Magical Argentina | 20 Day Trip

In three fun-filled and exciting hours (including pick-up and drop-off times) our team of reliable and professional drivers and very informative, knowledgeable, and helpful tour guides with outstanding English skills will tour in a small group of no more than 12 guests around Buenos Aires city, bringing it to life with their live commentary full of background information, facts and insights that travelers will not be able to find in any book or travel guide.

 

This tour offers the perfect balance between driving and light walking, which will allow them to get a great overview of the city’s most iconic areas and districts in just half of a day, and at the same time have the possibility to get off the vehicle, and walk around and have a deeper understanding of the key locations within Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo, La Boca neighborhood, and many other attractions.

 

Your tour ends with drop-off back at your hotel.

 

Start in a "bohemian" style Milonga in San Telmo neighbourhood where you will learn the basic tango's steps with a 1-hour class. After that, put your new moves into practice and join locals and watch talented dancers (Duration: 3 hours).

 

Includes: Tango lesson, Snacks, Alcoholic Beverages, Light refreshments, Hotel pick-up and drop-off , Transport by private vehicle, Professional Tour Guide.

 

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner.

 

The idea is to offer foreign visitors to Buenos Aires an authentic Argentine family weekend barbecue experience.

 

Your guide will take a small group (up to ten people) through the cobblestone streets of Palermo Viejo, visiting a butcher, bakery, and wine shop, just like a local family would. Afterward, you'll return to a private home (not a restaurant) to help prepare the roast.

 

The hands-on experience includes learning how to cook the meat, prepare a salad, light the fire with charcoal and wood, and explore the neighborhood. Guests can also note shops for later visits. The tour provides insight into Argentine barbecue traditions and the city, culminating in a delicious roast, prepared by a master griller.

 

The tour runs from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Overnight in Buenos Aires .

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner.

We will explore the countryside of Buenos Aires and learn all about the gauchos and ranch life on the Pampas during an exciting full-day tour. This experience will include visits to a historical rural town and a silversmith museum, a visit to a ranch, plenty of food and wine, dancing, horseback riding, and a gaucho horse skills display.

Travelers will dive into a completely different world on the way to San Antonio de Areco, a small town dating back to 1730, known as “the cradle of culture and tradition” in Argentina.

Upon arrival in Areco, we will visit the Draghi museum, a family-run establishment showcasing some of the best silversmiths in the world. Afterward, we will head to El Ombú ranch, where we will be warmly greeted by the gauchos and served welcome drinks along with some of the best 'empanadas' (local pasties) you will ever taste. We strongly recommend coming hungry, as lunch will feature a real Argentinean meat feast, with the national dish: asado.

To wrap up this wonderful and authentic Argentine experience, one of the gauchos will treat us to a demonstration of how he tames his horse, showcasing the deep confidence and connection they share in an unconventional horse whispering performance.

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

In this exciting and fun-filled half-day tour, we will embark on an epic adventure in a small group of no more than 12 guests, offering the perfect balance of nature and history.

After hotel pick-up, we will cruise the widest river in the world, the "Río de la Plata," enjoying spectacular views of the Buenos Aires skyline from the water. After an hour of navigation, we will arrive at the Paraná River Delta, a magical place that truly feels like a fantasy land. Once in the Delta, the boat ride will continue through narrow channels and islands, a popular weekend getaway for the residents of Buenos Aires, or “Porteños.”

At lunchtime, we will stop in Tigre, a major city in Buenos Aires' suburbs, where we will enjoy an authentic snack, including "empanadas" (local pasties) and drinks, at a beautiful historical venue belonging to the Italian Rowing Club of Tigre City.

For the rest of the tour, we will board a comfortable vehicle to drive through the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, offering a glimpse of life in the outskirts of Argentina’s capital. Along the ride, we will visit several sites, including the Fruit’s Market, a local bazaar where you can shop for home goods and find some great, authentic souvenirs.

