Argentina, Easter Island Tour

Arrival at Ministro Pistarini, Ezeiza international airport.

Welcome by our local English-speaking staff. 

Transfer to your hotel located in Buenos Aires downtown.

Overnight at the hotel in Buenos Aires. 

Discover the historical center on a guided walking tour that will take you through the emblematic Plaza de Mayo and stop for pictures in front of la Casa Rosada, the pink Presidential Palace. 

Drive to San Telmo, the city's oldest neighborhood with its many busy cafes, tango parlors and antique shops lining the cobblestone colonial streets. A neighborhood much loved by local artists and dancers.

Take time to tango around the colorful 'El Caminito' street museum, once home to Italian immigrants.

Stroll around Puerto Madero, a pioneer project for the rehabilitation of the city's old docks. 

Free evening and overnight at the hotel in Buenos Aires. 

Spend the day in full contact with nature, with the traditions and typical food of the Argentine countryside (1 hour 30 min from Buenos Aires).

You will be welcomed with empanadas and drinks before experiencing horse riding. 

Horseback or carriage rides that take you around the property’s 300 hectares, where you can see a typical Argentine estancia in action. Cows, sheep, horses and birds will all be seen, including some of planted fields.

Free afternoon for you to enjoy the hacienda's facilities: swimming pools, bicycles, soccer and volleyball courts, pool table, ping pong, table soccer, sun loungers and more.

Drive back to Buenos Aires (1 hour 30 min).

Free evening and overnight in Buenos Aires.

Morning transfer to Buenos Aires' airport, assistance for check-in. Direct flight to El Calafate (3 hours 20 min). 

Arrival at El Calafate on the shores of Lake Argentino, transfer to your hotel (20 min), check in. 

Free afternoon to relax in El Calafate. 

Free evening and overnight in El Calafate.

Meet with your private driver and guide and drive along Lake Argentino (the largest freshwater lake in the country) towards Los Glaciares National Park (90 min). 

Arrival at Perito Moreno glacier, named after the Argentinian explorer Francisco Moreno Pascacio. 

Easy hike on the boardwalk to get different views of the 18-mile long (30 km), 3-mile wide (5 km) Perito Moreno glacier. Get your camera ready and listen for the roaring glacier dropping blocks of ice causing mini-tsunamis in their fall. 

1-hour boat ride to get a really close view of the walls of the glacier. 

End of the afternoon, drive back to El Calafate (90 min). 

Free evening. 

Overnight at your hotel in El Calafate. 

Transfer to Punta Bandera (45 min). Board your 5-hour cruise to the Uspala and Spegazzini glaciers located inside Los Glaciares National Park. 

37 miles (60 km) long, 3 miles (5 km) wide and 230 feet (70 metres) tall, the Upsala glacier is the largest in this park and the longest in South America as its ice spreads over 300 square miles (780 km²). 

The access to Upsala glacier is often limited because of the amount of ice on the passage, as result of glacier melting. 

On your way to the Spegazzini glacier, enjoy the views of the Onelli and Agassi glaciers and the occasional iceberg. 

Arrival at the Spegazzini glacier with its impressive wall towering up 135 metres (440 feet). 

Disembark and transfer to your hotel in El Calafate. 

Free evening. 

Overnight at your hotel in El Calafate. 

Fly back to Buenos Aires (3 hours 20 min). Then transfer to your hotel for check-in.

Start with Recoleta, the most elegant neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Begin at the Recoleta Cemetery, one of the most iconic cemeteries in the world. Wander through the elaborate mausoleums and be sure to visit the tomb of Evita Perón. Each tomb tells a story, reflecting different artistic and architectural styles that mirror the city’s history.

Just outside the cemetery, visit the Our Lady of Pilar Church, a beautiful colonial-era church from the 18th century that adds a quiet, spiritual touch to the area.

Next, take a walk along Avenida Alvear, known for its stunning architecture, upscale residences, luxury hotels, and art galleries. Enjoy the elegant atmosphere and stop into a gallery or boutique if you’d like.

Take a break at one of Recoleta’s charming cafés, such as La Biela, to enjoy a coffee and some people-watching in Plaza Francia.

At about 8pm, transfer to a traditional café where you will spend the evening (10 min).

Dinner at a hundred-year old tango institution in the capital followed by a 1h30 tango-show.

At about 11pm, transfer to your hotel (10 min). 

Overnight at your hotel in Buenos Aires. 

In the morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Santiago (2 hours 30 min).

Transfer to your hotel downtown. 

Rest of the afternoon to relax.

Free evening and overnight in Santiago.

Early morning transfer from your hotel to Santiago international airport (25 min). 

Flight to Hanga Roa, Easter Island's capital (5 hours). 

Arrival early in the afternoon at Mataveri International Airport and transfer to your hotel (10 min). 

Free afternoon to relax by the hotel's pool and explore the town of Hanga Roa (15 min walking distance). 

After dinner, transfer by car to Vai te Mihi (10 min) for your Maori Tupuna dance show (50 min). 

Transfer back to your hotel. 

Overnight at your hotel. 

Departure with your guide and driver for the East coast (6 miles - 10 km) to visit the untouched platforms of Ahu Vaihu and Ahu Akahanga. 

Proceed to Rano Raraku volcano, a quarry of 397 stone statues, the largest concentration of statues on Rapa Nui.

 Then visit Ahu Tongariki, a platform boasting 15 moai statues that have been recently restored, the largest restoration project on the island, and probably the most photographed site on Easter Island. 

Drive towards the East coast to visit the ceremonial centre of Ahu Te Pito Kura also known as the Navel of the World. 

Final stop at Anakena beach to discover Ahu Nau Nau, the best preserved moai of the island, and Ahu Ature Huke, the first moai to be restored to its platform in 1956. 

Free time on Anakena beach, perfect for sunbathing or swimming in the quiet waters of the Pacific ocean. 

Drive back to Hanga Roa (30 min). 

Free evening. 

Overnight at your hotel.

Transfer by car to Ahu Tahai area (5 min). 

Mount your horse for an amazing horseback ride along the coast all the way north to Ahu Akivi. 

Visit the Ahu Akivi platform with its unique 7 moai representing the first explorers of the Polynesian people who settled Rapa Nui island facing the open ocean. 

Ride back to Hanga Roa. 

Free time in the afternoon with the option to surf, snorkel or relax on the beach or at the hotel's pool.

Free evening. 

Overnight at your hotel. 

Free morning for shopping or relaxing at the hotel's pool. 

After lunch, transfer to Mataveri airport with your guide. 

Assistance with boarding formalities and check-in. 

Flight to Santiago (5 hours). 

Arrival in the evening at Santiago international airport and transfer to your hotel downtown (30 min).

Overnight at your hotel. 

At the indicated time transfer to Santiago International Airport to board your return flight home. (Late check out not included and upon availability).