
Argentina
Patagonia on both sides of the Andes, from Argentina to Chile
Argentina
Argentine and Chilean Patagonia in a group of 16 at most: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel, three nights in El Calafate with Perito Moreno, Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine in Chile, Punta Arenas, Santiago and Valparaíso. Extended to Easter Island (18 days) from €9,041 per person.
When
October to April
Price
From 5 953€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
12 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
The capital and the end of the world.
Day 1
Arrival in Buenos Aires
Flight to Buenos Aires, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo and the Casa Rosada, Recoleta cemetery, the colourful houses of La Boca and San Telmo, birthplace of the tango.

Day 3
Buenos Aires – Ushuaia
Flight to Ushuaia.

Day 4
Ushuaia
Ushuaia, the town at the end of the world, Tierra del Fuego national park and a sail on the Beagle Channel, its lighthouses and sea lion colonies.

Days 5-7
The glaciers of Lake Argentino.
Day 5
Ushuaia – El Calafate
Flight to El Calafate.

Day 6
Perito Moreno
The Perito Moreno glacier, a sixty-metre wall of ice crashing into Lake Argentino, seen from its walkways.

Day 7
El Calafate
A cruise on Lake Argentino to the Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers and their blue icebergs.

Days 8-14
Torres del Paine and Valparaíso.
Day 8
El Calafate – Puerto Natales
Crossing into Chile over the Patagonian steppe to Puerto Natales.

Day 9
Torres del Paine
Torres del Paine park, its granite towers, turquoise lakes and guanacos.

Day 10
Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas
Drive to Punta Arenas, on the Strait of Magellan.

Day 11
Punta Arenas – Santiago
Flight to Santiago de Chile.

Day 12
Valparaíso
Valparaíso, its hills, funiculars and colourful houses.

Day 13
Santiago de Chile – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Day 14
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.


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