Day 1 (Wednesday) Buenos Aires Fly from the UK to Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, arriving in the evening. You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel (2 nights).
Day 2 (Thursday) Buenos Aires Free day in Buenos Aires. Take the optional Historic Buenos Aires tour to explore different areas of the city.
Day 3 (Friday) El Calafate Fly from Buenos Aires to the town of El Calafate, located on the shores of Lake Argentino in southern Patagonia (3 nights). In the afternoon, take the optional Patagonia Four Wheel Drive excursion, or maybe go birdwatching at nearby Nimes Lagoon.
Day 4 (Saturday) El Calafate A 90 minute drive along the shores of Lake Argentino takes you to the Perito Moreno Glacier, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. You first visit the walkways, where you can see the face of the 60-metre high glacier up close. Here you can listen to the groans and creaks as the glacier breathes, and, if you are lucky, watch immense chunks of ice break off the glacier and crash into the lake. Then take a boat ride to see the glacier from a different perspective, fnishing with a drink with ice from a foating iceberg. After a packed lunch, you have time to explore the glacier and walkways on your own, before returning to El Calafate in the late afternoon. Please note, the order of the visits may vary. Alternatively, take our Glacier Trekking excursion.
Day 5 (Sunday) El Calafate Free day in El Calafate. Take the optional Icebergs & Glaciers excursion to explore the Spegazzini and Upsala glaciers.
Day 6 (Monday) Buenos Aires Fly from El Calafate back to Buenos Aires (2 night).
Day 7 (Tuesday) Buenos Aires Free day in Buenos Aires. Explore the city or take advantage of the excellent shopping. In the evening, take the optional Tango Dinner Show excursion.
Day 8 (Wednesday) Puerto Iguazu Fly from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu, located on the Argentinean side of the border (2 nights). An afternoon visit to the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls, from where you appreciate the grandeur of the falls.
Day 9 (Thursday) Puerto Iguazu A free day to explore the Argentinean side of the falls by yourself. Here, you can follow the walkways, seeing the falls from the waters edge below and also from above. You can also take an adrenalin-flled (and drenching) boat ride to the base of the falls. Alternatively, if you would like a guided tour, take the optional Argentinean Iguazu Falls excursion.
Day 10 (Friday) Buenos Aires Fly from Puerto Iguazu to Buenos Aires for a chance to do some final shopping (1 night).
Day 11 (Saturday) Fly overnight to the UK.
Day 12 (Sunday) Arrival in the UK.
The above itinerary is for 2011 departures. 2010 departures are on Sundays and itineraries are in a different order. Ask us for details.
Buenos Aires : Bed and Breakfast
Puerto Iguazu : Bed and Breakfast
El Calafate : Bed and Breakfast; lunch is included on Perito Moreno Glacier excursion