South America Highlights - Chile and Argentina Travel Vacation Package (9N)

Travel to Chile and Argentina and experience its wonders and treasures with this 10 Day / 9 Night South America Travel Vacation Package and Tour that includes Santiago, Lakes Region, Bariloche and Buenos Aires.

Destinations Visited

	Santiago, Chile Santiago, a capital city of almost 6 millions people, will surprise its visitors with its aspect of a modern metropolis, numerous buildings and skyscrapers that have been built in the last 15 years, due to an exceptional economical growth. The downtown area of Santiago has many historic buildings, museums and parks: Bellas Artes museum, Precolombino museum, Natural History museum and some old constructions such as "La Moneda" (government palace), The Cathedral, Central Market, Church of San Francisco and the Municipal Teather.
The Lake Region, Chile This is the "green" region of Chile, due to its vegetation and climate, very similar to the countries of northern Europe. It is a very volcanic region and the lava prints on the soil, are proof of past eruptions, giving to this territory, the shape and form of what it is today, fill with a rugged land and many natural lakes. The landscape combine, rivers, more or less tumultuous, lakes of different dimensions, volcanos with perpetual snow, and flourishing valleys. Many activities can be practiced on the area, nautical sports such as kajak or rafting, fishing, trekking or horseback riding.
	Bariloche, Argentina San Carlos from Bariloche is one of the most beautiful cities in the Argentina. Bariloche per excellence became a tourist destination of the hand of the European mountaineering that explored its summits opening paths in the first three decades of the century and building refuges. Bariloche is the main center of ski of South America. Year after year, skiers and snowborder populate the hints of the Hill Cathedral and they fill the hotels. During the summer, the same naked mountains of snow, leave to the discovered dream forests among those that venture trekkers, climbers and campers, every time in more number. Also in Bariloche one can make rafting, windsurf and fishing, among other sports. The city, entirely built following the coast of the lake and amid cypresses has among their outstanding points the Civic Center, a construction in stone and the majestic hotel Llao Llao, the most attractive in the country that was and recycled and opened their doors some years ago after a long period of closing again. Great quantity of Europeans arrives until these lands to travel its mountains, many of which stay forever in love of the virgin nature that is no longer in the Old Continent.
Buenos Aires, Argentina Benos Aires is a cosmopolitan city and it is characterized by the big contrasts among the different neighborhoods that form it. It has an intense cultural life that is reflected in the numerous artistic shows that offer, ideals for the tourist that looks for to know it from their roots and more primitive customs. Buenos Aires are also the city of Gardel, of Jorge Luis Borges, of Diego Maradona and of the great composer and teacher of the bandoneón, Astor Piazzola. Their inhabitants, denominated "Buenos Aires" for the great port influence that helped vastly to the development of the city, they arrived of all the points of the country or they are descending of European. The buildings of century principle reflect the desire of an entire generation that wanted to place then to the country among the world powers of that. Their parks, their fairs, their theaters and bookstores; soccer stadiums, museums and coffees... they grant him a colorful inigualable. Buenos Aires contain neighborhoods of low houses with gardens and wide sidewalks; old neighborhoods with conventillos; luxurious neighborhoods with mansions of styles refined in the neighborhood of the Recoleta; big avenues and six terminals of train of great architectural value... The list continues and it is endless. Buenos Aires is difficult to describe, difficult to explain and impossible to embrace. To stop next to the mythical Shaft, in the intersection of the avenues 9 of Julio and Currents can be the ideal place to begin the great adventure of knowing Buenos Aires.

Day-by-day Itinerary

Day 1

Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Visit to the city and main monuments, in the afternoon. Night at Hotel Fundador.

Day 2

Full day excursion for a visit in Valparaiso, main port in Chile. We will visit, too «La Sebastiana», House-Museum of Pablo Neruda poet. In the afternoon, we will visit beaches in Reñaca, Con con and Viña del Mar. Return to Santiago at the end of the day.
Night in the same hotel.

