Located in South America, and thus, in the southern hemisphere, Argentina has an area of almost 3.8 million square kilometers, 2.8 on the continent – approximately 54% are plains (grasslands and savannahs), 23%, plateaus, and the other 23%, mountains - and the remainder in the Antarctic. It is 3,800 Km. long and is located between latitude 22º and 55º. Its border with Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile has a perimeter of 9,376 Km, while the territory bordered by the Atlantic Ocean is 4,725 Km long.

For pre and post congress tours Argentina offers you a wide variety of ecosystems that is reflected on the great number of activities that can be enjoyed throughout the country. Each location offers a range of opportunities for visitors to enjoy in close contact with nature, its challenges and secrets, and surrounded by landscapes that make visitors feel like discoverers. Trekking, mountain-biking, mountaineering, white-water rafting, canoeing, hydro-speeding, rides in 4WD vehicles, hang-gliding, paragliding, cart-sailing, and windsurfing, are some of the most popular recreational and sport activities that can be practiced, and which are constantly renewed and adapted to suit visitors' preferences.

UNESCO has distinguished Argentina by designating as World Heritage a number of sites of natural and cultural relevance located in its territory.

Natural Heritage:

• Los Glaciares National Park (Province of Santa Cruz)
• Iguazú National Park (Province of Misiones).
• Valdés Península (Province of Chubut).
• Ischigualasto-Talampaya Parks (Provinces of San Juan and La Rioja).

  Cultural Heritage:

• Jesuit Missions of Guaraní Indians (Province of Misiones).
• Cave of the Hands, at the Upper Pinturas River (Province of Santa Cruz).
• Jesuit Ranches and City Block (Province of Córdoba).

These places are visited by Argentine and foreign researchers and tourists attracted by their exceptional beauty.

Buenos Aires

The City of Buenos Aires is the capital of the Argentine Republic and is located in the southern hemisphere, latitude 34º 36’ and longitude 58º 26’. The city extends on a plain and has 202 square kilometers (78.3 sq miles). Approximately 3 million people live in this city. Including the metropolitan area, the total population of Buenos Aires is above ten millions, making it one of the 10 most populated urban centers in the world.

Buenos Aires is a singular, open and integrating destination that allows the visitor not only to view the city but also to live an exceptional urban adventure. Because Buenos Aires combines varied experiences and this variety may suit all tastes – Buenos Aires is really close to any visitor.
 

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Buenos Aires

The City of Buenos Aires is the capital of the Argentine Republic and is located in the southern hemisphere, latitude 34º 36’ and longitude 58º 26’. The city extends on a plain and has 202 square kilometers (78.3 sq miles). Approximately 3 million people live in this city. Including the metropolitan area, the total population of Buenos Aires is above ten millions, making it one of the 10 most populated urban centers in the world.
 

Buenos Aires is a singular, open and integrating destination that allows the visitor not only to view the city but also to live an exceptional urban adventure. Because Buenos Aires combines varied experiences and this variety may suit all tastes – Buenos Aires is really close to any visitor

Buenos Aires, the Queen of the Plata, cradle of tango and gate to Argentina, is the most European city in Latin America. It was founded in 1536 and its identity is closely linked with the contribution made by immigrants by the end of XIX century and beginnings of XX century, mainly coming from Italy and Spain, but also including Arabs, Polish and English people, among other places. They have given the city the cultural and architectural diversity that makes it so remarkable. Its varied architecture mingles monumental modern structures with low buildings in residential areas, bringing together diverse styles, such as art noveau, neoclassicist, baroque and international styles.

Its neighborhoods

Its many different neighborhoods are a clear sample of this diversity. La Recoleta, chic and prominent, displays clear French and English reminiscences. La Boca, traditional and crowded, used to be the settling point chosen by Italian immigrants a century ago. Puerto Madero, the newest and most spectacular district, houses sophisticated restaurants and super night views. Palermo Viejo, bohemian and lively, combines the latest trends in design with the most refined cuisine. San Telmo offers its rich historical past, its antique stores and tango nights. And so many other districts, with their unique personalities and charm.

