Southern Patagonia Glaciers Cruise and Land Travel Vacation Package (14N)

Travel to the Patagonia, Argentina and experience its wonders with this 15 Day / 14 Night Cruise and Land Travel Vacation Package and Tour that includes accommodations, Buenos Aires City Tour, and Cruise aboard Mare Australis ship - you will set sail to Punta Arenas navigating through the Beagle Channel and the Patagonian channels, experience Tours in Torres Del Paine and Los Glaciares National Parks, transportation and much more.

With this amazing package you will visit the Patagonia, Argentina region and its highlights. You will get to know Buenos Aires, the capital city of this fascinating country, as well as Ushuaia - the southern most city in the world, Puerto Natales and El Calafate – where you will find yourself at the gateway to the majestic world of glaciers. Also you will enjoy a 4 day Southern Patagonia Cruise aboard the Mare Australis Ship.

Buenos Aires is a cosmopolitan city and is characterized by the great contrasts among its different neighborhoods. It has an intense cultural life that is reflected in the numerous artistic shows that are offered, ideal for the tourist that looks for a city's roots and more primitive customs.

Located on the shores of the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. There you can visit its World's End and Maritime museums – an old prison – and enjoy its natural surroundings.

Tierra del Fuego National Park is inhabited by diverse flora and fauna species. The park is home to red foxes, guanacos, beavers, and condors.

Los Glaciares National Park stretches a distance of some 600,000 hectares with 47 glaciers, such as the Marconi, the Viedma, the Moyano, the Upsala, the Agassiz, the Bolado, the Onelli, the Peineta, the Spegazzini, the Mayo, the Ameghino, the Moreno and the Frías, all of them draining into the Atlantic. It has a breathtaking landscape of impressive glaciers descending from the continental ice field. Thirteen glaciers on the Atlantic side break into huge ice towers which plunge into the waters of the lakes Viedma and Argentino.

Southern Patagonia Glaciers Cruise and Land Package (14N) includes:

Accommodation:

4 nights accommodation at Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires, 2 nights at the Tierra de Leyndas Hotel in Ushuaia, 3 nights aboard the Mare Australis Ship , 2 night at the Charles Darwin Hotel in Puerto Natales and 3 nights accommodation at the Calafate Parque Hotel in El Calafate, with daily breakfast. All meals are included at the Mare Australis Ship.

Tours in Buenos Aires:

Half Day City tour, visiting the Plaza de Mayo, the Government House, the Cathedral, Columbus Square, La Boca district, San Martín Square, Santa Fé Avenue, Recoleta Cemetery, Grand Bourg Square, the famous Colon Opera House and Much More;
Half day Tigre Delta Tour with Coastline Train: A pleasant journey along the River Plate's coast and through beautiful residential areas in Buenos Aires;
A spectacular Tango Show with dinner;

Tours in Ushuaia:

Tour to Tierra del Fuego National Park visiting Río Pipo Valley , a rich area in fauna and flora, Ensenada Bay , lakes and lagoons.
Catamaran Ride: Beagle Channel visiting Paso Chico, Bridges Island , De los Pajaros Island and De los Lobos Island and Les Eclaireus lighthouse.

Cruise aboard the Mare Australis Ship:

Disembark in the Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn) National Park and in Walaia Bay , one of the most important indigenous sites of the region.
Disembark at the the Bay of the Günter Plushow Glacier and hike near the glacier.
Navigating through O'Brien and Ballenero Channels, Bahía Desolada, Paso Aguirre and Cockburn Channel.
Disembark in Magdalena Island , the home of an enormous penguin colony with over 120.000 specimens in different stages of development.

Tours in Puerto Natales:

Full day Tour Torres Del Paine National Park, which has been declared Biosphere World Reserve by UNESCO in 1978.

Tours in El Calafate:

Full Day Tour visiting Los Glaciares National Park and the spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier.
Full Day Upsalla Onelli Navigation: Embark at Punta Bandera to navigate through the northern branch of Lake Argentino to get to Glacier Upsala and Onelli Bay.

Observations:

Transportation:

Transfers from/to airport and tours in air-conditioned vehicles with your local English speaking expert guide.

Adventure:

This is an easy paced trip perfect for anyone.

Group Size:

Any group size.

Staff:

Local professional bilingual guides will help you during the tours and transfers.

SPECIFICS

All prices quoted in US dollars.