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Trip start date: you can choose any starting date you want for your trip, because all our trips have private departures. That is, you won't be traveling as part of a group.
Trip Duration & lodging included:
15 days / 14 nights.
Lodging for 14 nights Included.
10 First‑class tours with the best tour guides included
(up to 5 of them are private tours, depending on the tour options selected). All necessary entrance fees to national parks included.
Includes all airport transfers mentioned in the itinerary below
(all done on private basis).
14 breakfasts + up to 6 lunches + 1 dinner included in this trip.
5 Destinations 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. The usual three stops we make on this tour and walk are downtown (Plaza de Mayo), La Boca, and the Recoleta neighborhood (to visit the cemetery). |
DAY 2: LAST DAY IN BUENOS AIRES |
Transfer in private vehicle to Buenos Aires Airport. |
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) Full-size photos & tour details » Option 2: Exploring Scenic Mendoza: High-mountain Ride and The Stone Sentinel (private tour) Full-size photos & tour details » Option 3: Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Experience at Santa Julia Winery Full-size photos & tour details » Option 4: An Olive Oil Tasting and Cooking Class Experience at Pan y Oliva (Bread and Olive) Restaurant Full-size photos & tour details » 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) Full-size photos & tour details » Option 2: Pure Adrenaline: Mendoza River Rafting Adventure Full-size photos & tour details » Option 3: Trekking Adventure at Cerro Cabras Full-size photos & tour details » Option 4: Biking and Wine Tasting at Santa Julia Winery (private tour) Full-size photos & tour details » Option 5: Biking and Wine Tasting in Mendoza’s Wineries Full-size photos & tour details » Option 6: Sunset Horseback Riding with Asado (Meat Barbeque) & Wine Full-size photos & tour details » Option 7: Soar Across the Mendoza River: Adrenaline-Packed Canopy Experience |
DAY 5: LAST DAY IN MENDOZA |
Private transfer to Mendoza airport to take your flight. |
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) Full-size photos & tour details » Option 2: Exploring Patagonian Wilderness on Horseback Full-size photos & tour details » Option 3: Manso River Rafting Adventure to the Chilean Border Full-size photos & tour details » Option 4: Walking on the Edge: an Exhilarating Trekking Experience on Mount Catedral (private tour) |
DAY 8: LAST DAY IN BARILOCHE |
Transfer in private vehicle to Bariloche Airport. |
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) 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. Full-size photos & tour details » Option 2: Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and Experiencing a Patagonian Estancia Full-size photos & tour details » Option 3: Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and an Adventure Trek by the Valley of the Sea Fossil Remains in a Patagonian Estancia |
DAY 11: LAST DAY IN EL CALAFATE |
Transfer in private vehicle to El Calafate airport. |
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 Full-size photos & tour details » Option 2: Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth! Full-size photos & tour details » Option 3: A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth Full-size photos & tour details » 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 Full-size photos & tour details » Option 2: Trekking to Turquoise Lagoon and the Carbajal Mount Summit Full-size photos & tour details » Option 3: A Trekking Adventure to the Vinciguerra Glacier Full-size photos & tour details » Option 4: Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado Full-size photos & tour details » Option 5: Hiking to the Emerald Lagoon & Learning about the Unique Patagonian Beavers Full-size photos & tour details » Option 6: Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth! Full-size photos & tour details » 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 while the other tour options are full-day tours. Tour options 1 and 6 include lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine, and tour options 2, 3, 4 and 5 include a lunch box with bottled water. |
DAY 14: LAST DAY IN USHUAIA |
Transfer in private vehicle to Ushuaia airport. |
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. |
** In El Calafate, our Deluxe Category pricing does not include Deluxe category lodging, since none comply with our Deluxe standards. We are including for El Calafate in our Deluxe Category pricing what we call a "Comfort Plus" category lodging, which is somewhat nicer and thus more expensive than our Comfort category (usually it's a higher category room in our comfort category hotel).
* For this itinerary the Unique & Exclusive accommodation is only available in Buenos Aires, Bariloche and Mendoza. For El Calafate and Ushuaia the hotels included are the ones mentioned in the deluxe category.
*Depending on the tour options selected
We can take care of booking all the needed domestic flights for your trip.
All domestic flights we use are done on jet planes, we don't use propeller planes.
Flight Route | Total Flight Duration |
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Buenos Aires to Mendoza | 1 hour and 50 minutes |
Mendoza to Bariloche | 1 hours and 40 minutes |
Bariloche to El Calafate | 1 hour and 45 minutes |
El Calafate to Ushuaia | 1 hour and 20 minutes |
Ushuaia to Buenos Aires | 3 hours and 20 minutes |
For a worry‑free travel experience, we strongly advise letting us take care of your domestic flights. It’s common for local airlines to make several flight changes before (and sometimes during) a trip. Taking care of domestic flights will allow us to closely monitor any flight changes, adapting your trip itinerary as needed.
Our flight issuing service includes: flights booking, daily tracking of flight status and changes, reconfirmation with the airline of each flight before each departure, booking of your flight seats, web check-in (not available for all flights) and assistance with your flights arrangements if there is any flight delay, change or cancellation before or during your trip.
