Date	Highlights	Price
November 2011	Buenos Aires, La Boca, Recoleta, Liniers Cattle Market, Rio de la Plata Cruise, Colonia del Sacramento Dairy Region, Pampas Region, Iguazu Falls	€TBA

Your Tour Price Includes:

• Return flights from Dublin to Buenos Aires flying with British Airways.
• Return flights from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls.
• Accompaniment of professional English speaking tour manager for duration of tour in Argentina and Uruguay.
• Private executive coach transfers throughout tour.
• 6 nights accommodation in a central 4* Hotel in Buenos Aires.
• 2 nights accommodation in central 4* Hotel at Iguazu Falls.
  
• 8 full buffet breakfasts.
  
• 2 lunches including a traditional lunch in beautiful Real de San Carlos in Colonia, Uruguay
  and an Argentinian asado barbecue at the San Antonio de Areco Club
  
• Welcome dinner at a famous traditional Argentinian Steakhouse in Buenos Aires.
  
• All entrances and excursions as outlined in the itinerary.
  
• Free time for independent shopping and sightseeing.
  
  

Agricultural Excursions:

• Dairy and beef agricultural visits include:
  
• Visit to the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute.
  
• Full day visit to the pampas grasslands region of Argentina with local ranch and farm visits.
  
• Full day visit to Uruguay with technical farm visits.
  
• Morning visit to Liniers Cattle Market, the world's largest cattle market.

Included Excursions:

• Guided city tour of Buenos Aires.
  
• Half day tour of the famous Tigre Delta of Parana River.
  
• 2 day visit to the Iguazu Falls including local guided tours of both the Argentinian and
  Brazilian sides of the Falls.
  
• Return ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia, Uruguay.
  
• Guided walking tour of the picturesque city of Colonia del Sacremento including the
  historical UNESCO quarter, Barrio Historico.
  
• Full free day in Buenos Aires at leisure on final day.
  

Day 1 – Dublin to Buenos Aires
Check-in for your flight from Dublin to London Heathrow and onwards from London to Buenos Aires with British Airways.
Depart Dublin to London Heathrow.
Arrive London Heathrow Terminal.
On arrival into Terminal 1 please proceed to Terminal 5 for your onward flight to Buenos Aires.
Depart from London Heathrow to Buenos Aires.
Overnight flight.

Day 2 – Buenos Aires
Arrive Buenos Aires International Airport. You will be met by our GTI representative at the airport who will accompany your for the duration of your trip.
Transfer to your hotel by executive coach and check into your hotel for 4 nights accommodation in a centrally located 4* hotel.
Lunch at own expense.
Commence your guided sightseeing tour of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, a major Latin American city with bustling cobbled streets, grand avenues, old-time cafes and stylish restaurants. Discover the beauty of this multicultural city as you visit the colourful La Boca area as well as Recoleta, San Telmo, the Colon Theatre, the National Congress and the
Presidential Palace.
Welcome dinner at one of Buenos Aires famous Argentinean steakhouses.
Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Day 3 – Buenos Aires and Tigre Delta
Breakfast at your hotel.
Interested tour members can avail of an early morning visit to the Liniers Cattle Market, the largest cattle market in the world. Some 10,000 to 13,000 head of cattle are sold here each day, four days a week and prices at Liniers
tend to set the mark for the rest of the country.
Next is a visit to the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute, responsible for the design and develop of strategies to improve Argentine beef products' competitiveness domestically and internationally. They also play a strong role in the consolidation of Argentine beef quality and security, contributing to the efficiency of productive and industrial processes.
Transfer by coach along the amazing coastline to the lush Tigre Delta for lunch at ownexpense.
After lunch enjoy a cruise along the Rio de la Plata where the Parana and Uruguay Rivers flow, creating one of the world’s largest estuaries. This private river tour passes small rivers, water canals, forested islands, numerous yacht clubs and luxurious weekend residences, revealing the coastline and nature in all its splendour.
Return to Buenos Aires for dinner at own expense.
Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Day 4 – Buenos Aires and Uruguay
Breakfast at your hotel.
This morning travel by ferry to the historical port city of Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. Upon arrival step back in and enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of this lively colonial town. The charming cobble stoned streets flanked by whitewashed buildings wind create a character filled city, and in Colonia you will find excellent restaurants, cafes, art and craft shops, and museums.
Lunch today is at a traditional restaurant in the exclusive Real de San Carlos area in Colonia (included).
After lunch transfer by coach into the Uruguay countryside for a number of farm visits. Agriculture in Uruguay has played a hugely significant factor in the economic life of the country and continues to be recognised as a sizeable contributor. The area surrounding Colonia del Sacramento is the main dairy region of Uruguay while there is a high standard of beef production, assisted by vast, well irrigated plains.
Dinner at own expense in Colonia.
After dinner return by ferry to your hotel in Buenos Aires.
Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Day 5 – Buenos Aires and Pampas Region
Breakfast at your hotel.
Travel today to the flat, fertile plains of the famous Pampas region. Covering more than 300,000 square miles, this renowned agricultural area is one of the richest grazing landscapes in the world due to the temperate climate and rich,
deep soil. The economy of La Pampa is dependent on agriculture, particularly the beef cattle for which Argentina is famed, due to the rich, grass-fed flavour of the meat. An extensive network of dairy farms also thrive in the Pampas
region with over 300 local processing plants and industries.
There will be a number of designated farm visits in the Pampas there will also be a visit to a pampas ranch where you will enjoy a traditional asado barbeque lunch.
Return to Buenos Aires for free time and dinner at own expense.
Overnight in Buenos Aires.

