Argentina Patagonia & Glaciers Tour - Ushuaia, Calafate, Perito Moreno

Travel through the southern reaches of Argentina, taking in the highlights of Patagonia. Begin your trip in Buenos Aires and experience this vibrant and cultural city. Start your trip in Patagonia at the "End of the World." From the base in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, explore a historic ranch and the easy walking trails of Tierra del Fuego National Park. A day trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in the famous Parque Nacional Los Glaciares completes your 8-day Argentina travel adventure!

Highlights

Visit a Magellanic and gentoo penguin rookery on Martillo Island
Wander along the coastal paths of Tierra del Fuego
Canoe the Ovando River and Laguna Verde
Take a walk on the 3-mile wide Perito Moreno Glacier

Activities

Places Visited

Activity Level: Easy Active

Moderately active but not overly strenuous. This level includes activities like casual cycling, yoga, or excursions/activities that typically last 3-5 hours total each day.

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Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires

Accommodations

Arrive in Argentina today and transfer independently to your comfortable hotel. Spend your free time exploring the amazing architecture of Buenos Aires, or simply relax after your long international flight. Optional tours today include a walking city tour, cultural city tour, or a dinner tango show. Overnight.

Day 2: Fly Ushuaia

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Transfer this morning to the airport to board your flight to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, a must-see Patagonia travel stop. With previous incarnations as a missionary outpost and, subsequently, a prison town, Ushuaia is now most well-known as the "Gateway to Antarctica." From its dramatic setting between the Beagle Channel and the rugged glaciated peaks rising from the landscape, opportunities for hiking and exploring abound. The afternoon is free to wander local museums or explore nearby trails.

Day 3: Beagle Navigation Birds & Sea Lions Island | Martillo Island & Estancia Harberton

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1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

Embark on your boat this morning at the Ushuaia tourist pier. You'll travel via the Beagle Channel and make stops at the legendary Les Eclereurs Island and Sea Lions and Sea Birds Island. Sea lion specimens can be seen from the boat in their permanent habitat as you approach Sea Lions island to the southwest. Continue traveling to the island of the birds, a great place to watch Magellan and Imperial cormorants. Proceed to the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse, which is situated in the same archipelago as the Monte Cervantes disaster in 1930. The Tnel and Fique ranches are seen as you travel through the Paso Chico on the way back. Mt. Martial, which is magnificent, can also be seen.
Duration: 2,5 to 3 hours.
Recommendations: Coat, hat, gloves, waterproof jacket. In summer: Sunglasses and sunscreen.

There's free time to enjoy lunch before setting you depart from our office at the Ushuaia tourist port, you'll travel northeast on Nationals route 3 & J, the fabled path to Estancia Harberton. Sail for 15 minutes in a semi-rigid boat from Harberton harbor to Martillo Island. You will go on an adventure like no other as you spend an hour on the island walking among Gentoo and Magellanic penguins.

Penguins establish themselves on the island during the summer. They live in an environment with other species, including South American terns, petrels, cormorants, vultures, and asskúas (their primary predator). Magellanic penguins reside on Martillo Island in the Beagle Channel, a part of Estancia Harberton, from September to April. Of the three Magellanic penguin rookeries in Tierra del Fuego, The Rookery is home to over 1000 nests. Additionally, the sole colony of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis Papua) in South America consists of nine breeding pairs. Today, a tour guide can take visitors to a small portion of the nesting area.

Duration: 6 hrs approx. (subject to weather conditions).
Schedule: 2:30 pm from the tourist dock.
Recommendations: Bring a hat or cap, waterproof jacket, trekking shoes, gloves and sunglasses.

Note: Estancia Harberton is closed on Tuesdays

Day 4: Trek & Paddle Tierra del Fuego National Park

Accommodations
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

Just north of Ushuaia is the Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego, Argentina's first coastal national park. This adventure combines hiking and kayaking within the park. First, a 3 ½ hour hike takes you through forests of both high and low deciduous beech, evergreen beech, winterbark, firebrush, and more. After your hike, you'll climb into double kayaks and sail to uninhabited beaches and majestic places, just as the ancient Yamana tribe use to do thousands of years ago. The Yamana used canoes carved from tree bark to explore this same area. The crystal-clear water runs into Laguna Verde, one of the most picturesque, panoramic spots in the park. Your take-out point is Lapataia Bay, where you may see petrels, albatross, steamer ducks, and on occasion, penguins. You'll return to Ushuaia in the late afternoon .

Day 5: Fly to El Calafate

Accommodations
1 Breakfast

Today you fly to the lively town of El Calafate. Overnight in El Calafate and have the evening free. Let us know if you are interested in staying on a working sheep ranch to experience the gaucho lifestyle.

Day 6: Perito Moreno Glacier Walk

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1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

Today you drive into Parque Nacional Los Glaciares for views of the stunning Perito Moreno Glacier. This huge advancing glacier is more than 3 miles wide at its front and over 20 stories high. Take a boat across Lago Argentino and pass the massive front wall of blue ice, all the while watching for icebergs. After landing on a small beach start hiking through the beech forest to the icepack of the glacier and have the opportunity to walk on the glacier with crampons. (This Glacier trek has a minimum age of 10 and a maximum age of 65. Alternate excursions are available for those under 10 or over 65 years of age.) Eat your lunch sitting on the lateral moraine of the glacier, where you can absorb the magnificence of the glacier's anatomy and listen to its thunderous concerto of groaning and cracking ice dropping into the lake below.

