Destination: Santiago De Chile, Mendoza & Buenos Aires

Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights


Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1
Arrival in Santiago (-)

Upon arrival, our collaborators offer a welcoming reception and will transfer you to the hotel. A documentation kit, detailed program explanation plus luggage and hotel registration assistance is offered.

Overnight in Santiago.

Day 2
Free Day – Explore the City on your Own! (B)

The day is at leisure for personal activities.

Overnight in Santiago.

Optional
Valparaíso & Viña del Mar (9 hours)

Departing in the early morning from Santiago, we pass through the beautiful Casablanca Valley to reach the magical port of Valparaíso, dubbed a World Heritage site by UNESCO. We drive through the picturesque hills to visit “La Sebastiana“, poet Pablo Neruda’s home with a unique ocean view that inspired his writings. We continue our tour to Cerro Florida & Bellavista, then we visit the Open Sky Museum with walls and stairways of murals painted by local artists. After this, we continue our tour along the coast to Reñaca beach. Lunch in a local restaurant in Reñaca. Then we enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Viña del Mar. Return to Santiago. Price includes: transportation in private vehicle from Santiago, services of a bilingual guide, entrance fees, and lunch (restaurant gratuities not included).

Day 3
Mendoza (B)

Full day transfer in public bus from Santiago crossing the Andes to Mendoza in Argentina.

Overnight in Mendoza.

Day 4
City Tour in Mendoza (B)

Through the tour called City and Suburbs we get to know a modern city, with tree-lined streets and clean wide sidewalks. We also learn about its history and culture since its foundation four centuries ago. Sightseeing the area includes La Alameda (an area of restaurants and coffee shops along a poplar-lined avenue), History museum and Plaza Pedro del Castillo, Aquarium, downtown main avenues, Plaza Independencia, Government House, Court House and Emilio Civit Avenue which leads to the General San Martín Park. Already in the park, we will go around the grove and rose gardens, lake and sport clubs up to the Cerro de la Gloria to admire a magnificent monument dedicated to the ¨Ejército Libertador¨ (Independence War Army). Not far away from it is the Frank Romero Day Greek Theater. As a complementary option a short way away from the park, you can visit El Challao, a residential area with restaurants, camping-sites, and hotels, and where the Lourdes Virgen Church stands. Large Catholic crowds congregate at this temple.

Overnight in Mendoza.

Optional
Wine Cellars ( The wine route )

On this tour we will learn about how man has turned a desert into an oasis by means of canals and irrigation ditches. The original system was created by the Huarpes indigenous people, is now run by computerized drip irrigation and has made Argentina one the main wine producers in the world. We will visit two wineries where enologists will explain the wine-making process and we will participate in a wine tasting session. Some of the wineries involved in this tour are López, Zuccardi, Lagarde, Don Bosco, Flichman, Di tommaso, Wainert, Viñas del Cerno, Reiter.

Day 5
Buenos Aires (B)

At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Buenos Aires. At arrival, meet and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Optional
Night Tour – Tango Show or Dinner & Tango Show

The various Tango Houses, located in San Telmo, 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. Andean music, as well as typical argentine folk music, will also be performed to fulfil your expectations. Born around 1880, the tango was the vulgar dance and music of the capital’s "arrabales" or lower class neighborhoods,  blending gaucho verse with Spanish and Italian music. Carlos Gardel, the best representative of Tango music and singers, created the "tango-cancion" (tango song), taking it out from the brothels and tenements and into the salons of Buenos Aires. In the late 19th century the "Great Village of Buenos Aires" was becoming an immigrant city, where frustrated and melancholic Europeans displaced gaucho rustics, who retreated gradually to the ever more distant countryside. The children of those immigrants would become the first generation of “porteños”, and the tango-song summarized the new urban style. Permeated with nostalgia over a disappearing way of life, the tango-show expressed the apprehensions and anxieties of individuals, ranging from mundane pastimes like horse racing and other popular diversions to more profound feelings towards the changing landscape of neighborhood and community, the figure of the mother, betrayal by women, and friendship or other important personal concerns.

Day 6
Half Day City Tour in Buenos Aires (B)

In the afternoon, get acquainted with Buenos Aires during this tour highlighting the city’s major neighborhoods and attractions. Among the points of interest you will see the 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 7
Free Day – Explore the City on your Own! (B)

The day is at leisure for own activities.

Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Optional
FD Gaucha en Santa Susana (beverages included) - Duration: 8 hs

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 received 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 touristy ranch located 110 km away from down-town Buenos Aires. You will be welcomed with meat pies (typical “empanadas”), a glass of wine or juices by the owners and served an 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.
Regular Venue at the Ranch - Transfers could be Private or Regular

Day 8
International Departure (B)

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


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