FAM Trip to Argentina & Chile 2020

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Sunday - April 17

Arrive to Argentina

- Transfer from airport to hotel.

BUENOS AIRES CITY TOUR - HALF DAY

- You will visit the Mayo Square to include the building of the National Congress, the ancient Council, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Capitol (better known as "Pink House").

- Also included is the areas of Recoleta and Palermo, with their beautiful parks and buildings, the Colon Theater, one of the five most important opera theatres of the world, and many other buildings and palaces of architectural, historical and cultural value.

- We will visit San Telmo area, one of the oldest districts of the city, as well as the Boca district, with its "caminito", a picturesque pedestrian street, where you will find its colourful metal sheet tenements.

- Finally, the tour will lead us to the recently renovated district of Puerto Madero, old area of the Buenos Aires port.

ARGENTINE EXPERIENCE - THEMATIC DINNER

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Monday - April 18

GAUCHO PARTY AT SANTA SUSANA RANCH

- Pick-up for a full-day Gaucho Party at Santa Susana Ranch to include a BBQ style lunch with non alcoholic beverages or wine.

- This is a visit to a typical ranch of the Argentinean humid pampas, one of the most fertile meadows of the world and famous for meat and cereal production.

- Once there you will be able to enjoy horseback riding tours, a "regional barbecue", music shows, folk dances and other shows of gaucho skills, such as ring and "cuadreras" races.

- Most of the ranches have their own museum, where they display their history through different pieces of furniture, tools and elements that belonged to successive owners.

DINNER AND TANGO SHOW AT LA VENTANA WITH A TANGO LESSON

- In the evening, get prepared for a Dinner and Tango Show at La Ventana with a One-Hour Tango Lesson.

- Enjoy a 3 course menu ordered from several options for a starter, a main course and a desert. Several well-known musical centers of the city offer the chance to enjoy all the magic and charm of Tango, star of the night, while delighting in an excellent gastronomy of international level.

- The show goes through the history of the tango and life at the beginning of the last century, with different dance couples and famous singers of tango.

Accommodations at Alvear Hotel Puerto Madero

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Tuesday - April 19

- Transfer to Bariloche.

SMALL CIRCUIT WITH CAMPANARIO HILL TOUR

- The tour starts in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche along the Ezequiel Bustillo Avenue, a winding and asphalted road that skirts the Nahuel Huapi Lake; we enjoy different landscapes to end up reaching the foot of the Campanario hill.

- There is a cable chair that transfers the visitor to the peak (1050 metres). It is an ideal balcony to appreciate one of the most beautiful and fascinating views of the region.

- The Nahuel Huapi and Perito Moreno lakes, the Shamrock small lake, the San Pedro and Llao Llao peninsula, Victoria Island, the hills and the city of Bariloche can be viewed.

- Continuing with our trip, still moved by so much beauty, and after passing the San Pedro peninsula, we reach the Llao Llao one. Over there you can find the recently renewed big international hotel of the same name and the San Eduardo chapel, some architectural gems of the region and above the Nahuel Huapi Lake it is also found Puerto Pañuelo, starting point of many tours to lakes.

- Later on we reach the panoramic point, a natural balcony that allows us to please ourselves with a spectacular view of the Moreno Lake and the Llao Llao Peninsula.

Accommodations at Llao Lao Hotel Golf Spa.

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Monday - April 20

LAKES AREA TREKKING TOUR

Accommodations at Llao Llao Hotel Golf Spa.

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Tuesday - April 21

ANDEAN CROSSING

- Check out and transfer to the port for the boat trip - Andean Crossing with lunch included.

Accommodations at Puella Natura.

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Wednesday - April 22

CRUCERO ANDINO - LAKE CROSSING WITH LUNCH

- Check out and transfer for second day on the lake to Puerto Varas.

Accommodations at Bellavista Hotel.

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Thursday April 23

- Transfer to airport for your flight to Punta Arenas.

- Arrive to Punta Arenas and transfer to Las Torres Hotel.

- Stop for lunch on the way to hotel at Estancia Cerro Negro.

Accommodations at Hotel Las Torres Patagonia.

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Friday - April 24

LAS TORRES NATIONAL PARK TOUR - FULL DAY

- Pick-up for a full-day Torres del Paine National Park Tour with entrance tickets and lunch included.

- Begin by visiting the Milodon Cave, a natural monument located on Benitez Hill, 25 kilometers from Puerto Natales, where in 1895 remains of extinct animals like the Sabre Toothed Tiger, American Horse and a large mammal known as Milodon were found.

- Take a 30 minute walk inside the cave to observe the stalactites, places where the remains were found, and a replica of a Milodon.

- The excursion continues bordering different lakes such as Sofía, Porteño and Toro, producing a biosphere reserve founded in 1959 with a surface of over 242.000 hectares.

- Here the landscape changes drastically becoming unforgettable due dozens of lakes populated by marine birds. In the background granite picks dominate the area. Turquoise lakes, waterfalls and mountains covered by ice are the predominant landscapes inside the park.

- The trip continues with a walk on the shores of Grey Lake, where blue icebergs can be seen, and in the background the vast Grey glacier.

- After lunch, walk for 15 minutes into the park toward the Waterfall (Salto Grande), which brings together two big lakes inside the park; Nordenskjold and Pehoe Lakes. The road takes us to the Nordenskjold Look Out, bordering Sarmiento Lake, then finally arriving in Laguna Amarga.

- Here we will have a panoramic view of the three “Towers of Paine”, always depending on the weather conditions.

Accommodations at Hotel Las Torres Patagonia.

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Saturday - April 25

LAKE GREY NAVIGATION

Accommodations at Las Torres Patagonia.

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Sunday - April 26

- Transfer back to Punta Arenas for a connection to Santiago for you departing flight home.