GTEU-352 – ARGENTINA
The Essential of the Argentine Triangle
Buenos Aires, El Calafate & Iguazu Falls

Nine Days / Eight Nights

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 & Tango dinner show 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 Tour Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel

Iguazu Falls:

Two nights at selected hotels: Hotel Panoramic (Four Stars) Hotel Iguazu Grand or Hotel Loi Suites (Five Stars) Tour: Argentine and Brazilian Falls Tours Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel

NOTE: Based on Standard Room, double occupancy at Hotel Kenton, Rochester & Jardin de Iguazu. 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 hotels: 3 nights
Tour: City tour and Tango dinner show with transfers
Meals: 3 breakfast – 1 dinner Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel
El Calafate: Hotel accommodations at selected hotels: 3 nights
Tour: Perito Moreno Glacier Tour
Meals: 3 breakfast Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel Needed tickets to the national parks
Iguazu Falls: Hotel accommodations at selected hotels: 2 nights
Tours: Argentine and Brazilian Falls
Meals: 2 breakfast Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel Needed tickets to the national parks

GTEU-352 – ARGENTINA
The Essential of the Argentine Triangle
Buenos Aires, El Calafate & Iguazu Falls

Nine Days / Eight Nights

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: Buenos Aires

Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, we take 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 neighbourhood of La Boca to walk along the famous Caminito alley and its colourful “conventillos”. We leave the southern area of the city to head north towards the neighbourhoods of Palermo and Recoleta, where we make a final stop to appreciate the contrast of what we have just see with this clearly well-off district, famous for hosting the Recoleta cemetery where relevant personalities are buried. 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 explore Buenos Aires in your own way. Or join us in one of our optional tours. Please, visit our Optional Tours section for this tour. 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 / El Calafate

At due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to El Calafate. Arrival and reception at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Meals: Breakfast Overnight accommodations at selected hotel Hotel Alto Calafate (Four Stars) Hotel Imago or Hotel Xelena (Five Stars)

DAY 4: El Calafate

Departure from the hotel to the Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Los Glaciares National Park, a Natural Heritage Site. The glacier is an impressive river of ice with an area of 257 square kilometers (159 square miles), and a height of the front wall varies between 50 to 60 meters (165 to 200 ft.) above the level of the lake. During the tour, a walk along the footbridges 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, that provides a view of the glacier front of the glacier from the water level, which help us to appreciate its real height. 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 5: El Calafate

Day at leisure to take an optional tour. 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 6: El Calafate / Buenos Aires

Free morning to enjoy Calafate. In due time, transfer to the airport to board the scheduled flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Time at leisure. 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 7: Buenos Aires / Iguazu Falls (Puerto Iguazu)

At due time, transfer to the local airport to board the flight to Puerto Iguazú. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Time at leisure to relax at the hotel and its surroundings or to take one of our optional tours. Meals: Breakfast Overnight accommodations at selected hotel Hotel Panoramic (Four Stars) Hotel Iguazu Grand or Hotel Loi Suites (Five Stars)

DAY 8: Iguazu Falls

In the morning, we visit Iguazú National Park, Argentine part of the falls, declared a Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World. During the tour, we go through the three circuits of the park: Garganta del Diablo (to reach the balcony and viewpoint of the most imposing falls of the park), The Upper Trail (that provides a view of the falls from above) and The Lower Trail (that offers a closer contact with the vegetation and the falls). During the tour, free time to have lunch (not included) and to take The Great Adventure (optional). This boat ride takes you into the very heart of the falls followed by a walk through the jungle. Get ready to get soaked! (Please, check with us for restrictions). In the afternoon, return to the hotel. Meals: Breakfast Overnight accommodations at selected hotel Hotel Panoramic (Four Stars) Hotel Iguazu Grand or Hotel Loi Suites (Five Stars)=

DAY 9: Iguazu Falls / Buenos Aires / USA

This morning, we leave Puerto Iguazú to get to Foz do Iguaçu and visit the waterfalls on the Brazilian side. Once inside the reserve, as we walk along the only catwalk within the Brazilian park we appreciate a panoramic view of the full arc of the falls, till reaching the lookout of Garganta del Diablo Return to Puerto Iguazú to board the flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, transfer or connection to the International Airport for your flight to your next destination. Meals: Breakfast

NOTE: Based on Standard Room, double occupancy at Hotel Kenton, Rochester & Jardin de Iguazu. 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 hotels: 3 nights
Tour: City tour and Tango dinner show with transfers
Meals: 3 breakfast – 1 dinner Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel
El Calafate: Hotel accommodations at selected hotels: 3 nights
Tour: Perito Moreno Glacier Tour
Meals: 3 breakfast Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel Needed tickets to the national parks
Iguazu Falls: Hotel accommodations at selected hotels: 2 nights
Tours: Argentine and Brazilian Falls
Meals: 2 breakfast Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel Needed tickets to 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