Day 1 (Monday) 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 (Tuesday) Buenos Aires Free day in Buenos Aires. Take the optional Historic Buenos Aires tour to explore different areas of the city.
Day 3 (Wednesday) Ushuaia Fly to Ushuaia. In the afternoon, take a boat trip on the Beagle Channel on a catamaran. You have wonderful views of the coastal mountains and islands. You sail to a sea lion colony and a penguin colony, where you have a chance to observe the wildlife. You may also see several species of sea birds, maybe including albatrosses. In October, the visit to the penguin colony is not possible. In this month, you disembark on Bridges Island, where you have a chance to see some of the wildlife closer up (2 nights).
Day 4 (Thursday) Ushuaia Free day to explore the island, perhaps taking a train ride in the nearby national park, or visiting the Estancia Haberton.
Day 5 (Friday) El Calafate Fly 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 6 (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 7 (Sunday) El Calafate Free day in El Calafate. Take the optional Icebergs & Glaciers excursion to explore the Spegazzini and Upsala glaciers.
Day 8 (Monday) Buenos Aires Fly from El Calafate back to Buenos Aires (2 night).
Day 9 (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 10 (Wednesday) Fly overnight to the UK.
Day 11 (Thursday) Arrival in the UK.
The above itinerary is for 2011 departures. Itineraries for 2010 are in a different order. Ask us for details.
Buenos Aires : Bed and Breakfast
Ushuaia : Bed and Breakfast
El Calafate : Bed and Breakfast; lunch is Included on Perito Moreno Glacier excursion