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Self-drive Argentina: Patagonia, lake district and Perito Moreno

16 days from £4,810pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

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Overview & Highlights

This self-drive holiday takes you to the Argentine lake district and the wilderness landscape of snow-tipped mountains and glaciers in the far south. Explore at your own pace in a hire-car with all your accommodation pre-booked.

This holiday showcases two regions of Patagonia where independent self-drive opens up amazing landscapes for you to explore at your leisure and preferred speed. You have freedom as soon as you get behind the wheel but also the security of knowing your accommodation is booked for you at the end of a day on the road.

Discover Argentina’s glorious lake district, a feast of virgin forests and rugged mountains reflected in a necklace of glassy lakes. The highlight is the drive north along the poster-perfect Seven Lakes Route to tranquil San Martin de los Andes. Later, fly south to visit two of Patagonia’s finest national parks: Los Glaciares and Fitz Roy. Besides scenic drives all round, each offers uniquely different experiences once you’ve parked the car.

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Outline itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in Buenos Aires. Transfer to hotel close to colonial centre and commercial district of the capital.

Day 2

Walking tour along the Avenida de Mayo.

Day 3

Fly to Bariloche in the lake district. Collect your hire car.

Day 4

Explore the Bariloche area.

Day 5

Self-drive to San Martín de los Andes.

Day 6

Explore the San Martín lakes area.

Day 7

Self-drive to Villa la Angostura.

Day 8

Explore the area independently.

Day 9

Drop off car in Bariloche; fly to Calafate, collect car, self-drive to estancia.

Day 10

Self-drive to El Chaltén in southern Patagonia.

Day 11

Explore the area around the Fitz Roy massif.

Day 12

Self-drive to estancia close to El Calafate.

Day 13

Opportunity to visit Perito Moreno glacier independently.

Day 14

Drop off car at El Calafate airport; fly to Buenos Aires.

Day 15

At leisure in the capital.

Day 16

Transfer to Buenos Aires airport.
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Things to do

We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.

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Walking tour of Buenos Aires
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Argentine asado experience
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Walking tour of Colonia
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Day walks around El Chalten
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Visit the Perito Moreno glacier
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Seven lakes self-drive
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Day walks around Bariloche

Accommodation

Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.

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Argentina / Buenos Aires

Kenton Palace

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Argentina / Argentine lake district

Hotel Cacique Inacayal

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Argentina / Argentine lake district

La Casa de Eugenia

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Argentina / Argentine lake district

Hotel Correntoso

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Argentina / El Calafate and Los Glaciares National Park

Estancia la Estela

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Argentina / El Chalten and the Fitz Roy Massif

Estancia La Quinta

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Argentina / El Calafate and Los Glaciares National Park

Estancia Nibepo Aike

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    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

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    Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

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    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

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    After graduating with a degree in Anthropology and History and having been fascinated by Latin America since childhood by the book featuring photos of Nazca, Juliet first visited the region in 2003. Since then, Juliet has visited the majority of countries in Latin America but has particularly extensive experience with Peru, a country she loves for many reasons but not least, its incredible archaeological richness and delicious food!

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    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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    Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tour sales team.

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