Destination: Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt & Santiago

Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights


Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1
Arrival in Buenos Aires (-)

Upon arrival, our collaborators offer a welcoming reception and will transfer you to the hotel. Get acquainted with Buenos Aires during this tour highlighting the city’s major neighborhoods and attractions. Among the points of interest you will see are Main Square Plaza de Mayo surrounded by the Casa Rosada (Presidential Headquarters Office), the Cabildo (Colonial Town Hall) and the Cathedral. You will also drive through the charming streets of San Telmo and down the colorful roads of La Boca, famous for its multicolor tin houses. Later, drive through elegant Barrio Norte on your way to the Recoleta Cemetery, an amazing aboveground cemetery lined with mausoleums and statues. Finally, visit Palermo and its magnificent mansions and parks.

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Day 2
Full Day Gaucho Party (B/L)

This is a visit to a typical “estancia” of the Argentine wet pampas, one of the most fertile natural prairies of the world and famous for its meat and cereal production. The guest will be receive with “empanadas”, “asado”, good Argentine wines and will be able to enjoy folkloric songs, dances and show of Creole. Enjoy the flavour of our “pampas” at a tourist ranch located 110 km away from downtown Buenos Aires. You will be welcomed with meat pies (typical “empanadas”), a glass of wine or juices by the owners and served and argentine B.B.Q. After lunch, a folkloric Gaucho’s Show will be performed and you will have the possibility of appreciating the typical “Ring Race” (Carrera de Sortijas) or ride on horseback. Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Optional:  Dinner & Tango Show

The various Tango Houses, offer the possibility of admiring all qualities of tango in its different expressions. First category of tango dancers and singers as well as a tango orchestras, will let you enjoy and feel this particular Buenos Aires music at its utmost while having a drink or a wonderful dinner.

Day 3
Bariloche (B)

At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Bariloche.

Overnight in Bariloche.

Day 4
Half Day Small Circuit (B)

This is the traditional local tour in Bariloche. In around four hours, visitors will get a general overview of the surrounding area along this 60 km (40 mi) partial loop excursion, all on a paved road. This outing heads westward from Bariloche on the highway to Llao-Llao along the southern shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake. The first couple of miles has a residential area on the left called Melipal, which in the local Indian language means four stars, hence the Southern Cross neighborhood. At km 8 the road passes Playa Bonita, a small harbor and beach which is much used in summer. Cerro Campanario, the Belltower Hill is a Km 18 (mile 12), where the bus may stop on the outward leg or when returning. The view from the top of this hill, reached after a seven minute chairlift ride, is the highlight of the trip. All the surrounding mountains, most of the 60 miles of the Nahuel Huapi Lake, the Llao Llao Hotel and some smaller lakes are all in sight. The Catedral Ski Village, at the base of the ski slopes and part of the city of Bariloche, as well as the airport out on the steppe, are encompassed from this spectacular 360 degree look-out. The tour continues toward St Eduard’s chapel to Llao Llao Hotel. It is after passing the hotel’s golf course athe the 100 inch yearly rainfall boundary tha the Valdivian Rain Forest begins. This is a temperate rain fores, with vines canes and lush vegetation. The rainfall increases to almost 140 inches of year rainfall at the border with Chile, only twelve miles away. The tour now continues though this thick beech forest surrounding the western Moreno Lake passing by the base of Lopez Mountain, a sheer 12.000 ft race of rock, the shear face of the Lopez fault. There will be a short stop further along the road for a breathtaking view high above the Moreno Lake on the Llao Llao Hotel, the Puerto Pañuelo Harbor, Victoria Island and smaller islands on the lake. Now on the return trip, the road crosses the bridge between the Moreno lakes and the joins the main road back to Bariloche.

Overnight in Bariloche.

Day 5
Lake Crossing / Puerto Varas (B)

Crossing from San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina. Any time of the year is appropriate to go across the Andes and discover one of the most important ecological reserves in South America. The trip by ship is enormously interesting.

Overnight in Puerto Varas

Day 6
Full day visit of Ancud in Chiloé Island (B)

It is well-known for its wooden houses and churches, boasting their magnificence all around the main square. Seven Spanish colonial towers surround a replica of the Ancud schooner, a "Chilotan" vessel which took possession of the Straits of Magellan in 1843. The promenade is also of great interest to tourists, since from it one can obtain interesting views of Quetalmahue Gulf and its beautiful inlets as well as Lacuy Peninsula. Ancud is located at the northern tip of Grande Island and has a population of 23,854. It was founded on August 20th, 1768 by the Spanish brigadier Carlos Berenguer. It is currently the area of Chiloe most in contact with continental Chile. It is 1109 kilometers from Santiago and 30 kilometers from Puerto Montt.

Overnight in Puerto Varas.

Day 7
City tour Puerto Montt & Puerto Varas and visit of the fishmarket Angelmo / Santiago (B)

We drive to the viewpoint of Puerto Montt from where we enjoy a wonderful view of the bay and the volcanoes Osorno and Calbuco. After that we visit the city centre, the main square (plaza de armas) and the cathedral. We continue towards the harbor Angelmó. This part of the city was and still is the centre of commercial activity. Constantly boats that ship products from various islands arrive at this port. The old port down the coastal road is now a tourist attraction: here we find a market on which handicrafts of the area are sold. Puerto Varas is situated on the south west margin of lake Llanquihue, 20 km from Puerto Montt, and possesses all the poetry of its houses full of roses and the intimacy of the bay.
One can appreciate the evidence of German colonization in their typical constructions and beautiful gardens. The volcanoes Calbuco and Osorno stand out in the horizon. The insertion of different cultures in these desolate difficult territories where nature offers all its beauty but also big difficulties keeps being a strong challenge for man. At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Santiago. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Santiago.

Day 8
International Departure (B)

At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to take your international departure flight.
 

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