Amazing Patagonia

Welcome to Buenos Aires. Once you clear your immigration and custom, meet & greet your Global Holidays Tour Manager who will be holding a Global Holidays Placard at the arrivals and proceed to hotel for your overnight stay. In the evening head to one of Buenos Aires’ famous tango houses. Sip on a drink as you enjoy a live show and the “porteño” love songs as dancers show the stunning footsteps to this dance. After the show, return to your hotel around midnight.

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Today drive along “9 de Julio”, the widest avenue in the world, and pass by the Colón Theatre, a stunning opera house. Visit Plaza de Mayo, where the Government House and the first City Hall are located. Here, step inside the Metropolitan Cathedral to appreciate its towering ceilings, striking stained glass, marble columns, and paintings. Afterwards, in La Boca district, enjoy a short stroll along “Caminito” and admire the colorful streets filled with souvenir shops and Tango dancers. Pass by the Boca Juniors soccer stadium before driving to the Puerto Madero area, a district made with recycled docks where some of the city’s best restaurants are located. Then, drive by the beautiful parks and green spaces in Palermo as you head to Recoleta, one of the city’s most glamorous spots. End your tour with a visit to the Recoleta cemetery. Founded in 1822, the cemetery is one of the most prominent in the world; many national heroes, presidents, well-known writers, scientists, and artists are buried here. Appreciate its ornate mausoleums, sculptures, and vaults made by local and international artists and visit Eva Perón’s grave.

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Today after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to El Calafate. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.

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Leave El Calafate and drive 80km (50mi.) to the “Los Glaciares” National Park entrance. From here, visit one of Argentina’s natural highlights: the Perito Moreno Glacier. The glacier is 30km (19mi.) long, 5km (3mi.) wide, and 60m (197ft.) high and it is one of the few glaciers in the world that still constantly advances (about 2m (7ft.) per day). 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. Drive back to El Calafate after this impressive tour.

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Departure from your hotel to Punta Bandera Port, 47 km away from El Calafate, where a comfortable boat is waiting to navigate the Argentino Lake towards the Upsala Glacier, one of the largest among the continental ices. After crossing “Boca del Diablo”, the lake´s narrowest area, natural gateway to the Northern Canal, the route heads West. While the scenery turns into woods and high mountains with hanging glaciers, the boat find itself surrounded by enormous icebergs, proof of Upsala Glacier´s regression process, until reaching the huge front. Later on, the boat continues its route entering Spegazzini Canal. Optional: Disembark at base Spegazzini and take a pleasant trek along Bahía de Todos los Glaciares to Spegazzini shelter.

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Today checkout and proceed to Puerto Natale – Chile
Check in to hotel. Rest of the day will be at Leisure to explore the surrounding on your own.

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Note:
• Today we will have border crossing.
• Please keep your passport and documents handy.
• Border tax charge may apply

Today you are going to see one of the most spectacular scenic regions, nowhere found in the world, the Torres del Paine National Park! It covers an area of 113.000ha and was declared Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO in 1978. Cascading waterfalls, roaring creeks, shimmering lakes and jagged spires of mountains are just a part of what Paine offers. The road you take borders majestic lakes. On this tour, you will visit the viewpoints Los Cuernos and Lago Pehoe, the spectacular Salto Grande (“Big Waterfall”) the Administration of the Park (Conaf) and the viewpoint Lago Grey, which allows a marvelous view on the Grey Glacier. Have a glimpse of the park’s fauna seeing herds of guanacos, foxes, swans, and several small-sized birds.

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Enjoy a full day boat tour on the “Seno Ultima Esperanza” and sail to the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, Chile’s biggest natural reserve. Boasting majestic mountain landscapes, appreciate the breathtaking views of the Serrano and Balmaceda glaciers. Once you reach the end of the fjord, disembark and take a short walk through the unspoiled Patagonian Forest. Reach the foot of the Serrano Glacier and appreciate the bright blue ice surrounded by beautiful landscapes.

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Note: The tour is shared with other international travelers. Low season is from April to September: The tour only operates twice a week with a minimum of 10 travelers. It is subject to confirmation. The walk is short and easy with several small rocky slopes and a sandy path by the lake.

Today travel 40km (25mi.) north of Punta Arenas and approximately 10km (6mi.) offshore the Patagonian coastline to Magdalena Island. The island is home to many bird colonies, especially cormorants and Magellan penguins characterized by their black and white colored head and feathers. There are approximately 62,000 couples of penguins during the summer months, making it the biggest colony in southern Chile. Learn and watch them from up close in their natural surroundings.

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Note: The tour and English-speaking guide are shared with other international travelers. The penguin colony tour is possible between November and mid-March (from mid-March to October, the Skyring sector is visited, where various animal and plant species can be observed - Minimum 10 participants).

Today checkout and proceed to El Calafate – Argentina
Check in to hotel. Remaining day will be at Leisure to explore the surrounding on your own.
Note:
• Today we will have border crossing.
• Please keep your passport and documents handy.

Meals: Breakfast (Y) Pack Lunch (Y) Dinner (Y)

Today after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.

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Today fly home with awesome memories of your tour.

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