Land of Fire, Glaciers, Waterfalls & Tango
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Enjoying awe-inspiring views from the Vinciguerra glacier in Ushuaia
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Your Trip Overview
(everything mentioned below is included in your trip price)
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:
10 days / 9 nights.
Lodging for 9 nights Included.
5 First‑class tours with the best tour guides included
(2 of them are private tours). All necessary entrance fees to national parks included.
Includes all airport transfers mentioned in the itinerary below.
9 breakfasts + 1 lunch + 1 dinner included in this trip.
4 Destinations included:
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Buenos Aires
(City of Tango): 2 nights![Icons]()
Iguazu Falls
(Selected by 100 Million Voters as One of the "New 7 Wonders of Nature"): 3 nights![Icons]()
El Calafate
(The Glaciers Region): 2 nights![Icons]()
Ushuaia
(Ends of the Earth): 2 nights
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Flight arrival in Buenos Aires, Argentina! Welcome at the airport and transfer in private vehicle to your hotel. |
DAY 2: LAST DAY IN BUENOS AIRES |
Transfer in private vehicle to Buenos Aires Airport. |
Flight arrival in Iguazu. Transfer in group vehicle 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: IGUAZU |
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Witness the Unique Power & Might of the Iguazu Falls from the Argentine Side (private tour) “You might have seen the photos. Even read about it. You might have visited other great waterfalls before. But you probably still have no idea what to expect when you come face to face with the almighty Iguazu Falls,” stated CNN in their article “Iguazu Falls: Why this natural wonder should be on everyone’s bucket list". To put that into perspective, Iguazu Falls is nearly twice as tall as Niagara Falls and nearly three times as wide. The late U.S. First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, was reportedly so impressed by the sight of Iguazu Falls that she exclaimed “Poor Niagara!” In 1984, Iguazu Falls became a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and in 2011, it was selected as one of the 7 winners of the “New Seven Wonders of Nature” worldwide competition in which more than 100 million votes were cast. Their size and scale are unlike any other waterfall on Earth. Made up of a system of 275 waterfalls, they have a staggering water flow of up to almost 3.5 million gallons (13 million liters) per second – enough to fill five Olympic swimming pools! Unlike Niagara Falls, which is surrounded by developments such as casinos, a revolving restaurant, and coffee shops, Iguazu Falls are located within one of the few remaining inland rainforests in South America, the Atlantic rainforest, which is a haven for more than 2,000 plant species, about 400 birds species, and 80 types of mammals! This is a full-day private tour. |
DAY 4: IGUAZU |
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Behold the Breathtaking Panoramic Views of Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian Side (private tour) With 80% of the falls located on the Argentine side, it is only from the Brazilian side that one can see almost all of them at once, in full, breathtakingly panoramic views. The Brazilian side offers majestic scenic views of the beauty and entirety of the falls; this is because the Brazilian footbridge lies across the river from the falls, offering a unique perspective and epic scenic views, making the Brazilian side different and absolutely complementary to the experience from the Argentinean side. This is a half-day private tour. |
DAY 5: LAST DAY IN IGUAZU |
Transfer in group vehicle to Iguazu 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 6: EL CALAFATE |
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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 7: 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 8: 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 9: LAST DAY IN USHUAIA |
Transfer in private vehicle to Ushuaia airport. |
Arrival in Buenos Aires and transfer to your hotel in private vehicle. |
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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 10: 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. |
Full-size photos & tour details »
Lodging for 9 nights Included
COMFORT CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED
- In Buenos Aires: 474 Buenos Aires Hotel (standard category room): 2 nights
- In Iguazu Falls: Grand Crucero Hotel (master category room with city or rainforest view): 3 nights
- In El Calafate: Mirador del Lago Hotel (superior category room): 2 nights
- In Ushuaia: Los Acebos Hotel (standard room): 2 nights
DELUXE CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED**
- In Buenos Aires: Hilton Buenos Aires (deluxe category room): 2 nights
- In Iguazu Falls: Amerian Iguazu (standard category room with river view): 3 nights
- In El Calafate**: Mirador del Lago Hotel (superior category room with partial lake view): 2 nights
- In Ushuaia: Los Cauquenes Resort & Spa (premium category room with beagle channel view): 2 nights
UNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED*
- In Buenos Aires: Alvear Palace Hotel (junior suite): 2 nights
- In Iguazu Falls: Melia Iguazu Hotel (deluxe category room with falls view): 3 nights
** 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 and Iguazu. For El Calafate and Ushuaia the hotels included are the ones mentioned in the deluxe category.
