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Argentina & Chile Highlights

Buenos Aires · Iguazú Falls · El Calafate · El Chaltén · Torres del Paine National Park · Santiago
Duration
16 Days · 15 Nights
The route
Buenos Aires · Iguazú Falls · El Calafate · El Chaltén · Torres del Paine National Park · Santiago
Style
Falls, glaciers, peaks and pumas
Best season
September – November · best
The route

15 nights, 6 stops — falls, glaciers, peaks and pumas.

Buenos Aires → Iguazú Falls → El Calafate → El Chaltén → Torres del Paine National Park → Santiago.

Round trip · returns to Buenos Aires

Buenos AiresIguazú FallsEl CalafateEl ChalténTorres del PaineSantiago
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Rufous hornero
Argentina's national bird, in the parks.
Toco toucan
In the rainforest canopy.
South American coati
Along the walkways.
Black-capped capuchin
In the forest.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Buenos Aires

Arrive Buenos Aires

The journey begins.

Arrive in Buenos Aires, met and transferred to your accommodation. Buenos Aires is no mere transit city — its tango, food and energy are a journey in themselves.

02Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

A full day in the field.

Tour the grand capital and its café culture before flying south.

03Buenos Aires → Iguazú Falls

To Iguazú Falls

On to the next.

Transfer to Iguazú Falls. Walk the catwalks to the Devil's Throat and take a boat into the falls. Explore both the upper and lower circuits, with rainforest wildlife.

04Iguazú Falls

Iguazú Falls

A full day in the field.

Explore both the upper and lower circuits, with rainforest wildlife. The falls by walkway and boat, plus a forest trail for toucans and coatis.

05Iguazú Falls

Iguazú Falls

A full day in the field.

The falls by walkway and boat, plus a forest trail for toucans and coatis. Iguazú's scale and setting place it among the greatest waterfalls on earth.

06Iguazú Falls → El Calafate

To El Calafate

On to the next.

Transfer to El Calafate. Stand before the calving Perito Moreno glacier, then cruise the icebergs. A glacier boat trip and the Perito Moreno boardwalks.

07El Calafate

El Calafate

A full day in the field.

A glacier boat trip and the Perito Moreno boardwalks. An ice trek across Perito Moreno, then the lakeshore steppe. Perito Moreno is one of the few advancing glaciers on earth — and watching it calve is unforgettable.

08El Calafate

El Calafate

A full day in the field.

An ice trek across Perito Moreno, then the lakeshore steppe. Glaciers by boat and boardwalk, with Patagonian steppe wildlife.

09El Calafate → El Chaltén

To El Chaltén

On to the next.

Transfer to El Chaltén. Trek to Laguna de los Tres beneath the Fitz Roy spires. Hike toward Cerro Torre and the glacial lakes.

10El Chaltén

El Chaltén

A full day in the field.

Hike toward Cerro Torre and the glacial lakes. Shorter trails to waterfalls and condor lookouts. The Fitz Roy massif is among the most dramatic mountain skylines on earth — and El Chaltén sits right beneath it.

11El Chaltén → Torres del Paine National Park

To Torres del Paine National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Torres del Paine National Park. Track wild pumas across the steppe, with guanacos and condors. Trek to the base of the granite Towers.

12Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Trek to the base of the granite Towers. Explore the park's lakes, glaciers and viewpoints. Torres del Paine has become the world's best place to see and photograph wild pumas, thanks to its protected guanaco herds.

13Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

Explore the park's lakes, glaciers and viewpoints. A full day of Patagonian wildlife and scenery, pumas and guanacos.

14Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park

A full day in the field.

A full day of Patagonian wildlife and scenery, pumas and guanacos. A leg of the 'W' trek beneath the massif.

15Torres del Paine National Park → Santiago

To Santiago

On to the next.

Transfer to Santiago. Tour the capital and a nearby wine valley before flying on. Explore Santiago's centre and hilltop views.

16Depart Santiago

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Santiago — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

September – November

Peak season

Spring — jacarandas in bloom and pleasant city weather.

March – May

Peak season

Autumn — mild and atmospheric in the capital.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Puma

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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