Exploring the City of Tango, Conquering Patagonia & Enjoying a Culinary Feast at the Wine Country

EXPLORATION JOURNEYS
Buenos Aires

DAY 1: YOU ARRIVE IN BUENOS AIRES

(staying for 1 night, with 1 tour included)

Flight arrival in Buenos Aires, Argentina!

Welcome at the airport and transfer with private vehicle and guide to your hotel.

Images of Buenos Aires: European Heritage and Latin American Passion (private tour)

Buenos Aires has been chosen for 3 consecutive years (2014, 2015 and 2016) as the #1 destination to visit in South America by millions of TripAdvisor users in their “Traveler’s Choice” contest... and rightfully so! This cosmopolitan, vibrant, and sophisticated city, commonly called the “Paris of Latin America,” is the best place in the world to enjoy a first-class tango show and to eat some of the tastiest steak, accompanied by celebrated Argentine Malbec wine.

Our expert “porteño” (as locals are called) guide will take you on a cultural journey, where you’ll visit the most iconic neighborhoods and learn about the highlights of the city; taking in its architecture, culture, history, and more! This tour is also a great opportunity to learn from your expert tour guide, the necessary information and useful tips to make the most of your free time in the city.

This is a private 4-hour tour.

DAY 2: LAST DAY IN BUENOS AIRES

Transfer in private vehicle to Buenos Aires Airport.

Mendoza

DAY 2: YOU ARRIVE IN MENDOZA

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

Flight arrival in Mendoza. Welcome at airport and private transfer to your hotel.

Depending on your arrival time, you can relax at your hotel, enjoy your own explorations, or ask our local representative about suggested activities for your free time.

DAY 3: MENDOZA

Choose 1 among the following 4 tour options:

Option 1: Wine Tour at Uco Valley: Tasting Argentina’s Best High-Altitude Wines (private tour)
It’s time to savor some of the best high altitude wines in the world, with a tour of 3 prestigious wineries in the picturesque Uco Valley, which presents the highest altitudes at which wines are produced in the province of Mendoza.
Add USD 207 to the quoted trip price per person if you choose tour option 1.

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Option 2: Exploring Scenic Mendoza: High-mountain Ride and The Stone Sentinel (private tour)
It’s time to hit the road as we take a scenic drive through Mendoza’s picturesque high mountain landscape, where we’ll wind our way across valleys, flat lowlands, rivers, and foothills. With so much panoramic beauty to behold, this road trip will definitely be a feast for your eyes…and cameras as well!

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Option 3: Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Experience at Santa Julia Winery
It’s time to put on your aprons and step into the role of an Argentine chef, with a delightful cooking class and wine tasting experience at “La Casa del Visitante” located at the prestigious Bodega Santa Julia winery. So put your cooking skills to the test as you prepare traditional Argentine dishes, and of course…sample Argentine wine!

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Option 4: An Olive Oil Tasting and Cooking Class Experience at Pan y Oliva (Bread and Olive) Restaurant
Prepare to tempt your taste buds and test your cooking skills as you tour an olive oil production facility, taste the oils made fresh from the olives grown on the ground of the winery, and take a cooking class at the Pan y Oliva restaurant, located at the prestigious Bodega Santa Julia winery.

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Option 1 and 2 are done on private basis and are full day tours, while option 3 and 4 are long half day tours. Tour option 1 (the wine tour) also includes a gourmet lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverages and wine, and both cooking class tours include traditional lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

DAY 4: MENDOZA

Choose 1 among the following 7 tour options:

Option 1: Savoring Argentina’s First-class Wines in Mendoza’s Central Region (private tour)
Experience savoring the taste of first-class Argentine wines, as you visit some of the most prestigious wineries of Mendoza’s Central Region. Taste some of the most renowned Argentine Malbec wines, and learn what makes Mendoza a truly unique winemaking region in the world.
This is a full day private tour and includes a gourmet lunch with wine tasting at a Mendoza winery.

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Option 2: Pure Adrenaline: Mendoza River Rafting Adventure
Get ready for a heart-pumping rafting experience on the Mendoza River! With all of that melt-water flowing down from the Andes, you’ll have plenty of thrills to fuel your adventurous spirit.
This is a long half-day group tour and includes lunch (beverages not included).

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Option 3: Trekking Adventure at Cerro Cabras
Immerse yourself in the rugged wilderness of Mendoza as you make an exciting trek through the canyon-filled landscapes to the summit of Cerro Cabras.
This is a full-day group tour and includes a lunch box with bottled water.

