Argentina and Chile

Argentina and Chile
Two Sides of the Andes
Trip Summary
Encompassing a wide range of geography, habitats and history, this 10
day adventure reveals Argentina’s superlative city life and rich history,
and the colonial cities of interior Argentina, before taking you into
Chile’s Atacama Desert – known at its center as the driest place on earth.
Itinerary
Details
10 Days/9 Nights
Price: Per person, double occupancy
January - December from $9,015
Based on two guests traveling
Note: Prices may be higher during peak
holiday travel time from mid-December
through mid-January
Day 1 Buenos Aires
Departure Dates: Daily
Your city tour highlights the Main Square, Plaza de Mayo with its neoclassical Cathedral, colonial town-hall and the Presidential Palace, the
Casa Rosada, as well as some of the city’s beautiful old neighborhoods.
Lodging: Loi Suites Recoleta
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Day 2 Buenos Aires
Discover Buenos Aires on a bicycle ride along a beautiful avenue to
the lake and the embassy district with its wonderful mansions.
Enjoy a night of Tango – a show full of fantasy and sensuality with an
attitude of its own, accompanied by fine Argentinean wines.
Lodging: Loi Suites Recoleta
Day 3 Buenos Aires
Visit the traditional gaucho town of San Antonio de Areco, including a
silversmith workshop, whose work to this day is sought after by kings
and collectors worldwide. Continue to a private estancia for a typical
Argentine barbecue of fine beef and wines. Lodging: Loi Suites Recoleta
Highlights
Walk vibrant Buenos Aires where
European style blends with Latin
rhythm: historic neighborhoods,
great cafes, open air markets, and
gardens
Experience gaucho life with crafts
demonstrations, horsemanship
shows and cattle round-ups
Go “sand-boarding” on desert dunes
and walk in a huge field of geysers
Day 4 Salta
A commercial flight will take you to Salta, where the Hispanic
architecture of the city stands out from the other cities in the country.
You’ll visit the cathedral, the church and convents of San Francisco and
San Bernardo and the Cabildo. Lodging: Estancia El Bordo
Day 5 Cafayate
Spend the day exploring the incredible stone formations of Quebrada
de las Conchas and the Cafayate Valley, an area well known for its
extraordinary wines. Lodging: Estancia El Bordo
Day 6 Purmamarca
Drive the “Way to the Clouds”, crossing the famous railway track of the
“Train to the Clouds” through the Quebrada del Toro (Bull’s Ravine)
up to San Antonio de los Cobres arriving at the picturesque village of
Purmamarca. Lodging: Hotel Manantial del Silencio
Day 7 San Pedro de Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama is an entrance gate to one of the largest and most
arid deserts on the planet: the Atacama Desert. Its mountains, deserts,
salt deposits, towns, lagoons, volcanoes, geysers and, especially, its
people have made it a favorite destination in the last few years.
Lodging: Awasi Hotel
Day 8 San Pedro de Atacama
In Toconao, “Hidden Valley” in Kunza. visit the church, square, bell
tower, and local handicrafts and then continue to the Soncor sector of
the National Flamingo Reserve. Lodging: Awasi Hotel
Day 9 San Pedro de Atacama
Visit a geyser field and see thermal pools, mud fountains, colorful rock
formations, hot streams and flora and fauna. The steam and vapors are
all more the impressive with the cold and the light of the early morning.
Lodging: Awasi Hotel
Day 10 International Flights Home
Take a commercial flight to Santiago to connect with international
flights home.
See flocks of pink flamingos and
vicuñas in the salt basins of the
Atacama Desert