Self Drive Argentina: Patagonia

Self Drive Argentina: Patagonia Overview

This holiday for independent and adventurous travellers takes you to the delightful Argentine lake district and the wilderness landscape of snow-tipped mountains and glaciers in the far south. You’ll explore at your own pace in a hire-car and with the reassurance that all your accommodation is pre-booked.

Holiday 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.