Day 6 – Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls
Breakfast at your hotel.
Free morning to enjoy Buenos Aires. There are a host of museums, a stunning harbourside and plenty of outdoor cafes to discover.
Check out of your hotel and transfer to Buenos Aires Airport for flight to Iguazu Falls. Upon arrival in Iguazu transfer by coach to your hotel.
Dinner at own expense.
Overnight in Iguazu.

Day 7 – Iguazu Falls
Breakfast at your hotel.
Today enjoy guided tours of both the Argentinean and the Brazilian sides of the spectacular Iguazu Falls, one of South America's most amazing natural wonders. At 3km wide and more than 250 separate falls dropping 70m into
the river below, the falls are surrounded by subtropical forest. Amazing viewpoints are located all along the Park.
The sight of the falls is a marvellous one and the experience is different from both sides. Morning visit with English speaking local guide to the Argentinean side of the Falls. This side of the Iguazu Falls offer the most unique and varied
up-close views of the Falls.
Lunch at own expense.
Afternoon visit with English speaking local guide to the Brazilian side of the Falls. This side of the Falls offer the most spectacular panoramic views.
Dinner at own expense.
Overnight in Iguazu.

Day 8 – Iguazu Falls and Buenos Aires
Breakfast in you hotel.
Check out of your hotel and transfer by coach to Iguazu Airport for your
return flight to Buenos Aires.
Lunch at own expense. Afternoon for free time at leisure in Buenos Aires.
Dinner at own expense.
Overnight Buenos Aires

Day 09 – Buenos Aires
Breakfast in you hotel.
Free day at leisure to enjoy the delights of Buenos Aires.
Today Buenos Aires is vast, yet easily accessible. The compact central area around the Avenida 9 de Julio, with the widest avenue in the world is a must see while shopping is most fashionable on upscale Avenida Santa Fe and the
Florida and Lavalle pedestrian malls. A visit to La Bocca, a working class area originally populated by Italian dock
workers, is a must see. This area has bloomed into a colourful center of art, restaurants and bright metal houses which present a refreshing change from the rest of the city. The colours come from the brightly painted houses on the
Caminito, a pedestrian walk named for the tango of the same name and the waters of the Riachuelo. The painter Benito Quinquela Martín was a leading influence in the use of colour and his home, now the Museo de Bellas Artes de La Boca, displays his paintings of dock workers.
Lunch and dinner at own expense.
Overnight in Buenos Aires

Day 10 – Buenos Aires to Dublin
Breakfast at your hotel.
Check out of your accommodation for coach transfer to the airport.
Check in for your flight to London Heathrow and onwards to Dublin.
Depart from Buenos Aires to London Heathrow.

Day 11 – Dublin
Arrive London Heathrow Terminal.
On arrival into Terminal 5 please proceed to Terminal 1 for your onward flight to Dublin / Cork.
Depart London Heathrow to Dublin.
Arrive Dublin.

Booking Information:

• 
  Airport taxes and service charges of €TBA are not included
• Price is inclusive of baggage check-in fee for 1 standard piece of luggage per person to 20 kgs
• Buenos Aires departure tax of €TBA for international flights payable at airport on departure
• Single supplement: €TBA per person
• Optional insurance: €TBA (conditions apply)
• A non-refundable / non transferable deposit of €350 per person is required at time of booking (by laser, cheque or credit card).
• Balance is due 12 weeks prior to departure.
• A minimum number of 25 persons must book on this tour for it to proceed.
• Prices, flight times & listed itinerary are subject to change.