The Molt Collection

Southern Patagonia - Tailor Made

Duration

5 Days

Physical rate

Moderate

Start city

Buenos Aires

Available

May 2024 / May 2025

Cities to visit: Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Nassau

Detailed day by day description

Introduction

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Here below is the itinerary. The information is indicative and may have variations on designated tours.

Day
Arrival at Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) - Meet with your The Molt Collection Argentina guide and private transfer to hotel. Welcome amenities included on board.
Includes: leather clutch, premium snacks, mineral water, Buenos Aires city guide, postcards with stamps & printed program According to flight schedule, transfer can be arranged directly to hotel, or straight to the activity for the day.

> Suggested Optional (Not included - In addition): VIP International Arrivals Service | EZE Airport Guests are met as soon as they leave the aircraft in the boarding bridge and they are escorted to the VIP lounge where they can have something to drink or just relax for a few minutes. Once the luggage porters have their baggage ready, guests are escorted through immigration and customs without doing the line to their guide or driver.

Service includes:
•VIP waiting lounge services (reading material, Wi-Fi, refreshments and bar services) - 1.30 hs to spend.
•Fast and personal migration process (no lines, no wait).
•Luggage assistance (passengers don't need to pick up their own luggage; they have it brought to them while they lay back in the lounge).
> Service provided for International arrivals only, as described above. Check for VIP Departures service and Arrival + Departure rates.

The name, Buenos Aires, literally means "good airs" in Spanish. It is one of the largest cities in Latin America, with a wide range of cultural offers and stunning sights. Being the capital of the country makes it the starting point for most of the Argentinean Experiences. Let yourself be seduced by its busy and beautiful streets full of Tango aromas and football passion, a unique mixture that turns your stay into an exceptional urban adventure.

2 overnights accommodations at Park Hyatt Buenos Aires - Duhau Palace - Park Room King with breakfast included Website: http://buenosaires.park.hyatt.com.ar/hyatt/hotels/

Right in the heart of the French heritage district of Recoleta, Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires hotel is located on Alvear Avenue, close to MALBA (The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires) and Puerto Madero. Palacio Duhau integrates into the eclectic Buenos Aires by combining stylish architecture with innovative design, comfort with technology and the renowned Park Hyatt luxury service. Check In: 03:00 p.m. Check Out: 12:00 p.m.

Buenos Aires South Area Sightseeing Experience with lunch at traditional bodegon Private Experience (Personalized) | Vehicle & English speaking guide | Duration: 6 hours | 3-course lunch with 1 soft drink and half bottle of wine per person included | Mineral water on board | The itineraries are liable to updates to provide better service according to the day, and inclusions agreed for your tour | Surprise Snacks Stop includes: Tapas-style finger food snack & vermú or a glass of wine or beer. It can be replaced for coffee and pastries, upon request.

Visit Plaza de Mayo, the city’s foundational site and witness of our country’s political history. There we’ll visit the Pink House, our Presidential Palace, the Cabildo, our primitive town hall, and the Neoclassical-styled Metropolitan Cathedral, the final home of Argentina’s founding father, José de San Martín.

Then, we`ll pass through Puerto Madero, the latest addition to the city’s barrios. In 1991, its huge warehouses and silos were remodeled and redesigned, to finally integrate the river to the city and to create a new corporative, residential, hotel and gastronomically district, which has become the playground for the pretty Porteños and the international jet-set.

We’ll continue southwards to La Boca, one of the city’s most authentic and charming neighborhoods. It is a working class district, heavily shaped by Italian immigrants who came to our country in large numbers during the last quarter of the 19th century. Here, we’ll make a special visit to the mythical Caminito Street, which sums up everything that gives La Boca its distinctive spirit: the strong passion for soccer, the heavy presence of art and color, and the Tango-esque atmosphere.

During the tour, enjoy a Surprise Snacks Stop in La Boca Balcony!

