GTEU – 354 – ARGENTINA
The Essential of the South
Buenos Aires- Ushuaia- El Calafate

Nine Days / Eight Nights

HIGHLIGHTS:

Buenos Aires:

Three nights at selected hotels:
Hotel Eurobuilding or Hotel NH Tango (Four Stars)
Hotel Recoleta Grand or Hotel Alvear Art (Five Stars)
Tour: City Tour and Tango show
Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel

Ushuaia:

Two nights at selected hotels:
Hotel Fueguino (Four Stars)
Hotel Arakur or Hotel Los Cauquenes (Five Stars)
Tour: Tierra del Fuego National Park, Beagle Channel boat trip
Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel

El Calafate:

Three nights at selected hotels:
Hotel Alto Calafate (Four Stars)
Hotel Imago or Hotel Xelena (Five Stars)
Tour: Perito Moreno Glacier
Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel

NOTE:
Based on Standard Room, double occupancy at Hotel Kenton, altos de Ushuaia & Rochester. For rates applicable for single, double and triple and for other participating hotels please check TOUR RATES

TOUR RATES INCLUDED:

Buenos Aires:
Hotel accommodations at selected hotel: 3 nights
Tours: City tour & Dinner Tango Show with transfers
Meals: 3 breakfasts – 1 dinner
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel

Ushuaia:
Hotel accommodations at selected hotel: 2 nights
Tours: Tierra del Fuego National Park – Beagle Channel boat
Meals: 2 breakfast
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Needed tickets for the national parks

El Calafate:
Hotel accommodations at selected hotel: 3 nights
Tours: Perito Moreno Glacier
Meals: 2 breakfast
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Needed tickets for the national parks

GTEU – 354 – ARGENTINA
The Essential of the South
Buenos Aires- Ushuaia- El Calafate

Nine Days / Eight Nights

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: Arrival in Buenos Aires

Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
In the afternoon, we make a panoramic tour of the city. We start in Plaza de Mayo, witness to the most important events of the country since 1810. Here, we are able to learn about the current situation of the country, while we appreciate the surrounding buildings. We continue to the neighborhood of La Boca to walk along the famous Caminito alley and its colorful “conventillos”. Our last stop is Recoleta to discover the aristocratic part of the city. Back to the hotel. In the evening, we attend a Dinner Show, to enjoy the magnetism of tango.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Eurobuilding or Hotel NH Tango (Four Stars)
Hotel Recoleta Grand or Hotel Alvear Art (Five Stars)

DAY 2: Buenos Aires

Day at leisure to enjoy the city on your own or take one of our an optional tours.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Eurobuilding or Hotel NH Tango (Four Stars)
Hotel Recoleta Grand or Hotel Alvear Art (Five Stars)

DAY 3: Buenos Aires / Ushuaia

At due time, transfer to the airport to board the flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
In the afternoon, boat trip through the Beagle Channel, gaining an excellent panoramic view of the city surrounded by mountains. During the trip we spot De los Pájaros (Birds’ Island) and De los Lobos islands (Sea lions’ Island). This offers the rare opportunity to see, in the same colony both South American sea lions and the South American Fur seal, to understand their differences, and finally reach the Lighthouse of Les Eclaireurs, from where the return to the city begins.
If you travel in the penguin season (October to March), it is possible to sail to Martillo Island, to observe these curious birds (Optional upgrade of the boat tour at additional price).
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Fueguino (Four Stars)
Hotel Arakur or Hotel Los Cauquenes (Five Stars)

DAY 4: Ushuaia. B

Departure from the hotel heading west to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, framed by excellent panoramic views of the Beagle Channel.
A journey through beaver dams leads to Lapataia River and Verde Lagoon and then continues along the final stretch of National Route 3, which finally ends at Lapataia Bay. From here, the return to Ushuaia begins, making a stop on the way to admire the Lake Acigami (former Lake Roca), notable by the weather-changing colour of its water. After the tour, we return to the hotel.

In the afternoon, explore the lake area (optional) to experience the adrenaline boost of an off-road 4WD through areas with limited accessibility. During the tour, we visit Lake Escondido and Lake Fagnano. Moreover, if we are lucky, we could spot a few beavers while enjoying a snack in the midst of rather sparsely visited landscape.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Fueguino (Four Stars)
Hotel Arakur or Hotel Los Cauquenes (Five Stars)

DAY 5: Ushuaia / El Calafate

Transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival in El Calafate, transfer and accommodations. Afternoon at leisure to tour the town or to visit the Glaciarium Ice Museum, , that helps us understand the relevance of the glaciers that we will be visiting the next few days.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Alto Calafate (Four Stars)
Hotel Imago or Hotel Xelena (Five Stars)

DAY 6: El Calafate

Departure from the hotel towards Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Los Glaciares National Park, which thanks to its breathtaking beauty, has been declared a Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO. During the tour, a walk along the paths located in front of the glacier, allow us to admire this impressive natural wonder from different viewpoints.

