Argentinian Adventure 3: Buenos Aires, Patagonia & Iguazu Falls – 9 Days

Arrival at Buenos Aires Airport, collection and then transfer to your hotel where you can relax after a long flight. However the lure of the city will beckon you. Take a quick nap and shower, and then you can venture out into the welcoming arms of Buenos Aires and explore.

When evening falls and dinnertime arrives, dine with the locals, Buenos Aires is a culture that thrives after dark, and it’s not uncommon for locals to have dinner well past nine in the evening, especially on weekends.

After breakfast, you’ll be taken on a tour of Buenos Aires by your guide. During this tour,
you’ll visit Retiro as well as Avenida 9 de Julio, South America’s widest avenue. Along this
street, you’ll see the Teatro Colon, the continent’s most opulent opera house, and the iconic Obelisco monument along with visiting other important locations and monuments of
Buenos Aires.

In the evening, enjoy a famous Argentinian steak and a tango show, one of Argentina’s
most iconic cultural highlights.

This morning you’ll have a domestic flight out of Buenos Aires to El Calafate, Patagonia.

Upon arrival at El Calafate, early to mid-afternoon, you’ll be transferred to your hotel. You have the rest of the day relaxing or exploring the quaint cafes and shops around town.

Today, you’re in for an exciting full-day excursion. Starting with a pick up from your hotel in El Calafate, followed by a one-hour transfer to Los Glaciares National Park. Entering the park, you’ll catch your first glimpse of the majestic Perito Moreno. This expansive ice mass flows down from the Andes out over the turquoise waters of Lago Argentino, ending abruptly in a great wall that curves around the lake.

Upon arrival, you’ll be able to admire Perito Moreno from a number of different viewpoints via the network of wooden walkways carefully situated in front of the glacier. Even better, you’ll also get up close and personal with its massive ice wall on a boat tour.

After a day spent discovering the glacier and wandering the numerous trails, you’ll head back to El Calafate to enjoy the evening as you please.

Today, you’ll take part in an exciting full-day cruise through Los Glaciares National Park, one of the most wonderful places in Southern Patagonia. Sailing aboard the Glaciers Gourmet will allow you to enjoy the highest standard of comfort and gourmet cuisine for a truly memorable experience.

The most renowned glaciers include Spegazzini, rising 442 feet (135m) above sea level, Upsala covering an entire valley with a length of 32 miles (53km), and Perito Moreno, a massive glacier that is constantly advancing and calving—one of nature’s most impressive sights.

In the morning, you’ll be picked up at your hotel in El Calafate to join the scenic cruise. Lunch will be served on board, and you’ll return to El Calafate in the early evening.

Collection from your hotel and transfer you to the airport in El Calafate. A domestic flight will take you from El Calafate to Iguazú Falls, the largest waterfall system in the world.

Upon arrival to the city of Puerto Iguazú, early to midafternoon, you’ll have the rest of the day free to relax, visit the Three Borders Landmark in the tri-border area between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, and enjoy a panoramic view of Iguazu Falls from the walking paths surrounding the cascades.

After breakfast, you’ll be collected and transferred to the entrance of Iguazú National Park, on the Argentine side of the falls. This is where you will begin the day’s adventure. It’s a full-day excursion that involves traversing three circuit routes around the falls, each offering exceptional vantage points from which to view this magnificent natural wonder.

Three circuit routes include:

The upper circuit (1 hour), which features 2,624 feet (800 m) of catwalks. These walkways are elevated from the jungle surface so as not to disrupt the natural pathways used by the indigenous fauna.
The lower circuit (2 hours), which consists of 5,250 feet (1,600 m). These are also elevated and offer views from directly below and around Iguazú falls.
Devil’s Gorge (2 hours), enjoys an intimidating reputation that will precede your arrival to the park. This is the star of the show and the biggest of the 275 falls that makeup Iguazú.
At the end of the tour, the driver will pick you up and transfer you back to the hotel.

Collection for your hotel and transfer to the Visitors Center, you’ll board a double-decker bus that embarks on a 30-minute ride into the park.

First stop is a balcony that offers panoramic views of the Argentine side of the falls. You’ll then hike 3,116 feet (950 m) along the Iguazú River until you reach the falls on the Brazilian side. The walkway passes over the river to the Salto Floriano (Floriano Falls).

Spend the remainder of the day enjoying the various views and having lunch on a terrace before returning to your hotel.

Leaving early to mid morning, you’ll take private transport to Iguazú, in time for your connecting flight to Buenos Aires. Early afternoon you’ll take your flight back to Buenos Aires

Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, transfer to the international airport for your return flight home.¡Buen