Meals Included
9 BREAKFASTS
1 LUNCH
1 DINNER
Meal included in Buenos Aires:
- Dinner with non-alcoholic beverages & wine in the "Passion and Beauty: an Authentic World-class Tango Experience" tour
Meal included in Ushuaia:
- Lunch with non-alcoholic beverages & wine in any of these tour options: "The Beagle Channel Odyssey of Discovery: The Gable Expedition", "A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth" and "Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth!". Lunch-box with bottled water in any of these tour options: "Trekking to Turquoise Lagoon and the Carbajal Mount Summit", "A Trekking Adventure to the Vinciguerra Glacier", "Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado" and "Hiking to the Emerald Lagoon & Learning about the Unique Patagonian Beavers".
While Argentina is famous for its delicious steaks it also has a great variety of delicious vegetarian dishes!
All of our tours which include meals have vegetarian options available.
10 Airport Transfers Included
Private airport transfers included in the following destinations:
- In Buenos Aires: 4 private transfers
- In El Calafate: 2 private transfers
- In Ushuaia: 2 private transfers
Group airport transfers included in the following destination:
- In Iguazu Falls: 2 group transfers
Domestic Flights Duration & Route
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 Puerto Iguazu (Argentine side) | 1 hour and 45 minutes |
| Puerto Iguazu (Argentine side) to Buenos Aires | 1 hour and 50 minutes |
| Buenos Aires to El Calafate | 3 hours and 15 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).
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Price per Person in US Dollars
(does not include flights)
| PRICE PER PERSON FOR ALL GROUND SERVICES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and Iguazu. For El Calafate and Ushuaia the hotels included are the ones mentioned in the deluxe category.
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DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
The total price for all 5 domestic flights needed for this trip starts at $ 708 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.
NOTE: All services are subject to availability.
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Also Included in the Trip Price
All taxes for the ground services are included, except in Buenos Aires and Iguazu.
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 Iguazu there is a city tax which depending on the hotel category and time of the year it's of about USD 1 per person and per night (charged for a maximum of 2 nights) that can only be paid directly at your Iguazu 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.
Iguazu Falls
- Entrance ticket to Iguazu National Park for the "Witness the Unique Power & Might of the Iguazu Falls from the Argentine Side (private tour)" tour
- Entrance ticket to Iguaçu National Park for the "Behold the Breathtaking Panoramic Views of Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian Side (private tour)" tour
El Calafate
- Entrance ticket to the Glaciers National Park for the "An Experience of Conquering the Mighty Perito Moreno Glacier!" tour
Ushuaia
- Entrance ticket to Tierra del Fuego National Park for this tour option: "A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth"
Not Included in the Trip Price
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 $ 708 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.
Visa issuing expenses to visit the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls. Travelers who have passports from the following countries do not require a visa to visit the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls: United States*, Canada*, Andorra, Argentina, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong (with English passport), Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the Vatican and Venezuela.
*IMPORTANT: Starting April 2025, it will be mandatory for tourists from the USA, Canada, and Australia to obtain a visa to visit Brazil. We provide full assistance to our guests with the Brazil visa application process, ensuring a worry-free experience.
Anything not expressly mentioned in this itinerary proposal.
How Our Booking Process Works
The trip booking process generally takes from 2 to 4 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.
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Our Trip Cancellation Policy
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:
- » When only the first payment has been made: up to 25% cancellation fee over the ground services first payment will apply.
- » After your total payment has been made and you cancel 45 days or more prior to your trip starting date: up to 40% cancellation fee over the total payment will apply.
- » After your total payment has been made and you cancel 36 to 45 days before the start date of the trip: up to 60% cancellation fee over total payment is applicable.
- » After your total payment has been made and you cancel 20 to 35 days before the start date of the trip: up to 80 % cancellation fee over total payment is applicable.
- » After your total payment has been made and you cancel 19 days before the trip starting date, or later: there will be no right to refunds.
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.