El Calafate Stopover
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DAY 1: EL CALAFATE – ARRIVAL Welcome to El Calafate, the gateway to the land of glaciers!
Upon your arrival in El Calafate Airport your English-Speaking Guide will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it to transfer you to your hotel. Arrival in your hotel, check in. Rest of the day at your leisure.
Overnight in El Calafate, Sierra Nevada or similar, Standard Room
DAY 2: EL CALAFATE – PERITO MORENO GLACIER Today you will enjoy a Full Day (7 hours) regular shared tour to the Perito Moreno Glacier with a bilingual English/Spanish Speaking Guide. (Premium tour, buses up to 18 passengers) Box Lunch is provided.
This park has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The famous Perito Moreno Glacier is located in the extreme southwest of Lago Argentino 80 kilometres from El Calafate. It has become one of the greater natural spectacles of South America. From time to time walls of ice fall from the 60 meter tall face into the waters of Brazo Rico or to the Canal de los Témpanos, navigating the channel to the principal body of the lake. This cycle will take 4 to 6 years ending with the lake divided in two. The Brazo Rico remains retained and elevates approximately 35 meters above its current level. The water slowly makes a tunnel in the glacier until the pressure makes it collapse. This spectacle is indescribable. The waters precipitate in gigantic waves only to start the process all over again. Bring or purchase a box lunch or drink. Navigation and trekking tours are available year round to purchase on site. State of paths: completely gravel.
We leave through route number 11, bordering Lake Argentino. From El Calafate to the Moreno Glacier there is a distance of 80km, through tarmac road. From the beginning, the journey offers very pleasant surprises. Leaving El Calafate, we can see at the right the Lake Argentino with its Redonda Bay. In it we can appreciate an important variety of bird fauna, from which the black neck swan, the flamingo, the vapor duck, the coot and the cauquen stand out. The eye-catching yellow colour of the countryside is due to its “coiron” pasture, and among them the white and short “coiron” stands out. During the first 40km we travel through the Patagonian Steppe , then enter the National Park to observe the tree area vegetation that is mostly made of the “notofagus” family (ñires, guindos and lengas), seldom cinnamon trees, and flowers of different colors, among which the “notro” stands out because of its intense red colour that corresponds to the Patagonian Andean Forest.
We arrive at the “curva de los suspiros” (sigh curve), named this way because it is the first panoramic viewpoint of the Perito Moreno Glacier. There is a short stop to take pictures and we move forward to Bajo las Sombras Port. Upon returning to the Port, we’ll visit the footbridges where we have a service area for visitors and a system of balconies and footbridges that allow you to enjoy walks along different paths and to have really amazing views of the Glacier. After some free time for walking and lunch (which is optional), we begin our way back to El Calafate.
Recommendations: wear comfortable shoes and warm clothes (windbreaker, jacket and windbreaker and / or raincoat). Sunglasses, sunscreen and gloves. Also sun hat or coat in case it gets very cold.
Note: The Premium tour only operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Also included: Ticket for 1 hour Regular Navigation: Safari Nautico The Perito Moreno Glacier is known for quitting smoking in the nautical safari. This navigation in front of the giant is a feast of the senses. An optical effect gives its unique colour to the density of ice: a blue that is not easy to find elsewhere. The sound of its walls giving way to the action of the sun is a gift that the nautical safari offers.
The navigation begins with the Rico arm and reaches the southern end of the icebergs channel. For one hour passengers get a different perspective of the glacier and impossible to achieve from the runways. How can one not feel insignificant when approaching the walls of up to sixty meters of the glacier? The captain knows how to understand visitors: the ship will stop for photographs but also to leave technology aside and be one with the magnitude of nature. That will be the indelible memory that they take.
The walls of the Glacier The icebergs on Lake Argentino are secondary protagonists of the nautical safari. But not because of their smaller size they stop charming those who see it. Your task seems to be to walk the beauty of this thousand-year-old formation decorating the waters of the lake.
The Nautical Safari has daily departures from the Puerto Bajo Las Sombras, and when booking the excursion remember to ask for include the transfers to and from the hotel to Puerto Bajo Las Sombras.
