10-Day Patagonia Luxury Trip with Glaciers, Tango, and Ushuaia

• Pick up from the airport in Buenos Aires and transfer to the hotel.
• Freshen up at the hotel, and after that, start the sightseeing tour of the capital city.
• Enjoy the city's local flavours by treating yourselves to an asado, Argentine-style barbecue, at El Fogon restaurant.

Return to the hotel and relax.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel to Plaza de Mayo, home to the national government palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral.
• Continue to San Telmo, a great area to visit if you're interested in tango and the arts.
• Stroll through the antique markets, see the candle street lighting, cobbled roads, and the city's historic buildings with original facades and bohemian decor.
• Walk through La Boca, a neighbourhood famous for its brightly painted houses and home to the legendary Boca Juniors Football Club, where Diego Maradona made his name.
• Visit Puerto Madero, a major gastronomic and business hub situated on the riverside along the Río de la Plata in former commercial docks.
• Travel along the canals and see these former industrial warehouses converted into elegant bars, eateries, and offices during one of the most successful urban waterfront restoration projects in the world.
• Continue to Palermo, the largest neighbourhood, which hosts huge parks and some of Buenos Aires' trendiest bars, clubs, and fashion boutiques.
• Explore Recoleta, home to an array of fashionable restaurants, cafes, boutiques, malls, and luxury hotels along tree-lined avenues.
• Discover the cemetery, the final resting place for generations of well-known Argentinians, including Evita Peron.
• Head to the amazing Buenos Aires Opera House and the Teatro Colon.
• Proceed inside a theatre that is considered to be among the five best concert venues in the world acoustically.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel to the airport to catch a flight to El Calafate.
• Arrive at El Calafate and transfer to the hotel.

Spend the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel along Route 11 towards Los Glaciares National Park with the tour guide.
• Pass by the edge of the main body of Argentino Lake and move on towards its branch called Rico.
• Stop at the National Park entrance to pay the admission fee and, once inside the park, go to Curva de Los Suspiros to see the Perito Moreno Glacier.
• Continue to Muelle Bajo las Sombras and start the nautical safari to the southern wall of the glacier.
• Move on to the front catwalks of the glacier to watch it from different balconies and appreciate its various detachments.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel to Estancia Cristina, one of the oldest Patagonian ranches in the area.
• Sail from Punta Bandera harbour and glide over the waters of Lake Argentino's Northern Arm to reach the furthest possible point of navigation in the Upsala Channel, enjoying incredible panoramic views of the immense front of Upsala Glacier.
• Disembark at the shores close to Estancia Cristina and head off into the wilderness with the tour guide.
• Venture up into the Feruglio Mountains, which offer great views of the surrounding area.
• Begin a 20-minute trek over the rugged terrain characterized by glacial erosion.
• Arrive at the Upsala Glacier Lookout and visit an exclusive vantage point to appreciate this immense glacier that can only be accessed from Estancia Cristina.
• Enjoy views of Lake Guillermo, the eastern side of the Upsala Glacier, and the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
• Visit the Costumbrista Museum, housed in the estancia's old shearing shed, where guests can learn all about the history of the Masters family, their lives, adventures, and how they became pioneers in Patagonia.
• Explore Estancia Cristina's estate up to the Caterina River, the waterwheel, chapel, and the rest of the lodge.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel to the airport to catch a flight to Ushuaia.
• Arrive in Ushuaia and transfer to the hotel to freshen up.
• Sail from Ushuaia's commercial pier and cruise around Alicia Island aboard Akawaia, an exclusive boat.
• Look for seabirds such as the steamer duck, sheldgoose, kelp gull, seagull, and snowy sheathbill.
• Continue to the Mary Ann and Les Eclaireurs islands and observe South American sea lions and fur seals, as well as both imperial and rock shags.
• Discover the Les Eclaireurs lighthouse and learn about the 1930 shipwreck of the SS Monte Cervantes.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel from Ushuaia to Tierra del Fuego National Park.
• Arrive at the park and discover its relevant attractions.
• Walk along the undulating 8-km-long coastal path.
• Continue to the border of the Lapataia River and have lunch inside a heated dome tent, enjoying great panoramic views of the park.
• Sail via Lake Acigami aboard inflatable canoes through the freshwater of the Lapataia and Ovando rivers until reaching the sea in Lapataia Bay.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel through a glacial valley surrounded by snowy peaks up to the first stop at Garibaldi Pass, the only road crossing the chain of the Fuegian Andes.
• See beautiful Lake Escondido, a small wonder at the bottom of the valley, from this lookout high up in the Andes Range.
• Move to the north end of Lake Escondido by walking along a paved road behind it and continue along a series of old paths.
• Discover a sawmill in the forest and visit Lake Fagnano, the fifth-largest lake in Argentina.
• Have lunch in the forest near the Fagnano coast.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel to the airport to catch a flight to Buenos Aires.
• Arrive in Buenos Aires and transfer to the hotel to freshen up.
• Enjoy a memorable night out in Buenos Aires and experience the passion of the Argentine tango with live orchestras, professional dancers, and singers, as well as a delicious three-course dinner.

Return to the hotel.

• Pick up from the hotel and travel to Ezeiza International Airport.

End of the tour.