Enjoy a refreshment stop in an authentic spot in La Boca! El Gran Paraíso is a tenement house dating back to 1890, construction of veneers and old wood that preserves its original style. You can visit the rooms on the upper floor, enjoying a wonderful view of Caminito. It's a trip through time, it's part of our history.

Leaving La Boca behind, we’ll then head for San Telmo, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. It used to be the residential district favored by the upper class until late 19th century when a yellow fever epidemic caused the wealthier families to leave northwards. The area was marginalized until the 1970s when many artists and artisans came to San Telmo to install their workshops. Nowadays, thanks to its amazing architecture and hip atmosphere, this ancient neighborhood is really blooming. We’ll walk its cobbled streets, where the city’s Colonial past seems to come back to life, making a stop at Plaza Dorrego, best known for its traditional antiques fair, held every Sunday.

Enjoy Lunch at a traditional restaurant, typical "bodegón" (Venue: To be informed).

In Argentina, in addition to having national dishes and desserts, we have a "traditional Argentine cuisine", which is also a mixture of Italian, Spanish and German dishes, all together in the same menu. This characteristic is due to the strong emigration that our country had in ancient times. This feeling of "belonging to the city", it´s transmitted through the abundance and accessibility of its food, and also by its environment. Each bodegon in Buenos Aires that lasts is a space of living history, that is why sitting at their tables is one of the best ways to get to know the city.

At night, Dinner & Tango Show at Rojo Tango 3 course dinner & live Tango Show with private transfers and drinks included. Website: httbeolop://www.rojotango.com/

Rojo Passion - A cabaret designed by Phillippe Starck, created to bring back nostalgic times that already passed, with the strength of a new show full of fantasy and sensuality. Rojo Tango is love, passion, madness and glamour in a history that ends transforming itself into a legend. Located inside the exclusive Faena Hotel, Rojo Tango is a fascinating proposal that seduces all the senses combining sounds, fragrances, colors, movements and flavors.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner.
Buenos Aires North Area Sightseeing Experience & Palermo Premium Food Tour
Private Experience | Full Day (Duration: 8hs) | Vehicle and English speaking guide at disposal| Mineral water on board. The itineraries are liable to updates in order to provide better service according to the day, and inclusions agreed for your tour | Gastronomic tour (Shared venues) with a local culinary expert.| 4 stops with tapas, main courses and dessert (with soft drinks, beer or vermouth, and wine) considered | Customized Booklet

Buenos Aires is one of the most fascinating cities in both Latin America and the world. Be it for its splendid and varied architecture, with its old Colonial buildings, French palaces and state-of-the-art skyscrapers; for its vibrant nightlife and endless cultural options; or maybe just for the rich identity of the Porteños, who proudly bear the European heritage of their ancestors, more and more visitors are coming to visit.
In Retiro and Recoleta, we will learn about the dream of our local aristocrats in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when they sought to build a small-scale Paris in the heart of Buenos Aires. After visiting the impressive Plaza San Martín, where Jorge Luis Borges used to take his walks, we’ll stroll down Avenida Alvear, chosen by the world’s most distinguished brands to install their exclusive boutiques, looking up to see the many wonderful French-style palaces which nowadays house a number of embassies. Then we’ll visit the Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, one of the city’s oldest churches, which dates to the Colonial era. Finally, we’ll admire the celebrated Recoleta Cemetery, a true labyrinth of ornate mausoleums. We’ll make a stop at Eva Peron’s grave, one of the country’s most recognizable icons.
We’ll come across sumptuous French palaces again in Palermo Chico, the area of Palermo best known for its large parks designed by celebrated landscape architects, such as the illustrious Frenchman Charles Thays.

Eat like a local experience! In this tour we will make 4 informal gastronomic stops, to some spots that can´t be missed!

Eat like a local experience! In this tour, we will make 4 informal gastronomic stops to some spots that can´t be missed!

