Buenos Aires & Patagonia tours
These trips are convenient, too, as international flights to Argentina inevitably arrive into or depart from Buenos Aires, so rather than hopping straight on a connection to Patagonia or onto a long flight back home, you can bookend your break with a few days basking in the unique energy of the ‘Paris of South America’.
Our Patagonia Vacations
Chile and Argentina tour
Santiago, Lake District, Patagonia, Glaciers & Buenos Aires
Small group adventure vacation to Patagonia
Explore the spectacular wilderness and mountains of Patagonia
Patagonia & Torres del Paine vacation
The best of Patagonia and Torres del Paine National Park
Patagonia self drive vacation
Showcases three contrasting regions of Patagonia in Argentina and Chile
Self drive Patagonia vacation including Mapuche culture
Independent trip to explore the Mapuche culture
Cycling the Lake District of Chile and Argentina
Amazing cycling through Argentina and Chile
Patagonia trekking tour
Natural beauty, dramatic vistas and cosmopolitan cities.
Patagonia tailor made tour, self guided
Self-guided vacation in stunning Patagonian mountains.
Tour of Patagonia, El Calafate & Torres del Paine
Patagonia's best - Torres del Paine and Perito Moreno Glacier.
Patagonia luxury adventure vacation
Luxury hotels and adventure in Patagonia
Patagonia overland truck tour, South America
From the Chilean Fjords to the Magellan Straits
Patagonia tailor made vacation, 14 days
Be awed by beautiful Patagonian wilderness on this trip
Argentina tailor made vacation, Buenos Aires to Patagonia
10-days: Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, El Calafate & Glaciers
Chile highlights tour, 10 days
10-days: Santiago, Atacama, Patagonia & Torres del Paine
Paine and Fitz Roy trek, trekking vacation
Spectacular Andes scenery from glacial lakes to towering granite peaks
Patagonian adventure vacation
Explore the highlights of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia
Patagonia trekking vacation Fitzroy and Paine
Dramatic scenery and the trekking world-renowned
Chile adventure vacation
Chile's best: the Atacama Desert, Lake District and Patagonia
Patagonian adventure vacation in Chile and Argentina
Discover stunning Patagonia
Chile tailor made tours, volcanos & National Parks
Explore vineyards, spot penguins & journey through volcanoes
Patagonia self-drive vacaton
10 days - Torres del Paine, Calafate & Perito Moreno
Patagonia trekking vacation
Trek the third largest single expanse of ice on earth
Rio Futaleufu rafting vacation in Chile
Raft deep canyons and pristine wilderness of Patagonia
Patagonia trekking vacation, Patagonia Eco-camp
Camp & trek Los Glaciares & T. del Paine Parks, Patagonia
Patagonia small group tour, Ultimate Patagonia
Trek and explore through Chilean and Argentinian Patagonia.
Whale watching tours in Argentina
Patagonia whale watching, penguins and the Valdes Peninsula
Adventure vacation in Patagonia with Iguazu Falls
Explore cities, national parks, glaciers and mountain ranges
Best of Argentina vacation
Discover the beauty of Buenos Aires and Patagonia
Grand tour of Patagonia vacation
Rainforest, glaciers and the fauna of Peninsula Valdes
Patagonia cruising vacation, Ushuaia to Punta Arenas
Discover majestic mountains & glaciers of Argentina & Chile
How to combine
Buenos Aires & Patagonia
If you prefer to limit traveling time, then focus on just one part of Patagonia. El Calafate, for example, is a convenient gateway to the Perito Moreno glacier as well as spectacular hikes in Los Glaciares National Park and the fairytale Fitzroy Massif. Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, arguably the jewel in Patagonia’s well-adorned crown, is also thus a three- to four-hour drive from El Calafate.
Travel with a responsible vacation company, whether on a small group tour or a bespoke, tailor made vacation, and they’ll arrange any necessary internal flights for you – booking tickets, airport transfers or car hire where required to seamlessly sew up your Patagonian adventure.
