9-Day Patagonia: Argentina's Glacier Area

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Today, you'll visit the northern area of the city, enjoying a guided tour to La Recoleta, one of the city's most glamorous spots. La Recoleta is a wonderful walking area that combines upscale stores, restaurants, and boutiques. In the evening, you'll head to the El Viejo Almacén for an incredible tango show accompanied by a traditional dinner. You'll learn about the traditions of Tango before enjoying the real Tango together with the locals.

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Today, you'll travel to San Antonio de Areco. Here, you'll take a walking tour of the village, including a visit to the historical heart of the city. Afterwards, you'll continue to the ‘El Ombu de Areco’ ranch. Once at the estancia, you can take rides on the horses or go for a ride in a sulky. At lunchtime, you'll enjoy a typical country-style barbeque prepared using only the finest quality meats. Dessert is accompanied by a folklore show, which is followed by a demonstration of gaucho skills.

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At the given time, you will be picked up and taken to the domestic airport to board your flight to Ushuaia. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed at the airport and taken to your hotel. In the afternoon, you'll set off on the Tierra del Fuego National Park tour with Lapataia Bay, on which you will be able to appreciate lakes, lagoons and rivers. After a mixture of trekking, incredible views and wonderful scenic journeys, you'll have the option to ride the End of the World Train!

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Leaving the local harbour, you'll navigate along the channel, passing Isla de los Pájaros, a good spot for watching albatrosses, ducks, skuas, petrels, cauquenes and seagulls. Upon arrival at Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, you can see the colonies of cormorants. Continuing the trip to the east, you'll enjoy a beautiful landscape of the channel and the surrounding mountains. Upon arrival at Martillo Island, you will have the chance to see a colony of Magellan penguins and some penguins from Papua.

At the given time, you will be picked up and taken to the airport for your flight to the next destination. Upon arrival, you'll take a shared transfer from El Calafate to your hotel. After checking in, you'll have the rest of the day free to spend as you wish. El Calafate is a pleasant village located on the southern shore of Lake Argentino. Its strategic location between el Chaltén and Torres del Paine in Chile makes it a great stop for Patagonian explorers and travellers.

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This morning, you'll leave El Calafate and drive to Los Glaciares National Park entrance. From here, you'll visit one of Argentina’s natural highlights: the Perito Moreno Glacier. Keep your eyes open and watch the frozen walls slide down into the Argentino Lake. Walk along the boardwalks and stop at the different viewpoints to admire this breathtaking, dynamic, azure glacier. You'll then embark on a Safari Nautico Navigation tour across Lake Rico to the Icebergs Channel.

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Today, you'll have the day free to spend as you wish. If you take the optional tour, you'll head to Punta Bandera Port where a boat will whisk you away to Argentino Lake towards the Upsala Glacier, one of the largest among the continental ices. After crossing Boca del Diablo, the scenery turns into woods and high mountains with hanging glaciers. Later on, the boat enters Spegazzini Canal; you'll disembark and take a pleasant trek along Bahía de los Glaciares to Spegazzini shelter.