Its culture

The city is a remarkable cultural center of high intellectual level, a good example of this being its numerous national and private universities, museums, art galleries, libraries, exhibition centers and publishing houses. We should definitely mention the Colon Theatre, the most important temple of classical music of the South hemisphere and the one with the best acoustic in the world, according to a survey carried out among 22 first-class orchestra directors, surpassing even the Milan 's La Scala.

Its musical options encompass every genre, ranging from opera (symphonic and chamber) to folklore and rock and – of course – tango, romantic and sensual, universally acclaimed, which can be enjoyed in luxurious salons and in spontaneous street shows.

Its rhythm

Buenos Aires has been and still is the epicenter of the most crucial historical and political events in Argentina. The city concentrates the biggest commercial and financial activity of the whole country. Its downtown area boasts an intense banking and stock exchange activity, on par with the largest cities in the world. Its shipping activity is intense, characterized by the profusion of dams, warehouses and cranes that operate with cruises and freight ships coming from all over the world

Its sports

Its countless sport events are permanently attended by crowds of fans who worship their all-time idols, such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Guillermo Vilas and Diego Maradona. No matter the sport, every event is crowded with both local and foreign spectators: soccer, tennis, car racing, boxing, basketball, golf, rugby and polo, all of which taking place in internationally famous sport centres.

Its nightlife

The night in Buenos Aires is a legend of its own, filled with lights, magic and mystery, with all kinds of shows and cuisine possibilities, with permanently open coffee shops and bookstores, with as many clubs, cinemas and theatres as you can find in the best capital cities in the world. Just walking along the city is a show in itself, with its streets and shop windows, displaying first-class designs and decorations, with huge neon signs, crowded main avenues – we may say that many of its main streets never sleep. Thus, those who know it well were not surprised to find out that, at the end of the year 2004, Buenos Aires was chosen as one of the five most attractive cities in the world, according to a survey carried out among over 30 thousand readers of Condè Nast Traveller magazine.

Its shopping activity

This is also a superb feminine city, offering women as much as they could ever wish for: sumptuous shopping centers with the latest trends, avant garde designs, excellent quality in leather, silver crafts, all with competitive prices and the chance of recovering taxes in purchases made by foreign tourists.

Its cuisine

As regards cuisine, the choices are virtually endless, satisfying every budget and taste, either in some of the traditional bodegones, informal and economical, or in the most elegant restaurants where sophisticated local and international dishes may be enjoyed. Everywhere, the visitor will be able to enjoy the delicious and internationally famous Argentine meat, together with excellent local wines. Buenos Aires is renowned because of the abundance of its superb cuisine at all levels, from gourmet to simple suburban establishments. Even if eating choices may be found all over the city, there are some fashionable restaurant districts, such as Las Cañitas, Puerto Madero, Recoleta, San Telmo and Palermo Viejo. There is something for everybody: the most elaborate home made pasta, all kinds of lamb, trout and smoked salmon roulade, pork, medieval-style sugar-coated duck, chiripones with mushrooms, stuffed steak with malbec sauce, sweetbread with mustard sauce are just some of the many delicacies cooked by our chefs

Excursions

Sightseeing City Tour: A city to enjoy from different views (Half day)

This tours gives you the emotion of a multiple Buenos Aires. You will see the symbol of our city: The Obelisc. You will visit different squares such as Plaza de Mayo, Alvear and Del Congreso. Avenues: 9 de Julio, Corrientes, De Mayo, among others. Historical neighborhoods: La Boca, San Telmo; elegant neighborhoods such as Palermo and Recoleta; and the modern: Puerto Madero. Parks such as Lezama, Tres de Febrero and the Ecological Reserve. You will also visit financial and commercial areas. Soccer Stadiums.

Delta Expedition with lunch (Full day)

You will visit the Fruit Port. Then you will go to The Delta, a natural scenery, and sail by its islands. You will know the customs, culture and ways of life of “isleños”; you will have lunch on one of the islands. After sailing, you will visit the elegant residences situated in the residential neighborhoods of the northern suburbs like San Isidro neighborhood (its history and people). There, you will make a stop. On the way back to Buenos Aires city, you will pass by the Presidential Residence (Quinta de Olivos).

Situated in the northeast of Argentina, Puerto Iguazú City is 300 km away from the Capital City of the Province - Posadas City - and is the city that borders on Brazil and Paraguay through the concourse of Paraná and Iguazú Rivers.