It is possible to coordinate this excursion with a mini trek or hike on the glacier for almost two hours. To opt for this last, it is recommended to wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
Overnight in El Calafate, Sierra Nevada or similar, Standard Room (B, BL)
DAY 3: EL CALAFATE – ESTANCIAS PATAGÓNICAS Regular shared Full Day (9 hours) tour to Nibepo Aike Ranch with Bilingual guide English/Spanish.
Far from mass tourism and near El Calafate is the Estancia Nibepo Aike. A place that keeps the essence of old Patagonian ranches. Initially called La Jerónima, Nibepo Aike covers an area of more than 12,000 ha, delimited by the South Arm of the Argentine Lake and the border with Chile, framed by the Andes Mountains. Dedicated to bovine production as main livestock activity and sheep as secondary, it is an ideal place to enjoy an immersion in the life of an authentic Patagonian stay.
Departure from El Calafate to take the gravel road Nº15, also known as “Camino de las Estancias”. During the It is common to cross condors, foxes and hares, with Cerro Frías as the protagonist. After crossing the river Rico, the steppe landscape changes abruptly, becoming a mountain range landscape. Arrival at the ranch after touring the shore of Lake Roca and having entered the Los Glaciares National Park. The guide Host will welcome you to the Estancia and will accompany you to the Quincho, where you will be invited with a hot drink (tea, coffee or mate) accompanied by homemade pastry.
Then a walk is undertaken to tour the facilities of a typical Patagonian ranch that was dedicated formerly for sheep production and which today has been transformed into the most prestigious Hereford herd of these latitudes and also maintains a flock of sheep. Through this walk you will have excellent views of the South Arm of the Argentinian Lake discovering various outcrops rocky rocks eroded by glacial action and changes in lake levels; there you can clearly see the folds of the earth’s crust differentiated from each other by the variety of sediments that gave rise to it. These formations are they happen until reaching a point where the rocks form a natural amphitheatre giving rise to very quiet beaches of Curious shapes. Through trails we will discover a forest of lengas and ñires, where caranchos, cachañas, hares live, woodpeckers, eagles and an abundant variety of native flora and fauna. The tour may vary according to the weather conditions.
After the chosen activity, the group is at the door of the shearing shed and the current historical museum of the ranch. An opportunity to get to know a shed with all its components and understand the work of the
shearing troupes. The process will be explained from the shearing of the animal to the assembly of the wool bale, the way in which the wool is stowed and transported.
Next, a “test of reins‟ for riders will be carried out or, depending on the rural activities of the day, making in the corrals near the helmet. Among the daily activities visitors can also participate in the morning milking and sheep herding, thus concluding with a typical working day at the Estancia. Some of these Activities may be subject to modification due to weather conditions. Returning to the Quincho where a lamb is being roasted on the stick, emphasis will be placed on the history of the place and recall anecdotes and stories from the first settlers. Crossing the orchard where most of the vegetables consumed in the ranch, we will arrive at the Quincho where the Asador will already have the roast ready for diners delight in a delicious Patagonian lamb while enjoying the impressive view of the Cordillera. Meanwhile, the Life in the ranch continues and it is frequent to see the gauchos passing horses herding cattle and / or sheep and getting lost in the horizon. Returning to El Calafate, having experienced the life of a typical Patagonian ranch will give us a new perspective, finding more sense to the immense Patagonian landscapes characterized by the infinite and the remote.
After lunch or before dinner and rural activities, you will undertake with the guide Baqueano a cavalcade that will travel for approximately three hours the different trails that will allow to know more in depth the corners of Nibepo Aike.
Horseback riding: 3 hours.
