Luxury Argentina Tour: Bariloche, Villa Angostura, El Califate, Nahuel Huapi Lake, San Telmo, Glacier Tour, City Tour

We have just returned from a 2 week luxury tour of Argentina.  Our travel agent was a pleasure to work with from beginning to end!  This was our first visit to South America and while I enjoy researching/creating travel itineraries, I wanted a pro onboard for this trip.  The travel specialist was immediately responsive within hours of posting our needs on Zicasso, a great first impression that only grew over time.  I am very particular and they were extremely patient with my constant fine tuning.  The resulting swing through of Buenos Aires, the lake and glaciers regions of Patagonia, was an amazing intro to this fabulous country. Here are some highlights:

• Our hotels - 4 days Buenos Aires,  2 days Barioche, 2 days Villa Angostura, 2 days El Califate and finally back to BA.  All but one hotel are luxury experiences that we highly recommend.  The agent really understood our style.
• Tour guides - Our tour guides were delightful, curating special experiences outside of the typical.  For example when rainy and windy weather caused us to re-schedule a full day private boat tour of Lake Nahuel Huapi, our guide, took us inland to the "Enchanted Valley"  along the Limay River where we experienced a private riverside lodge for a gourmet lunch preceded by an amazing hike of the surrounding mountains and caves. We could literally see the rain over Bariloche and enjoy perfect weather in the valley  - Our guide is brilliant!
• Our BA tour guide was equally outstanding.  Booked to guide us through San Telmo, he seemed to understand we might be underwhelmed by the touristic character of the place, he suggested showing us some of the special places he loved about his city.  These included an architectural tour highlighting the most beautiful, private streets in the Ricoleta and Collegial neighbourhoods, we did do San Telmo afterward, but the highlight was lunch at  "Napleos Bar"  whose interior offered the best display of antiques and curiosities we had seen all afternoon.  We went on to have many more fun times with our guide  - a lifelong friendship is born!
• The Perito Merino glacier tour in El Caliphate was also remarkable, we had originally booked an overnight luxury cruise that was canceled.  This is where it is so great to have a travel agent to help you adjust your plans  - the travel specialist was great, we managed to see all that we wanted to see of the glaciers and enjoy a gourmet lunch on board a first class boat.

To include  - visit Argentina - its sites and most of all its people are extraordinary.  You will be in good hands with the travel specialist and his family of guides!

Micaela