Atlantic Patagonia & Glaciers - 13 Days

Arrival in Buenos Aires. Private transfer from Ezeiza International Airport. Check in at selected accommodation.

Breakfast. At 09:00, Buenos Aires City Tour. You will discover the beauty and wonders of Buenos Aires city, viewing the National Congress, The Metropolitan Cathedral next to the Government House in May Square area among other important buildings. You will catch a glimpse of the Colon Theater, one of the most important opera houses in Latin America and San Telmo, traditional neighborhood where Tango performances can be seen in many bars and restaurants. There is an important stop at La Boca colorful neighborhood, which was seat of immigrants - mainly Italians - and now home of some artists.

Enjoy Palermo, an area that combines its architecture and history with entertainment and amusement in its green spaces. Finally, La Recoleta, an exclusive and elegant neighborhood where the famous cemetery is found.

Alternative at no extra cost: Buenos Aires Bike Tour. If you want a more active tour to discover the corners of Buenos Aires with a small group and pedal your way along the city streets, the bike tour is your choice.

Important: Make your choice (either Buenos Aires City Tour OR Buenos Aires Bike Tour) when booking because if you wait until last minute you might not have the spaces for a change.

Breakfast. The day is free for you to enjoy the city. In the evening at 20:00 you're picked up from your accommodation for a tango show including dinner. In the very heart of Puerto Madero, the newest neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, this show represents the best of the Porteño culture. A tango show is a trip to older and passionate times. Professional artists will show you their best art, singing songs and dancing typical pieces. The show consists of several parts in which you can appreciate a live tango orchestra, dancers and singers. Includes return transfers, a welcome drink, dinner (starter, main course and dessert), wine or soft drinks and of course, a beautiful tango show.

Breakfast and check out. In the evening, find your own way to Retiro Bus Station to take the Night Bus to Puerto Madryn.

Arrival to Puerto Madryn. Check in at selected accommodation. Free day.

Breakfast. 07:30. Península Valdés Full Day Tour: Península de Valdés is a human world-wide heritage. Throughout its extension it locks up different unique species that find in the zone a great place to develop their life.
During this full day tour you will be accompanied by Naturists and Bilingual guides.

The first stop will be the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus Interpretation Center, where you can have fast references on fauna, flora and geology of the Peninsula. Also you will enjoy the panoramic view that the “Golfo Nuevo”, “San Jose” and the “Isla de los Pajaros” will let us observe. Another stop is the village of “Puerto Pirámide”, where depending of the month of the year, you can take a Tour to see the Whales (Optional from 1 Jun – 30 Nov), or a Nautical strolling with Snorkeling (Optional).
Continuing the gravel road, and subject to the season, the climate or the tides, you will visit in different order or combined with other stops: “Caleta Valdés”, “Punta Cantor” and “Punta Norte” to observe Marine Elephants, Penguins and Marine Lions.
The Orcinus or ill-named “Killer Whales”, can be watch from the seaside at “Punta Norte”. The best months to see them are in March and in April. Also during September in the “Caleta Valdés” (with a bit less frequency). Back to Puerto Madryn. The tour does not include the entrance fee to National Park.

Breakfast. Free day. If you are in Puerto Madryn and it is Penguin season you may try the optional Punta Tombo Colony Day Tour (not included).

Breakfast and check out. Make your own way to the bus station. Departure to Rio Gallegos on Night Bus.

In the early morning, arrival in Rio Gallegos. Connecting bus to El Calafate. Arrival in El Calafate at between 16:00-18:00. Make your way to your accommodation and check in.

Breakfast. 07:00, Perito Moreno Glacier Day Tour - El Calafate
This Perito Moreno Glacier tour is a wonderful opportunity for travelers to explore and experience one of Argentina’s top attractions! This day tour into the Los Glaciares National Park offers exceptional views of Patagonia’s most famous glacier, the incredible Perito Moreno as you are guided along the wooden walk ways. The Perito Moreno full day excursion will begin taking you from central El Calafate towards the Los Glaciares National Park, an area of exceptional natural beauty and a UNESCO National Heritage site. This is the classic tour to sightsee the Perito Moreno Glacier and the best option to get an overview and see it from above. A full-day tour through Los Glaciares National Park, in which Perito Moreno lies, it gives you the chance to really appreciate the glacier’s sheer magnitude, as you walk across the Pasarelas (heightened wooden walk ways) along the shores of Lake Argentino. Following the Perito Moreno tour circuit you will finally reach the boardwalks of the Perito Moreno Glacier, where you will have three hours to explore and sightsee Perito Moreno’s enormous 60-meter wall of ice floating on the surface of Lake Argentino.

The Perito Moreno Glacier is Patagonia’s most famous attraction and a truly unique, breath-taking spectacle of nature that you cannot miss. Back at the hotel around 16:00-17:00.

Duration: 8 hours
Departure Time: 07:00 - 07:30

Breakfast. At around 05:30, Torres del Paine National Park Day tour from El Calafate
The tour starts from El Calafate. You will reach the border between Argentina and Chile at 10:00 and make the customs procedures. Then you make a stop in "Cerro Castillo" town. At 11:00 you go on to the "Lago Sarmiento", where you stay there for a while to take photographs and to enjoy the amazing landscape.

You arrive to "Laguna Amarga" and pay the entrance to the "Torres del Paine National Park" (not included). You go to the "Nordenskjol Lake", from where you are going to admire the imposing sight to the "Cuernos del Paine". Once you arrive to "Pudeto" you visit the "Salto Grande waterfall" where you do a trek. At 17:00 you leave the National Park and make 3 new stops at beautiful viewpoints where you can appreciate the "Paine Range". You arrive to Castillo Hill at 18:00 and come back to Calafate.

Breakfast. Free day in El Calafate to enjoy optional tours, maybe exploring El Chalten

Breakfast. Check out and transfer to airport. End of trip.

Buenos Aires Airport Arrival Transfer
3 nights Accommodation in Buenos Aires with breakfast.
Buenos Aires City Tour AM or PM - 3 hours or Buenos Aires Bike Tour
Tango Show with Dinner, Drinks and transfers
Night Bus from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn. Cama service.
3 nights Accommodation in Puerto Madryn with breakfast.
Peninsula Full Day Excursion
Night Bus from Puerto Madryn to Rio Gallegos. Cama service.
Bus from Rio Gallegos to El Calafate. Standard Service.
4 nights Accommodation in El Calafate with breakfast.
Perito Moreno Glacier Full Day Tour
Torres del Paine Full Day Tour with Lunch
El Calafate Airport drop off