Itinerary
- Day 1
Buenos Aires
- Start point
- Aeropuerto Internacional de Ezeiza - Ministro Pistarini (EZE), Au. Teniente General Pablo Ricchieri, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Outside customs area)
Included Activities
- Private airport transfer from Ministro Pistarini International Airport to accommodation
- Walking orientation tour of Buenos Aires with local guide (choice of Northern or Southern area)
- Argentina Challenge Adventure Kit provided
Landmarks Plaza de Mayo Casa Rosada San Telmo La Boca 
- Day 2
Buenos Aires
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Half-day Buenos Aires city tour (5 hours) with bilingual guide
- Visits to Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, Congress building
- Exploration of San Telmo, La Boca, and Recoleta neighborhoods
- Entrance to Recoleta Cemetery
- Round trip hotel transportation
- Snack and water included
Landmarks Plaza de Mayo Casa Rosada Congress San Telmo La Boca Recoleta Cemetery - Day 3
Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional asado (barbecue))
Included Activities
- Pickup from Buenos Aires hotel
- Exploration of San Antonio de Areco historic town center
- Visit to El Ombú de Areco colonial ranch (established 1880)
- Traditional asado barbecue lunch
- Choice of horseback riding or bike riding
- Access to swimming pool (seasonal availability)
- Return transfer to Buenos Aires hotel
Landmarks El Ombú de Areco San Antonio de Areco - Day 4
Buenos Aires to El Calafate
Included Activities
- Private transfer from Buenos Aires hotel to airport
- Private transfer from El Calafate airport to accommodation
Optional Activities
- Rural life and estancia tour of Patagonia (1.5 hour drive to Glacier National Park)
- Visit to Nibepo Aike Ranch with hot drink and snack
- Walk along Lago Argentino shores
- Observation of gaucho shearing work
- Gaucho horsemanship performance
- Optional participation in cow milking, sheep herding, or learning ranch history
- Grilled lamb dinner cooked over traditional Patagonian fire pit
Landmarks Glacier National Park Cerro Frias Lago Argentino Nibepo Aike Ranch 
- Day 5
El Calafate
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- 8-hour maritime safari from Puerto Bandera
- Sailing through Mayo Channel
- Toro Bay hike through Patagonian forest with guide
- Cerro Negro half-mile hike to Black Glacier
- Perito Moreno Glacier viewing by boat
- Puerto Moreno disembarkation and catwalk circuit exploration
- Glaciarium Museum visit with interactive exhibits and projections
- Ice Bar experience with ice glass
- Return transfer to hotel
- Free-flowing tea and medialunas (Argentine croissants) on-board tour boat
Landmarks Perito Moreno Glacier Glacier National Park Mayo Channel Toro Bay Black Glacier Puerto Bandera Glaciarium Museum - Day 6
El Calafate
Optional Activities
- Visit to Cerro Frías outdoor activity center with hotel pickup and return
- Horseback riding circuit at Cerro Frías
- Zipline circuit at Cerro Frías
- Trekking circuit at Cerro Frías
- 4x4 driving circuit at Cerro Frías
- Lunch at Cerro Frías quincho
- Mate (Argentine herbal tea) and traditional Argentine pastries at tea time
- Visit to Laguna Nimes ecological reserve
- Birdwatching at Laguna Nimes (80 bird species including Chilean Flamingos)
- Hike around Laguna Nimes
- Lunch at Buenos Cruces restaurant
Landmarks Cerro Frías Lago Argentino Fitz Roy Mountain Torres del Paine Laguna Nimes - Day 7
El Calafate to Bariloche
Included Activities
- Private transfer from El Calafate hotel to airport
- Private transfer from Bariloche airport to accommodation
- Cerro Otto cable car ride to summit (6,890 feet elevation)
- Easy 2-hour forest hike through lenga trees
- Viewpoint visit at Habsburg Stone
- Return cable car ride to base
- Return transfer to Bariloche hotel
Landmarks Mount Otto Lake Nahuel Huapi Cerro Otto Habsburg Stone Lake Gutierrez Ventana Hill 
- Day 8
Bariloche
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Hotel pickup and return transfer
- Campanario Hill viewpoint visit
- Short hike through arrayan forest in Llao Llao Reserve
- Mate (traditional Argentine herbal tea) tasting during forest hike
- Guide interpretation of natural history and native fauna
- Gilbert Traditional Brewery visit
- Argentine empanada cooking lesson
- Zipline canopy adventure (10 platforms) through Colonia Suiza forest
Landmarks Campanario Hill Lake Moreno Lake Nahuel Huapi Llao Llao Hotel Llao Llao Reserve Gilbert Traditional Brewery Colonia Suiza - Day 9
Bariloche
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast with Mapuche community: mate or tea with fresh fried bread and marmalade), Lunch
Included Activities
- Hotel pickup
- Scenic drive through National Road 40
- Passage through Lakes Gutierrez, Mascardi, and Guillelmo
- Mapuche Native American community visit and cultural experience
- Breakfast with Mapuche community (mate or tea, fresh fried bread, marmalade)
- Manso River rafting adventure
- Lunch at El Viejo Almacén historic restaurant
- Return transfer to Bariloche hotel
Landmarks Nahuel Huapi National Park National Road 40 Lake Gutierrez Lake Mascardi Lake Guillelmo Manso River - Day 10
Bariloche
- End point
- Aeropuerto Internacional de Bariloche - Teniente Luis Candelaria (BRC), Ruta Nacional 237 s/n, Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina (Departure Gate)
Included Activities
- Hotel pickup and transfer to airport
