Natural Wonders of Argentina

Fly from London to Buenos Aires with British Airways. (N)

Morning arrival. Transfer to the Hotel Intersur Recoleta for 3 nights. (N)

Morning tour of Buenos Aires including the colourful La Boca district and Recoleta cemetery, where Eva Peron is buried. Optional evening dinner and tango show. (B)

Day at leisure or an optional visit to an estancia (large estate or cattle ranch) in the Pampas or an excursion to Colonia in Uruguay. (B)

Fly to Trelew and visit Punta Tombo, home to the world’s largest colony of Magellanic penguins. Continue to Puerto Madryn and stay at the Dazzler Hotel for 2 nights (city-view room). (B)

Full-day tour of Peninsula Valdés, a habitat for southern right whales (August to November), sea lions, elephant seals, guanacos, rheas and numerous seabirds. (B)

Morning flight to El Calafate and transfer to the Hotel Kosten Aike for 2 nights. (B)

Full-day visit to the imposing Perito Moreno glacier, which is 5km wide and estimated to be more than 30,000 years old. A one-hour boat ride will enable you to get closer to the face of the glacier, where you may be able to see pieces of ice breaking off and crashing into the water. (B)

Morning flight to Ushuaia, the southernmost point in South America and one of the most remote places on Earth. Transfer to Los Acebos hotel for 2 nights. Afternoon cruise along the Beagle Channel (B)

Half-day visit to the Tierra del Fuego National Park to explore its rugged and windswept scenery. (B)

Fly to Iguazú, via Buenos Aires, and stay for 2 nights at the Mercure Hotel, surrounded by tropical vegetation. (B)

Morning tour of the Argentinian side of the falls, including the Devil’s Throat, a long and narrow chasm. In the afternoon, visit the Brazilian side. (B)

Fly to São Paolo and on to London with British Airways. (B)