Argentina

DAY 1: BUENOS AIRES

For your added comfort, you will have an English-speaking guide waiting for you outside of customs with a sign with your name on it. Your representative will help you to co-ordinate meeting up with your private driver and accompany you to your accommodation.

Get ready for a night of Tango like no other at Rojo Tango! You will be picked up at your hotel in a private vehicle by a professional driver and a bilingual tour guide. The show starts at 8.30pm at the Cabaret of the Faena Hotel + Universe. "Rojo Tango” is an invitation to live and feel the tango intensely. It is a sophisticated show that lets you experience the pleasure of the tango up to its most minimum details, its harmonic melodies, its rhythm and the feelings and colors coming to live in the dance. Witness a professional performance, offered to a small audience. Dancers wear unique costumes, including updated innovations in fabrics, embroideries and colors. The hairdos are of particular importance and match every detail of the costumes and dance. The special lighting enhances the dance's different nuances. A special dinner and drinks are included. You will be returned to your hotel after the show.

Accommodation: Madero Hotel - Puerto Madero

The Hotel Madero invites you to experience a new concept in contemporary comfort. Ideally situated in the strategic area of Puerto Madero, the most modern neighborhood of Buenos Aires and just five minutes from the city center. The guest rooms are large and one can relax and unwind, with great views. Personalized service makes the hotel feel as warm and welcoming as your own home. Contemporary paintings and sculptures, most of them from local artists, create an interesting ambience in the hotel’s public spaces. The Puerto Madero area itself is a wistful and scenic spot and a great location from which to explore the fabulous city of Buenos Aires.

DAY 2: BUENOS AIRES

Meet your professional driver and private guide at your hotel for a half-day tour of Buenos Aires that features rare and ancient passages. The recently discovered tunnels of Buenos Aires are one of the city’s best kept secrets. Your tour will start at the Plaza de Mayo, the city’s founding site and birthplace of Buenos Aires’ urban development. Next is trendy San Telmo, a former enclave for the local aristocracy. Here, you’ll visit one of the recently unearthed subterranean tunnels that is part of a huge labyrinthine network that hides under the streets of San Telmo. A long corridor with vaulted ceilings and display cabinets exhibiting many items recovered during the excavation, you will also learn some of the many myths have been created around the tunnels: stories of secret encounters, disappearances, political conspiracies, even murder.

Other areas that are included in your tour include La Boca, a neighborhood strongly influenced by working class Italian immigrants. Characterized by make-shift houses built from scrap materials found in local shipyards and Puerto Madero. Buenos Aires’ latest and most sophisticated neighborhood, La Recoleta, is where you will enjoy a brief break to explore the gorgeous Plaza San Martín, the Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, and the celebrated Recoleta Cemetery. Some of the most important characters of Argentina’s political and cultural life are buried here, including Eva Peron. The last stop on the tour is at the area known as Palermo Woods, an area adorned with beautiful rose gardens, forest formations and lakes. After having gained a deeper insight in this culturally rich city, you will be returned to your hotel.

Accommodation: Madero Hotel - Puerto Madero

 DAY 3: BUENOS AIRES

Established in the historical district of Buenos Aires back in 1867, La Cava is an exclusive wine club located at the El Querandi Restaurant. Meet your private driver for a transfer to La Cava, its wine cellar housed in a carefully restored antique mansion. The wine list features exclusive labels, traditional products from small vineyards, signature wines, and other rare wines not normally found on the market. A selection of three Malbec wines from three different regions have been selected for your tasting enjoyment today, and you’ll experience these in the presence of a sommelier. A return transfer to your hotel will round out the activity.

Accommodation: Madero Hotel - Puerto Madero

 DAY 4: BUENOS AIRES - IGUAZU FALLS

A private airport transfer with a professional driver and English-speaking guide is included between your Buenos Aires hotels and domestic airport (or vice versa)

Relax on your direct flight from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls. The flight is approximately one hour and 45 minutes. Please note: Flight rates and availability are subject to change until booking and are a separate purchase.