Day 3

Transfer to the airport for a flight a Puerto Montt. Visit to the Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt cities, during the afternoon, including Angelmo handicraft market. Overnight at Hotel Bellavista.

Day 4

Excursion to Chiloe Island, visit to the Ancud City, founded on 1768. We will visit too, the Museum that it rescues the history of the island, Fort of San Antonio that it dominates to the entrance of the port and the handicraft Market. Route towards Castro to visit its Cathedral and its colourful 'Palafitos', its typical houses. Return to Puerto Varas. Night at the same hotel.

Day 5

Transfer toward National Park Vicente Perez Rosales, and visit by the way to 'Saltos de Petrohue' (Petrohue Falls).
Embark in catamaran, and navigation for 'Todos los Santos' lake, and Nahuelhuapi lake. Arrival at the end of the afternoon a Pañuelos pier. Reception and transfer to the Hotel Aconcagua. Night.

Day 6

Full day excursion that will take us to a ranch located to 20km of the city, in the near province of Neuquen, separated of the province of Rio Negro (black river) by the Rio Limay (limay river). Many activities are possible there, in addition to an abundant lunch: trekking, excursions to know and to recognize the local fauna and flora, riding horse, demonstration of cowbell of ewes. This ranch is pioneering in the improvement of the ovine race by interval of the artificial insemination. Return to Bariloche. Night.

Day 7

This excursion by the day to San Martin de los Andes, is made almost entirely in the Province of Neuquen. Once cross a river Limay, we will take the route that takes to Villa La Angostura, contracted place to the North creek of Nahuel Huapi lake, crossing the route of the 7 Lakes to arrive at San Martin de los Andes, main tourist center of the province. After a brief sample of the city, return to Bariloche by the Valle Encantado (enchanted valley), Place that have a good name, because, of return in return, the valley allows to appreciate the result of the cycle of the erosion, where the tips and rocks with strange forms are witnesses. Night.

Day 8

In the morning: depart for the excursion called ' Circuito Chico' (small circuit), course during which it will be possible to be observed and to be admired mountains, the lakes and the forests that will be before arriving at the Huemul Island. Of there, we will follow in the direction of the Cerro Campanario (Hill Bell tower), accessible through a cable ferry. In the height, a magnificent view of the diverse landscapes of the region will be able to be appreciated. Return towards Bariloche passing by Llao Llao. Transfer to the airport and flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival, reception and transfer to the Hotel Regis. Night.

Day 9

Depart for visit the city of 'Tigre' (tiger). The community of Tigre is an adorable and small city located to approximately 40km of Buenos Aires, in the Delta of Parana; it is a zone with his own culture: the earth is enriched there by the 'Legamos' that give to the water that so characteristic brown color. In the 'Puerto de frutos' (port of fruits) it will be able to find products and/or local handicrafts: Fresh fruits, candy houses, furniture and objects of Bamboo the specialty of this place. Navigation in the affluent of the Lujan river. Return to Buenos Aires. Tango Show-dinner. Night.

Day 10

Panoramic visit to the Buenos Aires visit. Transfer to the International airport

Includes:
Private land services with bilingual guide, except FD Fortín
Chacabuco in regular service (with bilingual guide)
9 nights of hotel with breakfast.
Navigation days 5 and 9
Lunch day 6
Tango show - dinner of day 9 'to the letter' with drinks
Entrances fees to National parks and other places.

It does not include:
International and local flights, and taxes.
Another meals out of the program
Drinks (only regarding program)
Tips and extras expenses

South America Highlights - Chile and Argentina Travel Vacation Package (9N)

Travel to Chile and Argentina and experience its wonders and treasures with this 10 Day / 9 Night South America Travel Vacation Package and Tour that includes Santiago, Lakes Region, Bariloche and Buenos Aires.

Santiago, Chile

The Lake Region, Chile

Bariloche, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina