8-Day Argentina & Patagonia Tour From Buenos Aires: El Calafate & Ushuaia

Upon your arrival at Buenos Aires airport (Ezeiza or Aeroparque), you will be met and transferred to your hotel in the city center.

The rest of the day will be free for you to spend at your leisure.

After breakfast you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the Jorge Newbery Airpark for your domestic flight to El Calafate (airfare is not included).

Upon arrival at the El Calafate Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, where you can relax for the rest of the day.

El Calafate is a picturesque village close to Lago Argentino, one of Patagonias largest and most stunning lakes. It's also the entrance to the amazing land of the glaciers.

Today's Los Glaciares National Park excursion is perfect for those nature lovers who want to explore lakes, rivers, mountains and trails to discover one of its greatest wonders. What makes it really special is the boat tour, which allows you to get closer to the Perito Moreno Glacier area, providing a unique experience, because of the views and landscapes, which are impossible to see any other way.

After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel and we will head towards Los Glaciares National Park. We will drive along the scenic Route 11, which runs alongside the main course of Lago Argentino on our way to Brazo Rico.

Once in the park, we will go to Curva de los Suspiros, where we will get off the vehicle to take a first look at the Perito Moreno Glacier, which is certainly an amazing image. Later we will make another stop at the Muelle bajo las Sombras, where we will navigate to get closer to the southern wall of the glacier.

By boat we will approach to the stunning Perito Moreno ice walls, getting close enough to contemplate its immensity and also to observe the ice landslides that continually take place. As we get to the front wall, the boat will stop for a few minutes to get a better look at the landscape, giving us a very good opportunity to take interesting photographs and film the scene.

Then we will go to the front catwalks of the glacier, where we will see it from several balconies located at different heights, allowing to appreciate it from different angles, each more beautiful than the last one. Finally we will enjoy some free time to spot the different detachments that continually take place, and those who want to, can enjoy lunch at any of the restaurants near the runways.

In the afternoon we will return to El Calafate and we will drop you off at your hotel.

The rest of the evening is yours to enjoy El Calafate.

The Navigation on the Lake Argentino Todo Glaciares is one of the few ways to get closer to some of the most distant and inaccessible glaciers. You will have the opportunity to travel comfortably inside the catamaran or you will be able to walk along the balconies and the deck, which allows you to have the possibility of taking wonderful pictures.

But the navigation is not all, you will land at the Spegazzini Base, a piece of land in the middle of the immensity of the Argentino Lake and the Glacier field. There you will have time for lunch and to walk in the forest through different paths that will take you to viewpoints with spectacular views of the National Park.

After breakfast you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the El Calafate Airport for your domestic flight to Ushuaia (airfare is not included).

Upon arrival at the Ushuaia Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, where you can relax for the rest of the day.

Ushuaia is the most Southern city of the world and its proximity to Antarctica makes it special for its climate and sunlight.

After breakfast in your hotel, you'll be picked up by your guide and head towards the Tierra del Fuego National Park, located 11 km away from the city. We will be able to appreciate lakes, lagoons and rivers within its limits, and their exit towards Beagle Channel.

Departing from Maipu Avenue towards the southwest by the national route 3, we will drive out of the city, passing by the slope of the Susana Mount, and witness the ancient work of the prisoners, the Southern Fuegian Railway. After crossing River Pipo’s bridge, next to Ushuaia’s Golf Club, we will arrive at the End of the World Station where you'll board the End of the World train.

In Lapataia Bay, besides the sea coast, rich in molluscs and mussels, we will find traces of the ancient native people who inhabited the region. There we will have time to walk along the footbridge from which we will be able to take pictures and enjoy the feeling of being at the end of the world. From this place, end of National Route No. 3, we will start our return to the city of Ushuaia.

After taking breakfast in your hotel, we will pick you up between 8 and 8.30 am, heading to the lakes.

The minibus will take Route 3, which runs along the fueguina cordillera and allows access to the Garibaldi passageway, panoramic point from which you will be able to see the objectives of the journey : the Escondido and Fagnano lakes. The descent will begin, diverging from the road to follow woodcutters´ancient traces.Land Rovers allow to get to places with impossible access otherwise, because of the forest, the clay and rocks.

Around 12.30 pm, you will arrive at the refuge where you will wait for a delicious asado criollo (typical barbecue). While the guides prepare the food, the passengers can have a walk around to appreciate the forest and beavers' constructions who are part of the landscape.

After a satisfying lunch, the adventure continues along the vibrant shores of Fagnano Lake. Follow an internal trail that leads to the smaller yet stunning Escondido Lake. Around 2 pm, we will begin our journey back to Ushuaia city, traversing sections of the historic Nacional Road 3. Expect to arrive at your hotel by 3 pm, concluding an amazing day of exploration.

After breakfast at your hotel you'll be met for your transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires (or elsewhere, airfare is not included).

Once in Buenos Aires, a private car will take you to the Ezeiza International Airport for your flight back home.