Journeys

Some journeys to inspire you

Not a catalogue: a selection, to show the shape of what we do. Sketched in broad strokes on purpose; the detail comes with the conversation. The one for your travellers doesn't exist yet; this is where it starts.

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Region

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Ushuaia, Torres del Paine, El Calafate and El Chaltén

Private journey

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Ushuaia, Torres del Paine, El Calafate and El Chaltén

The grand loop of the far south in two weeks: Tierra del Fuego and the Beagle Channel, the towers of Paine, the Perito Moreno and the trails under the Fitz Roy.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

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Private journey

·6

Torres del Paine trekking

Five days on foot through Torres del Paine with a local guide, from the base of the towers to the French Valley and the Grey glacier, sleeping in the park's refuges.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Camioneta 4x4 con un kayak en la caja transitando por un camino de tierra en la estepa patagónica.

Self Drive

·16

Lakes, Carretera Austral and Ruta 40

Sixteen days south from Bariloche down Chile's Carretera Austral, back into Argentina on the Ruta 40 steppe, and on to El Chaltén, El Calafate, Torres del Paine and Punta Arenas.

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

·5

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Rapa Nui on foot

Four nights on Easter Island, walking to the Rano Kau crater, the moai quarry of Rano Raraku and the wild north coast, and ending each day by the Pacific.

Further Afield

Un auto blanco circula por un camino de ripio en la estepa patagónica hacia montañas lejanas.

Self Drive

·13

Last frontiers of Patagonia self drive

Thirteen days from Punta Arenas to El Chaltén through Torres del Paine, the glaciers, the Cueva de las Manos and the southern end of the Carretera Austral, finishing on foot across the border.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Self Drive

·4

End of the world self drive

Four days around Tierra del Fuego from Ushuaia, by Estancia Harberton, over the southernmost crossing of the Andes and to a colony of king penguins on the Chilean side.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Through Patagonia to the end of the world

Self Drive

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Through Patagonia to the end of the world

Six days on the road from El Calafate to Ushuaia, by Torres del Paine, Punta Arenas, the Strait of Magellan and the king penguins of Tierra del Fuego.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Río o arroyo calmo rodeado de densa vegetación selvática con troncos caídos en el agua.

Private journey

·4

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Rainforest origins in Misiones

Three nights in a private jungle reserve on the upper Iguazú river, with kayaks, night walks, a Guaraní community and the yerba mate country of Andresito.

Iguazú, Foz & Iberá

Un helicóptero turístico sobrevuela un valle rodeado de montañas completamente cubiertas de nieve en Ushuaia.

Private journey

·5

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Ushuaia in winter

Skiing at the southern end of the Andes, the Beagle Channel and the Tierra del Fuego national park under snow, and a night walk on snowshoes to a hut in the woods.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

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Auto transitando por la ruta de acceso a El Chaltén frente al Cerro Fitz Roy y Cerro Torre.

Self Drive

·7

El Calafate and El Chaltén self drive

A week at the wheel between the Perito Moreno glacier and the granite towers of Fitz Roy, with two full days on the trails of El Chaltén.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Vista panorámica de la ciudad de Santiago de Chile desde el mirador del Cerro Santa Lucía.

Private journey

·4

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Santiago, culture and wine

Two days in Santiago between Neruda's house, the memory of the dictatorship and the city's hills, and a night among the vineyards of the Casablanca and San Antonio valleys.

Santiago & Central Chile

Auto blanco circulando por la Ruta Nacional 40 de ripio entre las formaciones de la Quebrada de las Flechas.

Self Drive

·12

Northwest and Atacama road trip

Twelve days at the wheel from Salta through the Calchaquí valleys and the Puna, across the Andes to San Pedro de Atacama, and back by the Quebrada de Humahuaca and Iruya.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Atacama & Uyuni

Cabañas de Estancia Cristina bajo un cielo crepuscular con montañas nevadas de fondo.

Self Drive

·14

Estancias of the south and the Seven Lakes road

Two weeks and two drives: estancias between El Calafate and El Chaltén, then the Seven Lakes road from Bariloche to San Martín de los Andes and Villa La Angostura.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Personas remando en kayak cerca de una ballena franca austral asomando la cabeza en el mar

Fixed Departure

·3

Sea kayaking in Península Valdés

Three days paddling the Golfo San José with whales surfacing alongside, sea lions in the water and two nights camped on empty beaches under the Southern Cross.

Puerto Madryn & Península Valdés

Grupo de pingüinos de Magallanes parados en la costa rocosa vocalizando con los picos hacia arriba.

Self Drive

·15

Patagonia discovery, from the Atlantic to the Andes

Fifteen days at the wheel from the whales and penguins of the Atlantic coast, across the steppe by estancia and Ruta 40, to the Fitz Roy and the Perito Moreno.

Puerto Madryn & Península Valdés

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Vista panorámica del lago Nahuel Huapi con vegetación en primer plano y montañas al fondo bajo cielo azul.

