Travel Impressions Vacation Packages

CAMPANARIO CHAIRLIFT (SHARED TRANSFER)

This is a ride with hill chair, taking passengers to the summitt - 3400 meters - from where breathtaking views will appear before their eyes.

Half Day City Tour

Get in direct touch with the town where the Tango was born! During this tour we will visit Avenida de Mayo that runs into the Plaza De Mayo, which is surrounded by the Casa Rosada (Government House), the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Cabildo (first City Hall, built during Spanish rule). At the other end of Avenida de Mayo you find the Congress building. Then we continue to San Telmo, one of the best kept historical neighborhoods and eldest district of Buenos Aires. Here we have time to stroll around Plaza Dorrego, where you can find many antique shops. On Sundays, Plaza Dorrego is a "MUST", as an antique market takes place there. If you did not find the right souvenir yet, here for sure you will find it. Next stop is La Boca, a most colorful area. On this famous street, Caminito people will meet painters offering their Tango pictures. Passing Colon Theatre, one of the world's best known opera houses and the cultural pride of the "portenos" (as the inhabitants of Buenos Aires are commonly called), we continue to Palermo with its beautiful parks, the City Zoo, Botanical Garden, Argentine Horse Track and National Polo Fields. Palermo is beautiful for its artificial lakes. At the end of the tour we will visit the Recoleta area, one of the city's glamorous spots. Recoleta is the rich quarter of Buenos Aires, even though it once hosted a slaughterhouse. Here you will find the Municipal Cultural Center, elegant boutiques and excellent restaurants, surrounded by centennial trees. In the cemetery of Recoleta you will find the grave of Eva Duarte who became famous as Eva Peron (Evita). The cemetery is the center of this aristocratic district. The more relevant personalities of Argentina's history rest in Recoleta. The cemetery is considered to be one of the most impressive monuments of Argentina's past.

Duration: 3 ½ hours Private Tour
Note: Private tour is with an English speaking local guide.

Full Day GAUCHO RANCH TOUR WITH BBQ LUNCH (SIB)

By the end of the last century, an Irishman named these lands "Santa Susana", to pay homage to his wife, Susana. The estancia is located in the district of Campana, close to the town of "Los Cardales", in the province of Buenos Aires. It covers an area of 1200 hectares; mostly dedicated to agriculture and for the last 10 years as a tourist resort. Guests will be welcomed and will enjoy typical "criollas" which are meals followed by a tango show and folk dances, as well as modern melodies. The most distinctive feature will be the guided visit to the Spanish-colonial style "casco", which holds an authentic museum of that period. Sulky and horse rides will show you the charm of Argentine countryside, its scenarios, its cultivated lands and the incomparable wild aroma. The day will end with some typical activities of an estancia: regional games as the "carrera de sortijas".

Please note: This tour is only available Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Duration: Approximately 7 hours
Note: This tour is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.

Half Day Tigre & Delta Tour (SIB)

Duration: 4 Hours
Note: The group tour is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.

DINNER & SHOW ESQUINA CARLOS GARDEL WITH TRANSFERS (SIB)

While slowly growing around the supply market after which the quarter took its name (in Spanish, abastecer means "to supply"), "El Abasto neigbourhood" witnessed the rise of an indisputable popular idol: Carlos Gardel. He used to wander by the narrow and noisy streets of the neighborhood and gather with his friends for dining, singing, etc. at Chanta Cuatro, a restaurant that was a witness of the evolution of Carlos Gardel as a folk singer.

Today, more than 100 years later, this same story comes back. Esquina Carlos Gardel, located at the very same place where Chanta Cuatro once was, offers a superb cuisine and an exquisitely decorated ambiance that recreates the sophistication of the most luxurious old-time dining rooms, top level artistic proposal and a mystical atmosphere that will lead you to experience an unforgettable night. Enjoy a great dinner followed by Tango Show.

Note: This is group tour is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.

HALF DAY EVITA TOUR WITH MUSEUM

This tour leads us to the most important places of Eva Peron's life in Buenos Aires.

Born in the country side Maria Eva Duarte came to Buenos Aires and started her career as starlet in Corrientes street and later she was working for the radio station Radio Belgrano. During this time she met Juan Domingo Peron. From this moment on her political career started. You will pass places like Plaza de Mayo with the balcony she used for her speeches to the Argentines, the Facultad Ingeneria (University of Engineering), the Ministerio Correo Central (main post office), Ministerio de Obras Publicas (ministry of public works) and at each place guests will be informed about these steps of her life. Visiting the Congress will show you the place where hundreds of thousands rendered her the last homage. Then you stop at the Evita Museum and at her monument, and finally you will visit the Recoleta cemetery where she found her eternal rest after her death.

Duration: 2.5 hours
Note: Private tour is with an English speaking local guide.

