Argentina: Buenos Aires, Iguazú Falls, El Chaltén & El Calafate

A private transfer from Ezeiza (EZE) or Aeroparque (AEP) to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to recover from the long-haul flight.

A domestic flight north to Iguazú (IGR) — the shift from temperate Buenos Aires to subtropical humidity is immediate. A private transfer to your rainforest hotel, with the jungle canopy visible from the terrace.

A full day inside Iguazú National Park on the Argentine side, with a private guide timing the route for the quietest hours of the day. The Lower Circuit runs within arm's reach of the smaller falls; the Upper Circuit delivers the elevated view; the ecological train reaches the Garganta del Diablo — a 150-meter U-shaped cataract where the river disappears into permanent spray. Toucans, coatis, and butterflies native to the Atlantic rainforest are a regular sight along the trails.

The border crossing into Brazil is managed by your driver. Once across, the Brazilian side's single elevated walkway delivers the full 275-waterfall panoramic view — the wide-angle counterpart to yesterday's close-up Argentine experience. Optional helicopter flight or boat excursion to the base of the falls.

A domestic flight from Iguazú (IGR) back to Buenos Aires (AEP). The rest of the afternoon is free — a first dinner in one of Palermo's restaurants or a walk through the neighborhood before the city days.

A private city tour through San Telmo, La Boca and the Caminito, Recoleta and the cemetery where Eva Perón is buried, Palermo's parks and boutique streets, and Puerto Madero. Stops at Plaza de Mayo, the 9 de Julio Avenue and Obelisk, and the Colón Theater. In the evening, a tango show dinner at one of Buenos Aires's historic cafes.

An unstructured day in the city — a second visit to a neighborhood, lunch at one of the city's top closed-door restaurants, a tour of the MALBA contemporary art museum, a day trip to the delta at Tigre, or simply a morning in a Palermo café. Your guide is available for recommendations and bookings.

A domestic flight from Buenos Aires (AEP) to El Calafate (FTE). A private transfer across the Patagonian steppe to El Chaltén, with the Fitz Roy massif rising on the horizon in the final stretch. An evening guide briefing covers weather conditions and departure timing for the trekking days ahead.

22 km round trip | 960m elevation gain | 8–9 hours | Challenging

A private transfer from El Chaltén to the Río Eléctrico trailhead, 18 km north of the village, cuts the standard approach in half and adds roughly 90 minutes of actual trail time to the day. From the trailhead, a full day ascending through lenga and ñire forest past the Piedras Blancas hanging glacier to the glacial lagoon at 3,054 meters below Fitz Roy's north face. Your guide sets departure time against the morning wind forecast.

~18 km round trip | ~450m elevation gain | ~6 hours | Moderate

A full-day hike west through the Fitz Roy River canyon to Laguna Torre, where Cerro Torre's 3,128-meter granite spire and the floating icebergs of Glaciar Grande fill the view.

A third full day in the El Chaltén area with two distinct options:

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Reserva Los Huemules — Laguna Azul & Laguna del Diablo (~14 km, ~700m, Moderate–Challenging): a private transfer 17 km north to this private conservation reserve in the Diablo River Valley — outside the standard park trail network — for a day on the Laguna del Diablo and Laguna Azul trails through native forest and alpine terrain.

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Glaciar Huemul — Lago del Desierto navigation (Easy–Moderate): a boat excursion from Lago del Desierto, 37 km north of El Chaltén, to the face of Glaciar Huemul — a water-based glacier approach in a remote lake setting, with the border peaks of Argentina and Chile visible from the boat.

A scenic private transfer across the Patagonian steppe from El Chaltén to El Calafate, with the afternoon free to explore the town's lakeshore and restaurants.

A boat crossing of Lake Argentino's Rico Arm to the glacier's southern shore, followed by a forest hike to the ice edge where crampons go on. Approximately 90 minutes of ice trek on Perito Moreno's surface past blue meltwater lagoons, seracs, and crevasses. After returning to shore, the 4.7-kilometer elevated walkway system delivers the 70-meter ice face from multiple angles, with calving events audible throughout.

A full-day cruise through Lago Argentino's northern arm, past floating icebergs, to Upsala Glacier — one of the largest in South America — and Spegazzini Glacier, whose ice face rises over 130 meters and is reachable only by water.

A private transfer to El Calafate Airport (FTE) for your domestic flight to Buenos Aires and onward international connections.