9-Nights Best of Patagonia: Santiago to Buenos Aires

Goway Travel

This 10-day Chile and Argentina vacation takes you through Patagonia, one of the world’s most dramatic wildernesses, where massive glaciers cut their way through the soaring Andes.

Your Chile vacation begins in Santiago, the capital and one of South America’s most culturally-active cities. A city tour helps you get your bearings before you spend the rest of your time exploring on your own. On the tour, you’ll see the big sights such as the Palacio de la Moneda, Parque Forestal, and artsy Bellavista. Take the time to also see the view from Santa Lucia Hill. Once you’re finished in the city, fly to Punta Arenas, Chile’s gateway to Patagonia and Torres del Paine National Park.

In Torres del Paine National Park, you’ll stay three nights at the Hotel Las Torres, with all your activities included with accommodations. Spend your days however you wish; if you’re wanting a more active adventure, opt for horseback riding and boat excursions, while if you need a gentler pace, walking tours up to the Towers, the three monoliths that rise almost 2,900 metres high and define the park, will satisfy your needs. All tours within the park are tailored to your needs and each excursion has its own geographical and thematic focus, to make sure you experience the totality of the park’s natural achievement.

Cross over into Argentina, where you’ll spend two nights in El Calafate, with a full day excursion to Perito Moreno. The highlight of Argentine Patagonia is Moreno Glacier, a 30-kilometre river of ice that’s five kilometres wide. If you’re lucky, you’ll witness chunks of ice calve from the glacier and plunge into Lago Argentino below.

After you’ve sampled the natural wonders of Patagonia on your Argentina vacation, it’s time to fly to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina where Europe meets Latin America. A half-day tour takes you to the major sites and beloved neighbourhoods such as colourful La Boca. You’ll see the Colon Theatre and the famous Casa Rosada, where Eva Peron famously addressed the nation, before ending your tour in Recoleta Cemetery, where Eva Peron is interred. In the evening, you’ll be treated to a dinner and tango show at elegant La Ventana, which will close out your South America vacation in style.

Vacation Inclusions

• Private arrival and departure airport transfers in Santiago and Buenos Aires
• 2 nights in premium accommodations in Santiago
• 3 nights in premium accommodations near Torres del Paine
• 2 nights in premium accommodations in El Calafate
• 2 nights in premium accommodations in Buenos Aires
• Private-guided "Santiago Sensations" walking tour
• Shared transfer from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine
• Small group touring while in Torres del Paine
• Shared transfer from Torres del Paine to El Calafate
• Shared tour of Perito Moreno Glacier
• Private transfer from El Calafate hotel to El Calafate airport
• Shared Dinner and Tango show at La Ventana Buenos Aires
• Breakfast daily (excluding Day 1), 3 lunches, 1 dinner

Featured Destinations

Torres del Paine Torres del Paine Torres del Paine is internationally recognized as one of the most beautiful, uncontaminated places on earth with natural lakes, rivers, waterfalls, glaciers, forests and diverse wildlife. This biosphere reserve dominates most of South America's national park and sits 2000 meters above the Patagonian Steppe, the granite pillars of Torres del Paine.	Destination Guide
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Dynamic and bustling, a city which seems never to sleep, Buenos Aires is one of the most exciting cities in Latin America. Tango was born here, restaurants serve an all manner of world cuisine, bars play the latest music, cafés spill on to the streets and nightclubs allow dancing throughout the night. Cultural hub of a society which traces its roots to European immigration, it is famous throughout South America for its theatres, museums and galleries. Gucci, Armani, Prada, to name a few, line the boulevards catering for the fashion conscious porteños, their offerings as stylish as anything found in the cities in Europe or North America.	Destination Guide
El Calafate El Calafate In El Calafate you will find yourself at the gateway to the majestic world of glaciers. This town is near Lake Argentino, a green water surface covering 1,600 km2, with a length of 60 km and a width between 12 and 14 km. It also has great mysterious depths, like all lakes orginated from glaciers, ranging from 35 m in Feruglio, on the southern shore, to 300 m off the Avellaneda Peninsula.
Santiago Santiago Santiago is a huge city of nearly five million inhabitants surrounded by immense Andean peaks creating a spectacular backdrop. The city centre is quite manageable with a collection of wide avenues, squares and parks all laid out in a grid pattern. Chile has a distinctly European flavour and Santiago will bring this home to you as you visit the churches, monuments and museums all designed in a certain familiar style.	Destination Guide

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