This trip through Argentina and Chile will allow you to focus all your energy on the highlights of Argentina and Chilean Patagonia. Starting from Buenos Aires, gateway to Argentina and cradle of the Tango, continuing to Ushuaia, the city of the end of the world on the shores of the Beagle Channel, Calafate, home to Perito Moreno glacier, crossing into Chile by road to visit the Torres del Paine National Park, with its towering peaks and continuing to Bariloche, the city of the water mirrors of Argentina.

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This trip through Argentina and Chile will allow you to focus all your energy on the highlights of Argentina and Chilean Patagonia. Starting from Buenos Aires, gateway to Argentina and cradle of the Tango, continuing to Ushuaia, the city of the end of the world on the shores of the Beagle Channel, Calafate, home to Perito Moreno glacier, crossing into Chile by road to visit the Torres del Paine National Park, with its towering peaks and continuing to Bariloche, the city of the water mirrors of Argentina.

What are you waiting for? It's going to be an amazing adventure and tour!

Trip summary

  • Travel style Tailor-made travel
  • Departure Buenos Aires
  • End Buenos Aires
  • Countries
    • Argentina
    • Chile
  • City
    • Buenos Aires
    • Ushuaia
    • El Calafate
    • Puerto Natales
    • Puerto Montt
    • Bariloche
  • Theme Mountains, lakes and rivers
  • Accommodation Standard
  • Flight Excluded
  • Guide Included
  • The tour has met our standards

Detailed itinerary

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  • 1
    Arrival Buenos Aires
    Day 1
    Arrival at Buenos Aires airport and transfer to your accommodation. 
    Visited places:
    • Buenos Aires
  • 2
    Buenos Aires - City tour
    Day 2

    This excursion transmits the emotion of a multiple Buenos Aires. We will get to know the symbol of our city: the Obelisk. We will go through squares like Mayo, San Martín and Alvear. Avenues: Corrientes, De Mayo, 9 de Julio, among others. Neighborhoods with history like La Boca and San Telmo, sumptuous like Palermo and Recoleta, modern like Puerto Madero. The parks Lezama and Tres de Febrero, and commercial and financial areas and the Football Stadium.

     

    Visited places:
    • Buenos Aires
  • 3
    Buenos Aires - Ushuaia
    Day 3

    Transfer to the airport. Flight to Ushuaia. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.  

    Visited places:
    • Buenos Aires
    • Ushuaia
  • 4
    Tierra del Fuego National Park
    Day 4
    Pick up at the hotel to enjoy one of the most incredible tours of Ushuaia; Tierra del Fuego National Park. We invite you to reach the true End of the World to feel the thrill of being in a unique and magical place. All travelers arriving in Ushuaia, cannot leave without knowing the end of the Pan-American route that begins in Alaska and after more than 15 thousand kilometers ends within the Tierra del Fuego National Park. This is the place to take a picture that testify people have truly arrived at the End of the world. Further, just 1000 km away is Antarctica. In the morning around 08:30 we will pick you up at the hotel, from where we will go to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is located 12 km from the center of the city of Ushuaia. Before entering the National Park, we will stop at the End of the World train station (optional) where passengers who wish may choose to take the mythical train (about 60 minutes ride) that ends within the National Park. Those who do not make the journey on the train can enjoy a small walk in the Fuegian forest (in winter the small walk could be aborted according to weather conditions). Once the train journey is over, the group will meet again inside the Park with the vehicle and guide to continue with the tour to Ensenada, a bay that combines the Andes, the sub-Antarctic forest and sea in the same place defining an ecosystem unique from Argentina. In this area of the park, native people used to live and their archaeological remains. There is also the last post office in America, where it is sometimes open and we can send postcards to anywhere in the world. (Ensenada bay is closed in winter). We will continue to other panoramic points to make small tours to appreciate the flora and fauna that surprises us with its beauty: Acigami Glacier Lake (Roca) shared with Chile, Lapataia Bay, where the sign indicating that we have reached the end of the Pan American route.
     
    We suggest the following optional excursions:
     
    Sailing the Beagle Channel
    End of the World Ticket Train
    Visited places:
    • Ushuaia
    • El Calafate
  • 5
    Ushuaia – El Calafate
    Day 5

    Transfer to the airport. Flight to El Calafate. Arrival and transfer to your accommodation.

     

    Visited places:
    • El Calafate
  • 6
    Perito Moreno Glacier with nautic safari
    Day 6
    The tour begins in the morning, departing from the city of El Calafate. After a journey of 80 km we arrive at the viewpoint area, with walkways and balconies facing the Perito Moreno Glacier. The walkways have viewpoint balconies on different levels, which allow varying perspectives of the impressive glacier and landscape. The viewpoints are connected by ramps and stairways which can be walked during the excursion. The excursion is complemented with a short navigation of 1 hour. This excursion allows for an up-close view of the glacier. The boat navigates within 150 meters of the glacier.
     
    We suggest the following optional excursions:
     
    Minitrekking in Moreno Glacier
    Visited places:
    • El Calafate
  • 7
    Day at leisure
    Day 7
    Day at leisure. You can choose some optional excursions to discover the city or walk during all day to mix with locals.  
     