Being a tourist place, it provides with the greatest spectacle of water and forest ever existing on Earth - the imposing Iguazú Falls - in guaraní language "Big waters".

Topographically speaking, Puerto Iguazú is located in a plateau with red rocky land due to the melaphyre decomposition rich in iron and having cliffs covered by humus favouring the growth of an exuberant forest.

Among the most chosen activities, the tourist goes on excursions to Iguazú National Park – Natural Heritage to Humanity by UNESCO – visiting 275 waterfalls and getting to know the exotic flora and fauna.

Puerto Iguazú is a place where nature, in its greatest beauty expression, will amaze the tourist for sure.

Iguazu Falls

Iguazú Falls is undoubtedly the most visited place in Misiones and one of the most imposing natural attractions in Argentina, and why not in South America. Together with Nahuel Huapi National Park in Patagonia, it is one of the most frequented tourist sites.
In guaraní language, the term "Iguazú" means "great waters". It was discovered in 1541 by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and established in 1984 as Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Situated in Iguazú National Park, some 20 km. from Puerto Iguazú in the north of the province, these falls are shared by Brazil and Argentina.

Iguazú river is born in Paraná state in Brazil, and after crossing 1,200 km. on a plateau where it receives several tributaries, it reaches a fault forming a crack in the interleaved layers of sandstone and basalt where the river runs.

This river runs through a smooth geography until it reaches a series of faults, and suddenly an 80 m. canyon in the Devil's Throat where the water produces a thundering sound and then drains into the Paraná river.

A legend says that a big snake called "Boi" lived in the river. To calm its ferocity, aborigines sacrificed a woman every year as an offering. But once a brave guaraní aborigin kidnapped the woman and saved her from the traditional rite escaping through the river. Boi burst in anger, bent its body and split the river forming the cataracts separating the man and the woman.

There are more than 270 falls in an area where cliffs and islets are scattered in a half moon. From the visitors center you can walk around trails or in a picturesque train.
There are two basic circuits: an upper path and a lower path. The lower path leads to the base of the falls, where the spray moistens visitors. It is a unique experience, worth daring the adventure. In this circuit you may also take a boat to Isla San Martín. From the upper path you have panoramic views from the footbridge in an unforgettable experience.

The falls that can be visited are: Salto Floriano, Salto Deodoro, Salto Benjamín Constant, Salto Unión, Salto Escondido, Salto Mitre, Salto Belgrano, Salto Rivadavia, Salto Tres Mosqueteros, Salto Dos Mosqueteros, Salto San Martín, Salto Adán y Eva, Salto Bozzetti, Salto Ramirez, Salto Chico, Salto Dos Hermanos and Salto Alvar Nuñez.

Suggested Tour. 

Day 1                         Buenos Aires / Puerto Iguazú

Departure from domestic Airport to Puerto Iguazú. Private transportation to Iguazú Grand Hotel & Resort Casino. Lodging.

Day 2              Puerto Iguazú

Breakfast. Full day private excursion to the Argentine Water Falls (entrance fee is not included). We will walk along the upper and inferior trails where we can appreciate falls of an average of 60 m high. Finally the trail to Garganta del Diablo (Devil's throat): A great sinuous arch 1300 meters high, above the main path of the Iguazu river, with a high of 80 meters, making it the most impressive and striking of all the falls. Lunch break. Ride the tourist train around the park (included) or navigate by the falls on board of a nautical safari or walk along unconventional trails. Back to the Hotel. Lodging.

Day 3              Puerto Iguazú.

Breakfast. Private transportation to the Airport.

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Situated at the foot of The Andes, Mendoza is the capital city of the homonimous province and the most important city of the West of Argentina. It is one of the most chosen tourist destinations because of the various interesting activities available in the region.
It is an incredible oasis to grow fruits and vegetables due to the presence of the Mendoza and Tunuyán Rivers. The climate of the region is mild though the mountains provide a certain degree of aridity. The temperature in Summer ranges from 18º C to 33º C and days are hot and nights are fresh. In Winter, the minimum temperature is 3º C and the maximum registered temperature is 16º C.

In the city, there is a beautiful sight of streets flanked by trees, squares and parks linked by a web of irrigation ditches which is 500 km long and waters the whole area allowing city planning even in arid zones.

