park
After breakfast, you will leave on a full day excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park
that allows you to get off the tourist path and see a side of the park that most visitors
miss. The excursion includes guided trekking beside the Beagle Channel and canoeing
along Lapataia River until Lapataia Bay (Box lunch is included).
If you prefer a less adventurous option for this day, just let us know and we will change
this activity for another one that suits you better (maybe, the Train of the End of the World or a soft trekking).

Day 16 – Beagle Channel Navigation / Buenos Aires
After making your way to the pier you will take a boat cruise along the famous Beagle
Channel. You will gain panoramas of Ushuaia Bay and see the diverse marine wildlife,
such as cormorants and fur seals, on De los Lobos and De los Pajaros Islands. On one
of the Bridges Isles, you can explore the island for concheros, or giant shells, and enjoy
the views of Chile and Argentina. You will also see the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse. During the cruise, you can enjoy snacks and favorite Argentine drink, mate.
At appropriate time in the afternoon you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, you will be taken to the hotel.Overnight.

Day 17 – Buenos Aires
Day at leisure to explore the cobbled tree lined streets of Palarmo Soho in search of one of a kind Porteño fashion, to sit in café and enjoy perfectly aged glass of malbec, or perhaps to sip yerba out of your newly purchased mate gourd while people watching in one of the parks that makes up the Palermo Bosques. Overnight.

Day 18 – Buenos Aires
Breakfast. At appropriate time, you will be taken to the international airport to take your
flight back home.

End of the Services.

BASED ON B&B, INN AND 2* HOTEL ACCOMMODATION:
- Buenos Aires ~ Gran Hotel Argentino, Hotel Tribeca or similar.
- Bariloche ~ Hostería Las Marianas, Costas del Nahuel (Lake view room) or similar.
- Puerto Varas ~ Hotel Germania or similar.
- Puerto Natales ~ Hostal Francis Drake, Erratic Rock or similar.
- Torres del Paine ~ Hosteria Lago Grey, Hosteria Las Torres, Hotel Lago Tyndall or similar.
- El Calafate ~ Hostería Cauquenes de Nimez, Kau Kalenshen, Patagonia Rebelde or similar.
- Ushuaia ~ Hosteria Austral, Hotel Los Lagos, Hosteria Linares (Standard room), Hotel Campanilla, Hostería Green House, Hostería del Recodo, Cabañas Nómades del Mar, Apart Hotel Tierra del Fuego or similar.

BASED ON 3* HOTEL / INN ACCOMMODATION:
- Buenos Aires ~ Hotel Tribeca, Hotel Viamonte, Hotel Dazzler Libertad (Standard room),
Hotel Dazzler Suites Arroyo (Classic room), Hotel de las Americas, Hotel Lafayette or similar.
- Bariloche ~ Elan Bariloche, Ayres del Nahuel or similar.
- Puerto Varas ~ Hotel Germania (Superior room) or similar.
- Puerto Natales ~ Hotel Martin Gusinde, Hosteria Lady Florence Dixie (Superior room), Hosteria Charles Darwin or similar
- Torres del Paine ~ Hosteria Lago Grey, Hosteria Las Torres, Hotel Lago Tyndall or similar.
- El Calafate ~ Hostería Posta Sur, Hosteria Tierra Tehuelche, Hostería Los Canelos, Hotel Kalken or similar.
- Ushuaia ~ Hostería Patagonia Jarke, Hotel Tierra del Fuego, Hosteria Macondo, Hostería Mirabeagle, Hotel Altos Ushuaia or similar.

BASED ON 4* HOTEL ACCOMMODATION:
- Buenos Aires ~ Hotel Dazzler Tower, Hotel Americas Tower, Hotel Dazzler Tower Maipu, Hotel Savoy, Hotel Esplendor Buenos Aires, Hotel Caesar Park Silver (De Luxe room) or similar.
- Bariloche ~ Cacique Inacayal (Standard room), Elan Bariloche or similar.
- Puerto Varas ~ Hotel Solace (Junior Suite City view room), Hotel Colonos del Sur Mirador (categoría Standard) or similar.
- Puerto Natales ~ Hotel & Spa Indigo (Esperanza & Dorotea room), Hotel Altiplánico or similar.
- Torres del Paine ~ Hosteria Lago Grey, Hosteria Las Torres, Hotel Lago Tyndall or similar.
- El Calafate ~ Hotel Kau Yatun, Esplendor, Hotel Elan (Lake view), Hotel Design Suites (categoría Standard) or similar.
- Ushuaia ~ Mil810, Hotel Alto Andino, Hotel Fueguino (Mountain view), Los Yamanas or similar.

*Prices in US Dollars.
*Valid until the April 30TH , 2012
 

Buenos Aires

Bariloche

Torres del Paine