Exploring the City of Tango, Conquering Patagonia & Enjoying a Culinary Feast at the Wine Country

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Your Itinerary at a Glance
(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.

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Trip Duration & lodging included:
15 days / 14 nights.
Lodging for 14 nights Included.

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10 First‑class tours with the best tour guides included
(up to 5 of them are private tours, depending on the tour options selected).
All necessary entrance fees to national parks included.

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Includes all needed airport transfers detailed below
(all of them are private transfers).

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14 breakfasts + up to 6 lunches + 1 dinner included in this trip.

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5 Destinations included:

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Buenos Aires

DAY 1: YOU ARRIVE IN 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.

Images of Buenos Aires: European Heritage and Latin American Passion (private tour)

Buenos Aires has been chosen for 3 consecutive years (2014, 2015 and 2016) as the #1 destination to visit in South America by millions of TripAdvisor users in their “Traveler’s Choice” contest... and rightfully so! This cosmopolitan, vibrant, and sophisticated city, commonly called the “Paris of Latin America,” is the best place in the world to enjoy a first-class tango show and to eat some of the tastiest steak, accompanied by celebrated Argentine Malbec wine.

Our expert “porteño” (as locals are called) guide will take you on a cultural journey, where you’ll visit the most iconic neighborhoods and learn about the highlights of the city; taking in its architecture, culture, history, and more! This tour is also a great opportunity to learn from your expert tour guide, the necessary information and useful tips to make the most of your free time in the city.

This is a private 4-hour tour.

DAY 2: LAST DAY IN BUENOS AIRES

Transfer in private vehicle to Buenos Aires Airport.

Mendoza

DAY 2: YOU ARRIVE IN MENDOZA

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 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: 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)
It’s time to savor some of the best high altitude wines in the world, with a tour of 3 prestigious wineries in the picturesque Uco Valley, which presents the highest altitudes at which wines are produced in the province of Mendoza.
Add USD 207 to the quoted trip price per person if you choose tour option 1.

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Option 2: Exploring Scenic Mendoza: High-mountain Ride and The Stone Sentinel (private tour)
It’s time to hit the road as we take a scenic drive through Mendoza’s picturesque high mountain landscape, where we’ll wind our way across valleys, flat lowlands, rivers, and foothills. With so much panoramic beauty to behold, this road trip will definitely be a feast for your eyes…and cameras as well!

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Option 3: Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Experience at Santa Julia Winery
It’s time to put on your aprons and step into the role of an Argentine chef, with a delightful cooking class and wine tasting experience at “La Casa del Visitante” located at the prestigious Bodega Santa Julia winery. So put your cooking skills to the test as you prepare traditional Argentine dishes, and of course…sample Argentine wine!

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Option 4: An Olive Oil Tasting and Cooking Class Experience at Pan y Oliva (Bread and Olive) Restaurant
Prepare to tempt your taste buds and test your cooking skills as you tour an olive oil production facility, taste the oils made fresh from the olives grown on the ground of the winery, and take a cooking class at the Pan y Oliva restaurant, located at the prestigious Bodega Santa Julia winery.

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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: MENDOZA

Choose 1 among the following 7 tour options:

Option 1: Savoring Argentina’s First-class Wines in Mendoza’s Central Region (private tour)
Experience savoring the taste of first-class Argentine wines, as you visit some of the most prestigious wineries of Mendoza’s Central Region. Taste some of the most renowned Argentine Malbec wines, and learn what makes Mendoza a truly unique winemaking region in the world.
This is a full day private tour and includes a gourmet lunch with wine tasting at a Mendoza winery.

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Option 2: Pure Adrenaline: Mendoza River Rafting Adventure
Get ready for a heart-pumping rafting experience on the Mendoza River! With all of that melt-water flowing down from the Andes, you’ll have plenty of thrills to fuel your adventurous spirit.
This is a long half-day group tour and includes lunch (beverages not included).