At the end of the tour, we will return to Buenos Aires, where you will have the option to stay somewhere along the way to continue exploring this fascinating city or be driven back to your hotel.

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

At the time of departure, according to your air itinerary, we will pick you up at the hotel to take you to Jorge Newbery Airport in the City of Buenos Aires to take your next flight (Private service - driver and guide). When you arrive at the airport, we will pick you up to take you to your hotel in El Calafate. We recommend that you take advantage of this day to visit the Laguna Nímez area and the city center of El Calafate.

 

Evening program: In the afternoon, you'll be picked up for a welcome dinner inside a historic cave. This half-day 4WD excursion explores the history and culture of El Calafate's first inhabitants, offering a unique and immersive experience in a distinctive setting (shared tour). Duration: 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.

 

Overnight in El Calafate: Hostería La Estepa, Kau Yatun, Xelena hotel (or similar).

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner.

Early in the morning we went on an excursion to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier. Throughout the day in Los Glaciares National Park, you can have the best panoramic views of the Glacier by walking the walkways of the La Costa, El Bosque, the Lower and the Middle. As an option, we recommend taking a short sail (Nautical Safari) on Lake Argentino. Return to the hotel in the afternoon.

 

During the day you'll have time to have lunch at the National Park restaurant.

 

Overnight in El Calafate.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner.

From El Calafate we will take you to Nibepo Aike ranch (Driver only - private service).

 

Overnight in El Calafate: Nibepo Aike ranch (Classic program).

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

For those who enjoy exploring on their own or participating in the activities offered by the lodge: rural experiences, horseback riding, hiking, cycling, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Andes Mountains. Full board and all activities are included. (Activities are shared with other guests).

 

Overnight in El Calafate: Nibepo Aike ranch (Classic program).

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

We will pick you up by Nibepo Aike and take you to your hotel located in El Chaltén (Driver only - private service).

 

Overnight in El Chaltén: Hostería Poincenot, Hosteria Senderos, Destino Sur hotel (or similar).

Meals Included: Breakfast.

After breakfast at the hotel we will have the free day to enjoy the National Capital of Trekking. We recommend starting by visiting the base of Cerro Fitz Roy. There begins the trail where this beautiful trekking begins.

 

It is a medium-difficulty trekking that lasts approximately eight hours, since the duration depends on the physical state of each one. The ideal is to get to the Laguna de los Tres, from where you have the best view of Fitz Roy.

 

The trail offers intermediate panoramic spots and there are short options for those who don't want to walk so much. If you want to get to Laguna de los Tres, you must bear in mind that the last hour of ascent will be a little more demanding, but with patience and time you will enjoy it a lot.

 

Overnight in El Chaltén.

Meals Included: Breakfast.

You will breakfast at the hotel and the the day will be free to continue enjoying El Chaltén and its beautiful landscapes.

 

For this day we recommend the hike to Cerro Torre, which lasts 6 to 7 hours and can also be done on your own. This trail is of low difficulty and unlike the previous one, it runs along the Fitz Roy River until it reaches Laguna Torre, from where you have an impressive view of Cerro Torre.

 

Overnight in El Chaltén.

Meals Included: Breakfast.

We will pick you up at your hotel in El Chaltén to transfer you to your selected hotel in El Calafate (Driver only - shared service).

 

Overnight in El Calafate.

Meals Included: Breakfast.

At the time of departure, we will pick you up at the hotel to accompany you to El Calafate airport. Upon arrival at the local Bariloche airport, your local guide will be waiting for you to accompany you to the selected hotel located between Km3 and Km12 (Private service - driver and guide).

 

Away from the noise of the city, Lucas will be waiting you on its family’s farm located on the remote San Pedro Península, to participate of his traditional “cocina de fuegos”. With a good wine on hands you will taste fresh products like patagonian trout with vegetables and other argentinian meats. All of them will be roasted on his simple and rustic way of cooking in which the fire and the cast iron plate will give to the food its particular character.

