TRIP SUMMARY

  • Trip duration: 12 days.

  • Destinations included: Buenos Aires + Ushuaia + El Calafate + Bariloche + Iguazú

  • Services included: 12 transfers, accommodation for 11 nights, 7 first class tours and all needed entrance fees to National Parks.

  • Total price per person starts from (in Standard category hotels): USD 2725 (includes 6 domestic flights)

  • Land only price (no fligths included) per person (in Standard category hotels): starts from USD 1537

  • Important: All our trips have private departures. This means you can choose any trip start date you want and you don't have to travel along with a group.
  • Know what to expect in your trip: read our Guests' testimonials and contact them!

  • Our Tour Operator license number issued by the Argentinean Secretariat of Tourism is 12563

  • Continue reading below to see the details
    of all services included in this itinerary


12 DAYS / 11 NIGHTS
5 DESTINATIONS
Buenos Aires (City of Tango) + Ushuaia (Ends of the Earth) + El Calafate (The Glaciers Region) + Bariloche (Patagonia's Natural Beauty) + Iguazú Falls (Largest falls on Earth)
12 TRANSFERS
  • From the international airport in Buenos Aires to hotel or viceversa: 2 private transfers.
  • From your hotel in Buenos Aires to the domestic airport or viceversa: 2 private transfers.
  • From airport in Ushuaia to hotel or viceversa: 2 private transfers.
  • From airport in El Calafate to hotel or viceversa: 2 group transfers.
  • From airport in Bariloche to hotel or viceversa: 2 group transfers.
  • From airport in Iguazú to hotel or viceversa: 2 private transfers.
ACCOMMODATION FOR 11 NIGHTS *

        2 nights in Buenos Aires

  Standard Category:  Dazzler Libertad
  Superior Category:  Argenta Tower & Suites
  Deluxe Category:  Hilton Hotel

        2 nights in Ushuaia

  Standard Category:  Del Bosque Hotel
  Superior Category:  Los Ñires Hotel
  Deluxe Category:  Los Cauquenes Hotel (Beagle Channel view room)

        2 nights in El Calafate

  Standard Category:  Michelangelo Hotel
  Superior Category:  Kosten Aike Hotel
  Deluxe Category:  Posada Los Alamos

        3 nights in Bariloche

  Standard Category:  Carlos V Hotel
  Superior Category:  Hotel Cacique Inacayal
  Deluxe Category:  Villa Huinid Hotel (lake view room)

        2 nights in Iguazu

  Standard Category:  San Rafael hotel
  Superior Category:  Mercure Hotel
  Deluxe Category:  Amerian Hotel (river view room)


* Hotels suggested for our trips are the ones which have received the best evaluations and most positive comments from our guests in our traveler's satisfaction surveys. They are also the ones that offer the best value for their category according to their quality, facilities, and customer service levels.

However, if you prefer a different hotel or location we’ll be glad to make the changes that best suit your needs and preferences.

11 BREAKFASTS, 2 LUNCHES
Meals included in Ushuaia
  • Snack and lunch with wine & beverages in "Hiking and Navigating at the Ends of the Earth" or "Hiking and Canoeing at the Ends of the Earth" or "4x4 Off Road adventure at the Ends of the Earth" tour options in Ushuaia.
Meals included in Bariloche
  • Snack and lunch with beverages if "Rafting to the Chilean Border on the Manso river" or "Estancia Fortin Chacabuco Horseback Riding Experience" tour options are chosen.
7 FIRST CLASS TOURS
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of all the tours included in your itinerary.


  • Buenos Aires City Tour with English speaking guide (3 hours). Enjoy the best introductory group tour to Buenos Aires learning about the main highlights of this unique cosmopolitan city with our historian expert guides. For your convenience our Buenos Aires group city tour is done only in English (no simultaneous English/Spanish speaking) and it is done in small groups therefore providing a much higher quality experience than any other Buenos Aires group city tour.
  • Panoramic Images of Bariloche. This is an introductory tour to Bariloche’s beautiful landscapes. You will visit: “Playa Bonita”, Campanario Hill, the Llao Llao Peninsula, and the Escondido Lake.
    National Geographic rated the panoramic view from the Campanario Hill as one of the 7 most beautiful views in the world. Includes ticket for the chairlift which will take you to the top of the Campanario Hill This is a group tour please request a private tour if preferred (4 hours duration).
  • Highly personalized and rapid assistance during your trip, our goal is to provide you with a worry-free experience during your entire trip.