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Option 4: Biking and Wine Tasting at Santa Julia Winery (private tour)
Get ready for a unique view of the Mendoza vineyards as we hop on our bikes and pedal our way through the picturesque landscape of Santa Julia winery. Surrounded by the backdrop of the snow-capped mountains, we’ll not only experience seeing the vineyards but we’ll also be indulging in three different types of wines as well. You’ll also enjoy a selection of assorted cheeses and cold cuts with wine.
This is a half day private tour.

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Option 5: Biking and Wine Tasting in Mendoza’s Wineries
It’s time to hop on our bikes as we pedal our way through the roads of Mendoza that connect the 3 wineries we’ll visit and taste some of the region’s wines on our bike riding and wine tasting tour experience.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverage and wine (in a winery or local restaurant)
Add USD 118 to the quoted trip price per person if you choose tour option 5.

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Option 6: Sunset Horseback Riding with Asado (Meat Barbeque) & Wine
Get ready to saddle up and head out to explore the scenic countryside while taking in the lovely views of the sunset behind the Andes Mountain range.
We’ll hop on to our four-legged companion and out to explore on our 2-hour horseback ride taking in all the picturesque views of all of Mendoza Valley, the city, and the mountains.The very well-trained horses make this tour experience suitable even for beginners with no horseback riding experience.
After the ride, we’ll return to enjoy a delicious dinner of asado (meat barbeque)
This is a half day group tour and includes dinner with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

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Option 7: Soar Across the Mendoza River: Adrenaline-Packed Canopy Experience
Get ready to soar just like a bird in the canopy, as you experience amazing views of the surrounding landscape, while zip lining on 6 different cables. Enjoy amazing views of the Potrerillos Valley and mountains as you canopy at an average altitude of nearly 195 feet (60 meters), enjoying a truly unique bird’s-eye perspective while quenching the thirst of your adventurous side as you experience the adrenaline rush of crossing above the mighty Mendoza River!
This is a long half-day group tour and includes lunch (beverages not included).

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DAY 5: LAST DAY IN MENDOZA

Private transfer to Mendoza airport to take your flight.

Bariloche

DAY 5: YOU ARRIVE IN BARILOCHE

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

Flight arrival in Bariloche. Welcome at airport and private transfer to your hotel.

Depending on your arrival time, you can relax at your hotel, enjoy your own explorations, or ask our local representative about suggested activities for your free time.

DAY 6: BARILOCHE

A Panoramic Hiking Experience to Awe-Inspiring Vistas (private tour)

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind panoramic hiking experience, where you’ll be enchanted by some of the most breathtaking panoramic views of Patagonia, including one of the ten most beautiful views in the world, as rated by National Geographic!

Our expert guide will help you hone your hiking skills, as you set out to explore the surrounding areas of Mount Llao Llao. You’ll also take a chairlift ride up Campanario Hill, where you’ll enjoy awe-inspiring panoramic views of deep-blue lakes and snow-capped mountains. Get your camera ready as this will surely be one of the best opportunities to take some of the most wonderful and sublime landscape photos out there!

This is a half-day private tour.

DAY 7: BARILOCHE

Choose 1 among the following 4 tour options:

Option 1: Navigating the Nahuel Huapi Lake & Exploring and Hiking at Victoria Island and the Myrtle Forest (with private guide and port transfers)
Prepare to navigate the beautifully blue waters of the Nahuel Huapi Lake, the largest in Argentina’s Lake District, with the comfort of having seats in the boat’s upper cabin (from where you’ll enjoy better views). The tour includes a visit to the largest island in the Nahuel Huapi lake: Victoria Island, and a visit to a unique forest of myrtle trees in the Arrayanes National Park.
This is a full day tour and you’ll enjoy having your own private expert guide to help you make the most out of your tour experience. Transfers to and from the port will be done on private basis.

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Option 2: Exploring Patagonian Wilderness on Horseback
Exploring Patagonian Wilderness on Horseback
It’s time to swing into the saddle of our horse and ride into the wilderness while admiring the beautiful Patagonian landscapes.
Our expert guide will lead us through lush green forests and by pristine blue lakes while we’re surrounded by the snow-capped Andes mountain range.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

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Option 3: Manso River Rafting Adventure to the Chilean Border
Manso River Rafting Adventure to the Chilean Border
Get ready for an exciting, adrenaline-pumping rafting adventure in the heart of the Andes with this trip to the Chilean border on the scenic Manso River.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

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Option 4: Walking on the Edge: an Exhilarating Trekking Experience on Mount Catedral (private tour)
Embark on an exhilarating full-day adrenaline-packed trek across Mount Catedral, through forests and rugged mountain terrain, all the while enjoying some of the most amazing scenic views of the Patagonian Andes mountain range and its lakes.
This is a full day private tour and includes lunch-box with bottled water.