Contact us if you are interested in the Big Ice Adventure, a more active excursion that spends more time on the ice. Click here for more details.

Day 7: Fly Buenos Aires | Return Home

1 Breakfast

Catch your flight to Buenos Aires and connecting flights homeward, or with more time, cross into Chile to visit Torres del Paine, travel to the coast to the Peninsula Valdes, or head north to Iguazu Falls.

Accommodations

Buenos Aires - Hotels

TWO Hotel Buenos Aires

TWO Hotel Buenos Aires presents a new concept in accommodations: functional, modern, and low cost. Situated in the Montserrat neighborhood, San Telmo, TWO Hotel provides a strategic location for tourists. Nearby theaters, cafes, plazas, restaurants, and more allow travelers to enjoy a wide variety of the the city's cultural offerings.

Elevage Buenos Aires

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Casa Calma

The only certified eco-hotel in the city, guests to Casa Calma Hotel will encounter the finest in modern sustainable accommodations. Spacious rooms each equipped with a personal spa center, minimalist public spaces, organic eateries and more at this boutique hotel.

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El Calafate - Hotels

Rincón del Calafate

Framed in a setting of charm and beauty is the Argentine Patagonia, an immense territory full of captivating and unique landscapes. The small and picturesque tourist village of El Calafate, located at the foot of the homonymous hill and on the shores of Lake Argentino, in the Province of Santa Cruz, is known as the National Capital of Los Glaciares due to its proximity to the imposing Los Glaciares National Park and its famous Perito Moreno Glacier, the ideal starting point to discover these landscapes.

Picos del Sur

Enjoy views of Lake Argentino and Cerro Calafate during your stay at Picos del Sur hotel. With a variety of lodging options and included services, your time spent here will be memorable.

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Kau Yatun Hotel de Campo

With the passing of time, the 25 de Mayo Ranch has been transformed into one of the most traditional hotels in El Calafate, keeping its country style and the hospitality of the first settlers. Surrounded by poplars, pine trees and willows, we discovered the ideal place to rest and connect with the far South.

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El Calafate is your base for exploring Perito Moreno Glacier and the rest of Argentina's Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.

Ushuaia - Hotels

The exterior of the hotel in a winter wonderland.

Tierra de Leyendas

This boutique hotel is located convenient to downtown yet removed in order to experience the beauty of the Beagle Channel and the snow-capped peaks of the Andes. Enjoy personalized service, fine dining in the restaurant and well equipped guest rooms in this friendly family operated hotel.

Hotel Campanilla

Campanilla Hotel invites you to find out all this landscapes secrets, because there is no doubt they will surprise and charm you. The warmness of this hotel will make your experience enjoyable and is a wonderful place to begin your Antarctica tour.

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Albatros Hotel

The hotel has 77 highly comfortable warmly decorated rooms, 4 executive suites, International Direct Dialing, Cable TV. It is an incredibly comfortable lodge - the perfect place to relax before your Antarctica cruise!

Island of seals & sea lions, Beagle Channel

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Ushuaia is a charming port city that is the gateway to Antarctica and lays claim as the southernmost city in the world and is a bustling center for adventure travel.

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6 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 1 Box Lunch
6 Nights Accommodations
4 Days Locally Hosted Guide Service
Accommodations as listed
Ground transportation as listed
Activities as listed
Meals as listed
Access to a 24-7 Emergency line while traveling
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares Entrance fee
Gear Rental: Crampons & Helmets
Entrance Fee: Harberton Estancia
Park Entrance Fee

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Gratuities
Travel Insurance
Personal Expenses
Flight costs (please request a quote)
Additional excursions during free time
Fuel and transportation surcharges (when applicable)
Buenos Aires Hotel tax (up to $2 per person/night) - paid at checkout
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The trip was terrific with great planning on your part. Most of the adventures were not mainstream and somewhat off the beaten path which made it especially enjoyable!! We felt taken care of and you all were readily available to respond to questions and issues. I would highly recommend your company and friends have already expressed interest based on our pictures and excitement.

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Highlights of Southern Argentina

Full Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires

Day 2: Fly Ushuaia

Day 3: Beagle Navigation Birds & Sea Lions Island | Martillo Island & Estancia Harberton

Day 4: Trek & Paddle Tierra del Fuego National Park

Day 5: Fly to El Calafate

Day 6: Perito Moreno Glacier Walk

Day 7: Fly Buenos Aires | Return Home

Accommodations

Buenos Aires - Hotels

TWO Hotel Buenos Aires

Elevage Buenos Aires

Casa Calma

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El Calafate - Hotels

Rincón del Calafate

Picos del Sur

Kau Yatun Hotel de Campo

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Ushuaia - Hotels

Tierra de Leyendas

Hotel Campanilla

Albatros Hotel

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