10 Days

Buenos Aires

Bariloche – Crossing Lakes -

Varas Port – Santiago

SUGGESTED ITINERARY :

Day 1: Buenos Aires

Arrival and reception. Transfer to selected hotel. Accommodation.

Day 2: Buenos Aires

Half day city tour for an insight look to the highlights of Buenos Aires, visiting the popular suburbs of La Boca and San Telmo, where the first settlements took place, Plaza de Mayo and the surrounding buildings, La Casa Rosada, “El Cabildo”, the metropolitan Cathedral, Retiro, Recoleta, Palermo and Puerto Madero. Rest of the day at leisure. Evening dinner with tango show, un unmissable night out to enjoy the best of Argentinean Tango. A three course dinner with selected local wines will be served, followed by a first level show with live orchestra, singers and dancers, where the passion and melancholy of tango is recreated. Some Tango houses also offer lessons for those eager to learn the basic steps.

Day 3: Buenos Aires

Optional excursion to Tigre and the Paraná delta.

Day 4: Buenos Aires – Bariloche

Transfer to Jorge Newbery Airport. Flight to Bariloche. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Afternoon half day ‘short circuit’ excursion. This classic tour visits the highlights of Bariloche, bordering Lake Nahuel Huapi, Bonita beach, Campanario Hill, Huemul Island and Llao Llao village, to end the visit at Cerro Catedral. During the tour, special stops are made at the panoramic points to get amazing sights of the Andes landscapes and the surrounding lakes.

Day 5: Bariloche

Day at leisure. Suggested optional excursion to the arrayanes forest and Victoria Island.

Day 6: Bariloche – Peulla – Lakes Crossing Part I

Transfer to the pier. Sail on lake Nahuel Huapi up to Port Blest. Short bus ride to the emerald green Lake Frias and navigation. Inmigrations and customs check points. Bus drive through National Park Pérez Rosales towards the Chilean border. Arrival to Peulla on the Chilean side. Accommodation.

Day 7: Peulla – Varas Port – Lakes Crossing Part II

Breakfast and morning at leisure Navigation on Lake Todos Los Santos with fantastic views of the Puntiagudo and Osorno volcanos. Arrival to Port Petrohue and transfer to Puerto Varas. Accommodation.

Day 8: Puerto Varas – Santiago de Chile

Transfer to the airport. Flight to Santiago de Chile. Arrival and transfer to the selected hotel. Accommodation. Half day tour visiting the Presidential Palace La Moneda, the city center, Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the Historical Museum and the Main Post Office building, former Government Palace. Later we will arrive at Bellavista Neighborhood, well known for its diversity of restaurants, bars, theatres and craft fairs. The visit also includes Cerro San Cristobal, main green lung of the capital city, which offers a great Santiago panoramic view.

Day 9: Santiago de Chile

Full day tour to Viña del Mar & Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s a city filled with mansions and houses in multiple colors leaned over the hills which overlook the historical port. A curious and clever elevator system is the main way to access the high streets on these hills. The excursion also visits the nearby and fancy city of Viña del Mar, with sandy beaches, Riviera style boulevards, casinos and clubs. Viña is 120 km (74 miles) away from Santiago, and is well known for its International Musical Festival.

Day 10: Santiago de Chile

Transfer to Santiago International airport. End of our services.