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Patagonia 8 days

This is another version of Patagonia Classic Tour in a bed & breakfast basis, including only the main highlights of each destination and domestic flights.

Departures: according to current fligth schedule.
Guide: Spanish and bilingual (English - German - Italian - French)
Meals: breakfast. Air Fare: included

Day 1 – Puerto Madryn
Reception at Trelew airport. Transfer to Punta Tombo Penguin Rookery to admire a magnificent colony of millions of Magellan penguins that meet for mating and giving birth every year. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 2 - Puerto Madryn
Continental breakfast. Full day tour to Península Valdés, passing by Ameghino Isthmus, located between the Nuevo and the San Jose Gulfs. Visit Puerto Pirámide, where there is a sea lion rookery and it's a great opportunity to take the optional boat excursion for an outstanding whale watch you cannot miss (available from June to November). Continue to Punta Delgada for a view of its important colony of sea lions and Caleta Valdés where sea elephants seem to have found their ideal natural habitat. Return to Puerto Madryn.

Day 3 - Puerto Madryn / Ushuaia
Continental breakfast. Transfer to Trelew airport to board the flight to Ushuaia.
Reception at Ushuaia airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. In the afternoon, city tour including the End of the World Museum.

Day 4 - Ushuaia
Continental breakfast. Departure to Tierra del Fuego National Park, located only 12 km from the city. It preserves typical species of the Andean-Patagonic Forest such as firebushes, beech trees, ñires, box leafed barberries and flowers, spread in an area of 63,000 hectares. Before entering the National Park, board the Train to the End of the World and enjoy an unforgettable trip along the original terreplain where the old prisoners train ran until 1947 for their expeditions into the National Park in search of wood for heating. The highlight of the park is Lapataia Bay, the southernmost tip of the continent, with its wonderful view of the Beagle Channel. Here, the old inhabitants of the area left their testimony in the "concheros", incredible archeological deposits.
Optional: Beagle Channel cruise.

Day 5 – Ushuaia / El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Transfer to Ushuaia airport to board the flight to El Calafate.
Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Note: in case of flying to Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer to El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Day 6 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Overland trip to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world’s largest active continental glaciers, declared Universal Mankind´s Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its breathtaking beauty and its unusual behaviour. Return to El Calafate.

Day 7 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Day at leisure for an optional tour: full day lake excursion to Upsala Glacier and Onelli Bay, cruising among hundreds of icebergs that have broken off the glacier. Upsala is the largest continental glacier in the Southern Hemisphere. The height of its walls varies between 60 to 80 meters and it has an area of 595 km2. Return to El Calafate.

Day 8 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Transfer to El Calafate airport to board the flight to Buenos Aires.

Important Note:
The order of the itinerary may change due to flight schedules.
(*) This transfer is provided without bilingual guide due to operational reasons.

Ushuaia - El Calafate 5 days
Flights & Tours

This tour includes domestic flights and the main highlights in Ushuaia and El Calafate only.

Departures: according to current fligth schedule.
Guide: Spanish and bilingual (English - German - Italian - French)
Meals: breakfast. Air Fare: included

Day 1 - Ushuaia
Reception at Ushuaia airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. In the afternoon, city tour including the End of the World Museum.

Day 2 - Ushuaia
Continental Breakfast. Departure to Tierra del Fuego National Park, located only 12 km from the city. It preserves typical species of the Andean-Patagonic Forest such as firebushes, beech trees, ñires, box leafed barberries and flowers, spread in an area of 63,000 hectares. Before entering the National Park you will board the Train to the End of the World and enjoy an unforgettable trip along the original terreplain where the old prisoners train run until 1947 for their expeditions into the National Park in search of wood for heating. The highlight of the park is Lapataia Bay, the southernmost tip of the continent, with its wonderful view of the Beagle Channel. Here, the old inhabitants of the area have left their testimony in the "concheros", incredible archaeological deposits. Return to the hotel.
Optional: Beagle Channel cruise.

Day 3 - Ushuaia
Continental breakfast. Transfer to Ushuaia airport to board the flight to El Calafate. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Note: in case of flying to Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer to El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Day 4 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Overland trip to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world’s largest active continental glaciers, declared Universal Mankind´s Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its breathtaking beauty and its unusual behavior. Return to El Calafate.

Day 5 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Transfer to El Calafate airport or departure for optional tours: Torres del Paine, Fitz Roy or Helsingfors.
Note: in case of flying from Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer from El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Important Note:
(*) This transfer is provided without bilingual guide due to operational reasons.

