Argentina Travellers Guide: Tours & Safaris
Bariloche Ski Week
7 days, Starts: Bariloche, Argentina Ends: Bariloche, Argentina
Bariloche is Argentina's top winter sports destination, set in the Andes and around Lake Nahuel Huapi, the town conjures up memories of Switzerland! Great restaurants (fondue and homemade chocolate are local specialities) and loads of optional outdoor activities if you have any energy left after a day on the piste!
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Buenos Aires Spanish School
7 days, starts and Ends in Buenos Aires
Argentina's capital city, Buenos Aires, is a pulsating European-style city that offers extensive opportunities for cultural and social pursuits. Spend an evening sipping cappuccinos and watching the world go by or put on your dancing shoes and check out the world famous nightlife of the city-that-never-sleeps! You could also learn to tango and don't forget to sample the fantastic Argentinian cuisine. our price includes a private room in a family homestay, registration and private tuition at one of Argentina's top language schools.
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Sierra
10 days, Starts: Buenos Aires, Argentina Ends: Santiago, Chile
Travel from the East coast to the West coast of South America in just ten days! This week and a half long trip packs in the two cosmopolitan capitals of Buenos Aires and Santiago and then heads of into the interior of Argentina, giving you a chance to explore the hills, lakes and Germanic communities of Cordoba province on foot or on horseback. Next we head to the National Parks of Talampaya and the Valley of the Moon, famous for their eroded rock formations, petroglyphs, fossils and dinosaur footprints. From there we head down to Mendoza and indulge in some wine tasting at the local wineries, before heading across the Andes under the shadow of Aconacagua, South America's highest mountain. We stop en route at the photogenic Puente Del Inca and its colourful, mineral deposits before hitting Santiago for our last night.
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Patagonia Wonderland
11 days, Starts; El Calafate, Argentina Ends: Ushuaia, Argentina
Patagonia – the land at the end of the world. This tour combines the highlights of Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia in one fantastic trip of less than two weeks. Get close up views of the gleaming turquoise-blue ice flows crashing into the lake at the Moreno Glacier and go trekking between vertical granite towers at El Calafate and Torres del Paine National Parks. Continue south to the fabled land of Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) to the world’s southernmost city, Ushuaia. Spot Magellan penguins, beavers, marine mammals and birds in the icy waters and enjoy fantastic sunsets late in the Patagonian summer evening.
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Antartica
11 days, starts and ends in Ushuaia, Argentina
Cruise aboard the MV Ushuaia to one of the last remaining wildernesses on our planet today: Antarctica, the fabled White Continent. Antarctica is an untamed territory of wild, natural beauty, as well as a land of superlatives: the world's fifth largest continent, the coldest place on earth, the highest average altitude, the lowest humidity. The continent is devoid of a permanent human population, although what it lacks in the human factor, it more than makes up for in animals, wildlife and scenery.
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Altiplano, Andes & Desert
21 days, Starts: La Paz, Bolivia Ends: Santiago, Chile
This is the trip that has it all! Colonial cities, a jungle trip, salt flats excursion, national parks, wine tasting and not to mention amazing scenery and friendly locals. A fantastic three week holiday, travelling from the soaring heights of the Bolivian altiplano, exploring virtually untouched rainforest and travelling through star-studded deserts and towering Andean passes. Whilst you traverse diverse landscapes, you will encounter local folklore music, wine country and indigenous ruins. Explore national parks to discover flora, fauna and dinosaur footprints whilst learning about the lands of the Aymara, Quechua, Incas, Diaguitas and Mapuches on this extraordinary journey through Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.
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Patagonian Express
21 days, Starts: Santiago, Chile, Ends: Ushuaia, Argentina
Between cosmopolitan Santiago and the city at the end of the world, Ushuaia, experience an action-packed adventure, brimming with variety. In between glacier viewing at El Calafate and wildlife spotting (seals, penguins or even an elusive puma), hiking through the wilds of Torres del Paine and trekking at El Chalten, indulge in local specialities of chocolate and fondue, Patagonian lamb and fresh seafood, Chilean Pisco and Argentinean red wine. Then kick back, relax and enjoy the good life on a boat cruise through Chilean Patagonia taking you on a voyage of discovery through some of the most pristine and untamed scenery in the world. Why not add a cruise to Antartica to the beginning or end of your trip?