    Our local operations office in Buenos Aires will oversee all details during your trip ; you will also enjoy having a local trip host assigned for your trip who will be reachable by phone at all times --we’re always just a call away!.

    Check out our guests' testimonials to read about our top-notch trip planning and assistance: www.explorationjourneys.com/testimonials.php
  • Domestic flights for this trip are included.
    Flight route for this trip: Buenos Aires => Iguazú => Buenos Aires => Ushuaia => El Calafate => Bariloche => Buenos Aires
    Prices of domestic flights depend exclusively on flights availability at the time of the trip booking. So the sooner you book your trip the lower the flight prices will be.
    As an estimation we can let you know that the total cost of all flights needed for this starts at USD 1188 per person (subject to availability).
    Upon your request we will check on domestic flight availability for your travel dates to confirm you the lowest flight prices available for your trip date.
    The flights price included in your itinerary proposal includes a service fee for booking, issuing, reconfirmation of flights and flights related services (i.e.: seats bookings). Feel free to issue your tickets directly with Aerolineas Argentinas (http://www.aerolineas.com.ar) or Lan Chile (http://www.lan.com ) if you want to avoid any service fee and to want to handle the issuing and reconfirmation of flights directly.
    However, it is very common that airlines in Argentina make many changes in their flights before and during the trip, for this reason we highly suggest that we book your flights which makes the changes confirmation process much more faster and lets us help you better in any case of flight change or cancellation.
  • All Taxes for the included land services.
  • All necessary transfers and gear required for the tours and activities.
Also included in Ushuaia
  • Entrance ticket to Tierra del Fuego National Park if any of the tours in this National Park are chosen in the "Exclusive Adventures at the Ends of the Earth" tours option
Also included in El Calafate
  • Entrance ticket to Glaciers National Park for: Multi Adventure on the Perito Moreno Glacier
Also included in Bariloche
  • Ticket for the chairlift to get to the top of the Campanario Hill for: Panoramic Images of Bariloche tour
Also included in Iguazú
  • Entrance ticket to Iguazú National Park (Argentinean side of the Falls).
  • Entrance ticket to Iguacu National Park (Brazilian side of the Falls).

  • Tips and gratuities to hotel staff, guides, etc.
  • A 25 argentine pesos airport tax (around USD 7) per person at Ushuaia airport, which must and can only be paid when departing from that airport.
  • A $38 argentine pesos airport tax (around USD 10) per person at El Calafate airport which must and can only be paid when departing from that airport.
  • Visa issuing expenses to visit the Brazilian side of the Iguazú Falls. Travelers who have passports from the following countries do not need to pay a visa in order to visit the Brazilian side of the Iguazú Falls: South Africa, Germany, Andorra, Argentina, Barbados, Bahamas, Bolivia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, Slovenia, Philippines, Finland, France, Great Britain, Uruguay, Venezuela, Greece, Hong Kong (with English passport), Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moroccan, Monaco, Namibia, Norway, Netherlands, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, San Marine, Sweden, Swiss, Surinam, Trinity Tobago and Vatican.
  • Reciprocity fee charged to citizens from the US, Canada and Australia when entering Argentina. The payment of this reciprocity fee is not a visa since Argentina does not require a visa to citizens of these countries.
    The Argentine government has set this entry fee on equal amounts to those Argentine citizens must pay when requesting a visa to travel to the US, Canada or Australia.
    US citizens have to pay USD 131 when they enter Argentina and this fee is valid for unlimited entries during 10 years.
    Citizens of Australia have to pay USD 100 each time they enter Argentina.
    Citizens of Canada have to pay USD 70 each time they enter Argentina
    This fee can be paid with dollars, Argentine pesos, credit cards and travelers checks and is only charged at Ezeiza international airport.
  • International air tickets to and from Argentina are not included.
  • Any other item not mentioned as included in this "Services Included" page.