Overview & Highlights
A comprehensive exploration of Patagonia in Argentina and Chile. Stay in comfortable hotels and set out on a huge medley of excursions, some more active than others; the choice is yours. Begins and ends in cosmopolitan Buenos Aires.
- Half day city tour with Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
- Tango show with dinner, Buenos Aires
- Beagle channel cruise, Tierra del Fuego
- Excursion in Tierra del Fuego National Park
- Guided excursion to Perito Moreno glacier and boat trip on the lake
- Excursions and activities in Torres del Paine National Park
- Picturesque full day Andean boat crossing to Bariloche, via Petrohue waterfalls
- Drive the 60km circuit, passing Lago Nahuel Huapi, Playa Bonita and Lago Moreno
This comprehensive Patagonia highlights holiday starts and ends in Buenos Aires. Patagonia in the far south is a land of ice caps, glaciers, jagged mountains and lakes at the tip of the Andes in Chile and Argentina. This adventure includes a visit to the minty blue, cathedral-high Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, and Torres del Paine National Park, Chile’s large and well-established reserve. The holiday includes the magnificent Lakes Crossing through the Andes linking Chile and Argentina, on a clear day one of the most exquisite journeys on the continent.
The south is, in parts, a true wilderness, where just a few rough roads cut through a frost-bitten landscape of glaciers, luminous lagoons, icy pinnacles and wind-strafed steppe, Patagonia is nevertheless readily accessible to visitors. While the lake district in northern Patagonia has lakeside resorts and many visitors in summer, there are little seen fairyland forests and lonely roads carving their way through a virgin landscape. It explores the indigo lakes, ancient woodland and snow-capped volcanoes of the lake district.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Buenos Aires. Transfer to hotel in the chic Recoleta district.
Day 2
City tour including a visit to Teatro Colón. Evening tango show.
Day 3
At leisure in Buenos Aires.
Day 4
Transfer to airport and fly to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego. Beagle Channel cruise.
Day 5
Guided excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Day 6
Transfer to airport and fly to El Calafate.
Day 7
Visit Perito Moreno glacier; boat cruise on the lake.
Day 8
At leisure in El Calafate.
Day 9
Scenic drive to Torres del Paine National Park.
Days 10-11
Guided outdoor activities in Torres del Paine National Park.
Day 12
Transfer to Punta Arenas airport, fly to Puerto Montt, and drive to Puerto Varas.
Day 13
At leisure in Puerto Varas, lake district. Optional activities.
Day 14
Lake crossing through the Andes to Bariloche, Argentina.
Day 15
Excursion to visit local attractions.
Day 16
Transfer to the airport and fly to Buenos Aires
Day 17
Transfer to airport for your international flight home.
Things to do
We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.
A day sail to Patagonian glaciers
Cross the River Plate to Colonia, Uruguay
Day walks in Torres del Paine National Park
Day walks outside Ushuaia
Explore Tierra del Fuego National Park
Exploring Buenos Aires
Sail across Lago Argentino to Estancia Cristina
See a tango show in Buenos Aires
Southern Lakes Crossing
Visit Osorno volcano
Visit the Perito Moreno glacier
Wildlife spotting in the Beagle Channel
Accommodation
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Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.
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Sophie Barber - Travel Consultant
Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia.
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Lina Fuller - Travel Consultant
Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.
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Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Consultant
After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.
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Ben Line - Travel Consultant
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Manager of the Tailor-made Department.
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Carrie Gallagher - Travel Consultant
A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Escorted Groups team.
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Hannah Donaldson - Travel Consultant
Having spent part of her childhood in Colombia and worked in Brazil and Costa Rica, Hannah's ties to Latin America run deep. Hannah is an invaluable part of our Group Tours team.