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DAY 8: LAST DAY IN BARILOCHE

Transfer in private vehicle to Bariloche Airport.

El Calafate

DAY 8: YOU ARRIVE IN EL CALAFATE

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

Flight arrival in El Calafate. Welcome at airport and private transfer to your hotel.

Depending on your arrival time, you can relax at your hotel, enjoy your own explorations, or ask our local representative about suggested activities for your free time.

DAY 9: EL CALAFATE

An Experience of Conquering the Mighty Perito Moreno Glacier!

Discover your inner adventurer as you explore and conquer one of the world’s most awe-inspiring and unique glaciers: The Perito Moreno. This splendid ice giant showcases its mighty glory in the Patagonian Glaciers National Park, which has been declared Mankind’s Natural Heritage site by UNESCO. The park’s vast size not only gives it the distinction of being the largest ice mantle in the world after Antarctica, but also that of being the third largest fresh water reserve on the planet.

Now, picture yourself strapping on your ice spikes, as you begin trekking along this ice giant on a full-day discovery journey along one of the few glaciers in the world, which is actually growing and advancing.

Your full day of adventure will include a close-up navigation of the Perito Moreno Glacier and a visit to the seven panoramic balconies facing the front of the glacier where you’ll have amazing picture-taking opportunities. After an adventure-packed day, you’ll be able to rest with the satisfaction of having successfully conquered the mighty Perito Moreno!

This is a full-day group tour and has an age restriction (click on tour name above for details).

DAY 10: EL CALAFATE

Choose 1 among the following 3 tour options:

Option 1: Icy Blue Giants: Navigate the Largest Patagonian Glaciers and take the most Awe-inspiring Glacier Photos (in boat’s VIP section)
Hop aboard as we embark on a discovery journey to admire the second largest glacier in South America: the Upsala, as well as other Patagonian ice giants only accessible by boat. The glaciers’ grandness is imposing, and their color remarkable: ranging from pure white to shades of dark blue. We’ll get comfortable in our seats, inside the exclusive VIP cabin on the upper floor of our ship, where we’ll experience better panoramic views with superior comfort and service.

On our way to the Upsala Glacier, we’ll enjoy great photo opportunities while we see icebergs of incredible and diverse shapes and sizes.

We’ll disembark at Glaciers Bay for an hour and a half to have lunch, and we’ll be able to do a short walk that will take us to admire spectacular views of the Spegazzini glacier (the tallest glacier at Glaciers National Park).

If you are looking for great photo opportunities of glaciers and icebergs, this is definitely the best glaciers navigation tour option for you.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with non-alcoholic beverages, beer and wine.

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Option 2: Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and Experiencing a Patagonian Estancia
We’ll embark on a journey of discovery to admire the second largest glacier in South America: the Upsala Glacier, a Patagonian ice giant that is only accessible by boat. Our navigation will also take us to Estancia Cristina, a ranch founded by an Englishman and his wife in 1914 that tells the fascinating story of pioneers in the Patagonian region. Here we’ll have the chance to take part in a variety of activities, including a ride in our all-terrain vehicles to a panoramic balcony from where we’ll see the oriental front of the Upsala Glacier.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverage.

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Option 3: Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and an Adventure Trek by the Valley of the Sea Fossil Remains in a Patagonian Estancia
We’ll embark on a journey of discovery to admire the second largest glacier in South America: the Upsala Glacier, a Patagonian ice giant that is only accessible by boat. Our navigation will also take us to Estancia Cristina, a ranch founded by an Englishman and his wife in 1914 that tells the fascinating story of pioneers in the Patagonian region. Here we’ll have the chance to take part in a variety of activities, including a ride in our all-terrain vehicles to a panoramic balcony from where we’ll see the oriental front of the Upsala Glacier, to finally trek down the "Cañadon de los Fosiles", a valley with sea fossils remains.
This is a full day group tour and includes a lunchbox with 1 beverage

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DAY 11: LAST DAY IN EL CALAFATE

Transfer in private vehicle to El Calafate airport.

Ushuaia

DAY 11: YOU ARRIVE IN USHUAIA

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

Flight arrival in Ushuaia. Welcome at airport and private transfer to your hotel.

