Itinerary Proposal for
John Smith
John Smith's Trip to Argentina
Including Buenos Aires and Mendoza December 1 to December 10 · 10 days / 9 nights · 2 travelers
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In Mendoza see the mighty Aconcagua Mountain, the highest peak in the world outside of Asia
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Your Trip Overview
(everything mentioned below is included in your trip price)
Trip Start Date: December 1, 2021 (Wednesday).
You can choose any start date you wish for your trip, because all of 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 (your trip ends on December 10).
Lodging for 9 nights Included.
6 First‑class tours with the best tour guides included
(up to 5 private tours depending on the selected tour options). All necessary entrance fees to national parks included.
Includes all airport transfers mentioned in the itinerary below
(all done on private basis).
9 breakfasts + up to 4 lunches + 1 dinner included in this trip.
2 Destinations included:
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Buenos Aires
(City of Tango): 2 nights![Icons]()
Mendoza
(Wines, Rock Giants & Adventure): 7 nights
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Your Day-by-Day Itinerary
 DAY 1: December 1st (Wednesday) - 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. |
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Images of Buenos Aires: European Heritage and Latin American Passion (private tour) The birthplace of Tango and Argentina’s vibrant capital, Buenos Aires is as captivating as the dance itself, an irresistible mix of elegance, passion, and culture. Commonly referred to as the “Paris of Latin America”, Buenos Aires is the best place in the world to enjoy a first-class tango show and to savor some of the tastiest steaks, accompanied by the celebrated Argentine Malbec wine. Our expert “porteño” (as locals are called) guide will take you on a cultural journey, where you’l... |
DAY 2: December 2nd (Thursday) - LAST DAY IN BUENOS AIRES |
Transfer in private vehicle to Buenos Aires Airport. |
 DAY 2: December 2nd (Thursday) - MENDOZA (staying for 7 nights, with 4 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: December 3rd (Friday) - 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) Option 2: Exploring Scenic Mendoza: High-mountain Ride and The Stone Sentinel (private tour) Option 3: Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Experience at Santa Julia Winery Option 4: An Olive Oil Tasting and Cooking Class Experience at Pan y Oliva (Bread and Olive) Restaurant 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: December 4th (Saturday) - MENDOZA |
Choose 1 among the following 6 tour options: Option 1: Savoring Argentina’s First-class Wines in Mendoza’s Central Region (private tour) Option 2: Pure Adrenaline: Mendoza River Rafting Adventure Option 3: Trekking Adventure at Cerro Cabras Option 4: Biking and Wine Tasting at Santa Julia Winery Option 5: Biking and Wine Tasting in Mendoza’s Wineries Option 6: Sunset Horseback Riding with Asado (Meat Barbeque) & Wine |
DAY 5: December 5th (Sunday) - MENDOZA |
DAY 6: December 6th (Monday) - MENDOZA |
DAY 7: December 7th (Tuesday) - MENDOZA |
Choose 1 among the following 7 tour options: Option 1: Savoring Argentina’s First-class Wines in Mendoza’s Central Region (private tour) Option 2: Pure Adrenaline: Mendoza River Rafting Adventure Option 3: Trekking Adventure at Cerro Cabras with Rapelling Option 4: Exploring Scenic Mendoza: High-mountain Ride and The Stone Sentinel Option 5: Biking and Wine Tasting at Santa Julia Winery (private tour) Option 6: Biking and Wine Tasting in Mendoza’s Wineries Option 7: Sunset Horseback Riding with Asado (Meat Barbeque) & Wine |
DAY 8: December 8th (Wednesday) - MENDOZA |
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Savoring First-class Wines in Mendoza’s Central Region (private tour) Over the past 20 years, there has been a revolution in the Argentine wine industry, driven partly by the success of one grape that, in many countries, is used only for mixing – the rich, velvety Malbec. Dense and dark, with full-body richness that few other grapes can mimic, the Argentine Malbec varietal has become all the rage in the United States, and is increasing in popularity among other countries as well. 94% of restaurants in the top ten wine markets in the US feature Malbec on their wine lists, ac... |
DAY 9: December 9th (Thursday) - LAST DAY IN MENDOZA |
Private transfer to Mendoza airport to take your flight. |
DAY 9: December 9th (Thursday) - BUENOS AIRES (staying for 1 night, with 1 tour included) |
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 it... |
DAY 10: December 10th (Friday) - 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. |
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Lodging for 9 nights Included
COMFORT CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED
- In Buenos Aires: 2 nightsArgenta Tower Hotel & Suites
Argenta Tower Hotel & Suites (studio room): 2 nights (studio room) - In Mendoza: 7 nightsHilton Mendoza
Hilton Mendoza (standard category room): 7 nights (standard category room)
DELUXE CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED
- In Buenos Aires: 2 nightsHilton Buenos Aires
Hilton Buenos Aires (deluxe category room): 2 nights (deluxe category room) - In Mendoza: 7 nightsPark Hyatt Mendoza
Park Hyatt Mendoza (park category room with andes view): 7 nights (park category room with andes view)
UNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED
- In Buenos Aires: 2 nightsAlvear Palace Hotel
Alvear Palace Hotel (junior suite): 2 nights (junior suite) - In Mendoza: 7 nightsEntre Cielos Luxury Wine Hotel & Spa
Entre Cielos Luxury Wine Hotel & Spa (classic category room): 7 nights (classic category room)
Meals Included
9 BREAKFASTS
UP TO 4 LUNCHES*
*Depending on the tour options selected
1 DINNER
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.
