Argentina

Buenos Aires to El Calafate: Tango and Patagonian Glaciers

When

Oct to April

Price

From 4 200 excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

8 nights

Ideal length

1 / 7

A journey in two movements: the effervescence of Buenos Aires, its milongas and jacaranda-lined avenues, then the great white silence of Patagonia, facing the Perito Moreno glacier and the spires of Fitz Roy.

Buenos Aires, the capital that never sleeps

The trip begins in Palermo, a neighbourhood of cafés and jacaranda trees, a few streets from San Telmo's milongas. The first days follow the city's rhythm: the monumental Recoleta Cemetery, where mausoleums compete in extravagance, the colourful lanes of La Boca and its famous Caminito, then one last stop at the San Telmo antiques market before flying south. Buenos Aires closes with an Argentine steak dinner — here, almost a ritual.

Patagonia, the white silence at the end of the world

The change of scale is immediate stepping off the plane in El Calafate. The Perito Moreno glacier, one of the few in the world still advancing, is first seen from panoramic walkways, then closer by boat, and finally on foot, crampons strapped on, over the blue ice itself. The road to El Chaltén opens a second chapter, one of hiking, up to the Laguna de los Tres viewpoint, which offers the most direct view of Fitz Roy's granite spires — a single view that sums up Patagonia.

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Where to rest your head

Casa Palermo Boutique

Casa Palermo Boutique

A restored 1920s townhouse in the Palermo Soho district, an inner courtyard planted with jacarandas, within walking distance of the city's best parrillas and milongas.

Estancia Lago Argentino

Estancia Lago Argentino

A wood-and-stone lodge on the shore of Lake Argentino, every room with a mountain view. A shared fireplace and asado dinners, minutes from Los Glaciares National Park.