Land with historic tradition, Mendoza keeps many memories of San Martín's epic in the cerro de la Gloria (Hill of the Glory), El Plumerillo, San Martín Park and the museums that show documents testifying the presence in the region of this Argentinian eminent person.
Starting point to enjoy adventure travel and high mountain sports like andinism, ski or rafting, Mendoza offers various circuits to go on these excursions.

Walks in the five squares, the civic centre and the foundation area make the tourist admire the culture, the history and the idiosyncrasy of native people.

In the surroundings of Mendoza City, interesting places and towns can be visited: Ruins of San Francisco Church, Maipú, El Challao, Villavicencio Thermal Resort, Cacheuta, Potrerillos and Vallecitos.

The very well known "Ruta de los Vinos" (Route of the Wines) deserves a special mention because tourists can visit ancient cellars and taste excellent yields which are product of carefully chosen grapes.

When visiting Mendoza, one is going along the land of the good sun and the good wine

Suggested Tour.

Day 1                         Buenos Aires / Mendoza

Departure from domestic Airport to Mendoza. Private transportation to Park Hyatt Mendoza. Lodging.

Day 2              Mendoza

Breakfast. Private City Tour around Mendoza: visiting its historic homestead (old Mendoza ), the civic center, the main squares and the General San Martin Park where we can find the Regattas Club. We will also climb to the top of Mount Gloria and contemplate the panoramic view from the Ejército de los Andes (Andean Army) monument.

In the afternoon, we will visit two bodegas (wineries) of the south east wine region, during this tour, we will see many different fruit groves and vineyards. Return to the hotel. Lodging.

Day 3              Mendoza

Breakfast. Private transportation to the Airport.

Patagonia is situated in the south of the Colorado River in Argentina, South America. It is a plateau with an area of more than 770,000 sq km, and includes five provinces: Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego.

The name Patagonia comes from the word patagones, coined for the first time in 1520 by the Portuguese sailor Hernando de Magallanes to identify the local natives.

This stunning beautiful extensive region offers a variety of natural unique scenarios: The Cordillera de los Andes large mountainous mass and its immense plateau, covered with the typical steppes vegetation, spotted with lakes, rivers, mountains, local forests and spectacular millenaries glaciers.

The thawing of these giant glaciers formed two large lakes: Lago Argentino and Lago Viedma, which pour their waters onto the Atlantic Ocean, and run along Santa Cruz Province, creating the serpent-like Santa Cruz river.

In the South of Santa Cruz Province, Los Glaciares National Park offers a natural and breathtaking scenario such as the magnetic Mount Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the Viedma, Upsala and Perito Moreno Glaciers, among others.

If you visit the southern Patagonia you get a hint of what the Glacial Age was a thousand years ago.

Nature plays its full power and splendor in this isolated, slightly inhabited and unexplored Patagonia

Ø      EL CALAFATE (PERITO MORENO GLACIER)

Suggested Tour.

Day 1              Buenos Aires / El Calafate

Departure from Buenos Aires domestic Airport to El Calafate. Reception at the Airport and transfer, in private service, to Los Alamos Hotel. Lodging.

Located at the bottom of the hill that bears its name and beside Lago Argentino, El Calafate is an attractive tourist villa that enables visitors to have access to the beautiful glaciers circuit and enjoy all kinds of services. Its architecture displays low rustic houses.

Day 2              El Calafate    

Breakfast. Full day private excursion to the Perito Moreno Glacier (entrance ticket to the park included). Bordering the Lake Argentino for about 70 kms, we arrive to the Los Glaciares National Park. This park has been declared World Heritage by the UNESCO. It takes the name from the plethora of glaciers (47 in total) that have been there for more than ten thousand years showing us a world of cold and wilderness. The most famous is the Perito Moreno Glacier and its one of the few moving glaciers with an average height of sixty meters in its front wall. Walk along the different catwalks in front of the glacier from where we will capture unforgettable panoramic views. End of the visit and transfer to the Hotel. Lodging.

Day 3              El Calafate / Buenos Aires

Breakfast. Private transfer to El Calafate's Airport.

