Argentina - The must-sees

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Arrival in Buenos Aires

  Private transfer from the international airport to your hotel, where we will welcome you and give you your travel booklet. Afternoon: 2-hour private guided walking tour with a French-speaking guide: visit of the historic center and San Telmo. Overnight stay in a double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 2

  Guided tour of Buenos Aires

  4h private guided tour by car with French-speaking guide. Places visited: La Boca (Caminito), Recoleta and its cemetery, Puerto Madero and Palermo. Private transfer: Buenos Aires hotel - airport Flight Buenos Aires - El Calafate (not included) Private transfer: El Calafate airport - hotel Night in hosteria: double room with private bathroom and breakfast.

• day 3

  Excursion to Perito Moreno and evening return following in the footsteps of the aboriginal populations.

  

  Group outing with a bilingual guide to admire the Perito Moreno glacier from the walkways of Los Glaciares National Park. Lunch and entrance to the national park not included. Evening: retracing the footsteps of the first aboriginal populations who arrived in the region. Departure by 4x4 towards the shores of Lake Argentino. Typical dinner included in the caves where these populations left their marks on the rock thousands of years ago. Bilingual Spanish/English guide in a small group. Night in a hosteria: double room with private bathroom and breakfast.

• day 4

  Sailing day on Lake Argentin.

  You will be able to observe, among other things, the north face of the Perito Moreno, the Spegazzini glacier, icebergs, and, in the distance, the Upsala glacier. Stopover with panoramic view of the region. Gourmet sandwich lunch included. Entrance to the national park not included. Night in a hosteria: double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 5

  Free hiking day in El Chaltén

  Free day to go admire Mount Fitz Roy. Round-trip bus transfer included. Night in hosteria: double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 6

  Direction Salta

  Private transfer: El Calafate hotel - airport. Domestic flight El Calafate - Buenos Aires - Salta (not included). Private transfer Salta airport - hotel. Double room with a local host with private bathroom and breakfast.

• day 7

  Small group tour to the Salinas Grandes

  Small group excursion with a bilingual Spanish/English guide to the Salinas Grandes (salt desert). On the way, visit of Purmamarca (Hill of Seven Colors), Cuesta del Lipán, and Abra del Potrerillo (4150 m). End of the tour in Purmamarca. Bus not included to Tilcara. Double room in a hosteria in Tilcara with private bathroom and breakfast.

• day 8

  Hornocal: Mountain of 14 colors

  Transfer included by public bus to Humahuaca. Free visit of the small colonial town. Private driver to the Hornocal: magnificent geological formation, the mountain of 14 colors. Transfer included to the mountain hosteria where you will spend the night. Timeless night in the company of the owners of the certified Andean, Inca and pre-Inca organic farming lands. Double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 9

  Picnic in a high-altitude cellar

  

  Semi-private 4x4 tour of the owners' high-altitude cellars (4000 m), set up in a former mine. Visit of their high-altitude vineyards. Delicious picnic made with local products to enjoy in front of a breathtaking view of the quebrada. Return transfer to Salta. Double room in a homestay with private bathroom and breakfast.

• day 10

  Giant cardons, Quebrada Humahuaca.

  Small group excursion with a bilingual Spanish/English guide to the magnificent rock formations of the Quebrada de las Conchas, then on to Cafayate via route 68. Included: visit to a cheese factory and a winery with tasting of local wines. Double room in a homestay in Salta with private bathroom and breakfast.

• day 11

  Direction Puerto Iguazú

  Free morning to visit the colonial city of Salta. Private transfer from the accommodation in Salta to the airport. Domestic flight Salta - Puerto Iguazú (not included). Private transfer from Puerto Iguazú airport to the hotel. Night in a hotel with a pool, double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 12

  Iguazu Falls Argentine side

  Private guided tour with private transfer and French-speaking guide of the Iguazu Falls, Argentine side. Includes the lower and upper circuits and the Devil's Throat. Entrance to the national park not included. If time permits, you can also take a zodiac tour at the foot of the falls (at an additional cost). Overnight stay in a hotel with a pool, double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 13

  Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian side and return to Buenos Aires

  Private guided tour with private transfer and French-speaking guide of the Iguazu Falls, Brazilian side. Entrance to the national park not included. Private transfer to the airport for your domestic flight Iguazu - Buenos Aires (flight not included). Private transfer airport Buenos Aires - hotel. Overnight in hotel, double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 14

  Zodiac outing in the Tigre delta.

  Private zodiac outing with a French-speaking guide in the Tigre Delta, off the beaten path. Discover the lifestyle of locals living on the islands, hidden rivers with varied vegetation, and new islands with native vegetation. Lunch possible in a local restaurant on an island (not included). Round-trip train transfer from Buenos Aires, 1h (not included). Evening tango dinner-show with live orchestra. Overnight in a hotel, double room with private bathroom and breakfast included.

• day 15

  End of stay

  Private transfer hotel - international airport. Have a good trip back!