Buffet breakfast

Leisure day!

Optional with extra cost: A day at the Pampas with lunch -Beverages Included

Duration: 8 hs approx.

Estimated pick up time: 08:45am

Highlights: Santa Susana Ranch-Traditional Argentine Asado-Gauchos Entertainment -Folkloric Show

This is a visit to a typical “estancia” of the Argentine wet pampas, one of the most fertile natural prairies of the world and famous for its meat and cereal production. The guest will be received with “empanadas”, “asado”, good Argentine wines, and will be able to enjoy folkloric songs, dances and show of Creole. Enjoy the flavour of our “pampas” at a touristy ranch located 110 km away from down-town Buenos Aires. You will be welcomed with meat pies (typical “empanadas”), a glass of wine or juices by the owners and served an argentine B.B.Q. After lunch, a folkloric Gaucho`s Show will be performed and you will have the possibility of appreciating the typical “Ring Race” (Carrera de Sortijas) or ride on horseback.

Kindly note that drop off is not back to hotels but in different stops as follows: Puente de la Mujer (Puerto Madero) / Galerías Pacifico Shopping / Av Santa Fe y 9 de Julio / Juncal y Cerrito / Obelisco // Colon Theatre / Irigoyen y Lima

Please note that the ranch is available from Tuesday to Sunday, Mondays closed

Overnight stay in Buenos Aires at Loi Suites Esmeralda Studio

Buffet breakfast

Our English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to the airport to take your flight to Calafate (flight not included)

Arrive in El Calafate a town near the edge of the unique region of Southern Patagonia, and home to the huge Perito Moreno glacier. Transfer to the hotel.

Accommodation at selected hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Buffet breakfast

Full Day Perito Moreno Glacier Tour

Duration: 8 hs approx. / Estimated pick up time: From 09:00 AM

The Perito Moreno Glacier rises majestically 80 km away from El Calafate. This is one of the largest and the only advancing glacier in the world, as well as the biggest attraction at Los Glaciares National Park, a 600,000-hectare protected area covered by an ice mantle. We will start by penetrating the Patagonic Andean forest and make a first breathtaking stop at “Curva de los Suspiros” (Curve of Sighs), where we will enjoy a first view of this incredible natural wonder. When we approach the glacier, we will walk down the catwalks to approach the Glacier and admire from different panoramic points this wonderful creation of Mother Nature. We will be able to contemplate very closely when varied-sized ice blocks loosen and fall into the water with a great thunder becoming beautiful ice floes in the deep waters of the Lago Argentino. This day will be an unforgettable experience, a once in a lifetime delight.

Optional with extra cost. Safari Nautico Navigation Ticket (01 hour)

This activity is an ideal complement to the Perito Moreno glacier tour. It will allow us to appreciate very closely this wonder of nature. We will sail out of Bajo de las Sombras Bay port, 7 km away from the glacier’s catwalks, down to the southern side of the glacier. On our way, we shall contemplate ice blocks falling off until reaching the southern point of Los Témpanos canal, until reaching the standing point 300 m away from the southern wall of the glacier, where we shall stop to admire its greatness.

Accommodation at selected hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Buffet breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to enjoy the surroundings or do some shopping. Soak up the atmosphere of this beautiful environment and indulge in the local cuisine.

Optional with extra cost: Cristina Ranch Classic tour

Duration: 13 hs approx. / Estimated pick up time: AM from 7:30 hs

From Puerto bandera, 50 km from El Calafate, the tour starts boarding a modern and comfortable boat towards the Upsala, the second largest glacier in South America, at Los Glaciares National Park that then sails through the Cristina Channel. Once at the estancia of the same name, passengers walk by the Caterina river and visit the old sheep shearing facilities, now turned into a museum, the chapel and the ranch’s main house. Optional: Lunch box

Accommodation at selected hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Buffet breakfast

Transfer to the airport for flight from Calafate to Iguazu (flight not included), home of the mighty Iguazu Falls! Take the afternoon at your leisure and rest in this beautiful natural setting.

Accommodation at selected hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Buffet breakfast

Highlights: Devils Throat – Upper circuit – Lower Circuit / Pick up 07:15am

Iguazú National Park a total of 65,500 hectares bears the name of the river serving as northern border, which means “great waters” in the Guaraní language. Surrounded by a lush subtropical rainforest, we will find the majestic Iguazú Waterfalls. Its water volume and more than 275 falls places it among the most important and spectacular waterfalls in the world. On different footbridges, we will visit the heart of the waterfalls, appreciating them from different angles. We will visit the lower circuit, and feel part of nature, refreshing ourselves with waterfall drizzle. On the upper circuit, we will stop at different viewpoints, and then reach the balcony at Garganta del Diablo (Devil´s Throat). No doubt, this is the most amazing of all falls: water falls down from 80 meters.

Optional with extra cost: Big Adventure Navigation in the falls with lunch $ 115 ( 2 hours)

A tour that combines rainforest and waterfalls. We will drive trucks into the vast wild vegetation joined by experimented guides. We will get off at the pier and board a boat to sail the Iguazú Inferior river canyon, rafting the river rapids to appreciate falls from the San Martín island peaceful backwater. Then we will visit the Tres Mosqueteros (Three Musketeers) fall, and Garganta del Diablo (Devil`s Throat) will crown the tour. Sailing the coast of the island, we will get to the next exciting point: the San Martín fall, the greatest a boat can approach.

Note: People who respond to the following features or conditions will not be able to carry out this walk, for security reasons: Under 12 years old, pregnant women, people with a cardiac history, etc.

Accommodation at selected hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast

Buffet breakfast

Estimated pick up time from Argentinian Hotels: AM from 7:25 hs

OPTIONAL WITH EXTRA COST – Brazilian Iguazú Falls (5 hours)

Located on the west end of the Paraná river, the Iguazú Park is a huge tropical rainforest which has been declared a World Heritage Site: it is one of the largest forest reserves in South America. Countless flora and fauna species live in it. We will take an elevator down to the base of the waterfalls and stop right above the river level. From a 1,000-meter footbridge, we will be able to admire the majestic Iguazú Falls or go up an elevator to the Salto Floreano viewpoint.

After the tour time to say good bye

Transfer to the airport for the flight back to the U.S. (flight not included)

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