Destination:  Península Valdes, Ushuaia & Glaciers area
Length:  8 Days / 7 Nights


Detailed Itinerary:


Day 1 - Wednesday
Arrival in Puerto Madryn (-)

You will meet our representative and depart for a full day Tour to Punta Tombo Penguins reservoir, on the Atlantic coast. After a 2-hour drive we reach Tombo. Half a million Magellan penguins breed here, the largest penguin nesting ground in continental South America. There are many others species of seabirds and shorebirds, most notably king and rock cormorants, giant petrels, kelp gulls, flightless steamers ducks, and black oystercatchers. Most of the nesting area is fenced off; this does not prevent your approaching the birds for photography, but remember that penguins can inflict a bite serious enough to require stitches. They remain on land from September to April. Final arrival to Hotel in Puerto Madryn.

Overnight in Puerto Madryn.


Day 2 - Thursday
Full Day Peninsula Valdes (B)

Morning departure for a full day tour to Peninsula Valdes. About 18Km. of Puerto Madryn, across the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus enter Peninsula Valdes, one of the finest wildlife reserves in South America. Sea lions, sea elephants, seals, guanacos, rheas and many seabirds are present in large numbers in the beaches and headlands. Sheep breading ranches “estancias” occupy most of the peninsula’s interior, which includes one of the lowest continental depressions in the world, the salt flats of Salina Grande and Salina Chica, 42 meters below sea level. In the San Jose Gulf, just off the Isthmus, is the Bird’s Island, a bird sanctuary off limits to humans but visible through a powerful telescope. Puerto Piramide, the peninsula’s only village, was the port of exit for salt from Salina Grande at the turn of the century, but now it depends exclusively on tourism. Right whales visit its sandy white beaches between July and December. Caleta Valdes, on the eastern shore, is a sheltered bay with a long gravel spit onto which Sea Elephants haul up in the spring. They are easily photographed, but should not be approached too closely. Guanacos sometimes stroll across the beach. Return to Puerto Madryn.

Overnight in Puerto Madryn.


Day 3 - Friday
Ushuaia (B)

At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Trelew. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Ushuaia.


Day 4 - Saturday
Half Day National Park – Beagle Channel Navigation (B)

Early departure to Tierra del Fuego National Park. This 63.000-hectare park, extending from the Beagle Channel in the south along the Chilean border to beyond Lago Fagnano in the north, has one of the most beautiful Sub-Antarctic forests of the world. Mostly green in summer, it turns to wonderful reds and browns in autumn, and it becomes completely snowed in winter. In a half-day tour, we shall pass Pipo River, the Panoramic Point, Roca Lake, Ovando River, Green Lagoon, Black Lagoon, ending at Lapataia Bay. In this beautiful National Park you can admire the extreme south Patagonian flora and fauna, as well as the very typical beaver’s dam. In the afternoon. We shall make 2 hours Navigation through the Beagle Channel. Leaving from Ushuaia´s Port, we shall admire the Ushuaia Bay, the Beagle Channel the Bridges Island, the Birds Island, the Seals Island, and the "Les  Eclaireures lighthouse, an unforgettable experience. Return to Ushuaia.

Overnight in Ushuaia.


Day 5 - Sunday
El Calafate (B)

At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to El Calafate. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in El Calafate.


Day 6 - Monday
Full Day Perito Moreno Glacier (B)

Full day tour to Perito Moreno Glacier. After 2 hours drive, the bus arrives at Perito Moreno where, after a short walk, passengers can get the fist view of the glacier, whose wall of about 100 meters height stands in front of them. This glacier is one of the few in the world still advancing.

Overnight in El Calafate.


Day 7 - Tuesday
Free Day! (B)

Day at leisure for personal activities.

Overnight in El Calafate.

Optional
Upsala Onelli Glaciers Navigation (All Glaciers)

Full day tour by catamaran to visit Upsala & Onelli Glaciers. Departing from Puerto Bandera, situated 47 Km. away from El Calafate, the catamaran sails among beautiful icebergs, reflecting different colors and forms. After two hours sailing, we shall arrive at Onelli Glacier with a magnificent view of the ice wall. From there, the boat continues to Onelli Bay where, after disembarking the passengers walk through the forest visiting the whole area.


Day 8 - Wednesday
Departure to Buenos Aires (B)

At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your domestic flight to Buenos Aires.

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