In a country as large and diverse as Argentina, it would be possible to construct any number of delightful itineraries. On this 10-day itinerary, you will explore the elegant, old-world charm of Buenos Aires, experience the natural beauty of Argentina's Iguazu Falls National Park and learn firsthand about the people of this wonderful country by meeting a local family and visiting a Guarani Indian reservation.
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Arrive in Buenos Aires at the Ezeiza international airport, where your private driver will escort you to the Four Seasons Buenos Aires.
The afternoon will be at leisure for you to explore the city on your own.
Have breakfast at the hotel. Meet your host and start a sightseeing tour around the Palermo area. You will visit Palermo Park where you will find the Japanese garden, rose garden, race track and polo grounds with many important sculptures and lakes. Take a Mateo ride, a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding top, to cover more ground.
Continue to Palermo Soho, which combines the flavor of an old, working-class neighborhood with aspects of a globalized city including ethnic restaurants, contemporary design stores and theme bars. The choices for gastronomy in the area are wide and modern, for any kind of palate.
This afternoon, enjoy a tango lesson, where you will learn the basics of tango from professional tango dancers.
Enjoy the morning at your leisure.
In the afternoon, enjoy the special experience of spending time with a local Argentinean family at their home, where your children can meet other kids their age. Discover how they live, what they do and their interests, allowing you to start building a friendship that will last long after you depart. To add to the enchantment, a professional magician will join you and teach you his tricks.
Transfer to the domestic airport to take your flight to Posadas.
Upon arrival at the Posadas airport, meet and greet your host who will drive you to an estancia. This will be a one-hour land transfer. Upon arrival, you will have spare time to settle in, meet the staff and explore the facilities.
Puerto Valle's many attractions include the Valle Lagoon at the Esteros de Iberá (marshlands), the Yacaré Porá caiman farm, monkey footpath, fishing excursions, birdwatching, boat and canoe trips at the Paraná River, horse rides at Garruchos Ranch, visit to Jesuit ruins and “Las Marías” establishment.
Puerto Valle has exclusive access to the marshlands, which allows visitors to see the biodiversity of the lagoons. The Valle Lagoon, or Tabé, is within the ranch and belongs to the Iberá Wetlands, one of South America’s largest freshwater reserves. The wetlands make up the largest area of protected land in Argentina and are home to four protected species: the river otter, the maned wolf (known locally as aguará guazú), the Pampas deer and the marsh deer. Argentina’s two species of caiman (South American crocodiles) can both be found in the Iberá: the black caiman and the “overo” caiman, along with more than 350 different species of birds. In the lagoon, by boat, you will witness a wealth of incomparable wildlife, birdlife and local flora.
This morning, you'll be transported to Iguazu and visit the Jesuit ruins on the way.
Puerto Iguazú is a quiet town located at the confluence of the Iguazu and Paraná rivers. The mighty Iguazu Falls, recently declared one of the New Seven Wonders, is one of the most impressive sights in the world, with a breathtaking 275 cascades spread across a gulf of nearly two miles.
The afternoon is at your leisure.
Enjoy a full-day visit to the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls National Park. Created in 1934, it offers unique contact with nature, since is it is possible to get within a few steps of the thundering cascades. You will feel the proximity of the falls and observe the beauty of its vegetation, birds and butterflies, walking along the footbridges and roads; waterproof clothing is necessary, since there is a small price to pay for getting within such close range of the falls!
Arriving at the Visitors Center, you can access the Nature Interpretation Center of Iguazu National Park, a building that also provides areas for cultural, educational and social activities. There you will also find the starting point for an amazing tour, which will lead you to the main balcony on the most spectacular fall, the Devil's Gorge.
This morning, go on an exclusive adventure for bike and nature lovers, where the main objective is to listen to the jungle sounds. You will enter the Iryapú Jungle, where you will have the opportunity to observe birds, insects and small mammals.
During the afternoon, visit a Guarani Indian reservation. The Guarani people are one of the most important indigenous groups of South America. Despite the fact that their dominance of the Amazon has been dramatically reduced over the past three centuries, the Guarani are still a very representative and vibrant presence through most of the region.
Today, you will be transferred to the local airport to take your flight home.
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