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Option 3: Trekking Adventure at Cerro Cabras
Immerse yourself in the rugged wilderness of Mendoza as you make an exciting trek through the canyon-filled landscapes to the summit of Cerro Cabras.
This is a full-day group tour and includes a lunch box with bottled water.

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Option 4: Biking and Wine Tasting at Santa Julia Winery (private tour)
Get ready for a unique view of the Mendoza vineyards as we hop on our bikes and pedal our way through the picturesque landscape of Santa Julia winery. Surrounded by the backdrop of the snow-capped mountains, we’ll not only experience seeing the vineyards but we’ll also be indulging in three different types of wines as well. You’ll also enjoy a selection of assorted cheeses and cold cuts with wine.
This is a half day private tour.

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Option 5: Biking and Wine Tasting in Mendoza’s Wineries
It’s time to hop on our bikes as we pedal our way through the roads of Mendoza that connect the 3 wineries we’ll visit and taste some of the region’s wines on our bike riding and wine tasting tour experience.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverage and wine (in a winery or local restaurant)
Add USD 118 to the quoted trip price per person if you choose tour option 5.

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Option 6: Sunset Horseback Riding with Asado (Meat Barbeque) & Wine
Get ready to saddle up and head out to explore the scenic countryside while taking in the lovely views of the sunset behind the Andes Mountain range.
We’ll hop on to our four-legged companion and out to explore on our 2-hour horseback ride taking in all the picturesque views of all of Mendoza Valley, the city, and the mountains.The very well-trained horses make this tour experience suitable even for beginners with no horseback riding experience.
After the ride, we’ll return to enjoy a delicious dinner of asado (meat barbeque)
This is a half day group tour and includes dinner with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

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Option 7: Soar Across the Mendoza River: Adrenaline-Packed Canopy Experience
Get ready to soar just like a bird in the canopy, as you experience amazing views of the surrounding landscape, while zip lining on 6 different cables. Enjoy amazing views of the Potrerillos Valley and mountains as you canopy at an average altitude of nearly 195 feet (60 meters), enjoying a truly unique bird’s-eye perspective while quenching the thirst of your adventurous side as you experience the adrenaline rush of crossing above the mighty Mendoza River!
This is a long half-day group tour and includes lunch (beverages not included).

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DAY 5: LAST DAY IN MENDOZA

Private transfer to Mendoza airport to take your flight.

Bariloche

DAY 5: YOU ARRIVE IN BARILOCHE

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

Flight arrival in Bariloche. 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: BARILOCHE

A Panoramic Hiking Experience to Awe-Inspiring Vistas (private tour)

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind panoramic hiking experience, where you’ll be enchanted by some of the most breathtaking panoramic views of Patagonia, including one of the ten most beautiful views in the world, as rated by National Geographic!

Our expert guide will help you hone your hiking skills, as you set out to explore the surrounding areas of Mount Llao Llao. You’ll also take a chairlift ride up Campanario Hill, where you’ll enjoy awe-inspiring panoramic views of deep-blue lakes and snow-capped mountains. Get your camera ready as this will surely be one of the best opportunities to take some of the most wonderful and sublime landscape photos out there!

This is a half-day private tour.

DAY 7: BARILOCHE

Choose 1 among the following 4 tour options:

Option 1: Navigating the Nahuel Huapi Lake & Exploring and Hiking at Victoria Island and the Myrtle Forest (with private guide and port transfers)
Prepare to navigate the beautifully blue waters of the Nahuel Huapi Lake, the largest in Argentina’s Lake District, with the comfort of having seats in the boat’s upper cabin (from where you’ll enjoy better views). The tour includes a visit to the largest island in the Nahuel Huapi lake: Victoria Island, and a visit to a unique forest of myrtle trees in the Arrayanes National Park.
This is a full day tour and you’ll enjoy having your own private expert guide to help you make the most out of your tour experience. Transfers to and from the port will be done on private basis.

