Argentina Vacation Review: Patagonia, Buenos Aires, Perito Moreno Glacier Trek, Beagle Channel Sailing, Wildlife

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Gerard D.

12.12.2015

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Argentina

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

I had used Zicasso about a year ago to plan for our trip to New Zealand. The tour company that we found through Zicasso was very impressive in their planning, and delivered everything that we hoped for. So, when we decided to go to Patagonia, I contacted Zicasso again, and that's how we hooked up with this company.

Our agent was very prompt in replying to our initial query. I wanted a US based tour company that delivered a private,tailored, personalized experience, but catered almost exclusively to Argentinian/South American expeditions. Over a period of a few weeks, we exchanged several e-mails and phone calls, and finalized our itinerary. Our agent was very patient, and most importantly, suggested some excursions and trekking adventures, which were initially met with skepticism by my wife and I, but turned out to be some of the most exciting and enjoyable memories of our trip.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

Every excursion and adventure was memorable, but the following deserve special mention:

Mini-trek on the glacier Perrito Moreno. At first sight, it appeared to be scary (this being the first time for all of us), but we had a wonderful time, topped of at the end with a drink of whiskey on the rocks (the rocks were the purest, clearest ice cubes I've seen --straight from the glacier!)

Whole day trek to the Southern Glaciers, a remote location accessible only by foot & zodiac. My wife was initially skeptical about this, since there were no "restroom facilities"! But it turned out to be one of the most memorable parts of the trip.

We were fortunate to see not only gentoo penguins but also a trio of king penguins on our excursion to penguin island. On a separate day, we sailed the Beagle Channel and saw the massive Spegazzini and Uppsala glaciers. A very well prepared gourmet lunch was included.

One of our guides, went out of his way to let us experience something that large tour groups rarely encounter. We stopped at Pto. Almanza at a small family run restaurant, where we picked up some freshly made seafood empanadas. We trekked to a waterfall and had the empanadas for lunch in the middle of nowhere, with the waterfall as our backdrop. Made our day!

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

Everything was well planned and executed. All went according to clockwork, barring one small internal flight delay, which did not adversely affect our plans. We were met at the airport by our agent's wife on our arrival, and the two also met with us prior to our flight from Buenos Aires to the US. They went above and beyond their call of duty by providing this personal touch.

We thank our travel company for making our trip a truly enjoyable, memorable adventure.

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