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Itinerary DAY 4 • Bariloche mount up for a horseback ride. Enjoy dinner in this
Fly to Bariloche. Set along the banks of the 40-mile- local family’s home.
long Lake Nahuel Huapi, Bariloche is known for its B,D — Cacique Inacayal Hotel or similar
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. festive alpine feel.
Fly to Argentina on an overnight flight. B — Cacique Inacayal Hotel or similar DAY 7 • Puerto Varas, Chile
We cross the Andes—and the border—and travel into
DAY 2 • Buenos Aires, Argentina DAY 5 • Bariloche • Controversial Topic: Chile. Arrive in Puerto Varas this afternoon.
Arrive in Argentina’s capital, and meet your Trip Patagonian Nazi history • Craft brewery B,L — Radisson Puerto Varas or similar
Experience Leader and fellow travelers, including Take a chairlift ride to enjoy a panoramic view of
those who took the pre-trip extensions to Santiago the picturesque Lakes District, and hike at Brazo DAY 8 • Puerto Varas • GCF visit: COMBAS
& Easter Island’s Sacred Sites and New! Northwestern Tristeza along the shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Then, fine arts school • Home-Hosted Dinner •
Argentina: Salta’s Andean Traditions & the Canyons and see how Bariloche’s home-grown ingredients are Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Vineyards of Cafayate. used to brew beer at a family-owned craft brewery Enter Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, and take
Argenta Tower Hotel or similar as the father and son walk us through their brewing a walk near the Petrohue Falls, where clear blue
process. Later, meet with a member of Bariloche’s chutes of water flow over the unique volcanic
DAY 3 • Buenos Aires • Controversial Topic: German community to discuss a Controversial landscape. Then, visit COMBAS, a music school
Argentina’s Dirty War • Tango lesson Topic: the city’s history as a place where some Nazis supported by Grand Circle Foundation,
Explore Buenos Aires’ bustling center, from the fled after World War II. before joining a local family for a Home-
Plaza del Mayo to Avenido 9 de Julio. Stroll through B,L,D — Cacique Inacayal Hotel or similar Hosted Dinner.
the colorful La Boca artists’ district. Next, discuss B,D — Radisson Puerto Varas or similar
the Controversial Topic of the tens of thousands DAY 6 • Bariloche • Controversial Topic:
of people who were kidnapped, tortured, or killed Mapuche native rights • Optional Limay DAY 9 • Chiloé Island • Castro
during the Dirty War—the infamous campaign River float • Horseback ride & family Take a ferry ride to Chiloé Island off Chile’s coast.
waged from 1976 to 1983 by Argentina’s military dinner on the Patagonian steppe Then, transfer overland to the island’s capital city,
dictatorship. Later, put on your dancing shoes for an Discuss the ongoing Controversial Topic of Castro. After stopping at San Francisco Church—a
included tango lesson. Mapuche native rights in Argentina, and learn how UNESCO World Heritage Site—and catching a
B,D — Argenta Tower Hotel or similar the Mapuche are fighting to preserve their heritage glimpse of the island’s iconic stilt houses, enjoy a
and recover their land with a local activist. Then, free afternoon in Castro.
join our optional raft excursion along the Limay B,L — Enjoy Chiloé Hotel or similar
River. Later, visit a local family in their home on the
Patagonian steppe, learn about their way of life, and

Meet the people who call
Argentina & Chile home

Brewers in Bariloche : During our time in Bariloche
on Day 5, we’ll visit a family-owned craft brewery.
Here, we’ll have a chance to learn about the
brewing process, discover how the area’s strong
German influence—especially as it relates to
beer culture—can be seen and felt, and sip beers
made on site.
Family in Patagonia : As dinner guests of a local family
in Patagonia on Day 6, we’ll have a chance to enter their home, enjoy traditional
Patagonian dishes like roasted lamb, and have an open dialogue about daily
life in this remote corner of the world. We can even ride the family’s horses to
experience an important part of Patagonian culture.
Mapuche Local : The Mapuche people are an indigenous group that live
predominantly in the southern regions of Argentina and Chile. We’ll have the
opportunity to hear from a Mapuche man on Day 6, to learn about his people’s
complicated relationship with the Argentinean and Chilean governments and
how they are working to keep their traditions alive.
Rilán Community : We’ll spend a day getting to know members of the Rilán
community on Chiloé Island during A Day in the Life on Day 10. We’ll visit the
home of a local artisan, then have a curanto, or a traditional meal that is cooked
in a hole in the ground, for lunch with a family that lives in the community.
On Day 6, we’ll ride horses through Patagonia with locals.

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