Classic Argentina Highlights

On arrival at Buenos Aires airport, you are met by your representative and transferred to the hotel. Overnight in Buenos Aires.

You explore Buenos Aires on a half-day city tour, combining comfortable drives with guided walks through the city’s most iconic districts. Over approximately three hours, you discover Plaza de Mayo, the political heart of Argentina and see the Casa Rosada, the Presidential Palace. You travel along 9 de Julio Avenue, one of the widest avenues in the world, and visit the colourful neighbourhood of La Boca, known for its brightly painted houses and tango heritage.

Throughout this shared tour, your English-speaking guide brings the city’s history and culture to life, offering insight beyond the guidebooks. You return to the hotel.

Optional experience: In the evening, you may choose to attend a traditional tango show at one of the city’s historic venues - Cafe de los Angelitos, which has been linked to tango culture for more than a century and was once frequented by the legendary Carlos Gardel. Professional dancers and musicians perform a refined and atmospheric show. A three-course dinner is available as an optional addition.

Day at leisure. You may wish to explore the city’s cafes, museums and elegant districts at your own pace.

Optional experience: You can discover Argentina’s gaucho traditions with a visit to San Antonio de Areco, known as the National Capital of Tradition. You visit its historic centre before continuing to a traditional estancia. You enjoy a typical Argentine barbecue, with the opportunity for horseback riding or a carriage ride, followed by folk music and horsemanship demonstrations.

Buenos Aires - Puerto Iguazu. At the scheduled time, you transfer to the airport for your flight to Puerto Iguazu. On arrival, you are met and transferred to the hotel.

Please note: The flight to Puerto Iguazu is not included in the cost of your tour. We can assist you with booking this flight.

Today you visit Iguazu National Park, created in 1934 to protect the extraordinary waterfalls and the surrounding subtropical rainforest.

You arrive at the Visitor Center and reach the Central Station to board the Ecological Train, heading to the Garganta Station. This marks the start of the walkways leading to the Garganta del Diablo, the most powerful and dramatic section of the falls. From the viewing platform, you witness water plunging 72 metres with an immense roar and mist rising from below.

You then return to the Garganta Station to head to the Cataratas Station, where you explore the Upper and Lower Circuits, walking along a network of trails and balconies that provide different perspectives of the falls, including San Martin, Bosetti and Chico, among others. The combination of jungle scenery and cascading water makes this one of South America’s most spectacular natural sites. This is a shared excursion. You return to the hotel.

Enjoy a day at leisure in Puerto Iguazu.

Optional experience: You may choose to cross the border into Brazil for a panoramic perspective of the falls. A walkway of approximately 1,200 metres offers sweeping views across to the Argentinian side and San Martin Island. The route ends near the Floriano Falls, where you experience the scale and power of the water from a different angle. You can also visit this bird sanctuary, home to rescued species of the Atlantic Forest. Walk through immersive aviaries and observe toucans, macaws and other native wildlife at close range.

Puerto Iguazu - El Calafate. At the scheduled time, you transfer to the airport for your flight to El Calafate. On arrival, you are met and transferred to the hotel.

Please note: The flight to El Calafate is not included in the cost of your tour. We can assist you with booking this flight.

Discover El Calafate during this shared excursion to Los Glaciares National Park, passing Patagonian steppe landscapes, forests and lakes framed by the Andes.

At the Magallanes Peninsula, you walk along a 3 km network of boardwalks positioned at different levels, allowing you to view the immense face of the Perito Moreno Glacier from multiple angles. Depending on physical conditions, you can reach the lower balconies, closer to the glacier, or stay on the upper balconies.

After time to explore and take in the scenery, you return to El Calafate.

Optional experience: You may board a boat at Bajo Las Sombras port to navigate the Rico Arm of Lake Argentino. From the water, you gain a closer view of the glacier’s towering ice walls and floating icebergs, stopping at a safe distance to appreciate its scale.

Enjoy a day at leisure in El Calafate.

Optional experience: You can transfer from El Calafate to Estancia Nibepo Aike, a historic working ranch located within Los Glaciares National Park, overlooking Lake Roca and the Andes Mountains. On arrival, you are welcomed with a hot drink and pastries before learning about Patagonian rural life. You may observe sheep shearing and cattle herding, and if you wish, take a short horseback ride to a scenic viewpoint. A traditional Patagonian lunch is served, often featuring slow-roasted lamb cooked over an open fire. Return to El Calafate in the afternoon.

At the scheduled time, you transfer to El Calafate airport.