Description: Buenos Aires - El Calafate - Usuhuaia
Patagonia is one of those magical places on earth that will have the adrenaline rushing through your veins! The visitor will be delighted with the magnificence of its mountains, the breathtaking beauty of the forests framing crystal-water lakes, glaciers formed millennia ago and an impressive variety of the local fauna. Visiting this unique place is an experience like none other.
Itinerary: Day 1: Buenos Aires
Arrival at Ezeiza International Airport. Welcome and transfer to the selected hotel. Check in.
Day 2: Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, city tour visiting the main sights of this large, important city, such as Plaza de Mayo (May Square), the Congress building, Puerto Madero, La Boca, Recoleta and Palermo. Return to the hotel.
Day 3: Buenos Aires Breakfast at the hotel.
Day at leisure
Day 4: Buenos Aires / El Calafate Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Metropolitan Airport to board the flight to the city of El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to the selected hotel. Check in.
Day 5: El Calafate Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning Visit to Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the greatest experiences in the Patagonia. In order to do this, we must leave for Los Glaciares National Park, 48 miles from El Calafate city, and go through the Patagonian plateau, completing the first approach with a Sailing Safari, so as to get near the walls of this imposing, over 200-feet-high glacier. Then, there is a walk along the long runway just opposite the glacier from where it can be admired in all its beauty. It was declared Heritage of Mankind by UNESCO. Return to the hotel in mid afternoon.
Day 6: El Calafate Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure
Day 7: El Calafate / Ushuaia Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Airport in El Calafate city to board the flight to the city of Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the selected hotel. Check in.
Day 8: Ushuaia Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park, reaching the furthermost spot of the continent, Bahia Lapataia (Bay) on the shores of Beagle Channel. We also visit Roca Lake, which sets the boundary between Argentina and Chile; then, Bahia Ensenada (Bay), and finally the engineering works, amazing natural dams made by the beavers. Reaching this place is like reaching the end of the world, full of stories about adventurers, pirates and aborigines. Return to the hotel.
Day 9: Ushuaia / Buenos Aires Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Airport in Ushuaia city to board the flight to the city of Buenos Aires. Arrival to the Ezeiza International Airport, and then connect with the international flight.
Includes: Buenos Aires: 3 Nights accommodation with breakfast Private transfer from Ezeiza International Airport to the hotel Spanish/English-speaking guide during transfer to the hotel. Excursion: City tour in coach bus Private transfer from the hotel to the Metropolitan Airport Spanish/English-speaking guide during transfer to the airport El Calafate: 3 Nights accommodation with breakfast Transfer from the airport in El Calafate to the hotel in coach bus Excursion: Visit to Los Glaciares National Park on seat in coach bus Transfer from the hotel to the airport in El Calafate on seat in coach bus Ushuaia 2 Nights accommodation with breakfast Transfer from the airport in Ushuaia to the hotel on seat in coach bus Excursion: Visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park in coach bus Transfer from the hotel to the airport in Ushuaia on seat in coach bus
Excludes: International Flight (from JNB or CPT – BUE) and Domestic Flight (from BUE-FTE-USH-BUE) Airport taxes levied by foreign countries on departure about usd 18 per person Travel Insurance Items of a personal nature
Notes: 4 Star single rate from R9 950 pp 5 Star options are also available All prices are subject to availability, price increases without prior notice and currency fluctuations. Sure Travel standard terms and conditions & online booking terms and conditions apply. E&OE
Validity: 14 Apr 2010 - 06 Aug 2010
Sales Period: 14 Apr 2010 - 30 Jul 2010
Prices for Other Seasons: 07 August 2010 to 28 February 2011 from R7 460 pps from R11 895 pp in a single