Overnight in El Calafate, Sierra Nevada or similar, Standard Room (B, L or D)
DAY 4: EL CALAFATE – DEPARTURE Today, at the schedule time, your English-Speaking Guide will pick you up at your hotel to transfer you to El Calafate Airport to take your departure flight. (B)
Services Included: ✓ Private Transfer in FTE APT / FTE HTL with an English-Speaking Guide ✓ Regular FD Perito Moreno Glacier SIB English/Spanish PREMIUM (Up to 18 passengers) (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) with Box Lunch ✓ Entrance ticket to the National Park Los Glaciares ✓ Ticket Regular Shared Navigation Safari Nautico during full day moreno SIB English/Spanish (1 hour) ✓ Regular FD Estancia Nibepo Aike AM (lunch) or PM (dinner) + 3 hours Horse Back Riding SIB English/Spanish (Daily from 08.30am to 18.00pm or 13.30pm to 10.15pm) ✓ Private Transfer out FTE HTL / FTE APT with an English-Speaking Guide ✓ 03 nights of accommodation in Sierra Nevada or similar (according to the availability at the time of the booking request) in Standard room with breakfast
Services Not Included: International or domestic flights Tips Insurance of any kind 21% IVA ACCOMMODATION Hotel rates are valid per foreign people applying VAT 21% exception, to honour this rate passenger should send us the scan copy of the passport at booking request and same document should be used during the check in at the hotel. Please take into account that in
case of changes in the Government regulation, the VAT will be charged. Please keep your passengers aware of this situation. In case of changes in the regulation, the VAT will be charged.
Gross Rates From:
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL USD 1120 USD 1115 USD 1100 USD 1020 DBL USD 880 USD 875 USD 860 USD 780 TPL USD 830 USD 820 USD 810 USD 730
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL CAD 1490 CAD 1480 CAD 1465 CAD 1360 DBL CAD 1170 CAD 1160 CAD 1145 CAD 1040 TPL CAD 1105 CAD 1095 CAD 1080 CAD 970
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL AUD 1560 AUD 1550 AUD 1535 AUD 1425 DBL AUD 1225 AUD 1215 AUD 1200 AUD 1090 TPL AUD 1155 AUD 1145 AUD 1130 AUD 1015
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL GBP 850 GBP 845 GBP 835 GBP 775 DBL GBP 675 GBP 665 GBP 655 GBP 595 TPL GBP 630 GBP 625 GBP 615 GBP 555
If you prefer to offer a quotation with more social distancing, we recommend the following; Vehicles a little bit bigger with more space. (only for the private services you have requested, the regular tours are quoted in SIB shared bus, let us know in case you want to quote everything in private). For a larger vehicle please add a supplement of USD 50 per person/CAD 75 per person/GBP 30 per person/AUD 60 per person
Santiago Stopover
Intrepid
DAY 1: SANTIAGO – ARRIVAL Welcome to Santiago, the gateway to the country! On arrival at Santiago Airport, please make your way through customs and immigration, exiting from the green doors marked 'Meeting Point’. Our representative will be holding a sign with your name on it and waiting for you outside this exit. Please only make contact with our representative.
This service includes a driver and local English speaking guide who will provide you with any useful information needed for your stay.
Arrival in your hotel, check in. Rest of the day at your leisure.
Overnight in Santiago, Hotel Providencia or similar, Standard Room (B)
DAY 2: SANTIAGO – CITY TOUR This morning, you will be collected from your hotel for your tour of Santiago. Visit both the old and new areas of the city. Highlights include the Plaza de Armas, the city's central square and the heart of the city’s old colonial core. The Plaza de Armas is home to the beautiful 18th century Metropolitan Cathedral, the early 19th century Royal Court Palace that houses the Natural History Museum and the Central Post Office completed in 1882. Will continue along the Government Palace and where we will have the opportunity to walk through some of the most traditional streets and neighborhoods. Visit Cerro Santa Lucia, the hill on which Santiago was founded in 1541, now a park with fountains and stairs leading to a fort and panoramic viewpoint across the city. On completion of your tour, you will be taken to your hotel.
Please note this is small group tour with English speaking guide and only operates in the morning.
Overnight in Santiago, Hotel Providencia or similar, Standard Room (B)
DAY 3: SANTIAGO – VALPARAISO – CASABLANCA VALLEY This morning you will be collected from your hotel and travel west towards the Pacific Ocean. Our first stop will be in the Casablanca Valley, famous for its many wineries and towns full of Chilean traditions. Vines were first planted here in the mid 1980’s and the area is known for its cool climate white wines, most notably Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, as well as Pinot Noir. The region’s world class wineries are mostly located along the road and we will visit one of them to enjoy a premium wine tasting before continuing onwards to Valparaiso.
