Local Living Tours & Trips in Argentina and Chile

Visit a Patagonian ranch near El Calafate where you'll see gaucho traditions and folklore shows with stories from local cowboys. Walk around Puerto Varas on Lake Llanquihue, a town German settlers founded, and check out fish and craft markets in Puerto Montt. In Buenos Aires, wander through La Boca's colorful working-class district and maybe catch a tango show in San Telmo, where tango started.

Get a feel for authentic Patagonian life in Puerto Natales, your gateway to the Chilean south's beautiful landscapes. Wander through La Boca's colorful working-class district in Buenos Aires and find the birthplace of tango in San Telmo's historic streets. Sample award-winning Chilean wines at local wineries near Valparaíso and ride the century-old inclined elevators connecting the port city's upper and lower neighborhoods.

Head to a traditional estancia in the Argentine pampas to see authentic gaucho culture, where you'll have juicy steaks and full-bodied wine during an asado barbecue. Walk through La Boca's colorful working-class streets in Buenos Aires and the narrow lanes of El Calafate, then take a boat trip through the Tigre Delta where the Rio Paraná and Rio Uruguay meet to form the Rio de la Plata.

Head to a working estancia in the pampas where you'll ride a traditional carriage, watch gauchos show off their horsemanship, and dig into famous Argentine beef while live gaucho music plays. You'll get hands-on in an empanada cooking class paired with Malbec wine, then take a private tango lesson at a local milonga in Buenos Aires.

Join a hands-on empanada cooking class in Buenos Aires where you'll learn traditional repulga folding techniques, then sit down to enjoy what you've made with a glass of Malbec. Head out to a working estancia in the Argentine pampas to see gaucho life firsthand—there's a carriage ride, an equestrian show, and a big asado feast cooked over an open fire.

Spend three nights at The Ritz-Carlton Santiago, then take the historic funicular up through Valparaíso's UNESCO-listed colorful cliffside quarter. Later, head to Gran Meliá Iguazú for a sommelier-led Argentine wine tasting with artisan cheeses, and wander Buenos Aires' trendy Palermo plus Recoleta Cemetery.