6 Airport Transfers Included
You will travel to and from airports in the privacy and comfort of your own vehicle,
so there will be no stops for other travelers and no waiting time.
Private airport transfers included in the following destination:
- In Buenos Aires: 4 private transfers
- In Mendoza: 2 private transfers
Weather Information for your Trip
Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world; its territory covers a huge spread of latitudes, so varying climate conditions coexist throughout the land.
Below you'll find the average temperatures and precipitations for the destinations you will visit on your specific travel dates.
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Buenos Aires | Month | Avg. High | Avg. Low | Mean | Avg. Rain | ||||
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| °F | °C | °F | °C | °F | °C | inches | cm | |||
| December | 83 | 28 | 65 | 18 | 74 | 23 | 3.3 | 8.4 | ||
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Mendoza | Month | Avg. High | Avg. Low | Mean | Avg. Rain | ||||
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| °F | °C | °F | °C | °F | °C | inches | cm | |||
| December | 89 | 32 | 64 | 18 | 77 | 25 | 0.9 | 2.3 | ||
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.
| Date | Flight Route | Total Flight Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 2-Dec-2021 | Buenos Aires to Mendoza | 1 hour and 50 minutes |
| 9-Dec-2021 | Mendoza to Buenos Aires | 1 hour and 30 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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The Ultimate Travel Companion: Our Beloved Travel Booklet
This one-of-a-kind sidekick is the key to a worry-free, unforgettable trip experience.
Packed with personalized tips and useful suggestions to help you make the most of your trip experience.
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"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
"Their travel booklet is a masterpiece. It tells everything you could possibly need to know. I like to research in detail and I could not think of anything left out of it." - Elizabeth & Louis Powell
"The travel booklet that was provided prior to our departure was golden throughout our trip - answering questions we didn't know we had, and keeping all details highly organized." - Janice & Paul Laevens
"The Travel Booklet became our Bible for the trip. That book had more information than we would ever need to enjoy our trip." - Frank & Susan Cimino
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A Sneak Peek Inside Your Travel Booklet
You'll receive your Travel Booklet in two convenient formats: a printed version via FedEx and a digital version via email. Many guests download it to their mobile devices or tablets, making it easy to access throughout their trip.
Price per Person in US Dollars
(does not include flights)
| PRICE PER PERSON FOR ALL GROUND SERVICES | |||
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| Comfort Category Lodging | Deluxe Category Lodging | Unique & Exclusive Category Lodging | |
Double occupancy room:  | |||
Our prices above include all hotels, tours and airport transfers mentioned in this itinerary. Price quoted is per person, assuming 2 people in total are traveling.Discounts available for groups of 4 or more travelers. Our prices do not include international or domestic airfare. | |||
We accept PayPal Credit: finish paying your trip up to 4 months after your trip starting date, paying no interest or fees.
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
The total price for all 2 domestic flights needed for this trip starts at $ 1183 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. As you are traveling in high season, most probably the available airfares will be much higher than this starting promotional airfare.
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.
Also Included in the Trip Price
All taxes for the ground services are included, except in Buenos Aires.
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.
These amounts may vary subject to the municipal policy.
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 2 domestic flights needed for this trip starts at $ 1183 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. As you are traveling in high season, most probably the available airfares will be much higher than this starting promotional airfare.
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.
How Our Booking Process Works
When you are ready to proceed with booking your trip, please visit your trip booking form and fill out the required information to begin the process. A non-refundable down payment of USD 250 (or USD 400 for trips booked with very short notice) is required to process your booking. This down payment will be credited towards your total trip payment. Regardless of the number of travelers, only one down payment is needed.
If any services in your itinerary are unavailable (e.g., a selected hotel is fully booked on your travel dates), we will provide alternative options. While we always aim to book the exact hotels our guests select, availability can change quickly, especially in popular destinations. In such cases, we will arrange a comparable alternative that offers a similar level of comfort and convenience.
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.
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
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 (including hotels, tours and transfers) 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.