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Tour: CHILE - ARGENTINA I
Santiago, San Pedro de Atacama, Cruce de Lagos, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Tour


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Duration: 19 days / 18 nights
Price from: US$ -
Places to be visited: Santiago - San Pedro de Atacama - Cruce de Lagos - Bariloche - Buenos Aires - Iguazu

Tour Description

DAY 01: INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL
Support at your arrival to the Santiago International Airport and transport to your hotel. There you will receive a summary on your tour; receive vouchers covering all the services included in your tour and additional information on the organisation of your Chile trip. Overnight.
Included: None

DAY 02: SANTIAGO: City Tour
The Cathedral,  Santiago de Chile, Tours in South America Breakfast. In the morning a city tour of Santiago de Chile. The first place visited is the Cerro Santa Lucia Hill, an important architectural compound, which constitutes an attractive and notable element in the image of the city. At an altitude of 628 m. it is the place of the city foundation. Buildings such as the San Francisco Church with its convent surround it. Its XVI and XVII century architecture present elements that have survived in traditional Chilean architecture. You will continue on to the centre of the city, where the Main Square - Plaza de Armas with the Cathedral, the Royal Tribunal - Real Audiencia, the Main Post Office - Correo Central, which used to be the residence of a Conquistador, and the Municipality of Santiago is situated. A few blocks away from the Plaza you will see La Moneda, which used to be the place where the Spaniards minted their coins, but today is the presidential palace and residence ever since the declaration of Chile's independence from the Spanish Crown.
Afternoon free. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 03: SANTIAGO: Viña del Mar and Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Chile, Tours in South America Breakfast. In the morning you will begin out on your visit to the city of Valparaiso, colourful city, rich in national architecture, inspiration of artists and poets, which has been declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is at 120 kms (almost 75 miles) from Santiago.
During the trip you will be able to view the valleys of Curacavi and Casablanca with their famous vineyards. Once in Valparaiso, you will see the colorful houses and the cable cars. You will make a stop over at the outlook viewpoint of the Mirador 21 de Mayo, one of the many in the city and which allows for a magnificent view over the bay of Valparaiso.
You will continue on to the neighbouring city of Viña del Mar, the Garden City, which with its paradisiacal beaches is the most important beach resort in Chile, and one of the main ones in South America. The sea and vegetation seems to be the perfect blend for this jewel of the Pacific, also known as the Garden City. It is located 9 kms (about 6 miles) northwest of Valparaiso and offers all comforts for its visitors.
Free time for lunch for your own. Return to Santiago and your hotel. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 04: SANTIAGO - CALAMA: San Pedro de Atacama
Valle de la Luna, Chile, Tours in South America Breakfast and transport to the International Airport to take a plane to the city of Calama. Arrival at Calama, Welcome and transport from the Airport to San Pedro de Atacama.
Visit to the fabulous Valle de la Luna in the afternoon, a landscape of geological formations dyed in white by the salt covering them and giving them a moonlike aspect; you will take a tour along different sectors of the Valley and the mountain range surrounding San Pedro. Return to your hotel. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 05: SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA: Atacama Salt Lake
Atacama Salt Lake, Chile, Tours in South America Breakfast. Morning off to go on optional tours.
Tour to the Atacama Salt Deposit in the afternoon, the largest salt deposit in Chile and the second in South America, after that of Uyuni in Bolivia.
Atacama Salt Lake, Chile, Tours in South America The Salt Deposit, which is located at 2305 m, is and endless rough and white mantle of salt stained by the fine dust of the desert, under which there lays a huge lake that emerges to the surface as small lagoons that attract interesting wild species, with the beautiful pink flamingos, one of the three species of this bird having their habitat in the cordillera, standing out. You will also visit the Town of Toconao, a traditional town built with pumice stone, of volcanic origins. Return to San Pedro de Atacama. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 06 : SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA: Tatio Geysers
Tatio Geysers, Chile, Tours in South America You set off at dawn towards the Geysers of Tatio. This spectacular geothermic field, located at 4320 m altitude, spurts thick columns of steam with temperatures reaching 85º C through open cracks. Temperatures drop below zero at dawn, when the landscape turns uncanny and the steam jets reach heights of 7 m. The phenomenon is produced by the contact between the subterranean cold river and the magma of the Tatio Volcano. Breakfast at the place. Later you will visit the Community of Machuca, located approximately 50 km northeast of San Pedro de Atacama at an altitude of 4000 m. Its adobe houses have been refurbished keeping the old style, along with its church of traditional design. Return to San Pedro de Atacama at noon. Afternoon off to go on discretionary tours. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 07 : CALAMA - SANTIAGO, CHILE
