Involves sustained activity requiring a reasonable level of fitness and endurance.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ends
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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Meals: 9 Breakfasts and 4 LunchesAccommodation: Three-night stay in Buenos Aires. Three nights in El Calafate & the remaining three nights in BarilochePickup and drop-off from and to the airport on the first and the last day of the tour. Land transport as per the itineraryExperienced, bilingual tour guides (English & Spanish languages)Argentina Challenge Adventure KitThe tour price applies only for a family of four: 2 adults and 2 children between the ages of 8 and 14. Please contact us for alternative arrangements
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Itinerary
Begin your family’s Argentine adventure in Buenos Aires, where vibrant city life meets rich tradition on the Buenos Aires & Patagonia Family Exploration tour. This ten-day private trip is a perfect introduction to Argentina’s diverse culture and natural beauty, thoughtfully crafted for families eager to learn and explore together.
Cycle through the capital’s colorful neighborhoods, picnic in leafy parks, and delve into history at the city’s famed conventillos. Enjoy a full-day visit to a working ranch, getting hands-on with the customs of La Pampa. Next, fly south to Patagonia’s El Calafate to witness the dazzling Perito Moreno Glacier, embark on boat rides past waterfalls and icy cliffs, and soak in the region’s wild grandeur.
Your final destination is Bariloche, Argentina’s lake district gem, where kids and adults alike can zip line through magical forests and discover breathtaking alpine vistas. Throughout the journey, experienced local guides ensure meaningful experiences at every turn.
The highlight of this tour package is its expertly balanced itinerary—combining cultural immersion, outdoor excitement, and family-friendly fun. For those looking to create treasured memories in Argentina’s most captivating settings, this trip is an unbeatable choice.
day 1 - Welcome to Buenos Aires
Kids Kit
You’ll receive our Argentina Challenge Adventure Kit, the perfect tool to generate engagement between your children, the places they visit, the people they meet, and you!
Transfer Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Ezeiza Airport / Buenos Aires Hotel
Welcome to Argentina!
Upon arrival in Buenos Aires you will be met at Ministro Pistarini International Airport (known as Ezeiza International Airport) and take a private transfer to your hotel. No matter how early you land in the morning, your room will be ready for you upon arrival: early check-in is guaranteed.
How do locals interact with their city? The best way to figure it out is to walk side by side with them… Get prepared to take your first Buenos Aires walking tour and start discovering the city at your own pace.
Our guide will pick you up from your hotel and during 2 hours you will wander the neighbourhood. Depending on your hotel location and your interests, you can choose to explore either the Northern area, the aristocratic face of the city and its magnificent architecture, or the green spaces and bohemian culture of the trendiest area of the city. It is up to you! Enjoy the unscripted moments of chitchat with your tour guide… And why not with other locals?. After all, we are all lovely people.
The icy of the cake will be the ice-cream! Taste the dulce de leche ice-cream flavour… You will not go back to peanut butter. At the end of this tour, you will know how to interact with this spellbinding city as locals do.
After enjoying this tour, our guide will take you back to your hotel.
Type of service: Private
Duration: 2 hs
Included: Guide, ice-cream
Not included: Lunch
Note: Optional transportation in public service
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Clásico Hotel
day 2 - History of Buenos Aires & bicycle tour of the city
Engage in a truly urban exploration, talking a 5-hour historic tour through the city’s ornate architecture with a private car at your disposal. We’ll pick you up at your hotel to spot the most important sites of the city and learn some fun facts, like why the Presidential Palace is pink, or the reason that houses in La Boca are so colorful. Visit San Telmo, the oldest residential neighborhood, with its classic cobblestone streets, and La Boca, where Buenos Aires turns colorful and tango is ever present; come to walk Caminito Street and dance with the locals. If you’re a soccer enthusiast, you’ll learn all about Argentina’s favorite fútbol (soccer) teams. Why is soccer such a passion for Argentinians? Well, only a true Argentinian can answer that question. Continue your full cultural immersion learning about our rich history as you speak with locals (known as Porteños) and learn fun facts about our fascinating past. At the end of your tour, we’ll take you back to your hotel.
Duration: 5 hours
Included: Transportation mentioned above, bilingual guide, snack and water
Guide assistance during city tour
Recoleta's cemetery entrance fee included.
Half-Day Buenos Aires Bike Tour
Get ready to explore the city on two wheels. Departing from Palermo district, start your bike tour to discover the Northern region of Buenos Aires, where you’ll find the famous Recoleta Cemetery, the Floralis Generica, and the biggest green areas of Buenos Aires.
Stop at Recoleta cemetery and leave your bikes to walk through the amazing tombs and mausoleums, 90 of which have been declared historical monuments. Dare your kids and find the exact place where the mythical Evita Perón (one of our first female political leaders) rests, or David Alleno’s tomb, the cemetery keeper that saved money during his whole life in order to be buried with the most important characters of Argentine history. Continue your bike-ride to the park that houses the incredible Floralis Generica, the giant metallic flower of Buenos Aires, where you’ll stop to have a snack while watching this breathtaking sculpture actually move! Taste some traditional Argentine maté (herbal tea) and the alfajores (finger-licking sandwich cookies). We’ll keep riding on to explore Palermo Woods, the biggest green area of Buenos Aires, where you’ll have a close-up view of the beautiful Planetarium and enjoy a typical Porteño lunch from one of the many food trucks spread all over the area. We’ll return to our departing spot after 5 hours of family fun.