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Piranha Express
21 days, Starts: Buenos Aires Ends: Rio De Janeiro
Start your journey in cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, home of great nightlife, pavement cafes and legendary Eva Peron. En route to the golden beaches of vibrant Rio, enjoy an intriguing tour that shows you the legendary Iguazu Falls and the wildlife of Brazil's great Pantanal, as well as much of the lesser known parts of South America, including the colonial gems of Uruguay. Snorkel amongst tropical fish in Bonito's crystalline rivers and go cruising on the Emerald Coast.
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Andes Falls and Beaches
28 days, Starts: La Paz, Bolivia, End: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
This is really getting to the heart of South America a four week marathon from the heights of La Paz into the wilds of Argentina and the tropical beaches of Brazil. Explore the colonial towns and blinding white salt flats of Bolivia. Take a trip into the jungle and discover the land that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid roamed. Cross into Argentina and see the colourful Humahuaca Canyon and majestic waterfalls at Iguazu, then round off your trip in the exciting city of Rio.
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Pure Patagonia
30 days, Starts: Santiago, Chile Ends: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Patagonia. Even the name conjures up images of the wild and the remote. Travel across the rolling Pampas grasslands and between the soaring cloud-capped Andes. Get to know the friendly locals and be charmed by beautiful, Swiss-style towns. Amid spectacular glacial landscapes, try a variety of outdoor activities: volcano climbing, horseriding, glacier trekking. Spot a variety of wildlife under those big Patagonian skies: whales, penguins and pumas. Hike spectacular trails in pristine wilderness. Sample wines at those Chilean vineyards, indulge in fondues in Bariloche or take tango lessons in Buenos Aires.
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Andean Experience
42 days, Starts: Lima, Peru Ends: Santiago, Chile
On this six week tour which leads you through valleys and over steep mountain passes and around stunning canyons, Kumuka will take you on a trip through the ages. Discover dinosaur footprints and pre-historic fossils, Inca temples and Spanish colonial towns, as well as enjoying the modern day wonders of winery tours and the party town of Cusco. Marvel at natural wonders such as emerald rainforest and golden deserts, snowy mountain peaks and white salt flats dotted with multicoloured lakes where you can spot condors, llamas and alpacas. Enjoy manmade wonders: Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, floating reed islands and bustling market towns where life continues as it has done for centuries, all of which unfold as we wind our way south to Santiago.
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Patagonian High Road
51 days, Starts: Santiago, Chile Ends: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Journey to the end of the world, where Antarctica and Andes practically collide: this is your chance to experience a completely different world. Sail to hidden beaches lapped by turquoise seas, discover the pulsating cities of Rio and Buenos Aires: the sights, nightlife, and cafe society. Journey south to the mesmerising Pampas and windswept Patagonia. Spot whales rounding the tip of the Valdez Peninsula, scarlet sunsets in Ushuaia, the turquoise blue Moreno Glacier and explore the rugged wilderness of Torres Del Paine National Park.
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South American Explorer
63 days, Starts: Quito, Ecuador Ends: Santiago, Chile
So you want to experience it all? Here is the ultimate South American trip of a lifetime with a wealth of highlights all packed into one journey that takes you from the equator to practically Patagonia. Along the way, experience all the highlights of this amazing continent: Amazon jungle trips and Pacific coast beaches, desert landscapes and lush oasis, Spanish colonial cities and ancient Inca capitals, floating reed islands and blinding white salt lakes. You will learn about the Moches, Incas, Diaguitas and Aymaras, explore lands where the dinosaurs once roamed and visit the wine growing areas whilst we take you the Andean heights to verdant rainforest and on to the shores of the Pacific. This is no ordinary two months.
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