Breakfast. Transport to the airport in Calama in due time in order to take your plane back to the city of Santiago. Arrival at Santiago’s airport and transport to the hotel.
Afternoon free, depending on arrival time of your plane. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 08: SANTIAGO - PUERTO MONTT
Breakfast. Transport to the Santiago airport in time to board your plane to Puerto Montt. Arrival, Welcome and transport to you hotel. Overnight in Puerto Montt.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 09: PUERTO MONTT - PEULLA : Lake Crossings
Llanquihue Lake, Patagonia, Tours in South America 8:00 AM. You leave Puerto Montt towards Puerto Varas following the Southern Highway 5. Arrival at Puerto Varas a.k.a. the City of Flowes.
Leave Puerto Varas towards Petrohue, flanking the Lago Llanquihue Lake. Imposing views of the volcano Volcan Osorno y Calbuco dominate the landscape. You enter the National Park - Parque Nacional Vicente Perez Rosales, where you will visit the Saltos del Petrohue Falls, capriciously shaped volcanic rocks, bathed by emerald colored water falls.
Arrival in Petrohue. Free time.v You embark towards Peulla, crossing the Lago Todos los Santos Lake. If the climate allows, you will have beautiful views of the Osorno volcano, the two mountains Puntiagudo and Tronador will amaze us.
You will get to Peulla at approximately 1:00 PM. This place is an ecological village, a paradise for nature lovers. Afternoon free. Overnight in Hotel Peulla.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 10: PEULLA - BARILOCHE, ARGENTINA : Lake crossings
9:00 AM. You will board the bus that will take us to Puerto Frias. Here you will go through Chilean customs to leave the country. You will cross the Andean Mountain range Cordillera at only 976 m altitude. You will descend a serpentine road until you reach Puerto Frias Port, where you will embark to cross the Lago Frias Lake till you reach Puerto Alegre. In Puerto Alegre you will board a bus that will transport us to Puerto Blest.
Arrival at Puerto Blest. Visit to the waterfall Cantaros.
From Puerto Blest, you will start out on your last lake crossing on the Lago Nahuel Huapi Lake, until you reach Puerto Pañuelo. From Puerto Pañuelo a bus that will take us to the City of Tourism in Argentina, Bariloche. A year round city that captivates visitors for its ski resorts, shopping opportunities, hotels, restaurants and nightlife.
You will arrive to Bariloche approximately at 6:30 PM.
Arrival and transport to the hotel of your choice. Overnight in Bariloche.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 11: BARILOCHE: Surroundings
Villa Llao Llao, Patagonia, Tours in South America In the morning after breakfast you will begin your tour of the outskirts of the city of San Carlos de Bariloche (the Circuito Chico tour). You will visit the Swiss Colony - Colonia Suiza, Cerro Lopez, Villa Llao Llao, Cerro Otto and the Viewpoint - Punto Panoramico. In the afternoon you will visit Cerro Catedral (In winter it is the main ski resort in the country). Return to hotel. Overnight in Bariloche.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 12: BARILOCHE: Victoria Island and Arrayanes Forest
After breakfast, transport to Puerto Pañuelo through the colourful Avenida Bustillo, and you will begin sailing on the waters of Lake Nahuel Huapi to visit Victoria Island - Isla Victoria and the Enchanted Forest - el Bosque Encantado in the Los Arrayanes National Park. Return to hotel. Overnight in Bariloche.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 13: BARILOCHE - BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast in the hotel. At suitable time transport to take the plane to Buenos Aires.
Arrival, Welcome and transport to the selected hotel. According to plane arrival time: rest of the day free. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 14: BUENOS AIRES - PUERTO IGUAZU
Breakfast in the hotel and at suitable time transport to the airport to board your plane.
Arrival at the Puerto Iguazu airport, Welcome and transport to the hotel of your choice. According to arrival time, rest of the day free. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 15: IGUAZU FALLS: Argentine Area
In the morning, after breakfast, you begin on your tour to the wonderful Iguazu Falls on the Argentine Area, where you will explore the many paths of Iguazu National Park. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 16: IGUAZU FALLS: Brazilian Area
After breakfast, you will begin your tour to visit the Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian Area. Immediately afterwards, you will take a city tour through Foz do Iguazu visiting the huge Itaipú Dam, with a stop at the "Three Frontier Marker". Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 17: IGUAZU - BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast in the hotel. At suitable time transport to take the plane to Buenos Aires.
Arrival at "Jorge Newbery" Domestic Airport, Welcome and transport to the selected hotel. According to plane arrival time: rest of the day free. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast

