14 Days Patagonia Explorer Tour Package
Duration: 14 Days / 13 Nights
Priced From: $ 7,650 pp dbl. occ.
Dates: Jan - Aug
Highlights
- Enjoy Buenos Aires city touring & evening tango show with dinner.
- Explore the majestic mountains, glaciers & pristine forests in the heart of the Argentine Patagonia.
- Experience the ruggedly beautiful and unspoilt, Torres del Paine National park in the Chilean Patagonia.
- Stay in Bariloche & Puerto Varas, Northern Patagonia’s Andean Lake Districts’ fabulous lakeside resorts.
- Travel one of world’s great travel “musts”, the classic Andean Lakes Crossing from Chile to Argentina.
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 / El Calafate
Fly to El Calafate on the shores of Lago Argentino, amid mountains, glaciers and beech forests. You are transferred to your lodge, located on the eastern face of Mt. Frías. Settle in and enjoy sumptuous suite accommodations, with private sitting room, and views of La Anita Valley, Lake Argentina, Torres del Paine or the Rico Branch. Set within a 3000 hectare private property in the Argentine Patagonian region, Eolo also features a wine bar, library, handicrafts room, internet connectivity, sauna room and an indoor heated pool. Eolo Lodge (B,D)
Day 5 & 6: El Calafate
Enjoy lectures on glaciology, local flora and fauna and listen to stories of pioneers and local legends. Included activities and guided excursions are birdwatching, mountain biking, horseback rides or hikes on Mt. Frías, and a thrilling excursion into Los Glaciers National Park to one of the must-see destinations of South America, Perito Moreno Glacier, a massive wall of ice cracking and falling 200 feet to the surface of Lago Argentina. Eolo Lodge (B,L,D-daily)
Day 7-10: Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Transfer to the Chilean border and continue to Explora Salto Chico on Lake Pehoe, facing the magnificent, wind-sculpted spires of Torres Del Paine National Park. Here in one of the wildest, most ruggedly beautiful and unspoiled settings on earth, Explora provides guests every opportunity and tool by which to experience the wilderness in their own personally meaningful and enjoyable way, complemented by sophisticated and stylish surroundings to enjoy between explorations. In addition to your plush accommodations, your program includes 3 meals per day with wine, beer or soft drinks; daily explorations with several choices offered each day; and use of all facilities and equipment for explorations. Venture into the remote reaches of the Torres del Paine. Explora’s explorations suit all levels of physical ability, ranging from challenging glacier treks and mountain bike outings, to easy wildlife and birding walks, to boating and horseback rides. Explora Salto Chico (B,L,D-daily)
Day 11: Torres del Paine / Punta Arenas / Puerto Varas
Set out overland to Punta Arenas and fly to the seaport of Puerto Montt, and transfer to your hotel on Lake Llanquihue, facing Osorno Volcano. Cabanas del Lago (B)
Day 12: Andean Lake Crossing to Bariloche, Argentina
A day of glorious alpine scenery begins with a motorcoach crossing of the Continental Divide to the Argentine border, then on to Puerto Frias for a cruise to Puerto Blest. A catamaran crossing of Lake Nahuel Huapi concludes a classic Chile-Argentine lake crossing that is one of the world’s great travel “musts”. Llao Llao – studio lake view room (B,L)
Day 13: Bariloche
Today is left open for you to enjoy your resort’s spa and leisure activities, or venture into the picturesque village to shop and explore. Or take an optional tour to nearby lakes and forests. Llao Llao – studio lake view room (B)
Day 14: Bariloche / Depart to USA
Enjoy a half-day tour explores the “Switzerland of South America”. Weave through awesome mountain scenery to the glacial lakes, gorges, rivers and peaks of Nahuel Huapi National Park, Llao-Llao village, and the Cerro Lopez. Afterwards, transfer to the airport and fly to Buenos Aires to connect with your overnight flight to the USA. (B)
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