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CUCRA – UC Retirees Travel Program presents ... Chile & Argentina: The Andes to Patagonia Small Group Adventure Argentina: Buenos Aires, Bariloche, El Calafate | Chile: Puerto Varas, Chiloé Island, Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine National Park To/From U.S. $ Internal flight ARGENTINA 18 days from 5895 Land route Buenos Aires Ferry route Includes international airfare 0 Miles 300 from San Francisco. P See Page 4 for Los Angeles and a Limay River A tlantic Sacramento Pricing. c Puerto Varas Bariloche Ocean a i Puerto Montt i f Chiloé i TRIP EXTENSIONS BRAZIL $ n 17 days from c Easter Island 4495 o (Pre-trip Extension) Iguassu Falls CHILE (Post-trip g Without international airfare O Extension) a c Santiago t Buenos Aires e (Pre-trip Extension) Los Glaciares N.P. a a ARGENTINA Calafate n Torres del Paine N.P. P Pacific CHILE A tlantic Optional extension: Ocean Ocean Peruvian Discovery: Seaside Lima, Punta Arenas the Lost City of Machu Picchu & Colonial Cuzco 6 nights post-trip from $1895 Travel from only $316 per night DEPARTURE DATES: NOVEMBER 27, 2022 (SOLD OUT) DECEMBER 2, 2022 Itinerary Summary It’s Included DAYS DESTINATION 1 Fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina • International airfare, airport • 20 small group activities transfers, government taxes, fees, Explore in a small group of 8-16 and airline fuel surcharges unless • 2-3 Buenos Aires travelers (average group size of 14) you choose to make your own air 4-6 Fly to Bariloche arrangements • Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader All land transportation and 3 7-8 Puerto Varas • internal flights • Gratuities for local guides, drivers, and luggage porters 9-10 Chiloé Island Accommodations for 16 nights • 5% Frequent Traveler Credit 34 meals—16 breakfasts, 10 lunches, • • toward your next adventure—an 11-12 Fly to Punta Arenas and 8 dinners (including 1 Home- average of $442 Hosted Lunch) 13-14 Torres del Paine, Chile 15-16 El Calafate Overseas Adventure Travel® 17 Fly to Buenos Aires PLEASE MENTION THIS 18 Return to U.S. CODE WHEN BOOKING G2-28708 Reservations & Information 1-800-955-1925 www.oattravel.com/aca2022 SOUTH AMERICA Itinerary DAY 1 • Depart U.S. included tango lesson. Enjoy a Welcome through their brewing process. Later today, This evening, fly to Argentina on an Dinner at a local restaurant this evening. we’ll learn about Bariloche’s controversial history as a place where some German Nazis overnight flight. B,D— Argenta Tower Hotel or similar fled after World War II. DAY 2 • Arrive Buenos Aires, Argentina DAY 4 • Fly to Bariloche B,L,D— Villa Huinid Hotel or similar We arrive in Argentina’s capital this After breakfast, we fly to Bariloche. Set along morning, where we meet our Trip Experience the banks of the 40-mile-long Lake Nahuel DAY 6 • Mapuche conversation • Leader and fellow travelers, including those Huapi, Bariloche is known for its festive Optional Limay River float • Horseback who took the pre-trip extension to Chile: alpine feel. We’ll take an orientation walk ride • Home-Hosted Dinner Santiago, Easter Island, for an orientation near our hotel after we arrive. This morning, we’ll meet a member of the walk near our hotel. Dinner this evening is Mapuche, an indigenous, agricultural people B— Villa Huinid Hotel or similar on your own. native to southern Chile and Argentina. Argenta Tower Hotel or similar DAY 5 • Explore Bariloche • Then, you may wish to join our optional Campanario Hill chairlift ride • Craft raft excursion along the Limay River. In the DAY 3 • Explore Buenos Aires • brewery visit afternoon, we’ll visit a local family in their Tango lesson Today we explore Bariloche. We’ll take a home on the Patagonian steppe. We’ll learn This morning, we explore Buenos Aires’ chairlift ride that gives us a panoramic about their way of life, and mount up for a bustling center, from the Plaza del Mayo to view of the picturesque Lakes District and horseback ride. We’ll be the family’s guests Avenido 9 de Julio. We’ll also stroll through a hike at Brazo Tristeza along the shore for a Home-Hosted Dinner. the colorful La Boca artists’ district. Next, of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Then, we’ll see how B,D— Villa Huinid Hotel or similar we’ll put on our dancing shoes for an Bariloche’s home-grown ingredients are used to brew beer at a family-owned craft DAY 7 • Overland to Puerto Varas, Chile brewery as the father and son walk us Today, we cross the Andes—and the border— as we travel into Chile by motorcoach. We’ll arrive in Puerto Varas in the afternoon, check in to our hotel, and take a short Activity Level: orientation walk. B,L— Radisson Puerto Varas or similar Pacing: 7 locations in 17 days with one 1-night stay Physical requirements: