Patagonia: Argentina & Chile in a Small Group

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1. Day1 Flight to Buenos AiresAthens → Buenos Aires

   Departure from Athens on a scheduled flight with a connection, bound for Buenos Aires on the banks of the Río de la Plata. Arrival, transfer to the hotel and a welcome dinner with your Greek coordinator and the rest of the small group, no more than 14 people.

   • Flight
   • Dinner
2. Day2 Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo and tangoBuenos Aires

   A city tour: the Plaza de Mayo with the pink Casa Rosada, the Recoleta cemetery with its marble mausoleums, the antique shops of San Telmo and the colourful houses of La Boca. In the evening, dinner of grilled beef and tango, born in the port districts and immigrant neighbourhoods, much like Greek rebetiko.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
3. Day3 Flight to El CalafateBuenos Aires → El Calafate

   A domestic flight of about three hours south to Patagonia. El Calafate lies on the shore of Lago Argentino, with open steppe and mountains on the horizon. In the afternoon, a free stroll beside the lake, then dinner of Patagonian lamb, the dish of the region.

   • Flight
   • Breakfast · Dinner
4. Day4 Perito Moreno glacier and boat tripPerito Moreno Glacier

   By coach to Los Glaciares National Park: from the wooden walkways you see Perito Moreno, a wall of ice tens of metres high that cracks with a deep rumble. Then a boat trip among icebergs, close to the blue ice face. Lunch in the park and return to El Calafate.

   • Boat
   • Breakfast · Lunch
5. Day5 El Calafate → El ChalténEl Calafate → El Chaltén

   By coach north, about three hours across open steppe, with views of Lake Viedma and the peaks drawing closer. El Chaltén, the little hikers' village, lies at the foot of Fitz Roy. In the afternoon, a short, easy walk to a viewpoint above the village, then dinner.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Dinner
6. Day6 Fitz Roy: a day on the trailsEl Chaltén · Fitz Roy

   A day of hiking at the foot of Fitz Roy, with a packed lunch. The fittest set off before dawn for Laguna de los Tres: if the sky is clear, the peak turns orange in the first sunlight. Everyone else walks to Laguna Capri, a shorter route with a view of the massif. Dinner in the village.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
7. Day7 Border crossing and Torres del PaineEl Chaltén → Torres del Paine

   A long travel day: from El Chaltén to El Calafate and then south across the Patagonian steppe to the Chilean border, with a stop for passport control. The landscape changes until the granite towers of Paine appear. Arrival in the evening at your hotel in the park.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
8. Day8 Lake Grey, Salto Grande and the CuernosTorres del Paine National Park

   A first full day in the park. At Lake Grey you walk to a viewpoint where icebergs drift ashore like blue sculptures. Then come the Salto Grande waterfall, which drops into Lake Nordenskjöld, and the Cuernos del Paine, the ‘horns’ of pale granite resting on dark rock.

   • On foot
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
9. Day9 Guanacos, lakes and the TowersTorres del Paine National Park

   A morning for wildlife: guanacos graze on the Patagonian steppe, rheas stride across the plain and, with a little luck, a fox or a soaring condor appears. Then the turquoise lakes, such as Lake Pehoé, and the three granite Towers that give the park its name. Dinner at the hotel.

   • Coach
   • Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
10. Day10 Punta Arenas and the Strait of MagellanTorres del Paine → Punta Arenas

    You say goodbye to the park and head south. A stop at Puerto Natales and at the Milodon Cave, where remains of a giant prehistoric ground sloth were found. Arrival in Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan: a stroll around the square with its old mansions and a seafood dinner, perhaps with the local centolla crab.

    • Coach
    • Breakfast · Dinner
11. Day11 Flight to Santiago and farewellPunta Arenas → Santiago

    A flight to Santiago de Chile, with the Andes rising on the horizon. A walk through the historic centre, the Plaza de Armas and the buildings around it, then a farewell dinner with Chilean wine. In the evening, transfer to the airport for the flight home.

    • Flight
    • Breakfast · Dinner
12. Day12 Arrival in AthensReturn to Athens

    After the overnight flight and a connection in a European city, landing in Athens during the day. You carry home the Patagonian wind, the blue of the ice and granite peaks at sunrise. End of services.

    • Flight