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Option 2: Exploring Patagonian Wilderness on Horseback
Exploring Patagonian Wilderness on Horseback
It’s time to swing into the saddle of our horse and ride into the wilderness while admiring the beautiful Patagonian landscapes.
Our expert guide will lead us through lush green forests and by pristine blue lakes while we’re surrounded by the snow-capped Andes mountain range.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

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Option 3: Manso River Rafting Adventure to the Chilean Border
Manso River Rafting Adventure to the Chilean Border
Get ready for an exciting, adrenaline-pumping rafting adventure in the heart of the Andes with this trip to the Chilean border on the scenic Manso River.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

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Option 4: Walking on the Edge: an Exhilarating Trekking Experience on Mount Catedral (private tour)
Embark on an exhilarating full-day adrenaline-packed trek across Mount Catedral, through forests and rugged mountain terrain, all the while enjoying some of the most amazing scenic views of the Patagonian Andes mountain range and its lakes.
This is a full day private tour and includes lunch-box with bottled water.

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DAY 8: LAST DAY IN BARILOCHE

Transfer in private vehicle to Bariloche Airport.

El Calafate

DAY 8: YOU ARRIVE IN EL CALAFATE

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

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 9: EL CALAFATE

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 10: EL CALAFATE

Choose 1 among the following 3 tour options:

Option 1: Icy Blue Giants: Navigate the Largest Patagonian Glaciers and take the most Awe-inspiring Glacier Photos (in boat’s VIP section)
Hop aboard as we embark on a discovery journey to admire the second largest glacier in South America: the Upsala, as well as other Patagonian ice giants only accessible by boat. The glaciers’ grandness is imposing, and their color remarkable: ranging from pure white to shades of dark blue. We’ll get comfortable in our seats, inside the exclusive VIP cabin on the upper floor of our ship, where we’ll experience better panoramic views with superior comfort and service.

On our way to the Upsala Glacier, we’ll enjoy great photo opportunities while we see icebergs of incredible and diverse shapes and sizes.

We’ll disembark at Glaciers Bay for an hour and a half to have lunch, and we’ll be able to do a short walk that will take us to admire spectacular views of the Spegazzini glacier (the tallest glacier at Glaciers National Park).

If you are looking for great photo opportunities of glaciers and icebergs, this is definitely the best glaciers navigation tour option for you.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with non-alcoholic beverages, beer and wine.

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Option 2: Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and Experiencing a Patagonian Estancia
We’ll embark on a journey of discovery to admire the second largest glacier in South America: the Upsala Glacier, a Patagonian ice giant that is only accessible by boat. Our navigation will also take us to Estancia Cristina, a ranch founded by an Englishman and his wife in 1914 that tells the fascinating story of pioneers in the Patagonian region. Here we’ll have the chance to take part in a variety of activities, including a ride in our all-terrain vehicles to a panoramic balcony from where we’ll see the oriental front of the Upsala Glacier.
This is a full day group tour and includes lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverage.

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Option 3: Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and an Adventure Trek by the Valley of the Sea Fossil Remains in a Patagonian Estancia
We’ll embark on a journey of discovery to admire the second largest glacier in South America: the Upsala Glacier, a Patagonian ice giant that is only accessible by boat. Our navigation will also take us to Estancia Cristina, a ranch founded by an Englishman and his wife in 1914 that tells the fascinating story of pioneers in the Patagonian region. Here we’ll have the chance to take part in a variety of activities, including a ride in our all-terrain vehicles to a panoramic balcony from where we’ll see the oriental front of the Upsala Glacier, to finally trek down the "Cañadon de los Fosiles", a valley with sea fossils remains.
This is a full day group tour and includes a lunchbox with 1 beverage

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DAY 11: LAST DAY IN EL CALAFATE

Transfer in private vehicle to El Calafate airport.

Ushuaia

DAY 11: YOU ARRIVE IN USHUAIA

(staying for 3 nights, with 2 tours included)

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 12: USHUAIA

Choose 1 among the following 3 tour options:

Option 1: The Beagle Channel Odyssey of Discovery: The Gable Expedition
Get ready to experience a one of a kind canoeing and trekking adventure at the Ends of the Earth! We’ll explore the mighty Beagle Channel, the same waters navigated by the first founders of Ushuaia and by adventurous explorers like naturalist Charles Darwin.
Add USD 211 to the quoted trip price per person if you choose tour option 1.