Self Drive

·8

Lakes District self drive

Eight unhurried days between Bariloche, Villa La Angostura and San Martín de los Andes, joined by the Seven Lakes road and two national parks.

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Ruta asfaltada rodeada de vegetación con vista panorámica al nevado Volcán Osorno bajo luz dorada.

Self Drive

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Lakes and fiords, beside the Andes

Twelve days on both sides of the Andes, from Bariloche's lakes to the fiords of the Carretera Austral and back over the Samoré pass, with three ferries on the way.

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Una persona camina por un sendero cruzando un arroyo con vista al Cerro Fitz Roy nevado.

Self Drive

·7

Hike and drive Patagonia

El Calafate and El Chaltén at the traveller's own pace, with a petrified forest, a boat and a walk to the Viedma glacier, and a full day on the Fitz Roy trails.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Persona sentada en rocas de espaldas observando el Glaciar Perito Moreno frente al lago y montañas nevadas.

Private journey

·16

Highlights of Argentina

Sixteen days through the four Argentinas most travellers come for: Buenos Aires, the vineyards of Mendoza, the Calchaquí valleys of Salta and the glaciers of Patagonia.

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Mendoza, Ischigualasto & Talampaya

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

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Demostración de esquila de oveja en un galpón de estancia frente a un grupo de turistas y niños.

Private journey

·8

Argentina for families

Eight days for parents and children between Buenos Aires and El Calafate: cooking and tango in the city, then gauchos, cave paintings, dinosaur bones and the Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia.

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

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Rebaño de ovejas pastando en un campo cercado con montañas áridas al fondo en la Patagonia.

Expedition

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Last frontiers of Patagonia expedition

Eight days from El Calafate to El Chaltén the long way round, by estancia, the Cueva de las Manos and the end of the Carretera Austral, returning to Argentina on foot.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Vista panorámica del Cerro Fitz Roy con un arroyo de montaña en primer plano bajo un cielo despejado.

Private journey

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Chaltén classic plus

Three guided days on foot from El Chaltén, to Laguna Torre and Laguna de los Tres with a night under Fitz Roy, and a last one in a private reserve facing the Cagliero glacier.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Dos parejas de bailarines realizan una coreografía de tango sobre un escenario teatral con músicos al fondo.

Private journey

·4

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Buenos Aires, tango, wine and the Delta

Three nights in Buenos Aires that go past the postcard: a milonga where locals dance, a cooking class in a chef's home, an asado and a day on the waterways of the Tigre Delta.

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Mujer tejedora con sombrero rojo sentada detrás de un telar tradicional en un taller de artesanías.

Private journey

·15

Argentina through its communities

Two weeks from the milongas of Buenos Aires to the salt flats of the Puna and the Guaraní forest of Misiones, staying with Andean families and meeting the people behind each place.

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Iguazú, Foz & Iberá

Hileras de viñedos con postes de madera y montañas iluminadas por la luz del atardecer al fondo.

Private journey

·7

Andean flavours of Salta and Jujuy

A week through the Northwest at the pace of its kitchens: markets and empanadas in Salta, goat cheese and Torrontés in Cafayate, Andean cooking in the Quebrada de Humahuaca.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Velero fondeado en un lago calmo con bruma matinal y montañas reflejadas en el agua.

Private journey

·11

Andean crossing by bike

Eleven days in the saddle across the Andes and back, from Villa La Angostura to the volcanoes of Pucón and the forests of Huilo Huilo, with a guide and a support vehicle.

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Vista lejana del Glaciar Perito Moreno y montañas nevadas desde la orilla rocosa del Lago Argentino.

Private journey

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Domes on the Colonias peninsula, El Calafate

Three nights near the Perito Moreno, two of them in domes in the forest of a peninsula few people reach, with a pioneers' boat route to the glacier and full days on foot.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Self Drive

·13

Whales and the Lakes District

From the Atlantic to the Andes in thirteen days: whales and elephant seals at Península Valdés, Welsh tea in Gaiman, then across the steppe to the lakes of Esquel, Bariloche and San Martín de los Andes.

Puerto Madryn & Península Valdés

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

·4

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Tango immersion in Buenos Aires

Four days in Buenos Aires built around tango, from the streets where it was born to a private lesson and a night in a milonga where the city still dances it.

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Self Drive

·7

Northwest self drive

A week at the wheel through Salta and Jujuy, from the Calchaquí valleys and the wineries of Cafayate to the coloured hills of the Quebrada de Humahuaca.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Self Drive

·7

Northwest hike and drive

The classic Salta loop by car with a walk every day, from a full day in the Valle Encantado to the waterfalls of Cafayate and the canyons of the Quebrada de Humahuaca.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Private journey

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Atacama on foot and by bike

Three days in San Pedro de Atacama, walking into the Valle de la Luna at sunset, up a canyon to the Puritama hot springs and out to the geysers of El Tatio at dawn.