DAY 18: BUENOS AIRES: City Tour and Tango Show
Puerto Madero, Argentina, Tours in South America Tango Show, Argentina, Tours in South America In the morning, after breakfast, you will begin a regular service city tour visiting the most important spots in Buenos Aires city: Plaza de Mayo, La Boca, San Telmo, 9 de Julio Avenue, the Obelisk, Puerto Madero, Recoleta and the Palermo Forest. Free afternoon to go shopping or to take one of the discretional tours of the city and its outskirts. In the evening you will get ready to enjoy an superb Tango Show - Dinner in a emblematic night club in Buenos Aires. Overnight.
Included: Breakfast and dinner

DAY 19: INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE
Breakfast. At suitable time, transport to the International airport to board your plane.
Included: Breakfast


End of our services.




Hotel Options for the Tour (or Equivalent)

City De Luxe Superior Tourist
Santiago Santiago Marriott 5* Novotel Santiago 4* Rio Bidasoa 3*
San Pedro Atacama La Aldea 3* Tulor 3* La Casa de Don Tomas 3*
Puerto Montt Cabañas del Lago 4* (Puerto Varas) Gran Pacifico 4* Don Vicente 4*
Peulla Peulla
(Superior Room)
Peulla
(Superior Room)
Peulla
(Superior Room)
Bariloche Panamericano 5* Sol del Nahuel 4* Super Resort 3*
Buenos Aires Madero By Sofitel 5* Pestana 4* Dazzler 3* Sup
Iguazu Falls Sheraton Iguazu 5* Orquideas 4* Saint George 3*

Note: During the high seasson since your favourite hotel may be full. If this should happen we will suggest an equivalent hotel.
Check out in these hotels: 12.00 hrs approximately.




Tour Inclusions

INCLUDED:
  • 04 Nights of accomodation in Santiago
  • 03 Nights of accomodation in San Pedro Atacama
  • 01 Nights of accomodation in Puerto Montt
  • 01 Nights of accomodation in Peulla
  • 03 Nights of accomodation in Bariloche
  • 03 Nights of accomodation in Buenos Aires
  • 03 Nights of accomodation in Iguazu Falls
  • Programme Lake Crossing, regular services
  • All the transfer indicated in the programme
  • Half day City Tour Santiago
  • Full day Visit to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar
  • Visit to the Salar de Atacama Salt Deposit
  • Visit the Valley of the Moon - Valle de la Luna
  • Half day excursion to the Tatio Geysers and Machuca Village
  • Half-day tour Short Circuit - Circuito chico with visit to Chocolate shop
  • Half day tour Cerro Catedral
  • Full day tour to Victoria Island and Arrayanes Forest
  • Buenos Aires city tour
  • Dinner with tango show, transfers included
  • Admission ticket to Buenos Aires Casino with a free drink
  • Complete day tour to Argentine Side of Falls.
  • Complete day tour to Brazilian Side of Falls, plus City Tour of Foz do Iguazu, Itaipu Dam and the Three Frontier Marker
  • Entrance fees

NOT INCLUDED:
  • International and domestic flights
    - Santiago - Calama - Santiago from $ 326.00
    - Santiago - Puerto Montt from $ 255.00
    - Bariloche - Buenos Aires - Iguazú - Buenos Aires from $379.00
    - These airfares are subject to availability
  • International airport taxes
  • Baggage excess
  • Soda and alcoholic drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • International, national and local phones call
  • Another services not mentioned in the programme




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