Argentina is a very large country, the 8th largest in the world, in fact! As such, traveling by land is too time-consuming. For example, a bus ride from Buenos Aires to Iguazu takes about 18 hours (as opposed to 1 hour and 50 minutes by plane), and the bus ride from Buenos Aires to El Calafate takes about 40 hours (as opposed to 3 hours and 15 minutes by plane).
Mendoza to Bariloche: there is a direct flight that goes from Mendoza to Bariloche. However, this flight does not operate on a daily basis, so if it's not available for your trip dates you will need an extra flight to do a same-day flight connection between both destinations.
PRICE PER PERSON FOR ALL GROUND SERVICES | |||
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Comfort Category Lodging | Deluxe Category Lodging (except in El Calafate*) | Unique & Exclusive Category Lodging** | |
Double occupancy room: | |||
Triple occupancy room: | |||
PROUDLY UNIQUE! Our prices above include all hotels, tours and airport transfers mentioned in this itinerary. Discounts available for groups of 4 or more travelers. To get a quote for Our prices do not include international or domestic airfare. |
* In El Calafate, our Deluxe Category pricing does not include Deluxe category lodging, since none comply with our Deluxe standards. We are including for El Calafate in our Deluxe Category pricing what we call a "Comfort Plus" category lodging, which is somewhat nicer and thus more expensive than our Comfort category (usually it's a higher category room in our comfort category hotel).
** For this itinerary the Unique & Exclusive accommodation is only available in Buenos Aires, Bariloche and Mendoza. For El Calafate and Ushuaia the hotels included are the ones mentioned in the deluxe category.
We accept Paypal Credit: finish paying your trip up to 4 months after your trip starting date, paying no interest or fees.
The total price for all 5 domestic flights needed for this trip starts at $ 578 per person, subject to availability at the time of booking.
Our airfares include a luggage allowance of 1 carry-on and 1 piece of checked luggage, and also they allow reserving seats in advance, at no additional cost. Most airfares for domestic flights in Argentina don't include allowance for checked baggage nor the possibility to book seats with anticipation, but we always book airfares that allow these. Also, we use flexible airfares which allow us to make any needed flight changes (with no additional cost if the new airfare booked is not higher than the issued airfare).
This is a promotional rate, please note that regular airfares can be significantly higher. This means that the sooner you book your trip, the greater our chances of booking this, or similar, airfare.
As soon as we receive your feedback about your itinerary we'll check for flights availability and let you know which are the best flights for your trip and which is the lowest airfare available.
Prices for domestic flights depend exclusively on their availability at the time of booking, usually with much lower rates available for flights booked well in advance. So the sooner you book your trip, the lower the airfare you'll pay (the most expensive airfares are a lot higher than the most promotional ones).
As soon as we receive your feedback about your itinerary we'll check for flights availability and let you know which are the best flights for your trip and which is the lowest airfare available.
For your comfort and peace of mind, we can take care of booking your domestic flights for you. Our services include: checking for all possible flight options to suggest the best flight itinerary and rate for your trip, flight bookings and issuing, daily tracking of flight status and changes, reconfirmation with the airline of each flight before each departure, booking of your flight seats, web check-in (not available for all flights) and assistance with your flight arrangements if there is any delay, change or cancellation before or during your trip.
Letting us take care of your domestic flight arrangements will let you enjoy a worry‑free travel experience, as it is very common for local airlines to make flight changes before (and sometimes during) a trip.
We will provide you with the perfect travel companion: our beloved Travel Booklet!
This one-of-a-kind sidekick is full of useful information and personalized tips,
for you to make the most out of your trip experience.
"I've received the travel booklet and it's absolutely the best trip plan I have received in over 40 years of traveling. Wonderful job." - Mitch Samuelson and Joan Raskin
"The travel booklet was beyond helpful, from the restaurant recommendations to the tipping guidelines, to the suggested clothes to bring. It answered all our questions before we even had them." - Sophia Yuen & Liza Chau
"Our customized booklet was with us every step of the way. What a terrific source of information from places to eat and shop, to hints on tipping, etc." - Neal & Barbara Eisner
"The travel booklet was the best travel tool ever. I cannot think of any way to improve this excellent hand guide book." - Joan McGirr
"The travel booklet had all sorts of additional important information and recommendations for shopping and dining. I had never seen anything like this before and it proved to be very helpful resource throughout our trip." - Neill Allen and Nancy Van Gelder
"The travel booklet was excellent and it had all the information we needed for the trip so there was no need to do extensive research" - Irina Mindel & Mitchell Olshansky
Contact information for our local assistance team, who will go above and beyond in providing you with prompt, precise and meaningful assistance during your trip.
Day-by-day itinerary with detailed tour descriptions, pick-up times, etc.
Our favorite restaurant suggestions for each visited destination.
Full information about your booked hotels: addresses & phones, check-in / check-out times, distance to downtown and to airport, Wi-Fi availability, etc.
Detailed weather information for your travel dates and destinations, such as average rainfall and minimum and maximum temperatures expected.
Our clothing suggestions for each destination in addition to specific suggestions for some tours.
