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Arrive in Buenos Aires – City Tour
Arrival at the International Airport “Ministro Pistarini” (Ezeiza). Reception and transfer in private vehicle to your accommodation. During the afternoon your guide will pick you up for a visit to the “Paris of South America”. The tour includes the colorful neighborhood of La Boca, the first port of the city; San Telmo, with its colonial buildings; Plaza de Mayo Square, from where you can see the “Casa Rosada” or pink house (The government Palace) and the Metropolitan Cathedral. The visit goes on along 9 de Julio Avenue or 9th July Avenue where the Colon Theatre is located. Following this part of the town we will visit Recoleta one of the most beautiful areas of town; here we can find the Recoleta Cemetery worth a visit. We will finally go on to the last spot to see Palermo and its parks and go back to the hotel.
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Buenos Aires – Ushuaia
Transfer to the domestic airport: “Aeroparque J. Newbery”. Welcome in the airport of Ushuaia and transfer to the hotel. You will have a free afternoon to visit the city. We suggest visiting the End of the World Museum that reproduce the history and origins of the first men that settled in this latitudes; The Old Prison Museum is also worth visiting it.
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Tierra del Fuego National Park, the End of the World Train. Check in Crucero.
During the morning, visit the National Park “Tierra del Fuego” which represents the southern natural area with the particular fact of being the only National Park that has, due to its location, sea coast along the waters of the Beagle Chanel. You will get in the park on board of the End of the World train. The train leaves the “Estación del Fin del Mundo” traveling along the same embankment used by the convict train 100 years ago.
The park has an area of 63000 hectares and its beautiful scenery alternates glaciers, falls, forests and mountains. Red foxes, guanacos, marine otters, marine cauquens, ducks, Patagonian wood peckers, and more than 90 species of birds that are part of the Feugeenian fauna can be found in the park.
After visiting the park, transfer to the Port in Ushuaia. Check in cruise.
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Antarctic Cruise: Drake Passage. South Shetland Islands
Named after the renowned explorer, Sir Frances Drake, who sailed these waters in 1578, the Drake Passage also marks the Antarctic Convergence, a biological barrier where cold polar water sinks beneath the warmer northern waters. This creates a great upwelling of nutrients, which sustains the biodiversity of this region. The Drake Passage also marks the northern limit of many Antarctic seabirds.
The first sightings of icebergs and snow-capped mountains indicate that we have reached the South Shetland Islands, a group of twenty islands and islets first sighted in February 1819 by Capt. William Smith of the brig Williams. With favorable conditions in the Drake Passage our lecturers and naturalists will accompany you ashore as you experience your first encounter with the penguins and seals.
The South Shetland Islands are a haven for wildlife. Vast penguin rookeries, beaches ruled by Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals make every day spent in this amazing island group unforgettable. Sailing through the narrow passage into the flooded caldera of Deception Island and the chance to swim in the hot springs of Pendulum Cove is truly amazing. King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands, features colonies of nesting Adélie and Chinstrap Penguins, Kelp Gulls, Blue-eyed Cormorants, Antarctic Terns and Southern Giant Petrels and is home to scientific bases of many different countries. Macaroni, Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins as well as elephant seals await you at Livingston Island.
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Antarctic Cruise: Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula’s remarkable history will provide you with a type of excitement often only associated with the early explorers. You will have plenty of time to explore its amazing scenery, a pristine wilderness of snow, ice, mountains and waterways, and an incredible wide variety of wildlife. Apart from penguins and seabirds you are very likely to see Weddell, crab eater and leopard seals as well as Minke, killer (orca) and humpback whales at close range.
We hope to navigate some of the most beautiful waterways (depending on the ice conditions): the Gerlache Strait, the Neumayer Channel, and the Lemaire Channel, the latter are narrow passages between towering rock faces and spectacular glaciers. We plan to make at least two landings per day. Possible landing sites may include:
Paradise Bay is perhaps the most aptly named place in the world and we attempt a landing on the continent proper. After negotiating the iceberg-strewn waters of the Antarctic Sound, we hope to visit the bustling Adélie Penguin (over 100,000 pairs breed here) and Blue-eyed Cormorant colonies on Paulet Island. The Nordenskjöld expedition built a stone survival hut here in 1903. Today its ruins have been taken over by nesting penguins.
Further exploration may take you to Melchior Island, Cuverville Island, Portal Point, Neko Harbour, Pléneau Island and if ice conditions permit, to Petermann Island for a visit to the southernmost colony of Gentoo Penguins.
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Antarctic Cruise: The Drake Passage to Ushuaia
We leave Antarctica and head north across the Drake Passage. Join our lecturers and naturalists on deck as we search for seabirds and whales and enjoy some final lectures. Take the chance to relax and reflect on the fascinating adventures of the past days on the way back to Ushuaia.
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Arrive in Ushuaia – Fly to Buenos Aires
We arrive at Ushuaia in the early morning and disembark after breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Reception in Buenos Aires and transfer in private vehicle to your accommodation. At night we recommend going to Puerto Madero and have dinner at one of the restaurants located near the river.
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Buenos Aires – Dinner and Tango Show
Today you have a free day to enjoy and spend on your own. We suggest going shopping to the malls that have the best brands in town, as well as the San Telmo, Recoleta or Palermo markets where you can find local production and handicrafts.
At night we enjoy a Tango show where the visitor can discover the magic and history of the city’s typical dance; dinner and argentine wines are included.
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Day in the Pampas, Buenos Aires
Today take a private transfer to a “Estancia” or “Ranch” in the province of Buenos Aires. Accommodation in the Estancia. We offer you to spend a day resting in the surrounding areas of the city. Many activities are included depending on the estancia; you can stroll in a typical one-horse carriage, you can ride a horse and maybe play golf depending on the Estancia. At night dinner is included.
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Estancia in Buenos Aires
Today we return to Buenos Aires. During your last night in the city we recommend to visit the “portenos” neighborhoods of Las Canitas, Palermo Soho or Palermo Hollywood. |
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Buenos Aires
Transfer in private vehicle to the International Airport Ministro Pistarini (Ezeiza).
End of our services.
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