Opcional Excursions (in private service, with English/French speaking guide):

El Chalten (Full day):

El Chaltén is a village settle inside National Park Los Glaciares, in the heart of the patagonic southern mountains, at the foot of mythical Mt. Fitz Roy. It´s pure natural enviroment offers a privileged scenery with multiple choices in outdoors activities and mountaineering. This is a small tourist villa is known as Argentina‘s Capital city of Trekking.

Estancia Nibepo Aike with lunch and activities included (Full day)

It is a full day excursion, covering the roads of the steppe, with a view to visiting the many of the first livestock establishments, namely the traditional “Patagonic Estancias”. Nibepo Aike is particularly where the activities concentrate. It is a historical place, founded at the beginning of the 20 th century, situated in an unbeatable spot, on the margins of Lake Argentino.

Boat Excursion to Los Glaciares National Park to enjoy two amazing glaciers: Upsala and Onelli (Full day).

Ø      USHUAIA – TIERRA DEL FUEGO

Suggested Tour.

Day 1              Buenos Aires / Ushuaia

Departure from Buenos Aires domestic Airport to Ushuaia. Reception at the Airport and transfer, in private service, to Hotel. Lodging.

Idely known as the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia is located on the bay bearing the same name and surrounded by Olivia and Susana Mountains. Thanks to a law of Industrial Support, many electronic factories, sawmills and shellfish canning factories have settled down here. However, the tourist industry is the most important source of revenue of this place, as many highly sought after circuits begin here. Many cruises sailing towards Antarctica stop in its international port. A picturesque seaside boulevard goes along the city, and in the dock known as Muelle Turístico, the visitor will find boats that permanently sail along the Beagle Channel. Twenty kilometres away from the city is Laguna Esmeralda, a true paradise for the practice of trekking in forests, glaciers and peat bogs

Day 2              Ushuaia         

Breakfast. Private half-day excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park (entrance ticket to the park included); the only Maritime National Park in Argentina. We will be able to see this natural paradise represented by forests of lengas (beech) and coihues (tree similar to oak), beautiful lakes and the coast of the Beagle Channel.  End of the visit and transfer to the Hotel. Lodging.

Day 3              Ushuaia / Buenos Aires

Breakfast. Private transfer to Ushuaia´s Airport.  

Opcional Excursions (in private service, with English/French speaking guide):

City Tour with Museum (Duration: 2 hs)

City tour by the old city, wharf; you will climb the steep roads and contemplate the beautiful and colourful panoramic views. You will visit the End of the World Museum (entrance ticket included) located in one of the oldest buildings in the city.

Martial Glacier without ascent (Duration: 2 hs).

Martial Glacier is 7 km. from the city along national route 3, which is fully paved and signalled. This glacier constitutes the most important source of drinking water in Ushuaia and an important tourists attraction in different seasons. During the winter it is a ski resort with 56 km². of skiable tracks where you can do ski, cross country ski or snowboard. In the summer, this place is ideal for hiking or short walks of different lengths and degrees of difficulty according to your demands.

Lakes Escondido and Fagnano (Duration: 7 hs)

Leaving from Ushuaia along National Route Nº3 to the north of the island, you travel in the Fuegian Andes through pit moss valleys like Carbajal and Tierra Mayor. Lake Escondido is only 60 km. from the city within mountains at the foot of Paso Garibaldi and offers a unique view in an environment of supreme beauty. There you start your descent and after 40 km. you arrive at the head of Lake Fagnano, an imposing water mirror of international reknown for anglers. It is the largest lake on the island, 100 km. long. If you go on driving you get to the lake shore.

Estancia Haberton (Duration: 8 hs).

It is the oldest Estancia in of Tierra del Fuego, located towards the east and 90km away from the city. The main house is located in a protected bay. Its buildings area, conserved like long ago, is constructed of wood and covered with zinc; the excellent garden with most of the fuegian flora species is waiting to be visited and people will be guided through, with a brief explanation about of it and the activities done in the Estancia.

Journey on a Train to the Past (Duration: 2:30 hs).

The railway station, located 8 km from the city inside the Tierra del Fuego National Park, was packed with tourists. In the hall, the quartet from Tierra del Fuego called “Del '65” was interpreting classic tangos live, entertaining us while we waited. But as soon as the whistle called for us, we got ready to get on the train. In 1994, after 42 years of a forced and silent retirement, the end-of-the-world train resumed its old circuit.

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