Wonders of Patagonia: Santiago to Buenos Aires

On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. As most flights arrive early morning, you have time to freshen up before heading out on a city tour.

Discover Santiago, a cosmopolitan city which has become one of South America's most modern hubs.

Described by the international media as a surprising destination, Santiago stands out for being a cosmopolitan and modern city that perfectly combines its traditions with a modern outlook.

The tour will take you to visit the heart of the city and its emblematic sites such as the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, Santiago's Central Postal Office and its Municipality. We will also visit the Moneda Palace, which is the government's headquarters as well as the traditional neighborhoods of the historic city center.

The tour also includes a visit to the Santa Lucia hill, named Huelen by the natives. It is a real urban oasis in the center of the city. There we will learn more about Chile's history and enjoy some of the best views in the city. After knowing Santiago, we will arrive to Barrio Lastarria, famous by it cultural, inherited and gastronomical offer.

The second part of the tour will take you to the eastern side of the city, to the financial heart of Santiago, known for its modern buildings, impressive glass skyscrapers and its impressive sculptures designed by prominent national architects. There, you will see exactly why this area is known as ''Sanhattan'' among the locals.

At the end of the day you are transferred back to your hotel.

Known as the ''Garden City'', for originally being surrounded by largely green areas and for now preserving its extensive and beautiful urban gardens, with the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop, Vina del Mar is undoubtedly one of Chile's unmissable destinations.

Vina del Mar stands out for its beautiful architecture, its impressive palaces and famous Flower Clock, photographed by tourists from all over the world. During the tour, you will have the option to have lunch in one of the numerous restaurants in the city, with a variety of delicious sea food on offer.

Travel along the sea front, and enjoy the views of the Pacific Ocean, before arriving at the most important ports in Chile; Valparaiso. It was listed as a Unesco World Heritage site thanks to its colorful beauty and the uniqueness of its location on the hills, which create a natural Amphitheatre with the ocean as its stage.

Then visit Cerro Alegre, where you can truly appreciate the magic of the city, with its picturesque funiculars, multi-colored neighborhoods and unforgettable sea views. We will then head to the Sotomayor Square, to see the Monument of the Heroes of Iquique. Once in the port, there will be the option to take a boat out around Valparaiso's bay to enjoy the views of the colorful hills from a different perspective.

You are transferred from your hotel for your flight to Patagonia. (flight is NOT INCLUDED in the trip price).

On arrival in to Punta Arenas you are met and transferred by bus to Puerto Natales (+/- 3 hours) upon arrival you will be transferred to the hotel.

Today you drive to the famed Torres del Paine National Park.

En route you visit the Milodon Cave, one of the most important paleontological sites in South America, consisting of three caves where remains of ''milodones'', extinct prehistoric herbivorous mammals of great size have been discovered.

Then continue to Torres del Paine National Park, considered by many amongst the most beautiful spots on the planet. Enjoy magnificent views of Laguna Sofia, the Cordillera Prat, Lake Porteno, among other places.
A short walk will take you to a point where you can see the Cuernos del Paine, the famed granite towers of the park before continuing to Lake Gray. After a tasty lunch (not included), head to the viewpoint of Lake Nordenskiold and then visit the Laguna Amarga.

Return early evening to Puerto Natales.

Today is free to wander the quaint town of Puerto Natales or journey back into Torres del Paine (extra costs for a return trip to Torres del Paine).

You are transferred to the bus station in Puerto Natales for your bus transfer across the border into Argentina and onto Calafate.

On arrival into Calafate you are met at the bus station and transferred to your hotel.

Today is spent visiting Glacier National Park and viewing the Moreno Glacier. If luck is with you, you will see parts of the wall of ice ''calve'' off and fall into the lake. The Perito Moreno Glacier is an enormous glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in Argentina due to its size and accessibility. It is less than two hours by bus from El Calafate while viewing platforms and trails make the visit and the observation easy and pleasant.

The Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, is arguably the most famous glacier in the world. Covering an area of 250 sq. km and spanning 5 km in width, the Perito Moreno glacier is impressive to say the least.

Los Glaciares was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1981, and since then the glacier has only increased in popularity, regularly making the news when another ice bridge forms and collapses. The glacier is also part of the Southern Patagonian ice field, which is the third largest frozen body of fresh water in the world.

Spend the day sailing the many fjords that dot the region. Once on board sail through the North Arm of Lake Argentino until you reach the Upsala Channel, where you encounter the spectacular Iceberg Barrier. If a path is there, you will be able to get near the glacier's wall.

After, sail the Spegazzini Channel, where you see the Seco Glacier and the Spegazzini Glacier, the tallest in the National Park. Return to Calafate early evening.

You are transferred from your hotel to the aiport for your flight to Buenos Aires (flight NOT INCLUDED in the trip price)

On arrival into Buenos Aires you are met and you begin a short city tour. Enjoy the highlights of the city such as the impressive National Congress, Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Spanish colonial period city hall, the Cabildo. You will see the famous Colon Theatre one of the best Opera Houses around the world. Next, tour the traditional and historic San Telmo neighborhood. After that, stop at La Boca neighborhood, first settlement for the Italian immigrants, where you will enjoy the colorful architecture.

Continue your tour, passing by Puerto Madero on the way to Palermo the largest residential neighborhood of the city in which you are going to enjoy the Palermo Parks, City Zoo and the Planetarium. Finally, go to Recoleta, the most elegant neighborhood of the city with its famous cemetery, boutiques, gourmet restaurants and side walk cafes.

At the conclusion of the tour you are transferred to your hotel.

After breakfast and based on your flight time you are transferred to the airport.