Note: This tour is offered as a SIB tour(Seat In Bus) which is a shared bus with a bilingual guide or as a Private tour which is a private service with an English speaking guide.

TOUR TO THE PUNTA TOMBO PENGUINS ROOKERY (SIB)

74.5 miles to the south of Trelew is one of the most varied sea bird colonies in the world, the Punta Tombo Reserve, which has one of the largest number of penguins outside Antarctica. There are more than a million Magellan penguins here, which migrate every year from the middle of September to the end of January. Also protected are 3 species of cormorants as well as nandues, guanacos, seals and Patagonian hares. This is a half day excursion that will take the visitors to see, among other interesting things, one of the biggest continental penguin colonies in the world.

Duration: About 10 hours from Puerto Madryn
Note: This is a group tour that is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.

TOUR TO PENINSULA VALDES

Unusual geographic features concur in Peninsula Valdes, providing the ideal scenery for the proliferation of several unique botanical and zoological species. Year after year, hundreds of right whales cruise about the southern seas to seek shelter in the still waters of the Nuevo and San Jose Gulfs during their breeding season. Thousands of elephant seals roam about miles of beach on the east side of the peninsula. Rock, sand and gravel lend the ideal setting for the land colony of these impressive mammals.

Hunting and fishing are restricted on the peninsula.

Duration: About 10 hours from Puerto Madryn
Note: Private tour is with an English speaking local guide and the group tour is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.

CITY TOUR WITH END OF THE WORLD MUSEUM (SIB)

During this tour we can spot the different aspects of the southernmost city of the world. We will begin at the obelisk located opposite the current Legislature. The obelisk marks the place where the Argentine flag was hoisted for the first time on October 12, 1884. In the same area, we find the Plaza Civica and the 25 de Mayo Square. Along the coast can be seen the oldest buildings in the city, such as the Salomon family house, the Isorna House and finally the typical and picturesque house of the Beban family. Beached in the Ushuaia Bay, we'll see the Saint Christopher, an old tugboat and further ahead the sailboats of the Club Nautico of Ushuaia. We'll take the Luis Pedro Fique causeway that divides the bay in two and enjoy the view of Mt. Olivia and the Five Brothers Mountain on one side, while on the other we sight see Mt. Susana and the far side of the bay. Later, we'll sight see other neighborhoods, the Hospital of Ushuaia and the curious imported Finnish houses. From the centennial monument, we have a panoramic view of the city and a part of the peninsula, the airport, the Bay, with the Beagle Channel and the Navarino and Hoste Islands (Chile) in the background. We will then enter downtown along Gobernador Paz and Deloqui Streets, touring the oldest sector of the city. We can also see the contrast between the old and the new architecture. We will finish our tour with a visit to the industrial sector where there are fishing companies and several companies that produce electronic equipment and textile products. Finally we will visit the Museo del Fin del Mundo (End of the World Museum). It was built in 1903 to be the Manuel Fernandez Valdes residence, who was governor later on. In 1911 it was taken by the National Bank for its subsidiary, which operated there until 1978, when the building was transferred to the museum. There are several rooms to visit with testimonies of the natives, ancient shipwrecks, prisoners and a collection of birds.

Duration: 3 hours
Note: This tour is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.

TIERRA DEL FUEGO NATIONAL PARK (SIB)
Located only 6.8 miles away from Ushuaia, the Tierra del Fuego National Park is unique for having in its protected area mountains and access to the sea. The excursion begins coursing to the southwest along the National route NR. 03, traveling through the suburbs of the city and along the Mount Susana hillside, where you can witness the goings on of the prisoners of Ushuaia ancient prison. The road continues along the valley and Pippo River, where a section of the Southern Fuegian railway is going to run soon. Here we are going to have a stop. The road leads us now to the entrance of the National Park, and first we will arrive at Ensenada Bay. From there we will be able to look at the Redonda Island and at the other coast of Beagle Channel. We can appreciate Mount Nevados that belongs to the Sampaio chain of mountains. Afterwards we are going to head to the area of the Roca Sea, traveling a narrow and picturesque way where we will see specimens of the local fauna. The park is home to red foxes, guanacos, beavers, condors and ducks. Once at the Roca Sea, we are going to have a walk alongside the edge of Lake and River Lapataia and its natural estuary. At this point, the Condor Hill dominates the landscape, which runs the border with the Republic of Chile. Then we are going on towards Lapataia Bay. On the way we can appreciate the Green Lagoon and we will go on 2 optional walks. The first will be to Black Lagoon, an imposing forming turf-bed, and the second one will be to the Beavers Dike, whose path will lead us directly to Lapataia Bay, the end of National Route 3.

Duration: 4 hours
Note: This group tour is a seat in bus service with bilingual guide.