> Enjoy a “Picada” with a beer or "vermouth" in one of Palermo´s traditional bars - El Preferido. > A great BBQ wine paired tasting menu: (mix of meat cuts) will be waiting for us at La Malbequeria. We will enjoy wines from all Argentina main wine districts while we taste our well-known beef.
> Afterwards, enjoy an Ice Cream along with mixed cocktails at Alchemy Enchanted Flavours
> We will finish our experience with a Specialty Coffee at Fauna or similar.

Observations: This tour can be customized upon request and combined with different activities in Palermo. Selected venues may be updated according to schedule and logistics for the day.

> Suggested option for Dinner: Dinner at Don Julio Steakhouse 3-course wine-paired tasting menu | Transfers and tips are not included

Location: Palermo
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Max Capacity: 80

Don Julio is a classic grill highlighted for the excellence of its cuts, widely recognized by both local and tourists. Located in an old house on a corner of Palermo, with brick walls and double height ceilings, it is ideal for enjoying the best of Argentine asado. That meat is exclusively from pastures, with special mention to the rib-eye and the skirt steak.

Overnight at Park Hyatt Buenos Aires - Duhau Palace.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Private transfer from Hotel to Domestic Airport (AEP) with your English-speaking guide in order to take flight to Ushuaia. Mineral water included on board.

Flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia - Not included.

Arrival at Ushuaia (USH) Airport - Meet with your The Molt Collection Argentina guide and private transfer to hotel. Mineral water included on board.

Ushuaia is the southernmost city in Argentina, located at more than 2,370 kilometers from Buenos Aires. Due to its location near the South Pole, it has approximately 18 hours of sunlight in the summer, whereas in the winter, it only has 7 or 8; however, this does not prevent tourists from visiting it. Its gastronomy and accommodation infrastructure meet all expectations of thousands of international visitors that have chosen this beautiful city for the most spectacular voyages along the Beagle Channel and Lapataia Bay in Tierra del Fuego National Park. Ushuaia offers you untouched places, waiting for you to discover them and live the adventure of being at “the world’s end”.

1 overnight accommodation at Arakur Resort & Spa - Superior Sea View room with breakfast included Website: http://www.arakur.com/

In a privileged environment, on a natural balcony inside Cerro Alarken’s natural reserve, Arakur Hotel offers a luxury five star accommodation. This beautiful property is at only 15 minute drive from Ushuaia’s city center and its design was based on sustainable architectural that merge perfectly with stunning landscape. The rooms at Arakur Hotel are decorated with contemporary details, equipped with state-of-the-art comfort technology and provided with amazing panoramic views. Check in: 02:00 p.m. Check out: 10:00 a.m.

Free afternoon to enjoy the hotel’s facilities and spa. Water jets, hot tubs, kids’s pool, watersports. More than 300 sqm of water bodies resulting from rainfall and glacier melting; treated and heated for each particular use.

> Suggested option for Dinner: Kalma Resto 3 course meal with soft drinks and half a bottle of wine per person | Transfers can be included

Kalma is calm, it's intimate. A small space, just 24 seats, personal attention, varied accompanying music. The goal: getting beyond what is strictly gastronomic, generating experiences. Our cuisine is Kalma’s heart. A fusion cuisine of the chef’s selected ones and typical regional flavors of Patagonia. You can feel the presence of Mediterranean background, some Peruvian and techno-emotional cooking, and in the center of all this, the local product. Take care of it, respect it, discover it.

Meals: Breakfast.
Tierra del Fuego National Park & Nature Tour - 4x4 + Trekking Private Service (personalized) | 4x4 vehicle and guide at disposal | Duration: 5 to 6 hs | National park tickets, refreshment and lunch box are included | Includes 4.5 km of trekking (Low difficulty).

Created in 1960 to protect the southernmost forests of the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego National Park covers an area of 69,000 hectares. Even when this is one of the most popular tours, we offer a different experience: we take our guests in small groups to unexplored trails reaching hidden corners in the woods.

