El Calafate & Buenos Aires

2014/03/02 - 2014/03/08

Family trip with two kids of 3 and 5 y.o.

March 2nd: Sao Paulo > Buenos Aires
March 3rd: Buenos Aires > El Calafate
March 4th: Los Glaciares National Park - Glaciar Perito Moreno
March 5th: a la Estancia Nibepo Aike Farm
March 6th: Cruise - Brazo Spegazzini, Brazo Upsala
March 7th: Reserva Natural Laguna Nimez, El Calafate > Buenos Aires
March 8th: Buenos Aires Zoo > Sao Paulo

エリア カラファテ(アルゼンチン)

• 旅行の満足度: 4.5

• 同行者: 乳幼児連れ家族旅行
• 旅行の手配内容: 個別手配

1st Day: evening in Buenos Aires:

We stayed at 5411 Soho Hotel in Palermo Area.
Had a lunch and stroll around the area, then took a taxi to Puerto Madero area.
Visited URUGUYAN CORVETTE SHIP MUSEUM and playground.
Then dinner at Sottovoce, a wonderful Italian restaurant on the river side.

2nd Day: Afternoon in El Calafate:

After almost three hour flight from Buenos Aires, we were in El Calafate.

We stayed at Hotel Mirador del Lago , and walked to city center direction. Stopped for ice cream, and arrived at playground!
Dinner at xxx. Great steak and side dishes (grilled veggies, fried potato etc)

House made Alfajores at many cafes and cake shops

There are so many flowers. Roses, Lavenders and yellow flower with perfume like smell...

ice cream and chocolate shop

chocolate, dulce de leche, and calafate flavors are the musts.

a lot of hand made chocolates are in the city

very popular play ground near view point

3rd Day: Los Glaciares National Park tour by Tiempo Libre.

Picked up at the hotel and went to the national park.
First, Safari Nautico boat tour to see the south wall of Perito Moreno Glacier. Then walk the trail (Balconies) to see more of the Perito Moreno Glacier.

Calafate tree and Lake Argentino

Boading a boat at “Bajo de las Sombras” bay

a cruise across Rico Lake - go near the Icebergs Channel

from the boat

from the boat

from the boat

from the balcony (closer to top)

from the balcony (closer to the bottom)

from the balcony

Dinner at La Tablita Restaurant.

Very good food. Lamb is great but loved trout and wine.

Day 4: a la Estancia Nibepo Aike Farm

rosa mosqueta plant

demonstration of sheep shedding

Day 5: Experiencia Gourmet Tour

Take a small boat to visit Upsala, Spegazzini and Onelli Glaciers

Breakfast and lunch were served. Lots of wine and even sparkling as well. All excellent.

super mini trecking in the national park

crew member

Day 6: Laguna Nimez Reserve in El Calafate

bird watching spot...there are flamingos.

Lat Day: Buenos Aires Zoo > Sao Paulo

We stayed at Magnolia Hotel in Palermo Area.
Zoo is green and pretty. Kids can feed animals everywhere.
Great place to go with small kids.