Wonders of Argentina: Ushuaia, El Calafate, Humahuaca, Cachi and Cafayate

Argentina

Wonders of Argentina: Ushuaia, El Calafate, Humahuaca, Cachi and Cafayate

The southern glaciers and the Andean villages of the north, in a group of 16 at most

Argentina

Wonders of Argentina: Ushuaia, El Calafate, Humahuaca, Cachi and Cafayate

The two faces of Argentina: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel, El Calafate, Perito Moreno and Lake Argentino, then the North-West: Tilcara, Humahuaca, the Ocumazo community, Cachi and the wine road to Cafayate. With the Iguazú Falls (17 days) from €8,922 per person.

When

October to April

Price

From 7 334€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

12 nights

Ideal length

Buenos Aires and Patagonia

Days 1-7

The city, Ushuaia and the glaciers.

Day 1

Arrival in Buenos Aires

Flight to Buenos Aires, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Buenos Aires

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.

Buenos Aires

Day 3

Buenos Aires – Ushuaia

Flight to Ushuaia.

Buenos Aires – 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.

Ushuaia

Day 5

Ushuaia – El Calafate

Flight to El Calafate.

Ushuaia – El Calafate

Day 6

Perito Moreno

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

Perito Moreno

Day 7

Lake Argentino

A cruise on Lake Argentino to the Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers and their blue icebergs.

Lake Argentino
Buenos Aires and Patagonia — photo 1
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The North-West

Days 8-15

Ravines, villages and vineyards.

Day 8

El Calafate – Salta

Flights via Buenos Aires to Salta.

El Calafate – Salta

Day 9

Tilcara – Humahuaca – Huacalera

The UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca, the Hill of Seven Colours at Purmamarca and the Andean villages of Tilcara.

Tilcara – Humahuaca – Huacalera

Day 10

Ocumazo – Salta

A meeting with the Andean community of Ocumazo, then back to Salta.

Ocumazo – Salta

Day 11

Salta – Cachi

The Cuesta del Obispo, Los Cardones park and its giant cacti, then the white village of Cachi.

Salta – Cachi

Day 12

Cachi – Cafayate – Salta

The Quebrada de las Conchas and its red sandstone formations, then Cafayate and its Torrontés vineyards.

Cachi – Cafayate – Salta

Day 13

Salta – Buenos Aires

Flight to Buenos Aires.

Salta – Buenos Aires

Day 14

Buenos Aires – flight home

Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Buenos Aires – flight home

Day 15

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
The North-West — photo 1
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