All the information you'll need for your flights: airline and flight number, flight times, luggage weight limits, cost for extra weight, available mileage programs, etc.
Taking your mobile phone to Argentina, how to dial to and from every destination, etc.
Helpful tips and other useful information to make the most out of your vacation: time zones, pointers on currency exchange, tipping, advice on museums & art galleries of note, useful info to make the most out of your free time, shopping tips, electricity & voltage information, etc.
All the necessary travel vouchers for your trip.
The Travel Booklet is designed and sent to you after full trip payment has been made. We will send you a printed version via FedEx, as well as a digital version via e-mail. Many guests download their digital version to their mobile phone (iPhone, Android, etc.) or tablet, which they bring on their trip.
All taxes for the ground services are included, except in Buenos Aires and Bariloche.
In Buenos Aires there is a city tax which depending on the hotel category and time of the year it's from USD 1 to USD 1.5 per person and per night that can only be paid directly at your Buenos Aires hotel.
In Bariloche there is a city tax which depending on the hotel category and time of the year it's of about 200 Argentine pesos (approximately USD 0.3) per person and per night (charged for a maximum of 3 nights) that can only be paid directly at your Bariloche hotel.
These amounts may vary subject to the municipal policy.
To provide a worry‑free trip experience we include all the necessary entrance tickets to national parks, as well as all other tour-related fees, which are sometimes not included or even mentioned by other travel agencies.
International airfare to and from Argentina is not included.
Domestic flights for this trip are quoted separately from ground services. Prices for domestic flights depend exclusively on flight availability at the time of booking, with much lower rates available for flights booked well in advance. This means that the sooner you book your trip, the lower the airfare will likely be.
The total price for all 5 domestic flights needed for this trip starts at $ 578 per person, subject to availability at the time of booking.
Our airfares include a luggage allowance of 1 carry-on and 1 piece of checked luggage, and also they allow reserving seats in advance, at no additional cost. Most airfares for domestic flights in Argentina don't include allowance for checked baggage nor the possibility to book seats with anticipation, but we always book airfares that allow these. Also, we use flexible airfares which allow us to make any needed flight changes (with no additional cost if the new airfare booked is not higher than the issued airfare).
This is a promotional rate, please note that regular airfares can be significantly higher. This means that the sooner you book your trip, the greater our chances of booking this, or similar, airfare.
As soon as we receive your feedback about your itinerary we'll check for flights availability and let you know which are the best flights for your trip and which is the lowest airfare available.
Prices for domestic flights depend exclusively on their availability at the time of booking, usually with much lower rates available for flights booked well in advance. So the sooner you book your trip, the lower the airfare you'll pay (the most expensive airfares are a lot higher than the most promotional ones).
As soon as we receive your feedback about your itinerary we'll check for flights availability and let you know which are the best flights for your trip and which is the lowest airfare available.
For your comfort and peace of mind, we can take care of booking your domestic flights for you. Our services include: checking for all possible flight options to suggest the best flight itinerary and rate for your trip, flight bookings and issuing, daily tracking of flight status and changes, reconfirmation with the airline of each flight before each departure, booking of your flight seats, web check-in (not available for all flights) and assistance with your flight arrangements if there is any delay, change or cancellation before or during your trip.
Letting us take care of your domestic flight arrangements will let you enjoy a worry‑free travel experience, as it is very common for local airlines to make flight changes before (and sometimes during) a trip.
Tips to hotel staff, tour guides, etc.
Anything not expressly mentioned in this itinerary proposal.
The trip booking process generally takes from 3 to 5 business days. Once all services are booked, we will send you an invoice with the trip booking confirmation and payment instructions. If your trip start date is in fewer than 60 days, we’ll request a full trip payment. If not, we’ll request a first payment of 25% to 35% of the total trip cost, with final payment due 60 days before your trip start date.
We accept all major credit cards (we use Paypal as a credit card processor but you won't need a Paypal account to make your credit card payment), bank wire transfers or check deposits. Our prices are final, you won't have to pay anything extra no matter what payment method you use.
Important: If you use PayPal account as your payment method, they are running a promotion called "PayPal credit", where you’ll have up to 6 months to complete the payment of your trip (without any interest or extra fees). You can choose to apply during the payment process and your application will be subject to their approval. This is a great way to finance your trip payment, without any extra cost.
For more details please visit: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/paypal-credit
Domestic flights have a 80% penalty if cancelled, but as we book flexible airfares, they can be changed if needed for future dates with no penalty as long as the same airfare is available for the new dates (if not we can change them with no change penalty but paying for the airfare difference).
For all ground service payments which have already been made, at the time we receive written notice that you must cancel your trip, the following fees will be charged:
We’ll always try our best to get as much of a refund as possible, depending on the trip cancellation date, and the conditions of the service suppliers.
Refunds will only be issued to you once we have received the funds back from the supplier(s). Generally, flight tickets cannot be refunded if they are partially used. We are not responsible for a supplier’s failure to pay a refund.
If the reason for your cancellation is covered under the terms of your travel insurance policy, you may be able to claim these cancellation charges through your insurance company.