Atacama & Uyuni

Private journey

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Puerto Madryn, Valdés and Punta Tombo

Four days based in Puerto Madryn, with a full day on Península Valdés and another among the penguins of Punta Tombo and the Welsh tea houses of Gaiman.

Puerto Madryn & Península Valdés

Self Drive

·4

Península Valdés and Punta Ninfas

Four days at the wheel on the Patagonian coast: whales from Puerto Pirámides, elephant seals at Caleta Valdés, and two nights at a coastal estancia among penguins at Punta Ninfas.

Puerto Madryn & Península Valdés

Fixed Departure

·14

Patagonia, independent and active

A two-week small-group departure with a German-speaking tour leader: Torres del Paine, four days of trails around the Fitz Roy, the Perito Moreno and a final stay in Buenos Aires.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Private journey

·5

Mendoza wine, Andes and rest

Five unhurried days in Argentina's wine capital, from the Malbec of Luján de Cuyo to the high-altitude vineyards of the Uco Valley, with a free day for the Andes.

Mendoza, Ischigualasto & Talampaya

Self Drive

·14

Mendoza to Salta along the Andes

Two weeks and some 2,000 km north along the eastern foot of the Andes, from the vineyards of Mendoza through Ischigualasto and Talampaya to the Calchaquí valleys and the Quebrada de Humahuaca.

Mendoza, Ischigualasto & Talampaya

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Iberá wetlands and Moconá falls to Iguazú

Self Drive

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Iberá wetlands and Moconá falls to Iguazú

A self drive through the Argentine northeast, from the Jesuit ruins of San Ignacio to the wildlife of the Iberá wetlands and the jungle falls of Moconá, ending at Iguazú.

Iguazú, Foz & Iberá

Private journey

·18

Hidden treasures of the Northwest

Eighteen days from Santiago across the Andes to Mendoza, north through Talampaya, Ischigualasto and the Calchaquí valleys to Salta and Humahuaca, and out by Iguazú and Buenos Aires.

Santiago & Central Chile

Mendoza, Ischigualasto & Talampaya

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Iguazú, Foz & Iberá

Buenos Aires & Pampas

Self Drive

·10

Los Glaciares and Torres del Paine self drive

Ten days at the wheel across the two great parks of southern Patagonia, Fitz Roy and the Perito Moreno on the Argentine side and the towers of Paine in Chile.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Two nights at an estancia inside Los Glaciares

Private journey

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Two nights at an estancia inside Los Glaciares

A pioneer estancia on the southern arm of Lago Argentino, inside the national park, with gauchos, Hereford cattle and trails to the border with Chile.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

·3

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Estancia El Bordo de las Lanzas

Two nights on one of the oldest working ranches in Argentina, 45 minutes from Salta, with horses, cattle work and the family that has run it for generations.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Private journey

·3

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Eco domes under the Fitz Roy

Two nights in solar-powered domes at the trailhead to Laguna de los Tres, sixteen kilometres out of El Chaltén, with the Fitz Roy in the window and no signal at all.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

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Chaltén, Paso del Viento

Three days with guide and porters from El Chaltén to camp at Laguna Toro and climb over moraine and glacier to the Paso del Viento, facing the Southern Ice Field.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

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Torres del Paine, the classic hike

Three nights inside Torres del Paine, with a half-day climb to a lookout over the massif and the long day to the foot of the granite towers.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

·4

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Iberá wetlands from an estancia

Three nights on a working cattle estancia on the edge of the Iberá wetlands, among capybaras, caimans, marsh deer and gauchos.

Iguazú, Foz & Iberá

Self Drive

·7

Northwest estancias, Tucumán to Salta

A self drive from the cloud forest of Tucumán to the Calchaquí valleys and the Quebrada de Humahuaca, sleeping in estancias and small houses with history, and ending on a working ranch from 1609.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Private journey

·4

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Bariloche, lakes and flavours

Three nights in Bariloche with the Seven Lakes road and a picnic of Patagonian produce, the Circuito Chico around the Llao Llao peninsula, and the town's chocolate tradition.

Lakes District: Argentina & Chile

Self Drive

·7

Aconcagua and the Jurassic valleys

A self drive loop from Mendoza to the foot of Aconcagua, up the remote Andean valleys of San Juan and into the dinosaur country of Ischigualasto and Talampaya.

Mendoza, Ischigualasto & Talampaya

Self Drive

·7

Andean encounters self drive

A week at the wheel from Salta up to the Puna, the Quebrada de Humahuaca and Iruya, with a day-by-day encounter with the people who live there.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

Self Drive

·10

Patagonian estancias

Ten days driving between four sheep estancias of southern Patagonia, on Lago Viedma, below Fitz Roy, inside Los Glaciares and at the edge of Torres del Paine.

Austral Patagonia: Argentina & Chile

Private journey

·7

Northwest soft walks and Iruya

A week with a driver-guide through the Calchaquí valleys, the Puna and the Quebrada de Humahuaca, with short walks every day and a night in the mountain village of Iruya.

Northwest: Salta, Jujuy & Puna

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