Valparaiso is a historic port and is known as the “Jewel of the Pacific” and the cultural capital of Chile with festivals every year and a number of street artists and musicians. Its charming, picturesque and colorful houses are set on cobblestone alleyways in the hills that surround the city, creating a natural amphitheatre. In the 19th century, Valparaiso saw an influx of European immigrants. The historic quarter of Valparaiso was
declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003 based on its unique architecture and urban design. The city’s system of funicular lifts was declared one of the world’s most endangered historical treasures by the World Monuments Fund in 1996.
A short drive along the coast will allow us to have a perfect view of the hills and the city. We walk around the town to discover hidden treasures such as art galleries, small cafes and breweries.
Lunch is not included but restaurants will be recommended to you with time allowed for you to enjoy lunch.
In the afternoon, return to Santiago and you will be taken to your hotel. Please note this is a small group tour with English speaking guide.
Overnight in Santiago, Hotel Providencia or similar, Standard Room (B)
DAY 4: SANTIAGO – DEPARTURE Today, at the schedule time, your English-Speaking Guide will pick you up at your hotel to transfer you to Santiago International Airport to take your departure flight. (B)
Services Included: ✓ Private airport transfer with an English-Speaking Guide ✓ Regular excursions as per the itinerary ✓ 03 nights accommodation on B&B basis as per the itinerary
Services Not Included: International or domestic flights Tips Insurance of any kind Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
Gross Rates From:
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2-3 PAX 4-5 PAX 6 PAX SGL USD 915 USD 885 USD 875 DBL USD 690 USD 660 USD 650
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2-3 PAX 4-5 PAX 6 PAX SGL CAD 1220 CAD 1180 CAD 1165 DBL CAD 915 CAD 880 CAD 865
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2-3 PAX 4-5 PAX 6 PAX SGL AUD 1275 AUD 1235 AUD 1220 DBL AUD 960 AUD 925 AUD 910
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2-3 PAX 4-5 PAX 6 PAX SGL GBP 695 GBP 675 GBP 665 DBL GBP 525 GBP 505 GBP 495
If you prefer to offer a quotation with more social distancing, we recommend the following; Vehicles a little bit bigger with more space. (only for the private services you have requested, the regular tours are quoted in SIB shared bus, let us know in case you want to quote everything in private). For a larger vehicle please add a supplement of USD 75 per person/CAD 95 per person/GBP 35 per person/AUD 80 per person
Rates valid from November 2021 to March 2022
Buenos Aires Stopover
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DAY 1: BUENOS AIRES – ARRIVAL Welcome to Buenos Aires, the gateway to the country! On your arrival in Ezeiza International Airport your English-Speaking Guide will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it to transfer you to your hotel.
Arrival in your hotel, check in. Rest of the day at your leisure.
Overnight in Buenos Aires, Cyan Americas Towers or similar, Standard Room
DAY 2: BUENOS AIRES – CITY TOUR + TANGO EXPERIENCE Today you will enjoy a Half Day (5 hours) regular shared city tour across Buenos Aires city with a bilingual English/Spanish Speaking Guide.
Lunch in a local restaurant during the tour it is included. (without drinks).
Meet the city of Buenos Aires and enjoy its gastronomy! We start the tour by visiting the city’s main attractions. The first neighbourhood will be Palermo, the region known by its woods, lakes and Embassies. Then we go to Recoleta, where we can find its elegant buildings and the most exclusive area of the city, Alvear Avenue. Later you will see the magnificent Obelisco: the classic postcard of Buenos Aires and centre of porteños daily life. Plaza de Mayo (Main Square): there you will see the Government Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral and City Hall. After you will go to San Telmo: history and Tango’s neighbourhood. Later it will be La Boca where you will see Boca Juniors Football Stadium, an example of Argentina’s passion, Football. Near it is Caminito, the artists area. We finish our tour in Puerto Madero: the most modern neighbourhood of the City.
Note: The regular tour only operates from Monday to Saturdays at 09.15AM. The regular tour could depart from downtown hotels or meeting points. In the evening Tango Dinner Show!