As of July 1st, 2017, all guests visiting Iguazu Falls are required to pay an eco-tax designed to help fund the preservation of the surrounding region. This tax cannot be prepaid, and is instead collected at your Iguazu Falls hotel upon check-in. This tax applies to all travelers and costs $20 ARS (Argentine Pesos) per person, per night for a maximum of two nights.

Enjoy a private transfer between the airport and Iguazu with a professional driver and English-speaking guide.

A valid passport is required for all American or Canadian citizens, including children, intending to visit Brazil. It is recommended that your passport be valid for at least six months beyond the date of your expected departure from the country. There have been cases where citizens were refused entry for not having the six-month validity. In addition, all Americans & Canadians are required to have a valid Brazilian Visa prior to their arrival in Brazil, and the visa must be used within 90 days of issuance. Otherwise, they will be refused entry into the country.

Enjoy a half day private guided tour to explore the Brazilian side of Iguazú Falls. You will be picked up at your hotel for a drive to the Brazilian National Park side of the ‘Falls’, crossing the Brazilian boarder. You will have the opportunity to look at some authentic Brazilian hand-made crafts before starting the short drive through subtropical, lush jungle with spectacular palm trees and lianas until you reach the proper start of the Iguazu Falls Walk. At the beginning of the path, take some time to marvel at the panoramic view of the enormous Iguazú Falls emerging in front of you in all their spectacular magnificence. Your personal guide will take you to the 1,200 meters long footbridge to experience this natural wonder from a different perspective. You will discover that these falls across the river - although they belong to Argentina - can only be seen from the Brazilian side. Take a panoramic elevator to get an even more impressive sight of this amazing scenery. At the end of the tour you will be brought back to your hotel.

NOTE: A Brazilian Visa is required for all travelers wishing to enjoy the Brazilian side of the falls tour - this visa is the traveler's responsibility.

Accommodation: Loi Suites Iguazu Hotel

Loi Suites Iguazu Hotel is a lovely property in the middle of the subtropical jungle and only fifteen minutes from Iguazu Falls. Surrounded by trees and lush vegetation, it is situated on the left side of the river Iguazu, only five Kilometers from Puerto Iguazu city center. The Hotel has direct access to the river though its own deck. A tranquil ambiance will make your stay an wonderful experience. The hotel offers a deluxe range of guest rooms and luxurious suites with a wealth of amenities. Each room has individual temperature control, Internet access and full audio & visual equipment upon request.

DAY 5: IGUAZU FALLS

Experience the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls from Misiones, the area which borders Brazil. After being picked up by your English-speaking guide and private vehicle, you will be transferred to Iguassu Park to take a train to the walkways. Marvel at the Iguassu Falls as you make your way along the path system. Stop by "Devil's Throat" and get up close to the falls. At the end of the tour you will return to your hotel.

This tour offers an exciting adventure within Iguazú National Park and in Lower Iguazú River. It is divided into two parts: firstly, the sailing on the semi-rigid boats to reach the bottom of San Martin, Bosetty, Tres Mosqueteros and Cañon de Garganta del Diablo falls and down the river rapids up to Puerto Macuco (two miles from the Waterfalls); secondly, a five mile ride in a special truck along the rainforest, observing the local flora and fauna with the aid of specialized guides. Feel and experience the Waterfalls in this tour! You can start this tour by boat and then walk, or the other way around.

Accommodation: Loi Suites Iguazu Hotel

DAY 6: IGUAZU FALLS - BUENOS AIRES

Enjoy a private transfer between the airport and Iguazu with a professional driver and English-speaking guide.

Fly from Iguazu Falls to Buenos Aires domestic airport. The flight duration is approximately two hours. Note, flights are subject to change based on availability and are a separate purchase.

Enjoy a private transfer between Buenos Aires International and Domestic airports (or vice versa) with a professional driver and English-speaking guide.

Accommodation: Depart (Int`l Airport) (standard)

Depart from International Airport. End of itinerary.