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Option 2: Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth!
Prepare for a thrilling and scenic off-road experience where natural beauty and amazing driving skills will nourish your spirit of adventure while enjoying the best 4x4 tour done at the Ends of the Earth!

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Option 3: A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth
Our expert guide will help you discover the hidden wonders of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, including its enchanting lakes, forests, lush vegetation, and wildlife while you are trekking and canoeing surrounded by the peaceful serenity of nature at the southernmost city in the world.

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These full day tours are done on group basis. All tour options include lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine.

DAY 13: USHUAIA

Choose 1 among the following 6 tour options:

Option 1: A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth
Our expert guide will help you discover the hidden wonders of the Tierra del Fuego National Park, including its enchanting lakes, forests, lush vegetation, and wildlife while you are trekking and canoeing surrounded by the peaceful serenity of nature at the southernmost city in the world.

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Option 2: Trekking to Turquoise Lagoon and the Carbajal Mount Summit
Get ready for a hiking adventure that takes you through the beauty of century-old beech forests, across imposing rock formations, and the turquoise waters of Lago Turquesa, before conquering the summit of Carbajal Mount.

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Option 3: A Trekking Adventure to the Vinciguerra Glacier
Get ready to lace up your hiking boots and challenge your adventurous side as you take on the many unique landscapes of Ushuaia and trek up to one of the largest glaciers at the Ends of the Earth: the Vinciguerra Glacier!

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Option 4: Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado
Get ready for a trekking adventure that will take you 2,624 feet (800 meters) above Ushuaia to the summit of Cerro Pelado for some awe-inspiring, 360 degree views of Ushuaia, the Beagle Channel and the surrounding mountains and valleys.

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Option 5: Hiking to the Emerald Lagoon & Learning about the Unique Patagonian Beavers
Get ready to learn about and witness an amazing story about the Patagonian beavers and to hike through the beautiful Patagonian forest and Tierra Mayor valley to reach the Emerald Lagoon, which radiates shades of emerald green with the sunlight.

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Option 6: Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth!
Prepare for a thrilling and scenic off-road experience where natural beauty and amazing driving skills will nourish your spirit of adventure while enjoying the best 4x4 tour done at the Ends of the Earth!

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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 and includes dinner with non-alcoholic beverages and wine. The other tour options are full day tours and include lunch with non-alcoholic beverages and wine, except for the lunch for the "Trekking to Turquoise Lagoon and the Carbajal Mount Summit", "Trekking Adventure to the Vinciguerra Glacier" and "Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado" tours, which is a lunch box with bottled water.

DAY 14: LAST DAY IN USHUAIA

Transfer in private vehicle to Ushuaia airport.

Buenos Aires

DAY 14: YOU ARRIVE IN BUENOS AIRES

(staying for 1 night, with 1 tour included)

Arrival in Buenos Aires and transfer to your hotel in private vehicle.

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 15: 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.

Lodging for 14 nights Included

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COMFORT CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED
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DELUXE CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED**
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UNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE CATEGORY LODGING INCLUDED*

** 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, Bariloche and Mendoza. For El Calafate and Ushuaia the hotels included are the ones mentioned in the deluxe category.