Depending on your arrival time, you can relax at your hotel, enjoy your own explorations, or ask our local representative about suggested activities for your free time.

DAY 12: USHUAIA

Choose 1 among the following 3 tour options:

Option 1: The Beagle Channel Odyssey of Discovery: The Gable Expedition
Get ready to experience a one of a kind canoeing and trekking adventure at the Ends of the Earth! We’ll explore the mighty Beagle Channel, the same waters navigated by the first founders of Ushuaia and by adventurous explorers like naturalist Charles Darwin.
Add USD 211 to the quoted trip price per person if you choose tour option 1.

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Option 2: Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth!
Prepare for a thrilling and scenic off-road experience where natural beauty and amazing driving skills will nourish your spirit of adventure while enjoying the best 4x4 tour done at the Ends of the Earth!

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Option 3: A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth
Our expert guide will help you discover the hidden wonders of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, including its enchanting lakes, forests, lush vegetation, and wildlife while you are trekking and canoeing surrounded by the peaceful serenity of nature at the southernmost city in the world.

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These full day tours are done on group basis. All tour options include lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

DAY 13: USHUAIA

Choose 1 among the following 6 tour options:

Option 1: A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth
Our expert guide will help you discover the hidden wonders of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, including its enchanting lakes, forests, lush vegetation, and wildlife while you are trekking and canoeing surrounded by the peaceful serenity of nature at the southernmost city in the world.

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Option 2: Trekking to Turquoise Lagoon and the Carbajal Mount Summit
Get ready for a hiking adventure that takes you through the beauty of century-old beech forests, across imposing rock formations, and the turquoise waters of Lago Turquesa, before conquering the summit of Carbajal Mount.

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Option 3: A Trekking Adventure to the Vinciguerra Glacier
Get ready to lace up your hiking boots and challenge your adventurous side as you take on the many unique landscapes of Ushuaia and trek up to one of the largest glaciers at the Ends of the Earth: the Vinciguerra Glacier!

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Option 4: Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado
Get ready for a trekking adventure that will take you 2,624 feet (800 meters) above Ushuaia to the summit of Cerro Pelado for some awe-inspiring, 360 degree views of Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel and the surrounding mountains and valleys.

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Option 5: Hiking to the Emerald Lagoon & Learning about the Unique Patagonian Beavers
Get ready to learn about and witness an amazing story about the Patagonian beavers and to hike through the beautiful Patagonian forest and Tierra Mayor valley to reach the Emerald Lagoon, which radiates shades of emerald green with the sunlight.

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Option 6: Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth!
Prepare for a thrilling and scenic off-road experience where natural beauty and amazing driving skills will nourish your spirit of adventure while enjoying the best 4x4 tour done at the Ends of the Earth!

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These tours are done on group basis. The “Hiking to the Emerald Lagoon & Learning about the Unique Patagonian Beavers” is a long half day tour and includes dinner with non-alcoholic beverages and wine. The other tour options are full day tours and include lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine, except for the lunch for the "Trekking to Turquoise Lagoon and the Carbajal Mount Summit", "Trekking Adventure to the Vinciguerra Glacier" and "Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado" tours, which is a lunch box with bottled water.

DAY 14: LAST DAY IN USHUAIA

Transfer in private vehicle to Ushuaia airport.

Buenos Aires

DAY 14: YOU ARRIVE IN BUENOS AIRES

(staying for 1 night, with 1 tour included)

Arrival in Buenos Aires and transfer to your hotel in private vehicle.

Passion and Beauty: an Authentic World-class Tango Experience

You are cordially invited to an evening of live music filled with passion, sensuality and dancing, at one of the best Tango venues in Buenos Aires: La Ventana. Located at the heart of the historic San Telmo neighborhood, you’ll enjoy a world-class Tango show in a restored tenement building (or, "conventillo"). This enchanting show also boasts unique features of Argentine folklore.

As you step through the doors, you’ll feel as though you have traveled back in time, with the interior of the building preserved in its original style. The show at La Ventana is a journey through the history of Tango, in which you’ll experience different and authentic styles of this mesmerizing dance, each with its own particular set of music, dancing style, and costumes.

Tango is a universe onto itself as it creates a multi-layered marriage of music, dance, singing and poetry.

This tour includes group transfers and dinner with non-alcoholic beverages & wine.

DAY 15: BUENOS AIRES

Transfer from your hotel to Ezeiza International Airport in private vehicle.

We look forward to welcoming you again in Argentina!

IMPORTANT: The order of the activities in each destination can change depending on weather conditions or other circumstances.