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Itinerary DAY 4 • El Calafate DAY 7 • Torres del Paine National Park
Fly to El Calafate, a boomtown in the rugged land Embark on an early hike through the Glacier Grey
of Patagonia. After transferring to our hotel, you’ll area of Torres del Paine. Then, we continue our
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. have an orientation walk with your Trip Experience discoveries on an afternoon walk to the beach at
Fly overnight to Buenos Aires today. Leader, and later, a dinner at a local’s residence. Laguna Larga.
DAY 2 • Buenos Aires, Argentina B,D — Hotel Kosten Aike or similar B,L,D — Hotel Lago Grey or similar
Arrive in Buenos Aires and transfer to our hotel. DAY 5 • Los Glaciares National Park • Perito DAY 8 • Torres del Paine • Ranch visit •
Later, meet our Trip Experience Leader and our Moreno Glacier Puerto Natales
20-24 fellow travelers, including those who’ve taken Enjoy a full-day excursion to Los Glaciares National Continue exploring Torres del Paine this morning.
the pre-trip extensions to Santiago & Easter Island’s Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that comprises Then, set off to Pingo Salvaje ranch, where we’ll
Sacred Sites and New! Uruguay: Colonial Charms, more than 1,700 square miles and nearly 50 large meet the owners and embark on a horseback
Gaucho Culture & Ferry Across the Rio de la Plata, glaciers. Our ultimate destination is Perito Moreno ride. We’ll enjoy a barbecue dinner before we set
during a Welcome Briefing.
Glacier, towering nearly 200 feet above Lake off toward Puerto Natales, where we’ll stay for
Arc Recoleta Boutique Hotel or similar Argentino. the night.
DAY 3 • Buenos Aires • Controversial Topic: B,L — Hotel Kosten Aike or similar B,L,D — Hotel Costaustralis or similar
The “Disappeared” of Argentina • Home- DAY 6 • Torres del Paine National Park DAY 9 • Puerto Natales • Punta Arenas •
Hosted Dinner Head overland to Chile and Torres del Paine National Embark ship
Embark on a half-day tour of Buenos Aires, Park. The park is centered around granite peaks Drive to Punta Arenas, a bustling port overlooking
featuring the Avenida 9 de Julio, Plaza de Mayo, and that rise above the Patagonian steppe, including the Strait of Magellan. Here, we’ll board our ship,
La Boca district. We’ll also discuss the Controversial the 9,200-foot-high Torres (towers). After crossing our home for the next four nights as we cruise
Topic of the tens of thousands of people tortured the border into Chile, we’ll arrive at the park in the through the legendary waters surrounding Tierra
or killed during Argentina’s military dictatorship afternoon. We’ll enjoy sightseeing and a wealth of del Fuego. Tonight we gather for a Welcome Dinner
of the 1970s. After, enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner as photo opportunities, then check in to our hotel. onboard. All meals are included onboard the ship.
guests of an Argentinean family.
B,L,D — Hotel Lago Grey or similar B,L,D — M/V Stella Australis or M/V Ventus Australis
B,D — Arc Recoleta Boutique Hotel or similar
Meet the people who call Argentina & Chile home
Family in Buenos Aires : Experience
the warmth of an Argentine welcome
during a Home-Hosted Dinner in Buenos
Aires on Day 3. We’ll have a chance to
join a local family in their home, taste
traditional Argentinean dishes, and have
an open dialogue about daily life in the
country’s capital.
A filmmaker in Buenos Aires : On Day
3 in Buenos Aires, filmmaker Mariano
Corbacho will talk about the tens
of thousands of people who were
kidnapped, tortured, or killed during
Argentina’s military dictatorship that
ended in 1983, a Controversial Topic
that still affects Argentine citizens today.
Falklands War Veteran : In the spring of 1982, a brief but bitter battle was
waged between Britain and Argentina over a remote and rocky outcropping
of islands off the Argentine coast—the Falklands Islands. We’ll meet with
a veteran of this war to discuss this Controversial Topic on Day 13, where
we’ll learn about his wartime experiences and hear his take on the Argentine
“invasion.”
On Day 3, visit the La Boca district in Buenos Aires.
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