    We suggest the following optional excursions:
         
    Ice Rivers Express
    Gourmet Navigation to the Glaciers
    Ranch day at Nibepo Aike
    Visited places:
    • El Calafate
    • Puerto Natales
  • 8
    El Calafate – Puerto Natales
    Day 8

    Transfer from the hotel to Calafate bus station. Regular bus to Puerto Natales in Chile. Arrival at Puerto Natales bus station and transfer to your accommodation

     

    Visited places:
    • Puerto Natales
  • 9
    Torres del Paine National Park
    Day 9

    The excursion begins with a visit to the Cueva del Milodón, a remarkable cavern 200 meters long, 30 meters high and 80 meters wide located 25 km from Puerto Natales. A half-hour walk will take us into the cave, known for the discovery of fresh skin and bones from a prehistoric species of giant sloth, the mylodon. Remains of other extinct animals have also been found there, such as the dwarf horse, the bear, the panther and the saber-toothed tiger.
    In Cerro Castillo where we make a stop at a cafeteria and then continue towards Torres del Paine crossing numerous ranches and a landscape that goes from steppe to deciduous forest. Along the way it is possible to spot local fauna including the rhea, or South American ostrich, and the guanaco, a wild camelid. Torres del Paine is known worldwide for the massifs that give it its name, giant granite shaped by the force of glacial ice. After entering the park we discover a series of lagoons of intense colors, mountains covered with ice and abundant local fauna. Then we will stop for a 15-minute walk to the Salto Grande on the Paine River. After lunch we continue to Lake Grey, where we will take a walk to the beach from which you can see the glacier of the same name in the distance. Subsequently, the return to Puerto Natales is undertaken by the same route, or by the road that borders the Toro, Porteño and Sofía lakes.

     

    Visited places:
    • Puerto Natales
    • Puerto Montt
  • 10
    Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas – Puerto Montt/Puerto Varas
    Day 10

    Transfer to Punta Arenas on a Regular Bus. Arrival at Punta Arena’s airport. Flight to Puerto Montt. Arrival and transfer to the hotel in Puerto Montt or Puerto Varas.

    Visited places:
    • Puerto Montt
    • Bariloche
  • 11
    Puerto Montt/Puerto Varas – Lake Crossing – Bariloche
    Day 11

    Lake Crossing. In this experience we will make the Andean Crossing, which connects the cities of Puerto Varas in Chile and Bariloche in Argentina and in which we will enjoy views of the beautiful Todos los Santos, Frías and Nahuel Huapi Lakes, among other beautiful landscapes. Andean Crossing is an international tourist adventure in which you will sail through the Andes Mountains through three beautiful lakes, Lake Todos los Santos, Lake Frías and Lake Nahuel Huapi, which are connected by four land stretches that join the cities of Puerto Varas in Chile and Bariloche in Argentina. The route is an unforgettable experience full of magic and history where you will be able to contemplate landscapes of virgin nature where for thousands of years the glaciers left an unforgettable geographical mark. What began as a commercial route, today is one of the most demanded tourist routes in Chilean-Argentine Patagonia: 180 kilometers of route enjoyed annually by more than 30,000 travelers

     

    Visited places:
    • Bariloche
  • 12
    Small Circuit with Campanario hill ticket
    Day 12

    A unique walk through our city, forests, lakes and mountains, bordering Lake Nahuel Huapi along Avenida Bustillo. The beauty of the landscape is present throughout the route. Various points along the way and some natural viewpoints, such as Bahía López and Punto Panorámico, are ideal for contemplating this marvel. After Playa Bonita you arrive at the foot of Cerro Campanario. There we will be able to ascend to the summit: 1050 mts. A cross commemorates the first mass celebrated by Monsignor De Andrea on February 2, 1930. The beautiful confectionery at the top allows one to appreciate one of the most beautiful and fascinating views of the region: the Nahuel Huapi and Perito Moreno lakes, the El Clover, San Pedro Peninsula and Llao Llao, Victoria Island, the Otto, López, Goye hills, Cathedral, Chapel and the wonderful mountainous environment of the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. In winter, the chairlift remains enabled until 6:00 p.m. Approximately and in summer until 7:30 p.m. due to the light. The chairlift manufactured by the Doppelmayer company has state-of-the-art technology, greater safety, variable speed, making the ascent in 7 minutes at a speed of 1.30 meters per second. It consists of 8 towers, 46 chairs (with a capacity of up to 60), is 640 meters long and has a capacity for 450 people/hour. The height of the upper station is 1050 meters and the lower station is 770 meters. At the top of the hill, it has a panoramic cafeteria with capacity for 80 people with 2 terraces and a height of 20 meters. The Cerro Campanario chairlift, located in the "center of the landscape", elevates it "to the right height of astonishment" to enjoy the most beautiful view of the area. In addition to the landscape, there is a wide range of products from regional artisan production: fabrics, wood, candles, ceramics, cosmetic products, among others, are unavoidable part of this walk, which you should not miss

     

    Visited places:
    • Bariloche
  • 13
    Day at leisure
    Day 13
    Day at leisure. You can choose some optional excursions to discover the city or walk during all day to mix with locals.  
     
    We suggest the following optional excursions:
     
    Victoria Island with Arrayanes Woods
    7 Lakes route
    Visited places:
    • Bariloche
    • Buenos Aires
  • 14
    Bariloche – Buenos Aires
    Day 14

    Transfer to the airport. Flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival and transfer to your accommodation.

     

    Visited places:
    • Buenos Aires
  • 15
    Departure Buenos Aires
    Day 15
    Transfer to the airport to board your return flight.
    Visited places:
    • Buenos Aires
  • Prices and conditions

    Price includes
    • Overnights with daily breakfast in standard room
    • Local mentioned excursions with specialized guides (English/Spanish);
    • All transfers Airport/Hotel/Airport in each city
    • Permanent staff assistances 24-hour a day
    Price does not include
    • Optional excursions
    • Domestic and International flights
    • National Park entrance fees;
    • Travel and cancellation insurance
    • Personal expenses
    • Meals
    • Supplements for hotel upgrades (Superior/Luxury)