We take National Route 3 form Ushuaia and stop at a Panoramic Point in the Beagle Channel. Then we get to Tierra del Fuego National Park and begin our trekking, to the gaze at Lapataia. In our tours, we hike some of the trails of this exceptional forest. You can also pick our morning or afternoon trip (6 hours each approximately). After half a day of walking, we get a good idea of the uniqueness of this particular ecosystem.
Mountain ranges cross the park dividing it into valleys which make access difficult to reach. Unlike other Andean-Patagonian parks, it has forests by the seashore, six kilometers along the Beagle Channel: Lapataia Bay, meaning “woody bay” or “bay of wood” in the Yámana tongue

Observations: The tour is liable to weather conditions - can be adapted on site. End of the world train can´t be added to this experience.

After the National Park tour, drop off at Australis Cruise Office to board your Luxury Expeditions Cruise.

Australis Cruise: Patagonian Explorer
Route: Ushuaia - Punta Arenas | 5 Days/4 Nights | Check in at 409 San Martín Ave. in downtown Ushuaia between 10:00 and 17:00 (10 AM-5 PM).
Website: https://www.australis.com/en/choose-your-trip/routes-one-way/patagonian-explorer/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmoIMCnhEiI

4 Overnights on board Australis Cruise – A Cabin. Full board and activities included.

Explore Patagonia on an adventurous five-day, four-night journeys between Ushuaia (Argentina) and Punta Arenas (Chile) through some of planet’s most remote places and incredible scenery. Discover the wild beauty of Patagonia on an Australis cruise that showcases the region’s pristine landscapes, rich wildlife and fascinating human history aboard an expedition ship that brings an extraordinary level of comfort and service to the uttermost edge of the world. Leaving the twinkling lights of Ushuaia behind, the vessel calls on fabled spots like Cape Horn and Wulaia Bay before cruising down the Beagle Channel. Continuing through the maze of islands, we’ll visit a number of glaciers, frozen giants that guard the southern flank of the Fuegian Archipelago, before entering the legendary Strait of Magellan. Last stop is the Isla Magdalena and its boisterous Patagonia penguin colony before docking at Punta Arenas.

Board the Australis Cruise at 18:00 (6 PM). After a welcoming toast and introduction of captain and crew, the ship departs for one of the most remote corners of planet Earth. During the night we traverse the Beagle Channel and cross from Argentina into Chilean territorial waters. The lights of Ushuaia disappear as we turn into the narrow Murray Channel between Navarino and Hoste islands.

Meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner.
Cape Horn - Wulaia Bay

Around the break of dawn, the Australis cruise crosses Nassau Bay and enters the remote archipelago that comprises Cape Horn National Park. Weather and sea conditions permitting, we shall go ashore on the windswept island that harbors legendary Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos). Discovered in 1616 by a Dutch maritime expedition -- and named after the town of Hoorn in West Friesland -- Cape Horn is a sheer 425-meter (1,394-foot) high rocky promontory overlooking the turbulent waters of the Drake Passage. For many years it was the only navigation route between the Pacific and Atlantic, and was often referred to as the "End of the Earth." The park was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005. The Chilean navy maintains a permanent lighthouse on the island, staffed by a lightkeeper and his family, as well as the tiny Stella Maris Chapel and modern Cape Horn Monument (currently awaiting repair after being damaged by fierce winds).

Sailing back across Nassau Bay, we anchor at fabled Wulaia Bay, one of the few places in the archipelago where the human history is just as compelling as the natural environment. Originally the site of one of the region’s largest Yámana aboriginal settlements, the bay was described by Charles Darwin and sketched by Captain FitzRoy in the 1830s during their voyages on HMS Beagle. This area is also renowned for its mesmerizing beauty and dramatic geography. After a visit to the Australis sponsored museum in the old radio station -- which is especially strong on the Yámana people and European missionaries in the area -- passengers have a choice of three hikes (of increasing degrees of difficulty) that ascend the heavily wooded mountain behind the bay. On all of these you stroll through an enchanted Magellanic forest of lengas, coigües, canelos and ferns to reach panoramic viewpoints overlooking the bay.

Overnight on Board Australis Cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

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