This tour can be enhanced by a 1-hour boat ride, which allows us to enjoy a different perspective of the glacier front wall from the water level.
Free time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon, return to the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Alto Calafate (Four Stars)
Hotel Imago or Hotel Xelena (Five Stars)

DAY 7: El Calafate

Day at leisure to take optional tours. We suggest a boat trip through the Lake Argentino, to discover some other of the glaciers of the National Park.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Alto Calafate (Four Stars)
Hotel Imago or Hotel Xelena (Five Stars)

DAY 8: El Calafate / Buenos Aires

Time at leisure to explore the town of El Calafate, until the transfer to the airport. Meet and greet at Buenos Aires’ airport and transfer to the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Eurobuilding or Hotel NH Tango (Four Stars)
Hotel Recoleta Grand or Hotel Alvear Art (Five Stars)

DAY 9: Buenos Aires

In due time, transfer to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast

NOTE:
Based on Standard Room, double occupancy at Hotel Kenton, altos de Ushuaia & Rochester. For rates applicable for single, double and triple and for other participating hotels please check TOUR RATES

TOUR RATES INCLUDED:

Buenos Aires:
Hotel accommodations at selected hotel: 3 nights
Tours: City tour & Dinner Tango Show with transfers
Meals: 3 breakfasts – 1 dinner
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel

Ushuaia:
Hotel accommodations at selected hotel: 2 nights
Tours: Tierra del Fuego National Park – Beagle Channel boat
Meals: 2 breakfast
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Needed tickets for the national parks

El Calafate:
Hotel accommodations at selected hotel: 3 nights
Tours: Perito Moreno Glacier
Meals: 2 breakfast
Round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Needed tickets for the national parks

SUGGESTIONS FOR DAY 4 IN BUENOS AIRES

Tigre

Visit the coastal area of the city through residential areas such as San Isidro. Upon arriving at Tigre, we embark for a 1-hour boat ride through the river delta while observing the particular lifestyle of the Tigre islands. Return to the city.
Operates: daily — Duration: 4 hours

Mataderos Fair

Just half an hour from downtown Buenos Aires, the city’s physiognomy changes with the Mataderos Fair. In front of the old Hacienda Market (where cattle arrived to be controlled and sold), there are more than 700 stalls where it is possible to find from fine pieces of silverware to mates, ponchos, blankets and leather objects. An authentic folkloric fair in the middle of the city.
Operates: Sundays during the daytime — Duration: 5/6 hours
Season: March to December — Meals: lunch

Tunnels of Buenos Aires

Get to know the colonial Buenos Aires through its old buildings like the Zanjón de Granados (that tells us 4 centuries of history), Manzana de las Luces (The Block of Enlightenment), that contains a section of a tunnel built in the Jesuit period; the Church of San Ignacio de Loyola, the oldest in the city, and the Museum of the Casa Rosada, with vestiges of the Fort of Buenos Aires and Taylor Customs.
Operates: Wed/Thu/Fri/Sun — Duration: 5 hours
Meals: Snack in a Remarkable Bar

Urban Art

In recent years, the city has been intervened by artists who express their art in different neighbourhoods, turning Buenos Aires into one of the world capitals of Street Art. As we walk through the roads, we admire these giant murals and in some cases, the story behind them. This tour is ideal for those who seek to discover the city through its graffiti and murals. To complete the experience we recommend taking an “aereosol” class and creating your own designs on the walls of the city.
Operates: Private daily. Duration 3 to 4 hours

Museums Tour

Visit by choice two of the most representative museums, dedicated to different aspects and times of Argentine art and culture. Walking tour that includes a snack while we recover strength for the next museum. You can choose between: MALBA (Museum of Latin American Art), Fine Arts Museum, that exhibit paintings of renowned artists such as El Greco, Goya, Van Gogh, Manet. Another option is the National Museum of Decorative Art located in the Errázuriz Palace, a beautiful residence of French style
Operates: daily – – Duration: 3/4 hours
MALBA closes on Tuesdays / Rest of the museums close on Mondays

TOUR RATES

The tour rates are gross and are valid through December 15, 2019. The rate tables include gross pricing for single, double and triple accommodations as well as by private or shared services when applicable.

We have selected these hotels for the tour based on the quality of service and comfort offered