Duration: 5 hours
Included: Bikes with gears (helmet, basket), 500 ml bottle of water, bilingual guide, snacks, lunch
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Clásico Hotel
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch
day 3 - Argentina’s rural culture: Estancia El Ombú de Areco
Today you will be picked up from your hotel to enjoy an authentic day in the countryside at an exclusive estancia in San Antonio de Areco. Learn about the gaucho culture and traditions, strolling around the beautiful old streets, museums and ancient pulperías (grocery stores) at San Antonio de Areco town before heading to the El Ombú.
Argentina is worldwide famous for its football players but also for the vastness of its green-tinted fields best known as La Pampa. That endless land at the edge of the horizon is still home to the descendants of first gauchos (Argentine cowboys) who care and work the land as their ancestors taught them to.
There are still some estancias (ranches) that preserve the gauchos traditions, located at picturesque towns within Buenos Aires’ province. One of the most alluring is San Antonio de Areco town where gaucho traditions are still palpable everywhere and here lies El Ombú de Areco, a colonial style working ranch built in 1880.
Once there, enjoy a typical asado (barbecue) before a detox horseback riding in the nature or a relaxing bike ride. For the bons vivants, there is a peaceful swimming pool (only available in summer) and many relaxation areas to take a ""siesta"" (a nap).
At the end of the day, wewill take you back to your hotel in Buenos Aires.
Type of service: Shared (private transfers)
Duration: 9 hs
Included: Transportation mentioned above, lunch and beverages
Note: For this tour, you need to bring your original passport. In summer, as the pool is available, we recommend that you also bring also a towel and a swimsuit.
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Clásico Hotel
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch
day 4 - From Buenos Aires to Patagonia (El Calafate)
Bye-bye, Buenos Aires!
Time to say 'gracias' (thanks) for all these precious family memories! Today we’ll pick you up to drive you to the airport where you’ll take your flight.
Included: transportation mentioned above
Guide assistance during transfer.
Transfer from El Calafate Airport to your Hotel
Hassel-Free transfer from the airport to the city
Upon arrival in El Calafate you will be met at the airport and have a transfer in private to your hotel.
Included: transportation in private service.
Guide assistance during transfer.
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Cauquenes de Nimez
Meals:Breakfast
day 5 - El Calafate: Mayo Channel & Perito Moreno Glacier
Start off the day with a pick up at your hotel, and travel to Puerto Bandera to embark on an 9-hour nautical safari where you’ll discover the secluded glaciers and waterfalls of Glacier National Park that can only be reached by boat!
Sail Mayo Channel and disembark at Toro Bay to hike through the Patagonian forest; your specialized guide will tell you about the vegetation of this area (very different from other varieties inside the park) and show you the ancient cherry tree and its 10-foot-diameter trunk. Tell your kids that they can call it El Abuelo (grandpa), as locals have nicknamed it, and prepare yourselves to discover a waterfall! Set sail again towards Cerro Negro (Black Hill), where you’ll do a soft, half-mile hike to the base of the hill to admire the massive Black Glacier. Enjoy your free time in this place that not many travelers have seen, before departing for our third stop, the famous Perito Moreno Glacier. As the boat passes by the immense icy wall, put on your beanie and grab your camera, because you may see a piece of ice breaking off and crashing into the water below! Finally, you’ll disembark at Puerto Moreno, where you can enjoy your free time wandering across the traditional catwalk circuit that surrounds the glacier before sailing back to Puerto Bandera.
Note: Mayo Trek excursion may change due to weather conditions
Entrance fee included
Half-Day Glaciarium Museum & Ice Bar
On your way back to El Calafate we will make a stop at the Glaciarium Museum and learn about the history of the glaciers and their first explorers. Interactive screens, a synchronized projection, and the natural sounds of ice caves playing throughout the museum’s hall will totally immerse you into the glaciers’ fascinating history.
We will then visit the fascinating Ice Bar, where you can take a sip from a glass made completely of ice.
At the end of your tour, you will be taken back to your hotel.
Type of service: Private transfers
Duration: 2 hours
Included: Transportation, bilingual guide & Glaciarium Museum entrance fee
Not Included: Ice Bar entrance fee
Travel season: October to April
Age restriction: from 3 years to enter the Ice Bar
Entrance fee to Glaciarium Museum included.
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Cauquenes de Nimez
Meals:Breakfast
day 6 - Leisure day in El Calafate
Explore the surroundings of Calafate, and stop by Laguna Nimes, an ecological reserve which hosts 80 different types of birds, including the Chilean Flamingo, and includes a fun, little hike that’s perfect for kids!
