Day 1: Arrival in Buenos Aires - Dinner and Argentine Tango show

Day 2: Buenos Aires - Ushuaïa - Cruise on the Beagle Channel

Day 3: Ushuaïa - Tierra del Fuego National Park

Day 4: Ushuaïa - El Calafate

Day 5: El Calafate - Lago Argentino Cruise

Day 6: El Calafate - Glacier National Park

Day 7: El Calafate - Buenos Aires

Day 8: Fly back home

Your driver will meet you at the airport with a sign with your name on it and take you to your accommodation. Free time for lunch.

Optional Buenos Aires Excursion (see 'Your Optional Excursions' for details)

At the end of the day, your local driver will pick you up at your hotel. During this evening you will discover a real Argentine Tango show. The evening starts with an introduction to tango. You'll attend a magnificent tango show with professional musicians and dancers while enjoying a wonderful meal. At the end of your dinner and once the tango show is over, your driver will drive you back to your hotel.
Dinner included. Night in Buenos Aires.

Includes:
o Transfer in private service from airport to accommodation in Buenos Aires (the driver may be Spanish-speaking for groups of 4+ people)
o Shared transfer from/to hotel/Cabaret
o Tango initiation in English
o Tango show
o Dinner (drinks included)

DAY 2: BUENOS AIRES - USHUAIA - BEAGLE CHANNEL

Your driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to Buenos Aires airport. Domestic flight Buenos Aires - Ushuaia (early morning).

On arrival at Ushuaia airport, your local driver will accompany you to your accommodation. In the early afternoon, your driver will pick you up from your accommodation and take you directly to the port of Ushuaia. Then you sail to the Lighthouse of the Pathfinders (nicknamed "the lighthouse of the end of the world") on the
the end of the world") on the Beagle Channel, the natural border between Argentina and Chile.

You will have the chance to observe colonies of sea lions in their natural state. Then you will return to the port of Ushuaia in the evening. From there, your driver will accompany you to your hotel.
Lunch at leisure. Dinner at leisure. Night in Ushuaia.

Includes:
o Transfer in private service with English-speaking driver accommodation/airport in Buenos Aires driver may be Spanish speaking for groups of 4+ people).
o Domestic flight Buenos Aires - Ushuaia (15 kg in hold)
o Private transfer with Spanish-speaking driver from the airport to the accommodation in Ushuaia
o 4-hour cruise on the Beagle Channel with Spanish-speaking guide
o Return transfers with Spanish-speaking driver in shared service
o Port tax

DAY 3: USHUAIA - TIERRA DEL FUEGO NATIONAL PARK

Your guide will pick you up at your accommodation and drive you to the Tierra del Fuego National Park,14 km from the city centre. You then have half a day to discover this magnificent place accompanied by your guide. There are many must-see places in the park: Lapataia Bay, Lapataia Bay, Lake Roca and its view of the mountain ranges, beaver dams and more. The fauna and flora are very present and you will have the possibility to make beautiful photos.

In high season you will meet the postman from the end of the world and have the opportunity to send a card to your loved ones from the
from the southernmost post office on the planet. You can also stop by the interpretation centre to learn more about the park. At the end of the tour, your driver will take you to your accommodation.

Optional: Train to the End of the World (see 'Your Optional Excursions' for details)

Free lunch. Dinner free. Night in Ushuaia.

Includes:
o Tierra Del Fuego National Park excursion of 4 hours in private service with English-speaking guide.
o Entrance to the National Park

This morning, your driver will pick you up at your hotel to take you to Ushuaia airport. Domestic flight Ushuaia - El Calafate. On arrival at El Calafate airport, your private driver will accompany you to your accommodation.

Free day to enjoy the small town of El Calafate. We suggest you visit the Laguna Nimez, a natural reserve bordering the Lago Argentino and accessible on foot from the city centre (entrance not included).

Lunch at leisure. Dinner at leisure. Night in El Calafate.

Includes:
o Transfer by private service with Spanish-speaking driver accommodation/airport in Ushuaia
o Domestic flight Ushuaia - El Calafate (15 kg in the hold)
o Private transfer with English-speaking driver from airport to accommodation in El Calafate

DAY 5: EL CALAFATE - LAGPO ARGENTINO CRUISE

At 09:00, start your Todos Glaciares cruise. You will see the Onelli (45km2) and Agassi (31 km2) glaciers. The navigation continues through the arm that leads opposite the Spegazzini Glacier, which has an area of 66 km2 and a length of 25 kilometres. Its slope of 135m in the highest part, characterizes it and distinguishes it as the glacier with the highest altitude in the National Park.

You start the navigation by the Boca del Diablo, the narrowest part of the lake to finally get to the two long awaited glaciers. You disembark at Punta Bandera in the early afternoon. Lunch at leisure. Dinner at leisure. Night in El Calafate.

Includes:
o Return transfer in shared services with Spanish-speaking driver hoteL/port in El Calafate
o Navigation Todos Glaciares in shared service with Spanish-English speaking guide
o Entrance to the National Park

DAY 6: EL CALAFATE - G;LACIER NATIONAL PARK

This morning around 8am, your driver will pick you up at your accommodation to leave for the National Park of Glaciers. Day of exploration at the Perito Moreno Glacier, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This natural wonder reaches up to 70 metres in some places. Enjoy the sound of the crashing of ice blocks into the turquoise waters of Lago Argentino. There are walkways that have been built to give you the best possible view of the glacier. They are at different levels, allowing you to appreciate the glacier from every angle. Take time to walk around the park. In the middle of the afternoon, you leave the park with your guide in the direction of
to your hotel. We advise you to prepare a picnic lunch before departure or to have lunch in the only cafeteria in the park.

