Day 1 - Welcome to Buenos Aires!

Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, you are met and transferred to your hotel.

Welcome to Buenos Aires!

Elegant, old-worldly, with a touch of Paris here and a touch of London there, a dash of New York cosmopolitanism and a big splash of Italian exuberance, the city also has a strong Latin America personality as well as uniquely Argentine elements such as tango bars. Here, everything is grand, on a scale fit for kings: Tourists photograph vast steaks at restaurants, Nueve de Julio avenue ranks as the world's widest, a cemetery so fancy that it occupies one of the poshest parts of the poshest neighborhood, while the entire city fronts onto the world's widest river. Buenos Aires never fails to impress.

Overnight: Four Seasons Buenos Aires

Meal Plan: B

Day 2 - Buenos Aires

Breakfast at the hotel.

Familiarize yourself with some of the most recognizable landmarks in the ‘Paris of the South’ during a guided half-day Buenos Aires city tour. This tour includes the most historic areas of Buenos Aires. Starting in Plaza de Mayo, the political heart of the city, this square was designed by Don Juan de Garay in 1580. Continue to La Boca, the tough port barrio (neighborhood) and colorful working-class area of Buenos Aires, and finally Puerto Madero, the city’s newest district whose red-brick warehouses have been transformed into trendy restaurants and bars. Board a ferry in Puerto Madero for a 20-minute boat ride on the Río de la Plata (River Plate) to see the city from a completely different angle.

Return to the hotel, where you have time at leisure.

An evening of intimate music and dance await at Rojo Tango, a unique venue located inside Faena Universe, in Puerto Madero. Following a private venue transfer without guide, a tango show awaits at the Philippe Stark designed cabaret for a performance filled with fantasy, sensuality and nostalgia.
Rojo Tango’s vanguard show recreates the age when tango was danced on the streets of Buenos Aires. Talented dancers, musicians and singers leave guests breathless, while the Faena’s gastronomic offering teams aromas and textures with some of Argentina’s finest sparkling wines.

After the show, transfer back to your hotel.

Overnight: Four Seasons Buenos Aires

Meal Plan: B,D

Day 3 - San Antonio de Areco

Breakfast at the hotel.

Optional tour:
Visit a traditional Estancia in San Antonio de Areco (not included).

Overnight: Four Seasons Buenos Aires

Meal Plan: B

Day 4 - Welcome to the Iguazu Falls!

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer from your hotel to local airport to board your flight to Puerto Iguazu.

Upon arrival at Puerto Iguazu airport, you are welcomed by your guide and transferred to your hotel where you will be helped with check-in procedures.

Welcome to the Iguazu Falls!
Puerto Iguazú is a quiet town located at the confluence of the Iguazú and Parana rivers. The mighty Iguassu Falls, declared in 2011, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, are one of the most impressive sights in the world, with a breath-taking 275 cascades spread across a gulf of nearly 3 km (two miles). Taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide, Iguazú has 275 cascades spread across 3 km (two miles) along the path of the River Iguazú, on the border between Brazil and Argentina. Viewpoints from both sides offer different perspectives of this unique lively and colorful spectacle.

Overnight: Melia Iguazu

Meal Plan: B

Day 5 - Iguazu National Park

Breakfast at the hotel.
Enjoy a full-day visit to the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls National Park. This side of park was created in 1934 and covers around 123,500 acres (50,000 hectares), offering unique contact with nature as you get within a few steps from the thundering cascades. Feel the proximity of the falls and observe its beautiful vegetation, birds and butterflies as you walk along the footbridges and roads. Waterproof clothing is necessary, since there is a small price to pay for getting within such close range of the falls! Arriving at the Visitors Center, access the Nature Interpretation Center of Iguazu National Park, which also provides cultural, educational and social activities. This is the starting point for the amazing Devil’s Gorge tour. Departing from Cataratas Station, the train takes you to Garganta Station in 18 minutes. The stroll along the catwalks is 1.2km (one mile) across the delta islands, leading to the main balcony located next to the most spectacular fall, the Devil’s Gorge. Time required: two hours. Difficulty: low, no stairs. Upper Trail: a 2km-walk (1.5 miles) offering magnificent view of the falls from the Upper Iguazu River. Time required: 1.15 hrs. Difficulty: low, no stairs. Lower Trail: a 1.6km-walk (1.2 miles) provides a view from below and around the falls. Time required: two hours. Difficulty: moderate, with stairs.

Overnight: Melia Iguazu

Meal Plan: B

Day 6 - Mendoza

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to the airport.

Fly to Mendoza via Buenos Aires. Upon arrival at Mendoza, you are met and transferred to your hotel.

Welcome to Mendoza! is one of the most attractive provincial capitals in Argentina. It prides itself not only on the well-kept parks and elegant tree-lined avenues but on its heritage, the excellence of its wines and the beauty of the surrounding Andean landscape. Set at the foot of the Andes mountains, the town lies in a beautiful and fertile oasis formed by the Mendoza and Tunuyán rivers.

Mendoza is Argentina’s most important wine region; it has taken the international wine world by storm with 1.341 active wineries in 5 wine oases with wines and wineries to suit all kinds and tastes.

Mendoza is also home to Aconcagua (the highest mountain outside Asia) the Andes offer great trekking, rafting, mountain biking and make a great journey across Argentina & Chile.

Overnight: Cavas Wine Lodge

Meal Plan: B

Day 7 - Agrelo District

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enjoy a full-day visit to some top wineries in the Agrelo district.

9.30 to 12.00. 45 kms (28 miles) from downtown Mendoza. Lunch, top-shelf wine tastings, chilled water, snacks. Wine and restaurant tips included.

Bodega Catena Zapata – Catena Alta Tasting. The family winery led by Argentine vintner Nicolas Catena, Bodega Catena Zapata is widely recognized as the pioneering winery which has shown the international wine community the true quality potential of the Mendoza terroir. International wine guru Robert Parker named Bodega Catena Zapata the only South American winery in his book, The World’s Greatest Wine Estates.

Finca Decero Winery – gourmet lunch at the winery. Once a patch of dirt in the foothills of the Andes, Finca Decero is a one-of-a-kind vineyard, where each vine is nurtured by hand and the winemaking is without compromise. Free from restraint and tradition, the creators of the winery developed an a mano or ‘by hand’ approach that is human, sustainable and sensitive to natural differences. Lunch at the winery is paired with wines.

Benegas Winery. This traditional winery belonged to Gladys Alurralde Norton’s family, mother of current owner Federico J. Benegas Lynch. Federico was born at the property’s main house, where he still lives to. Throughout childhood he worked every step of the way, helping his father in the winemaking process. Benegas is focused on quality and celebrating its Finca Libertad terroir. They believe in the judicious use of oak, maintaining it as a background component in the wine, while tannins are balanced and the finish long. Total production is only 30,000 cases. Consultant winemaker Michel Rolland says: “Benegas wines have a strong personality, the result of a unique terroir for its quality and the combination of French and Argentine traditions. The wines are a reflection of Federico Benegas Lynch’s passion and his constant search for excellence.”

Overnight: Cavas Wine Lodge

Meal Plan: B,L

Day 8 - Enjoy Mendoza

Breakfast at the hotel.

Day at leisure to enjoy the hotel facilities.

Overnight: Cavas Wine Lodge

Meal Plan: B

Day 9 - Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to domestic airport (MDZ).

This morning fly to Buenos Aires where upon arrival this afternoon you are met and transferred to the international airport to board your flight for the journey home.

Flight Mendoza / Buenos Aires is not included.

Overnight:

Meal Plan: B