Then, enjoy a hearty lunch at one of the family-friendly restaurants in town; try some new dishes like the guanaco meatloaf or the nut-crusted trout while your kids run around in the play area.
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Cauquenes de Nimez
Meals:Breakfast
day 7 - From El Calafate to Bariloche
At the appropriate time, you will be transferred from your hotel to El Calafate Airport.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above
Guide assistance during transfer.
Transfer Bariloche Airport / Bariloche Hotel
Upon arrival in Bariloche, you will be met at the airport and driven to your hotel.
No matter how early you arrive in the morning, your room will be ready for you upon arrival. Early check-in is guaranteed.
Type of service: Private
Included: Transportation mentioned above
Guide assistance during transfer
Half-Day Excursion to Otto Hill and Habsburg Stone
At the appropriate time, we will pick you up at your hotel to visit Otto Hill, known as “the pinnacle of fun.”
To reach the summit, you will ride the legendary cable car and enjoy the best views over Lake Nahuel Huapi. Take time to enjoy the spectacular view from the summit (6,890 feet above sea level!) before starting an easy 2-hour hike through a forest of lenga trees. Reach the Habsburg Stone, an exceptional viewpoint from which you will have stunning views of Lake Gutierrez and Ventana Hill. On the way, your local guide will introduce you to the native vegetation and the history of the place.
At the end of this experience, you will ride the cable car down the hill, and we will take you back to your hotel.
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Villa Huinid Pioneros
Meals:Breakfast
day 8 - Bariloche history & Colonia Suiza zipline
We will start this tour, which combines the cuisine and historical traditions of Bariloche, with a pick-up at your hotel, to go to the most iconic viewpoints in the area, such as Cerro Campanario, where they will have an incredible view of the Andes Mountains, different lakes such as Lake Moreno and Lake Nahuel Huapi, and the elegant Llao Llao Hotel. Meanwhile, your guide will tell you about the fascinating history of this small mountain town that is completely within the Nahuel Huapi National Park.
We will take a short walk in the Llao Llao Reserve through the beautiful myrtle forest, drinking mate on the way (traditional Argentine herbal tea) while the guide will tell us about the diverse wildlife and natural history of this place.
We will arrive at the Gilbert Traditional Brewery and test your culinary skills with a fun and engaging cooking class, which will introduce you to the culinary secrets of the native and immigrant cultures found in Bariloche. We will learn how to make an Argentine empanada with a heavenly flavor (Argentine pie filled with meat).
After lunch, it's time to do activities in the forests of Colonia Suiza, the first European settlement in Bariloche. Get ready for a 2-hour zipline experience, where the whole family will slide from one treetop platform to another (there are 10 in total!), Using steel rope. The little ones will be constantly looked after by our tour guide. At the end of the canopy experience, we will take you back to your hotel in Bariloche.
Note: This tour is only available for children over 7 years old.
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Villa Huinid Pioneros
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch
day 9 - Nahuel Huapi National Park
At the appropriate time, we will pick your family up at the hotel to discover the most remote branch of Lake Nahuel Huapi: Brazo Tristeza.
You will set sail and navigate to this impressive glacier fjord, which will stun you by its sheer size. It will be unlike anything your family has ever seen before. Be sure to look out for other magical sights along the way, such as the majestic mountains bordering Brazo Tristeza and the power of rushing waterfalls.
After reaching the end of the lake, you will embark on an unforgettable hike through an enchanting forest among the coihues and alerces trees. The trail will lead you to a cluster of more sparkling cascades on the Frey River, which is always a family favourite.
On the way back, enjoy a delicious lunch on-board the Kaiken boat and contemplate the impressive beauty of this incredible region.
At the end of the excursion, we will take you all back to your hotel.
Type of service: Shared
Duration: 5/6 hours (walking time 1:30 hours)
Included: Transportation mentioned above, lunch with beverages on-board or ashore, navigation in the boat Kaiken Patagonia with a bilingual guide on board (English / Spanish)
Not included: Guide during transportation to the pier, boarding fee, entrance to the Nahuel Huapi National Park
Difficulty: Easy
Accommodation:3 Star Hotel at Villa Huinid Pioneros
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch
day 10 - Hasta pronto, Argentina
At the appropriate time, we will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the airport, where your Bariloche journey comes to a close.
We just returned from a 5-week trip to South America. The travel team was AMAZING. They helped us plan a very complex itinerary that included multiple cities in Chile and Peru, a side-trip to Easter Island, Machu Picchu and the sacred valley, and finally Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Peru. The advice they gave and the hotels they chose were truly exceptional. The detailed day-by-day itinerary was very helpful, and all of their in-country partners (e.g., drivers, tour guides) were terrific. Everything went perfectly. Best travel experience ever! Thank you, Analia and Antonella!!!
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JohnVerified Traveler
5.0 out of 5
Excellent tour
Excellent tour, excellent service, and they genuinely listen to what you want and give it at a reasonable price. I'd use it again.
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MelissaVerified Traveler
4.0 out of 5
Good Accomodation!
In the little time I had, I saw what I needed to see. The accommodations were excellent, as was the cuisine.