International cuisine, regional dishes, desserts and a wide selection of Argentine wines will be offered to accompany the La Ventana Tango show, where guests will experience the sensual dance of Tango, which reveals the spirit of Buenos Aires’ beginnings. All this held in a romantic and intimate atmosphere. Transfers in/out to the tango house are included. Overnight in Buenos Aires, Cyan Americas Towers or similar, Standard Room (B, L, D)
DAY 3: BUENOS AIRES – TIGRE – DELTA – SAILING DAY Half Day (5 hours) Tigre Navigation Tour. Discover a wonder of nature, only a few kilometres from the city. We travel north, crossing parks and beautiful buildings. Breath-taking views of Rio de la Plata, the widest in the world. We spot the Jorge Newbery Airport, River Plate World Stadium and Ciudad Universitaria before our 30 km trip to the city of Tigre.
We stop at the Puerto de Frutos, with its magnificent market with its small jetty on the banks of the Rio Lujan. Arriving at TIGRE CITY we will board a Panoramic Catamaran to enjoy the Paraná Delta. In a quiet, stable and safe route, we navigate a labyrinth of islands crossed by rivers and streams. We learn about life on the islands, flora, wildlife, recreation and water sports.
Return in Catamaran. Ideal for enjoying the northern part of Buenos Aires!
Overnight in Buenos Aires, Cyan Americas Towers or similar, Standard Room (B)
DAY 4: BUENOS AIRES – DEPARTURE Today, at the schedule time, your English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel to transfer you to Ezeiza International Airport to take your departure flight. (B)
Services Included: ✓ Private Transfer in EZE APT / BUE HTL with an English-Speaking Guide ✓ Regular HD 5 hours Buenos Aires city tour with lunch (without drinks) SIB English/Spanish (From Monday to Saturday, 9.15AM from downtown hotels or meeting points) ✓ Regular Tango Dinner Show SIB English/Spanish with private transfers in/out to the tango house ✓ Regular HD 5 hours Tigre SIB English/Spanish (Daily 08.30am) ✓ Private Transfer out BUE HTL / EZE APT with an English-Speaking Guide ✓ 03 nights of accommodation in Cyan Americas Towers or similar (according to the availability at the time of the booking request) in Standard room with breakfast
Services Not Included: International or domestic flights Tips Insurance of any kind BUENOS AIRES ECOTAX - From March 1st. 2020, each foreign tourist visiting Buenos Aires aged 12 or above will have to pay an additional tax per night, depending on the hotel category. It starts at 50 cents per night for 3-star hotels or less, 1 dollar for a 4-star hotel and USD 1.5 for 5-star hotels. For apart-hotels it will be USD 0.50 while in Boutique Hotels the fee is 1 dollar. Temporary rentals and Airbnb must pay USD 0.75 per night. And in case of sailing in by boat or on a cruise ship will have to pay the tourist fee of one dollar per night. 21% IVA ACCOMMODATION Hotel rates are valid per foreign people applying VAT 21% exception, to honour this rate passenger should send us the scan copy of the passport at booking request and same document should be used during the check in at the hotel. Please take into account that in case of changes in the Government regulation, the VAT will be charged. Please keep your passengers aware of this situation. In case of changes in the regulation, the VAT will be charged.
Gross Rates From:
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL USD 975 USD 920 USD 900 USD 760 DBL USD 810 USD 750 USD 740 USD 600 TPL USD 780 USD 715 USD 705 USD 565
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL CAD 1295 CAD 1225 CAD 1200 CAD 1015 DBL CAD 1080 CAD 1000 CAD 980 CAD 795 TPL CAD 1035 CAD 955 CAD 940 CAD 565
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL AUD 1360 AUD 1280 AUD 1255 AUD 1060 DBL AUD 1130 AUD 1045 AUD 1030 AUD 835 TPL AUD 1085 AUD 1000 AUD 980 AUD 790
BUE 3 NIGHTS 2 PAX 3 PAX 4-9 PAX 10-15PAX SGL GBP 740 GBP 700 GBP 685 GBP 580 DBL GBP 615 GBP 570 GBP 560 GBP 455 TPL GBP 590 GBP 545 GBP 535 GBP 430
If you prefer to offer a quotation with more social distancing, we recommend the following; Vehicles a little bit bigger with more space. (only for the private services you have requested, the regular tours are quoted in SIB shared bus, let us know in case you want to quote everything in private). For a larger vehicle please add a supplement of USD 20 per person/CAD 27 per person/GBP 15 per person/AUD 25 per person