District: 4930 Departing: Monday 2nd of November 2015 Patagonia Duration: 16 Days Destinations: Puerto Madryn, Calafate, Ushuaia, Esquel & San Carlos de Bariloche. PROGRAM: 02/11 City of Residence / Puerto Madryn: 1 departure from your city of residence to arrive at Puerto Madryn on November 3rd. 03/11 Puerto Madryn: 2 Puerto Madryn Reception and transfer to the cottages. Lunch. During the afternoon we will take a City tour, visiting coastal avenue pier and Tehuelche Indian Monument in Punta Cuevas, where we have a magnificent view of the city, and then we will continue to work on the beach collection and classification elements of marine origin. Dinner. Talent Show. 04/11 Puerto Madryn: 3 Full day excursion through the Provincial Reserve Peninsula de Valdés, touring Isthmus Florentino Ameghino and Interpretation Center of Fauna Patagonia. Arrival to Puerto Piramides where we will board into special boats to admire a show that a few are able to see in the world: the Southern Right Whale. Return to Puerto Madryn. Dinner. 05/11 Puerto Madryn - Calafate: 4 Morning departure to the lower Chubut River Valley, making technical stops in TRELEW. Then we will visit Punta Tombo, the largest reserve in the world of Magellanic penguins, where you can see on few centimeters, specimens in full breeding season, plus guanacos, rheas and maras, having the opportunity to visit the new interpretation center. Then continue in our trip to Calafate making technical stops in Comodoro Rivadavia and Cte. Luis Piedrabuena.
06/11 Calafate: 5 Arrive during the midday. Lunch. During the afternoon a walk along the waters of Lake Argentino to Laguna Nimes where we can see different spices migratory birds like swans, flamingos, Cauquenes, etc. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore this picturesque town. Dinner. 07/11 Calafate: 6 Full day excursion to Chalten. Departure from Calafate during the morning taking the famous National Road 40, having the opportunity to have a panoramic view of Argentinian Lake with mountain range in background, from there we will go along the river La Leona crossing magical valleys. On Halfway, a stop will be made at the famous Stops from La Leona where there will be time to take photos of this amazing place that take us on a journey through time. Continuing road, it began to display the Lago Viedma and if the weather is good we will observe from a distance the Viedma Glacier. Before reaching the picturesque Chalten we will have the opportunity to enjoy a panoramic view of the village and if the clouds permit it to observe the majestic Cerro Fitz Roy. Entering there, we will visit the Interpretation Center. Lunch, then it will be time for a walk through the path of the Condor and have incredible views of the area. Return to Calafate on the afternoon. Dinner. 08/11 Calafate: 7 Excursion to Glacier National Park: Departs at 08:30 am scouring the banks of Argentinian Lake where we will see in just 80 Km the vegetation changes relocate from prairie to forest height, plus the emergence of huge snowy peaks. With a little attention within the lush forests we could see deers, foxes and native birds such as condors. After performing a required stop on the commissariat of Glacier National Park will proceed to the final destination "Glaciar Perito Moreno" (the unique glacier on existing state of advancement). Lunch and free day to walk through the runways located opposite to the glacier which have a total length of 5 km. Return to the town of Calafate at 18:00 pm approx. Dinner and go out to a pub. 09/11 Calafate - Ushuaia: 8 Departure at 04:00 hours to the city of Ushuaia making technical stops in Rio Gallegos, Argentina customs, Chilean customs and Rio Grande. This unique tour has as attractive, the for 4 hours that we will pass Chilean ground, because it is the only land access to the Province of Tierra del Fuego; also we will sail for an hour on the ferry that cross the Strait of Magellan. The arrival time to the town of Ushuaia is relative to what the international police will later completing customs and immigration formalities, but it is estimated that on the early morning hours we will arrive to the city. Dinner.