Valdes - El Calafate 5 days
Flights & Tours

This tour includes domestic flights and only the main highlights in Ushuaia and El Calafate .

Departures: according to current fligth schedule.
Guide: Spanish and bilingual (English - German - Italian - French)
Meals: breakfast. Air Fare: included

Day 1 - Trelew / Puerto Madryn
Reception and assistance at Trelew airport. Transfer to Puerto Madryn (flight arrival must be before 9.00 am) Departure to Punta Tombo Rookery to admire a magnificent colony of millions of Magellan penguins. Accommodation.

Day 2 - Puerto Madryn
Continental breakfast. Full day tour to Península Valdés, passing by Ameghino Isthmus, located between the Nuevo and the San Jose Gulfs. Visit Puerto Pirámide, where there is a sea lion rookery and it's a great opportunity to take the optional boat excursion for an outstanding whale watch you cannot miss (available from June to November). Continue to Punta Delgada for a view of its important colony of sea lions and Caleta Valdés where sea elephants seem to have found their ideal natural habitat. Return to Puerto Madryn.

Day 3 - Puerto Madryn / El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Transfer to Trelew airport (*) to board the flight to El Calafate. Reception at El Calafate airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Note: in case of flying to Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer to El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Day 4 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast.Overland trip to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world’s largest active continental glaciers, declared Universal Mankind´s Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its breathtaking beauty and its unusual behaviour. Dinner.

Day 5 - El Calafate
Continental breakfast. Transfer to El Calafate airport or departure for optional tours: Torres del Paine, Fitz Roy or Helsingfors.
Note: in case of flying from Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer from El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Important Note:
(*) This transfer is provided without bilingual guide due to operational reasons.

Bariloche – El Calafate 6 days
Flights & Tours

Departures: according to flight schedules.
Guide: Spanish and bilingual ( English - Italian - French)
Meals: breakfast. Air Fare: included

The ideal circuit to have a closer encounter with the Patagonic fauna and some relics of past ages, visiting places that offer the additional charm of being somewhat off the road of the conventional touristic trails.

Day 1 - Buenos Aires / Bariloche
Reception at Bariloche local airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. In the afternoon, Small Circuit excursion. While bordering the Nahuel Huapi Lake we will visit Bariloche's highlights: Playa Bonita, Campanario Hill, Llao Llao Peninsula where we will visit St. Eduard's Chapel, the Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, etc.

Day 2-Bariloche
Breakfast. Full day excursion to Mt. Tronador. We cross the Pampa de Huenuleo, passing by Lake Gutierrez, arriving at Lake Mascardi where we embark to navigate along the beautiful Lake of the Seven Colors (Mascardi), which will take us to the heart of the Nahuel Huapi National Park. Lunch at the Tronador Hotel. Here we start a terrestrial trip along the Vuriloches Valley, ascending to the Ventisquero Negro and the base of Mt. Tronador where you may take an ascending walk to the Mount. On the way back we make a stop in the area of Pampa Linda, to walk through the woods until we reach the Saltillo de las Nalcas, a waterfall that allows us to go behind it. The return trip may be done either by water or by land. Return to the hotel.

Day 3 – Bariloche / El Calafate
Breakfast. Transfer to Bariloche airport to board the flight to El Calafate. Reception.Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Note: in case of flying to Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer to El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Day 4 - El Calafate
Breakfast. Departure from the hotel towards Puerto Bandera, 50 km from town, to board the catamaran to enjoy a full day lake excursion to Upsala Glacier and Onelli Bay, cruising through hundreds of icebergs that have broken off the glaciers. Upsala is the largest continental glacier in the Southern Hemisphere. The height of its walls varies between 60 to 80 meters and it has an area of 595 km2. Return to El Calafate. Dinner. (This excursion is available from October to April on regular basis and from July to September according to weather conditions and with a limited number of passengers).

Day 5 - El Calafate
Breakfast. Overland trip to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the world’s largest active continental glaciers, declared Universal Mankind´s Heritage Site by UNESCO, because of its breathtaking beauty and its unusual behaviour. Dinner.
Day 6 - El Calafate
Breakfast. Transfer to El Calafate airport or departure for optional tours: Torres del Paine, Fitz Roy or Helsingfors.
Note: in case of flying from Río Gallegos, optional bus transfer from El Calafate (316 km) (*).

Important Note:
(*) This transfer is provided without bilingual guide due to operational reason