Meals Included

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14 BREAKFASTS
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UP TO 6 LUNCHES*

*Depending on the tour options selected

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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
Meals included in Mendoza:
  • 1 gourmet lunch with wine tasting at Mendoza winery if "Wine Tour at Uco Valley: Tasting Argentina’s Best High-Altitude Wines" private tour option is chosen (beverages and wine included), and a traditional lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverages & wine if the "Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Experience" tour or the "An Olive Oil Tasting and Cooking Class Experience at Pan y Oliva (Bread and Olive) Restaurant" tour are chosen.
  • 1 gourmet lunch with wine tasting at Mendoza winery if the "Savoring Argentina’s First-class Wines in Mendoza’s Central Region" private wine tour option is chosen (beverages and wine included). 1 traditional lunch (no beverages included) if the rafting or canopy tour options are chosen. A lunch box with bottled water if the "Trekking Adventure at Cerro Cabras" tour is chosen. Lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverage & wine tasting (in a winery or local restaurant) if "Biking and Wine Tasting in Mendoza’s Wineries" tour is chosen. Dinner with non-alcoholic beverage & wine if "Sunset Horseback Riding with Asado (Meat Barbeque) & Wine" tour is chosen.
Meal included in Bariloche:
  • Lunch with non-alcoholic beverages & wine in any of these tour options: "Exploring Patagonian Wilderness on Horseback" and "Manso River Rafting Adventure to the Chilean Border"; and lunchbox with bottled water in the "Walking on the Edge: an Exhilarating Trekking Experience on Mount Catedral" tour.
Meal included in El Calafate:
  • Lunch with non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages at VIP boat cabin if this tour option is chosen: "Icy Blue Giants: Navigation among Patagonian Glaciers" or lunch with 1 non-alcoholic beverage per person if this tour is chosen: "Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and Experiencing a Patagonian Estancia" or lunch box with 1 bottled water if this tour option is chosen: "Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and an Adventure Trek by the Valley of the Sea Fossil Remains in a Patagonian Estancia"
Meals included in Ushuaia:
  • Lunch with non-alcoholic beverages & wine in any of these tour options: "The Beagle Channel Odyssey of Discovery: The Gable Expedition", "Along the Shore, across the Forest and into the Mud: a 4x4 Off-Road Adventure at the Ends of the Earth!"and "A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth"
  • 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" and "Conquering the Summit of Cerro Pelado".
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.

12 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.

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Private airport transfers included in the following destinations:
  • In Buenos Aires: 4 private transfers
  • In Mendoza: 2 private transfers
  • In Bariloche: 2 private transfers
  • In El Calafate: 2 private transfers
  • In Ushuaia: 2 private 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
Buenos Aires to Mendoza1 hour and 50 minutes
Mendoza to Bariloche1 hours and 40 minutes
Bariloche to El Calafate1 hour and 45 minutes
El Calafate to Ushuaia1 hour and 20 minutes
Ushuaia to Buenos Aires3 hours and 20 minutes
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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).

Mendoza to Bariloche: there is a direct flight that goes from Mendoza to Bariloche. However, this flight does not operate on a daily basis, so if it's not available for your trip dates you will need an extra flight to do a same-day flight connection between both destinations.

Prices per Person in US Dollars
(price does not include flights)

PRICE PER PERSON FOR ALL GROUND SERVICES

(Prices do not include flights. Click on prices below to change currency)

Comfort Category LodgingDeluxe Category Lodging
(except in El Calafate*)
Unique & Exclusive
Category Lodging
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Double occupancy room:
$ 6,055$ 7,324$ 8,829
Triple occupancy room:
$ 5,580$ 6,586$ 7,924

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
4 or more travelers or for a single traveler, click here and fill out the form

Our prices do not include international or domestic airfare.
Our prices are final, you won’t have to pay anything extra no matter what payment method you use.
We accept all major credit cards.

* 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, Bariloche and Mendoza. For El Calafate and Ushuaia the hotels included are the ones mentioned in the deluxe category.

We accept Paypal Credit: finish paying your trip up to 4 months after your trip starting date, paying no interest or fees.

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DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

The total price for all 5 domestic flights needed for this trip starts at $ 652 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 and subject to price modifications until the trip booking is requested and confirmed.

Our Renowned Travel Booklet

We will provide you with the perfect travel companion: our renowned Travel Booklet!
This one-of-a-kind sidekick is full of useful information and personalized tips,
to help you make the most out of your trip experience.