Travel over city streets, bumpy roads, and rugged paths; and DAY 8 • Explore Vicente Pérez Rosales walk and hike through backwoods on 4 treks of around 2 hours each. Three 6- to 12-hour National Park drives, and 3 internal flights of 2-5 hours each. This morning, we’ll enter Vicente Pérez Flight time: Travel time will be 9-17 hours and will most likely have one connection Rosales National Park. We’ll take a walk View all physical requirements at www.oattravel.com/aca2021 near the Petrohue Falls, where clear blue chutes of water flow over the unique volcanic landscape. Then we have lunch with a fishermen who lives inside the park and his family. Back in Puerto Varas, dinner is on your own. B,L— Radisson Puerto Varas or similar DAY 9 • Chiloé Island • Explore Castro This morning, we’ll take a ferry ride to Chiloé Island off Chile’s coast. Then, we’ll transfer overland to the island’s capital city Castro where we’ll check into our hotel and have lunch. After stopping at San Francisco Church—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—and catching a glimpse of the island’s iconic stilt houses, you’ll have a free afternoon in Castro. B,L— Enjoy Chiloé Hotel or similar Reservations & Information 1-800-955-1925 www.oattravel.com/aca2022 SOUTH AMERICA DAY 10 • Castro • A Day in the Life of the waterfall. We’ll have a boxed lunch in the DAY 17 • Fly to Buenos Aires Rilan community park, with views of the towering peaks of the We’ll fly to Buenos Aires today, where you’ll This morning, we’ll experience A Day in the surrounding mountains. Dinner tonight is at have free time to absorb more of the culture, Life of the Rilan community on Chile’s Pacific our hotel. architecture, and character of this lively city Coast. We’ll visit a local school supported in B,L,D— Hotel Lago Grey or similar before gathering for a Farewell Dinner at a part by the Grand Circle Foundation. We’ll local restaurant. also help families in the community prepare DAY 15 • Overland to El Calafate B,D— Argenta Tower Hotel or similar a traditional meal called a curanto, which Today, we transfer to El Calafate, Argentina, we’ll share with them for lunch. Then we’ll a town that serves as the gateway to Parque DAY 18 • Parana Delta tour • enjoy a free afternoon in Castro. Nacional Los Glaciares. En route, we’ll enjoy Return to U.S. views of the Patagonian steppes and make a B,L— Enjoy Chiloé Hotel or similar This morning, we’ll visit the famed Recoleta stop for lunch. cemetery to visit renowned activist Eva DAY 11 • Puñihuil Wildlife Reserve • Fly B,L,D— Kau Yatun Hotel or similar Perón’s grave. Then we’ll take a river boat to Punta Arenas tour to discover life in the Parana Delta. We’ll visit the Puñihuil Wildlife Reserve this DAY 16 • Explore Los Glaciares This afternoon, transfer to the airport for morning after breakfast to spot wildlife such National Park your overnight flight home, or begin your as sea otters and penguins, with lunch at a This morning, we begin a full-day excursion post-trip extension to Buenos Aires and local restaurant to follow. This afternoon, to Los Glaciares National Park, a UNESCO Iguassu Falls. take a ferry back to the mainland and fly to World Heritage Site. While there, we’ll B Punta Arenas. discover Perito Moreno Glacier, towering nearly 200 feet above Lake Argentino. We’ll B,L— Cabo de Hornos Hotel or similar have a boxed lunch by Perito Moreno, then DAY 12 • Explore Punta Arenas continue our explorations in the park before We’ll enjoy a full day today in Punta returning to El Calafate in the evening. Arenas, a bustling port overlooking the Strait B,L— Kau Yatun Hotel or similar of Magellan. We’ll taking a walking tour of the town, visit the Nao Victoria Museum, and hear from a local who lived under the Pinochet dictatorship. B,D— Cabo de Hornos Hotel or similar DAY 13 • Overland to Torres del Paine National Park • Hike near Lago Grey Today we travel to Torres del Paine, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Site. After checking in at our hotel, we can join an elective hike along the shores of Lago Grey, where gigantic blue icebergs rest against sandy beaches while the Grey Glacier stretches into the distance through the towering peaks of the surrounding mountains. Please note: Travelers do not have to hike if they feel it may be too difficult. B,L,D— Hotel Lago Grey or similar DAY 14 • Explore Torres del Paine National Park VERY ACTIVE DAY (we’ll be active from approximately 8:30am to 7pm, and have the opportunity to take two 2-3 hour hikes) We’ll continue exploring the pristine environment of Torres del Paine today with a duo of included hikes that take us beneath the Paine Massif and to the Salto Grande Reservations & Information 1-800-955-1925 www.oattravel.com/aca2022 Discover the rugged splendor of Chile & Argentina ..