14 Days Argentina Explorer Tour Package
Duration: 14 Days / 13 Nights
Priced From: $5,290 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Jan - Dec
Highlights
- Enjoy Buenos Aires city touring & evening tango show with dinner.
- Overnight with the gauchos in the Pampas, and enjoy the charm of a historic estancia
- Sample Mendoza’s wineries & see spectacular Andean Mountain vistas.
- Explore Bariloche & the Lake District, staying at the famous Llao Llao lakeside resort.
- Marvel at Iguassu Falls, from many levels & up-close perspectives.
Itinerary
Day 1,Depart USA
Begin your holiday with an overnight flight to Argentina.
Day 2,Arrive Buenos Aires
Welcome to Buenos Aires, with its grand Parisian-style boulevards and pulsating tango nightlife. You are met on arrival and transferred to your deluxe hotel near the elegant Recoleta and Plaza San Martin. Sofitel Buenos Aires.
Day 3,Buenos Aires
Take in the city highlights on a morning tour, from the Presidential Palace to La Recoleta cemetery, and La Boca Italian neighborhood with its bright fishermen’s houses and artists’ quarter. Tonight enjoy an Argentine dinner and tango show, the seductive dance rich in folklore and tradition. Sofitel Buenos Aires (B,D)
Day 4,Buenos Aires
Today is at leisure to enjoy the city’s distinguished museums, Colon Opera House, and world-class shopping. Sofitel Buenos Aires (B)
Day 5,Buenos Aires / The Pampas
Venture to the land of the gauchos to visit and stay overnight at a historic and working estancia in the Pampas, the great plains of the heartland. Savor an asado barbecue lunch cooked over an open fire, enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides and if you wish, indulge in actual ranch activities such as milking, cattle drives, tagging, and witness traditional gaucho riding skills, music, and way of life. Estancia El Ombu or similar (B,L,D)
Day 6,The Pampas / Buenos Aires / Mendoza
Return to Buenos Aires and fly to Mendoza, a splash of green vineyards and orchards amid the sun-baked hills of the Andes. On arrival, transfer to your hotel. Park Hyatt (B)
Day 7,Mendoza
This morning, tour this historic city founded in 1561, and view it from the panoramic Cerro de la Gloria. Continue to two traditional wine cellars and sample the renowned vintages. Park Hyatt (B)
Day 8,Mendoza – Andes Adventure
Spend the day in purple Andes mountains, taking in the resort towns of Cachueta, Potrerillos and Uspallata, known for their thermal springs and beautiful mountain scenery. Continue along an ancient Inca route towards Chile where you’ll be rewarded with a breathtaking view of Aconcagua Mountain. Park Hyatt (B,L)
Day 9,Mendoza / Bariloche
Fly to the Swiss-style town of Bariloche in the heart of the famous Lake District. Transfer to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure in this blissful alpine setting. Llao Llao – lake view room (B)
Day 10 Bariloche
Enjoy a full day scenery packed program through the region on the Grand Circuit tour. See different mountain landscape combined with lakes, rivers, waterfalls, quaint villages, rock formations and so much more. Llao Llao – lake view room (B,L)
Day 11,Bariloche
Today is free for you to enjoy your resort’s spa and leisure facilities, venture into town, or take an optional tour. Llao Llao – lake view room (B)
Day 12,Bariloche / Buenos Aires
We return by air to Buenos Aires and transfer to our hotel. Sofitel Buenos Aires (B)
Day 13,Buenos Aires / Iguassu Falls
Transfer to the airport and fly to Iguassu Falls, a wonder of tropical nature, and unforgettable vistas of 275 thundering cascades. Transfer to your hotel on arrival. This afternoon, we ride trains along the upper trails to the Devil’s Throat gorge, and follow boardwalks to strategic overlooks at the brink of the falls for fantastic views from many perspectives. Sheraton Internacional – falls view room (B)
Day 14,Iguassu Falls / Buenos Aires / Depart to USA
The morning is at leisure to take in an optional thrilling boat ride and rapids experience or perhaps see the falls from the Brazilian side (a visa is required to enter Brazil). Later this afternoon, we transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires and connect with an overnight flight to the USA. (B)
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