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Ushuaia & El Calafate (5 days – 4 nights)
Travel to the end of the world!! Join us in this adventure and get to know the most
southerly capital city in the world, Ushuaia. Be astonished by its landscape littered with
dense forests, snow-capped mountains, lakes and millenary glaciers.
Then visit the world-famous Los Glaciares National Park, situated near the town of El
Calafate. These are two of Argentina’s tourist attractions that you simply cannot afford
to miss.
Day 1: After being welcomed at Ushuaia airport you will be taken to your hotel. In the
afternoon there is an excursion to the Beagle Channel and Sea Wolf Island, the first
remote tourist destination.
Day 2: After having breakfast we will visit the stunning Tierra del Fuego National
Park, situated in the south-east of the province, almost touching the border with Chile.
This is the most southerly national park in the Andes, a beautiful Patagonian forest
with lakes, lagoons and rivers. Take a ride in the Austral Fueguino train, known as the
“Train to the End of the World”. The train crosses the Pipo River, stopping at various
points so that passengers can appreciate the fantastic panoramic views of Lago Roca
and Lapataia Bay, and the impressive snowed-capped peaks of Cerro Nevado and La
Cadena Sampaio (Chile). During the afternoon, we will travel to El Calafate, where
you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel.
Day 3: Departing from El Calafate, we will travel 80km by bus to the simply mind-blowing natural beauty of the Perito Moreno
Glacier, one of the last naturally-advancing glaciers in the world. Then we will take a boat across the Lake Brazo Rico and
appreciate the various faces of the famous glaciar.
Day 4: After breakfast, we will take a bus tu Punta Bandera where we will a boat trip across the "Ice Rivers", here we
will appreciate the other various glaciars: Upsala, Onelli, Agassiz and Bolado. For the lunch, you can take your own box or buy it
in the restaurant at the Onelli Bay.
Day 5: Transfer to the airport and return to Buenos Aires.
Suggested Dates:
Pre-Congress: October 7-11, 2014
Post-Congress: October 17-21, 2014
Rates:
Hotel Las Lengas /Bahia Redonda 3*–Single use USD 1125.- per person
Hotel Las Lengas /Bahia Redonda 3*–Double use USD 870.- per person
Hotel Albatros / Kosken Aike 4* – Single use
Hotel Albatros / Kosken Aike 4*– Double use
USD 1250.- per person
USD 950.- per person
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Transfers in Ushuaia and Calafate
1 night in Ushuaia and 3 nights in El Calafate
English-speaking guides
Excursions: Sea Wolf Island at Day 1, Tierra del Fuego National Park “Train to the End of the World”, at Day 2,
Nautical Safari at the Perito Moreno Glacier at Day 3 and Ice Rivers at Day 4.
Ticket entrance to the national parks
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Transportation to the Domestic Airport
Meals, excepting breakfast at the hotel
Air tickets Buenos Aires – Ushuaia – El Calafate – Buenos Aires.
o Suggested Airlines:
Aerolíneas Argentinas: www.aerolineas.com.ar
LAN Argentina: www.lan.com
You must take a morning flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia in order to be able to attend the excursion on day 1 and the
last one from Ushuaia to El Calafate in order to attend the excursion on day 2.