What does a vacation to Buenos Aires & Patagonia entail?
In practical terms, you’ll likely spend two to three days exploring the city; a mixture of guided tours and independent wandering to take in the highlights. Time your stay right and you can experience the wildly passionate party atmosphere of an Argentine football match at the iconic Boca Juniors or River Plate stadiums.
You’ll then catch your flight to Patagonia. San Carlos de Bariloche, ice cream capital of Argentina and the gateway to the beautiful Lake District is a 2.5 hour flight away. El Calafate, for hiking in Los Glaciares and Torres del Paine National Parks is an hour further, as is Ushuaia, sat at the ‘end-of-the-world’ on Tierra del Fuego.
If you start your vacation in Santiago, Chile, finishing it with a bang in BA is a popular choice – and your toes will be tapping tango rhythms all the flight home. From Buenos Aires, you also have the option to extend your vacation by a couple of extra days and fly north to Iguazu Falls. While Indiana Jones may have brought these falls to the big screen when he implausibly thundered over them in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iguazu has long been considered one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.
Where will I stay?
In Buenos Aires, your hotel will be in the heart of the city, somewhere like historic San Telmo or chic Palermo, to give you easy access to the city’s highlights. In Patagonia, accommodation can range from basic camping during hikes to luxurious ecolodges. Particularly popular in Torres del Paine National Park are the refugios, basic yet comfortable trekkers’ hostels with dorm accommodation and shared facilities. Small group tours typically use a combination of these and comfortable local guesthouses – and maybe even one or two nights in a tent. On a tailor made tour, where you stay is completely up to you, and your budget.Our top Patagonia Vacation
Chile and Argentina tour
Santiago, Lake District, Patagonia, Glaciers & Buenos Aires
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
Buenos Aires & Patagonia highlights
San Telmo
La Boca
Nothing encapsulates Argentine passion more than tango, except maybe football. And in La Boca, football rules. Home of the iconic Boca Juniors – where Maradona honed his craft – this edgy barrio is a buzzing mix of football fans, street art and colourful buildings. Keep to the main pedestrian street – el Caminito – and the Bombonera Stadium, refrain from flashing your cash, and La Boca is a beguiling and rewarding place to explore.Los Glaciares National Park
Take a boat trip along the towering, constantly-calving, 60m-high wall of turquoise ice where Perito Moreno glacier meets Lago Argentino, enjoy drives across the sweeping Patagonian steppe, or hike in the fairytale mountain surroundings of the Fitzroy Massif. Alternatively, live the gaucho life on one of the region’s sprawling estancias. El Calafate’s airport makes for an easy trip into the heart of the park from Buenos Aires.Torres del Paine National Park
Lake District
Argentina’s answer to Switzerland, with alpine lakes, tumbling waterfalls and verdant valleys calling out to be explored on foot, by bike and from the water. Across the Andes in its Chilean counterpart, the Lake District is wilder, overshadowed by volcanoes and home to indigenous Mapuche communities and their folklore. If the scenery’s not enough, chocolate-box-pretty Bariloche offers Argentina’s best ice cream.Tierra del Fuego
The end of the world (well, South America at least), Tierra del Fuego is surprisingly less harsh and uninviting than its name suggests. Accessed from Ushuaia, the most southerly city in the world, you’ll enjoy easy-going trails through dense forest, clinging to the side of the Beagle Channel. Or hop in a kayak to explore lagoons and rivers teeming with seabirds, penguins, seals and orcas.Best time to visit Buenos Aires & Patagonia
In Buenos Aires, the summer can be sweltering with temperatures reaching a humid 30°C. For a milder city climate coupled with pleasant conditions in Patagonia consider traveling in spring or autumn. The latter (in March) brings beautiful fall foliage, while the former is green and vibrant in the mountains. Spring also tends to bring less wind to Patagonia than the summer, when the williwaws can quite literally knock you sideways.