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Argentina Wildlife & Landscapes

Buenos Aires · El Calafate · El Chaltén · Iguazú Falls
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
Buenos Aires · El Calafate · El Chaltén · Iguazú Falls
Style
Patagonia, the falls and beyond
Best season
September – November · best
The route

11 nights, 4 stops — patagonia, the falls and beyond.

Buenos Aires → El Calafate → El Chaltén → Iguazú Falls.

Round trip · returns to Buenos Aires

Buenos AiresEl CalafateEl ChalténIguazú Falls
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Rufous hornero
Argentina's national bird, in the parks.
Andean condor
Over the steppe.
Guanaco
On the Patagonian steppe.
Patagonian grey fox
Near the lake.
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 → 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.

04El 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.

05El 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.

06El 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.

07El 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.

08El Chaltén → 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.

09Iguazú 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.

10Iguazú 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.

11Iguazú Falls

Iguazú Falls

A full day in the field.

Walk the catwalks to the Devil's Throat and take a boat into the falls.

12Depart Iguazú Falls

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Iguazú Falls — 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

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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