 

Even the dessert will participate of this simple combination of elements. The result will be an authentic experience of fire and flavours (Duration: 3 hours).

 

Included: transportation, guide assistance.

Overnight in Bariloche: Kenton Palace Bariloche, Cacique Inacayal hotel (or similar).

Meals Included: Breakast, Dinner.

This excursion goes along the most classic circuit of San Carlos de Bariloche in an active and funny way.

 

While visiting stunning viewpoints of the area, such as Campanario Hill and Llao-Llao Hotel, the guide will explain how this little mountain village has get to be one of the most attractive tourist towns in Patagonia.

 

We ́ll enjoy the beauty of Moreno and Nahuel Huapi lakes, as well as Lopez and Capilla mountains. Continued, we ́ll go for a nature oriented walk through the Llao-llao Nature Park to discover an impressive forest of Arrayanes trees.

 

The tour finish with a Beer Tasting in at Gilbert Microbrewery (see Gilbert at Chapter 1 of Magic Patagonia on Netflix).

 

Overnight in Bariloche.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & beer tasting.

This is a very complete excursion that combines coastal kayaking and hiking at the Nahuel Huapi National Park.

 

In the morning we drive south along Ruta 40 up to Mascardi lake. We first do an introduction on basic kayaking technics before starting to explore this beautiful lake.

The turquoise waters and the amazing views of the Andes mountains, create a unique and dramatic landscape. We stop for a gourmet picnic lunch in a remote beach and after a relaxing time we take our kayaks to paddle back to the starting point.

 

Afterwards we do a nature oriented walk to enjoy this amazing environment of evergreen forest and blue lakes. We return to the hotel in the afternoon.

 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Country lunch.

At a certain time, we will pick you up at the selected hotel and take you to the local airport of Bariloche (Private car service - driver only). Upon arrival at Puerto Iguazú IGR airport, we will be waiting for you to take you to the selected hotel (Regular service - Driver only).

 

Overnight in Iguazú: Kelta hotel, Raíces Esturión hotel, El Pueblito (or similar).

Meals Included: Breakfast.

This day we will visit the Iguaçu National Park in Brazil. This park is surprising because of the innumerable number of animals that can be observed and that are being worked on for its conservation.

 

In addition, you can see many of the jumps on the Argentine side that contain 80% of them, and from here you get a unique panoramic view. Finally, you can see the Floriano Falls with an impressive view of the falls from the footbridges that are accessed by the elevator. Return to the hotel.

 

Overnight in Iguazú.

Meals Included: Breakfast.

This day we will visit the Iguazu National Park Falls on the Argentinian side. Valued as one of the Wonders of the World, this tour leaves all visitors amazed regardless of age or interests.

 

We will visit the Devil's Throat, Upper Circuit and Lower Circuit circuits, which have a system of walkways that allow us to appreciate the different jumps from different perspectives. Return to the hotel in the afternoon. For all excursions, we recommend bringing insect repellent, sneakers and comfortable clothing.

 

At the end of the excursión, you will be driven to Puerto Iguazu to the local airport to take your flight back to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival at the local Jorge Newbery Airport (Aeroparc), your driver will be waiting for you with a sign in your name to take you to the selected hotel (Driver only - private service).

 

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Meals Included: Breakfast.

Our cooking experience is an activity that lasts 4 hours where we make 5 traditional Argentinian recipes.

 

At the beginning of the activity, we shared around the table a variety of homemade preserves while we introduced ourselves and shared a presentation on Argentinian culture and cuisine.

 

At the end of cooking, we had everything done for lunch with different wines in pairing. If you wish you can also try mate! Argentina's national drink.

 

At appropriate time, we will pick you up and transfered you to Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport for your international flight. 

Adiós Argentina! (Driver only - private service).

 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch.