T-5 and counting

t-5 and counting

The Itinerary

For me the adventure begins long before the holiday starts.I love the challenge of putting together a trip, researching the places to visit, the places to avoid, deciding where to stay, where not to stay, where to go next, and then making all the connections work.This itinerary has been no exception: six months in the planning and more than 100 hours dedicated to the research.I have trawled the internet for inspiration, read numerous articles and reviews and thumbed the pages of several travel guides.

At last the schedule is complete. All the destinations have been decided; flights booked, hotels arranged, tours planned, and car hire finalised.Here's a summary….

Date	Destination	Details
20 February	London	Overnight flight to Buenos Aires
21 February	Buenos Aires	Sightseeing and bed!
22 February	Uruguay	By ferry to Colonia de Sacramento - a UNESCO world heritage sight - and onwards by car to Florida
23 February	Uruguay - Florida	To be revealed - a surprise for Anni
24,25 February	Uruguay - Jose Ignacio	To be revealed - a surprise for Anni
26 February	Argentina: Buenos Aires	Back to Colonia then ferry back to BA
27 February	Travelling	Flight to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego - at the southern tip of the South American continent
28 Feb, 1 March	Ushuaia	Tierra del Fuego National Park Beagle Channel
2,3,4 March	El Calafate	Los Glaciares National Park Estancia Cristina boat trip
5 March	Travelling	By bus across the border to Puerto Natales in Chilean Patagonia
6,7 March	Chile: Puerto Natales	Torres del Paine Balmaceda Glacier boat trip
8 March	Travelling	By bus to Punta Arenas (about 3 hours) and flight to Puerto Montt
9,10,11 March	Puerto Montt	The Chilean Lake District - touring by car
12,13 March	Pucon	Huerquehue National Park in the heart of the Lake District; evening flight to Santiago
14 March	Santiago	City tour
15 March	Easter Island	Flight to one of the most remote places in the world - a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific 2360 miles West of the South American mainland
16,17 March	Easter Island	Touring
18 March	Travelling	Flight back to Santiago
19 March	Argentina: Mendoza	Short flight back into Argentina and onwards touring by car
20-24 March	Northwest Argentina Mendoza - San Augustin - San Fernando - Cafayate - Salta	Touring by car visiting The Andes, Ischigualasto and Talampaya National Parks, The Atacama Desert, and wine growing regions
24 March	travelling	Flight: Salta to Buenos Aires International flight: London
25 March	London	Home to bed!

Let's hope it all goes according to plan!