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Punta del Este, Uruguay

Tour: Argentina and Uruguay

This luxury 11 day tour offers you the highlights of Argentina and Uruguay, including Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Punta del Este, staying in top class hotels with private guides throughout.

Length 11 days/10 nights
Highlights Buenos Aires, El Chalten, Viedma Glacier, Cerro Fitz Roy, Perito Moreno, Punta del Este, Maldonado
Hotels Alvear Palace, Los Cerros, Los Notros, Mantra Resort

Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival transfer from Buenos Aires airport to your hotel. City tour in the afternoon, dinner and tango show in the evening.
Day 2: Transfer to airport for flight to El Calafate. Transfer on arrival to Viedma Lake and on to Los Cerros at El Chalten. Lunch and dinner included.
Day 3: Full day excursion to Puerto Bahia, ice-trekking on Viedma Glacier, navigation on Viedma Lake and visit the ice caverns. Return to Los Cerros in time for dinner.
Day 4: Full day excursion to Lago del Desierto and Rio de las Vueltas. Superb views of Cerro Fitz Roy. Return to Los Cerros for dinner.
Day 5: Transfer from Los Cerros to El Calafate and travel on to Los Notros with views of Perito Moreno. Dinner is included.
Day 6: Trekking on Perito Moreno with crampons; return by boat along south face of the glacier and follow the Coastal Path along Iceburg Channel towards the forest. Return to Los Notros in time for dinner.
Day 7: 4 x 4 drive through Estancia La Anita with great views of Brazo Rico, Brazo Sur and the Patagonian fields. Good birdwatching in this area. Return to Los Notros for dinner.
Day 8: Transfer to airport in time for flight to Buenos Aires. Transfer to the hotel Alvear Palace.
Day 9: Transfer to airport for flight to Punta del Este. On arrival here you will be met and driven to the Mantra Resort. We include a cruise towards Isla Lobos with lunch at Gorriti Island, inhabited by one of the world's largest sea-lion colonies. There are lovely views of Maldonado Bay. Return to the hotel in time for dinner.
Day 10: 4 x 4 Photography Safari in the central ranges of Maldonado. Lunch is included at an estancia. In the afternoon we stop at some natural rock pools for a quick dip before the sun sets and returning to the Mantra Resort for dinner.
Day 11: Departure transfer to airport.

 

Price guideline: from £2192 per person
Tour code: ARG28

Breakfast is included throughout. Other meals as specified in the itinerary. Flights are not included in this itinerary. Please contact us to check costs of transatlantic and internal flights in economy, business or first class.

 

Notes:
Prices are per person based on double occupancy, in the low season unless otherwise stated.
The price shown is a guideline only and may change due to variations in the dollar / pound exchange rate or season. Please contact us for an exact quote based on your requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: Tuesday May 13 2008