Optional: Nautical Safari (see 'Your Optional Excursions' for details')

Free lunch. Free dinner. Night in El Calafate.

Includes:
o Excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier in shared service with English-speaking guide
o Entrance to the National Park

DAY 7: EL CALAFATE - BUENOS AIRES

In the morning, your driver will pick you up from your accommodation and drive you to an estancia. A warm welcome awaits you from the inhabitants, the Gauchos. Estéban and his brother are descendants of a Basque family; his wife from Yugoslavia. The brother owns a herd on the 7000 hectares of his estancia (they are often 10 000 and the largest covers 200 000 hectares). You will live in these immense arid plains, made of dry grass, facing the majestic Andes Mountains.

Esteban, for 15 years, has set up a small structure of peasant reception as a true Gaucho that he is. He breeds horses for the
for riding. It is a rustic life, simple and beautiful. Then you leave for a two-hour horse ride

You ride in an exceptional setting with the mountains of the Cordillera and the lake of the Perito Moreno glacier as a backdrop.

On the programme: discovery of the local fauna and flora. This lunchtime, you will have lunch in the estancia with a magnificent view on the steppe. In the afternoon, you will share unique moments with the inhabitants of this estancia. You discover their culture, you exchange with them.

=> this day in the estancia can be moved to the day of arrival in El Calafate (after the flight) depending on availability

Your driver will pick you up at the estancia and drive you to El Calafate airport. Domestic flight El Calafate - Buenos Aires (evening)
Upon arrival at Buenos Aires airport, your driver will take you to your accommodation.

Lunch included. Overnight stay in Buenos Aires.

Includes:
o Shared service transfers with Spanish-speaking driver accommodation/estancia in El Calafate
o Two hours horse riding
o Lunch (excluding drinks)
o Transfer by private service with Spanish-speaking driver estancia/airport in El Calafate
o Domestic flight El Calafate - Buenos Aires (15 kg in the hold)
o Private transfer with English-speaking driver airport/accommodation in Buenos Aires (from 4 people, the driver will be Spanish-speaking)

DAY 8: DEPARTURE FROM BUENOS AIRES

Your driver will pick you up from your hotel three hours before take-off and drive you to Buenos Aires International Airport. International flight (not included).

Includes:
o Transfer in private service with English-speaking driver accommodation/airport in Buenos Aires (from 4 people, the driver will be Spanish-speaking)

Throughout your tour, you'll be accommodated in Standard Rooms in the following hotels (or similar), depending on your chosen offer:

Standard:

Buenos Aires: Hotel Costa Rica (or similar)

Ushuaia: Posada fin del Mundo (or similar)

El Calafate: Miyazato Inn (or similar)

Standard Plus:

Buenos Aires: Hotel Boutique l'Adresse (or similar)

Ushauia: Alto Andino (or similar)

El Calafate: Cauquenes de Nimez (or similar)

Superior:

Buenos Aires: Madero Hotel 4* (or similar)

Ushuaia: Fueguino 4* (or similar)

El Calafate: Blanca Patagonia 4* (or similar)

To start the day, go to your hotel or to 'Tortoni', one of the oldest cafés in town! Around a coffee, your guide will introduce you to Buenos Aires using maps. After this short presentation, go to the famous Plaza de Mayo, opposite the Casa Rosada (presidential house).

Then, walk along the "docks" of Puerto Madero, an old port now renovated into a modern and trendy district. You are then guided to the famous district of La Boca, known for its colourful tin houses and its Tango dancers in the street.

To end this morning, you follow your guide in the bohemian and popular district of San Telmo, one of the oldest in the city. Today there are antique shops, bookstores, hardware stores, milongas and flea markets.

Guided tour of 4 hours on foot and by public transport with guide

In the heart of the park you will board the mythical Train du Bout du Monde. You will cross the forest of the national park. Thanks to the explanations given in the train, you will learn more about the daily life of the prisoners of Tierra del Fuego.

Access to the Train du Bout du Monde with explanations

You leave by boat for a one-hour crossing and get as close as possible to the glacier on the south side. The view and the feeling are quite different from the boat.

The navigation Nautical Safari in shared service with explanations.

Cosmopolitan, cultural and constantly exciting, the sprawling city of Buenos Aires is the ultimate place to begin a South American adventure. From the dynamic dining scene, to the magnificent architecture and the buzzing nightlife that centres around everything from trendy jazz venues to glamorous nightclubs, Buenos Aires is South America's answer to the 'city that never sleeps', and is welcoming record numbers of visitors every year.

The streets of Argentina's thriving capital are alive with passion, and offer no end of thrilling attractions and opportunities. Begin your trip in this sophisticated destination by exploring the antiques and hidden treasures of the Feria de San Telmo street fair, a colourful market that draws in thousands of visitors each week. Later, head to soak up the sights at the Casa Rosada, a historically and politically cruicial spot in the city, and the workplace of the country's very own President. As your afternoon continues, stop by MALBA, one of the city's most beloved art museums, before heading to one of the city's greatest steak establishments for a taste of Argentine culture and a sample of the country's incredible beef. Finally, no trip to this capital is complete without trying your hand at a tango - this city is the dance's birthplace and we highly recommend heading to an authentic 'milonga' to make the most of your stay!