"I received the Travel book and it is absolutely the best trip plan that I have received in over 40 years of traveling. Not only are the daily trips described, but the essential data travelers seek as climate, clothing and phone contact numbers are included. Wonderful job." - Mitch Samuelson and Joan Raskin

"The travel booklet was beyond helpful, from the restaurant recommendations to the tipping guidelines, to the suggested clothes to bring. They answered all our questions before we even had them." - Sophia Yuen & Liza Chau

"The customized booklet prepared for us was with us every step of the way. What a terrific source of information from places to eat and shop, to hints on tipping, etc." - Neal & Barbara Eisner

"The Travel Booklet was the best travel tool ever. I cannot think of any way to improve this excellent hand guide book." - Joan McGirr

"The travel booklet had all sorts of additional important information and recommendations for shopping and dining. I had never seen anything like this before and it proved to be very helpful resource throughout our trip." - Neill Allen and Nancy Van Gelder

"The travel booklet was excellent and it had all the information we needed for the trip so there was no need to do extensive research" - Irina Mindel & Mitchell Olshansky

In your Travel Booklet you'll find lots of useful information and tips personalized for your specific trip itinerary such as:
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Contact information for our local assistance team, who will go above and beyond in providing you with prompt, precise and meaningful assistance during your trip.

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Day-by-day itinerary with detailed tour descriptions, pick-up times, etc.

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Our favorite restaurant suggestions for each visited destination.

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Full information about your hotels: addresses & phones, check-in / check-out times, distance to downtown and to airport, Wi-Fi availability, etc.

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Detailed weather information for your travel dates and destinations, such as average rainfall and minimum and maximum temperatures expected.

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Our clothing suggestions for each destination in addition to specific suggestions for some tours.

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All the information you'll need for your flights: airline and flight number, flight times, luggage weight limits, cost for extra weight, available mileage programs, etc.

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Taking your mobile phone to Argentina, how to dial to and from every destination, etc.

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Helpful tips and other useful information to make the most out of your vacation: time zones, pointers on currency exchange, tipping, advice on museums & art galleries of note, useful info to make the most out of your free time, shopping tips, electricity & voltage information, etc.

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All the necessary travel vouchers for your trip.

The Travel Booklet is designed and sent to you after full trip payment has been made. We will send you a printed version via FedEx, as well as a digital version via e-mail. Many guests download their digital version to their mobile phone (iPhone, Android, etc.) or tablet, which they bring on their trip.

Also Included in the Trip Price

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All taxes for the ground services are included, except in Buenos Aires and Bariloche.
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 Bariloche there is a city tax which depending on the hotel category and time of the year it's of about 200 Argentine pesos (approximately USD 1.3) per person and per night (charged for a maximum of 3 nights) that can only be paid directly at your Bariloche hotel.
These amounts may vary subject to the municipal policy.

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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.

Bariloche
  • Tickets for chairlift at Cerro Campanario for the "A Panoramic Hiking Experience to Awe-Inspiring Vistas (private tour)" tour
  • Entrance ticket to the Nahuel Huapi National Park for the "Navigating the Nahuel Huapi Lake and trekking at the Victoria Island and the Myrtle Forest with private guide"
El Calafate
  • Entrance ticket to the Glaciers National Park for the "An Experience of Conquering the Mighty Perito Moreno Glacier!" tour
  • Entrance ticket to Glaciers National Park for any of these tour options: "Icy Blue Giants: Navigation among Patagonian Glaciers tour" or the "Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and Experiencing a Patagonian Estancia" or the "Discovery of the Upsala Glacier and an Adventure Trek by the Valley of the Sea Fossil Remains in a Patagonian Estancia"
Ushuaia
  • Entrance ticket to Tierra del Fuego National Park for this tour option: "A Trekking and Canoeing Adventure at the Ends of the Earth"
  • 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

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International airfare to and from Argentina is not included.

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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 $ 652 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.

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Tips to hotel staff, tour guides, etc.

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Anything not expressly mentioned in this itinerary proposal.

How Our Booking Process Works

The trip booking process generally takes from 3 to 5 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 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.