Argentina In Depth Wildlife Special

Arrive and transfer from airport to Loi Suites Recoleta Hotel. Take a three-hour sightseeing tour of the city’s central area, including a visit to the famous Recoleta cemetery, resting place of Eva Peron and  the colourful Boca district. One night stay Junior Studio bed & breakfast.

After breakfast, transfer to domestic airport for flight to Comodoro Rivadavia. You will be met by tour driver and transfer 180km to Bahia Bustamente, a true natural paradise for a three night stay at The Bustamante Lodge on full board basis. The village here was made famous in the 1950s for its seaweed harvest, which continues to this day. Activities are all included - hiking, horse riding, mountain biking, visits to sea lion colony, bird watching, visit to the petrified forests. Additionally enjoy exclusive beaches with crystal clear waters.

Relax and enjoy the varied activities available from the lodge. The area has a massive diversity of seabirds and marine mammals to watch and enjoy. Maybe take a horse ride one of the beaches, mountain bike through the varied terrain or an exhilarating hike for the day.

After breakfast, travel by road to Puerto Madryn, including a stop at Punta Tombo, home to the largest colony of Magellenic penguins in South America. Here you can even walk amongst the penguins and also watch for predating orca and seals close to shore. Two nights at Territorio Hotel on B&B basis.

Full day wildlife tour to Valdes Peninsula. Drive into the World Heritage national park and visit San Jose Fort Museum Then see elephant seals in the creek at Caleta Valdes. Look out for storks, guanaco, armadillos, hares, foxes, rhea and eagles.   Opportunity to take a boat trip out to the bay of Puerto Piramides where, southern right whales come to feed from  July/August to December.  Penguins nest between September and March and orca are around during the same period; they are particularly active in April. Birds, dolphins, sea lions and elephant seals can be seen all year round. 

Transfer to Trelew Airport for flight via Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls for two nights at the Sheraton Hotel on B&B basis. These impressive falls straddle the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and are best viewed from more than one side and from above and below.

Walk to the main viewpoint over the Falls, then board an open 4WD truck for a ride through the rainforest to embark on a boat for a trip to the bottom of the falls themselves. Catwalks take you back to the hotel. Afternoon excursion to the Brazilian side for a different perspective.

After breakfast, embark on 8 hour road journey to Rincon del Socorro on the edge of the Ibera Wetlands for three nights on full board basis at The Luxury Eco Estancia Rincon del Socorro. This former cattle ranch is now a nature reserve with 350 bird species and a superb variety of mammals, reptiles, insects and flora.  The Estancia has glorious gardens featuring a large collection of local native plants.

Bird watchers can spot the endangered yellow cardinal here. Boat trips on the lagoon to see mini-crocodiles and maybe boa constrictors. Mammals include capybaras, marsh deer and howler monkeys. Spectacular flora. Night walks seeking vizcachas, owls and other nocturnal creatures. Horse-riding and fly-fishing also available.

Travel from the Estancia to Posadas airport for flight to Buenos Aires and to Loi Suites Recoleta Hotel, including breakfast. Enjoy a three hour walking tour of the elegant Recoleta neighbourhood. Choose to eat tonight at a typical tango show and restaurant or sample renowned Argentinean beef, cooked on open grills.

After breakfast, transfer to airport for onward or return travel.