Your Spanish Course at APSS can be combined with a complete tourist program. Select one of APSS Spanish Courses (group classes, private classes or combined) and add your favorite trip. (Click here for information about our Spanish Courses.)

TOURIST PROGRAMS:
On weekends, we can offer you excursions to cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Valle de la Luna, Mendoza or, of course, Cordoba neighboring towns, which host many events throughout the year – folk music and dance festivals, arts and crafts exhibitions, traditional equestrian (gaucho) exhibitions, tango classes and more. There are also many opportunities for outdoor activities, from hangliding, horseback riding and hiking to mountain biking and skiing.

At the end of your course, you can take advantage of a wide range of travel opportunities, such as excursions to:

• The Iguazu Waterfalls and the Perito Moreno Glacier, two breathtaking wonders.
• The Lake District in Patagonia.
• The Andes.
• Las Leñas, one of the most sophisticated places to ski.
• Lots of famous seaside resorts, such as Mar del Plata, Pinamar and Villa Gessel.

You can also:

• Stay at “estancias” where you can have first-hand experiences of traditional Argentine way of life.
• Go hunting in the jungle in Misiones.
• Or visit our neighboring countries: Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil.

JUST FANCY JOINING THIS TWO-WEEK TRIP TO PATAGONIA ARGENTINA VISITING PUERTO MADRYN, CALAFATE, PERITO MORENO GLACIER, USHUAIA, CALETA OLIVIA AND LAS GRUTAS (worldwide scenic wonders as nominated by UNESCO):

DURATION: 14 Days / 09 Nights

DAY 01: Córdoba -Puerto Madryn:
Departure 2pm with some stops at Rio Cuarto, Santa Rosa, Río Colorado and Sierras Grande.
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DAY 02: Puerto Madryn. Arrival and lodging in the morning. In the afternoon: City Tour visiting the city, the suburbs, the Tehuelche Indian monument and Paraná beach where marine fossils can be appreciated in an amazing Patagonian landscape.

DAY 0 3: Puerto Madryn. PENINSULA VALDES.
Departure in the morning to Puerto Pirámide (site where the embarkation of special launches takes place in order to admire an incomparable sight that only a few privileged people in the world have the possibility to see: The Franca Austral Whale; only from July to December-Optional-not included)
In the afternoon: we'll go through the peninsula to Caleta Valdés reaching Punta Cantor where you can see the only continental naval station of sea elephants in the world and watch the behavior of these mammals in the reproduction period. On the way back to the city, we will visit the Florentino Ameghino isthmus and its valuable Park Interpretation Center. Return to Puerto Madryn.

DAY 4: Puerto Madryn-Calafate.
Departure to the inferior Valley of Chubut River going through TRELEW, observing the industrial and commercial activity; RAWSON, the capital, with its administrative importance; PLAYA UNION with its natural harbor (used by the Welsh Settlers since their arrival) and the outlet of the Chubut River into the sea. In the afternoon, we will visit the Natural Reservation CABO DOS BAHIAS, important penguin site on the Bahía Camarones where penguins in their reproduction period can be watched as well as "guanacos", nandues” and "maras". Finally, we will continue our trip towards Calafate stopping at Comodoro Rivadavia and Rio Gallegos.

DAY 05: Calafate. Arrival at midday. - Free afternoon.

DAY 06: Calafate- Excursion to LOS GLACIARES National Park.
We’ll go through the arid Patagonian plateau and a leafy forest in the mountain until we reach The National Park and walk along the banks of the Argentinean Lake where we'll be able to appreciate the amazing sight of The Perito Moreno Glacier. In the afternoon we'll go back to the cottages.

DAY 07: Calafate.
Free day for optional activities such as hiking at The Glacier, walking on the ancient ice or sailing towards the Upsala and Onelli glaciers. This is an unforgettable experience.

DAY 08: Calafate-Ushuaia.
Departure at dawn. Stops at Rio Gallegos, and Monte Aymond. Boarding of a ferry that goes through Magallanes Strait (we will be in Chilean territory-- take the documentation required). A stop at Rio Grande reaching Ushuaia at dawn. .

DAY 09: Free morning.
In the afternoon, excursion to Tierra del Fuego National Park going through the leafy Patagonian forests until we reach Bahía Lapataia where Route number three and the American Continent finish. During the excursion passengers will visit Lago Roca, Bahía Ensenada and the railway station where the famous train of EL FIN DEL MUNDO (the end of the world) is. (Optional excursion).

DAY 10: Ushuaia.
Free day to take optional excursions (Suggestion: sailing across the Beagle Channel).

DAY 11: Ushuaia-Caleta Olivia.
Departure early in the morning going through the Andes mountain chains, Garbaldi path and stopping at Río Grande, Río Gallegos and San Julían Harbour. Night on board.

DAY 12: Caleta Oliva. Arrival in the morning.
Free day to rest and visit the city. Lodging.

DAY 13: Caleta Olivia. Las Grutas.
Free afternoon to travel around this beautiful locality.

DAY 14: Las Grutas. Free morning.
After lunch we go back to Cordoba in the afternoon.

DAY 15: Cordoba. Arrival in the morning.
End of the service.

PATAGONIA SERVICES INCLUDED

• Transportation: modern buses equipped with music, TV, video, air conditioning, toilette and bar.
• Lodging: Hotels *** with breakfast, single room.
• Excursions: as described in the itinerary.
• Professional guides: local guides that go to all the excursions with the travelers.
• Coordination: a coordinator deals with the trip program, the activities, the groups, recreation and first aids.

NOTE: The tours go through the Chilean territory and tourists must carry with them the required documentation. Foreigners should take their passports and visas to enter Chile.

CONTACT US FOR PRICES AND/OR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT OUR VARIED TOURIST PROGRAMS:
info@spanishschools-argentina.com