10/11 Ushuaia: 9 Free time during the morning on downtown for shopping with duty free zone of rates. Lunch. Excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park: hiking through mountain road into the lush forests which contain species such as beech, coihue, ñire, cinnamon, and more than 30 species of ferns and 400 mosses plus countless wildflowers. After seeing beautiful panoramic views of the Beagle Channel, its mountainous islands and the demarcation between the Chilean and Argentine Islands. We arrived at the majestic Lapataia where it has the ends of the path we are traveling, "National Road number 3". There we plan to hike in the area of recognition by a specialized guide. Dinner. 11/11 Ushuaia: 10 Free time during the morning when you could do the Beagle Channel navegation (optional). Then We will leave from Ushuaia along the Beagle Channel to go into the mountains along the river and Monte Olivia, the first stop will be held in the Carbajal Valley Overlook where we can see the exploitation of peatlands and their Alvear cord Hanging Glaciers. Continuing the journey to a sled dog kennel where we were greeted with a talk about that activity and a refreshing hot coffee, and with an accompanying weather we will make a trekking for 30 minutes to observe beavers. Back to Ushuaia and dinner. 12/11 Ushuaia Esquel: 11 Departure at 06.00 am to the city of Esquel by the same route we would travel to enter the island of Tierra del Fuego. Technical stops in Rio Grande and Rio Gallegos customs where we will have dinner. After dinner we continue our journey to Esquel. Overnight on board. 13/11 Esquel: 12 Arrive at Esquel on the afternoon. Accommodation. Free day to rest. Dinner. 14/11 Esquel - San Carlos de Bariloche: 13 During the morning, departure to visit Los Alerces National Park. The tour starts on the arrival at the quartermaster of the Park where we will enjoy a briefing, then we will visit the interpretive center and Los Alerces museum. After that, we continued our journey on foot, while watching the lush vegetation Futalaufquen bounded by the lake until we get the pictography caves and Aboriginal viewpoint. Lunch in Esquel. Then continue journey to Bariloche, visiting the city of El Bolson. Arrival to Bariloche. Dinner and visit a pub.
15/11 Bariloche: 14 Morning departure from the hotel for the Circuito Chico excursion visiting a Panorama Place, Brook Lopez and viewpoint Hotel Llao Llao among other beautiful points, after that we will have lunch and visit to Cerro Catedral (the biggest ski center on America) with elevation included, return to the hotel in the afternoon. Dinner and visit to a pub. 16/11 Bariloche: 15 Breakfast and visit to the Outdoor Park Tom Wesley, where we will do activities and field games. Barbecue lunch at the resort and a campfire evening. Then We will back to the hotel. Dinner. 17/11 Neuquén or Cipolletti or Bariloche: 16 Boarding home in relation to the chosen route of returning. End of our services. $ 16.890,00 - u$s 1.800,00-1.585,00 SERVICES INCLUDED: Transportation Coordination Guides Meal Plan Helth Insurance 5 stars Bus with TV, video, bar, heating, air conditioned and bathroom 2 permanent Tour Conductos of the company, this service begins upon arrival to Cordoba and ends with their return destination. Local Tour guides in every destination. Including breakfast, and meals in the destinations (lunch and supper with 1 drink included) with a limit of 20,000 pesos per person.
Accommodation Cabins for 4-6 people or hotels according destination: *2 nights in Puerto Madryn *3 nights in Calafate *3 nights in Ushuaia *1 night in Esquel *3 nights in Bariloche INCLUDED EXCURSIONS: * City Tour through Puerto Madryn. * Excursion to Península de Valdéz, visiting Puerto Pirámides. * Boat excursion through the Golfo Nuevo, Franks Whales and Sea Wolfs watching. * Excursion through Punta Tombo (penguins park). * Trekking to Laguna Nimes. * Excursion to Parque Nacional los Glaciares. * Excursion to Chalten and trekking along the path of the Condor. * Night Pub in Calafate. * City Tour trough Ushuaía. * Valleys Winter Tour in Ushuaia with a farm visit Sled Dogs and castorera. * Excursion to Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego. * Excursion to Parque Nacional Los Alerces. * Excursion to Circuito Chico, Punto Panorámico, Llao Llao. * Visit and climb Cerro Catedral. * Night Pub in Bariloche.
* Complex Tom Wesley in Bariloche. * Bonfire and farewell dinner. SERVICES NOT INCLUDED: * Meals in the road. (10 meals) * Personal expenses (phone calls, tips, etc.). * Optional excursion in Calafate of Minitrekking over the Perito Moreno Glacier $1500 approx. * Tickets and fees to National Parks and Provincial Reserves $ 1000 approx. * Trasportation from/to your city of residence. Cabins for 4-6 people or hotels according destination: *2 nights in Puerto Madryn *3 nights in Calafate *3 nights in Ushuaia *1 night in Esquel *3 nights in Bariloche WAYS OF PAYMENT: Cash in our office. Bank transfer, credit cards. Ask for instructions and details of these payment methods at rotaryclub@rollingtravel.com