Apartments are fully furnished (including DVD, home theatre and high speed internet connection) and generally located in zones with great availability of public transportation.
Here is a price comparison:
Week at a 3 star hotel: 1.200$ (385 usd)
The weekend package includes:
Price per pax:
4 star hotel: $495 (usd 165)
3 star hotel: $425 (usd 145)
Optional VIP seats: 25$ (usd 6)
Additional tour to the Palmar National Park
If you want to enjoy the Sunday free day before returning to BA you can take a tour to the Palmar de Colón National Park, with hikes around the park to discover the typical sub jungle vegetation and the fauna of the place. Photo safari with tips from our photo instructors included.
Price per pax: 55$ (usd 18)
National Park fee not included
Departs: Daily all year round!!
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes/acp/itinerario.htm
Buenos Aires City Tours
Tours and non traditional excursions in Buenos Aires and surroundings. Shopping tours. Tango shows and tango dinner in the most popular places of Buenos Aires (Michelangelo, Señor Tango y Che Tango). Navigation through the Delta of Paraná. Gastronomic tours. Photo Safaris and night tours in all Buenos Aires.
Departs: Daily all year round!!
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/city.htm
Getaways trips through Buenos Aires surroundings
Tourist runaways around Buenos Aires. Tours to the Delta of the Parana river. Camp day tour to "las Pampas" to meet the Argentina "Gauchos" in San Antonio de Areco. Trips to the Atlantic Coast of Argentina (tours to Mar del Plata, Gesell, Pinamar y Carilo). Non traditional trips and tours in the province of Buenos Aires (4x4, fishing, photo safaris). Tours to the famous Argentina "Estancias" (ranches). Baloon flights over Capilla del Señor. Tourism in the province of Córdoba. Traditional and adventure tourism in Tandil. Trips to Colonia (Uruguay). Ideal trips and tours for the weekend.
Departs: On request or every weekend of the year
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/escapadas.htm
Trip to the NW of Argentina
One of the top Argentina destinies for adventure, enological or ethnic tourism. All the magic of Northwest of Argentina in Deluxe or Express tours. Travel through the provincies of Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy. Visit forests and deserts. Expedition trip in the Calchaquies valleys to enjoy nature and the Salta wine route (wine tasting in the cellars included). The trip involves the North Route 40 from Tafi del valle to Iruya riding througfh the Incas roads of Argentina. Tours to the Humahuaca Gorge and its surrounding towns like: Tafi, Quilmes, Cachi, San Antonio de los Cobres, Cafayate, Salta, Jujuy, Purmamarca, Tilcara and Iruya. Adventure and traditional expeditions. Flora and fauna observation. Photo Safaris and 4x4 trips and tours in all the NW of Argentina. This trip can be suitable for slow tourism modality.
Departs: On request all year round
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes.htm
Cuyo route
A trip through the giant central Andes of Argentina touring around the provinces of Mendoza San Juan and La Rioja. Adventure tourism: Speleology and rafting in Mendoza's rivers. 4x4 travel adventures through the Atuel Canyon. Wine tourism: Central wine route of Argentina, visit to cellars. Archeological and Paleontological tours with trips to National Park Talampaya Canyon and Ischigualasto Park (better known as Moon Valley). Slow tourism alternative is available.
Departs: On request from November to April
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes/cuyo/detallecuyo.htm
Argentina Route 40
Our unique and most wanted tour. 7500km through Argentina and its Route 40. from South to North the trip involves:
The trip includes adventure tourism activities such as trekking over glaciers and mountains, glaciers navigation, excursions to the mentioned National Parks of Argentina, 4x4 tourism, wine tours (cellars visits), rafting, speleological and ethnic tourism. Photo safaris, flora and fauna observation. The best Argentinean gastronomy and much more!!!
Departs: On request from 15 November to 15 April.
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes/r40/detaller40.htm
Trip to the Mesopotamia of Argentina.
A trip to discover and travel through the Parana and Uruguay rivers. The trip begins in Buenos Aires and stopping on the way to visit the National Park of "El Palmar de Colón". Once in the city of Concordia will take a spa day and enjoy the thermal baths. The 4x4 expedition head us to the Ibera marshlands, one of the biggest natural sweet water reserve of Argentina, here will make some flora and fauna observation, kayaking, photo safaris and more activities related to adventure tourism. While in the province of Misiones we'll visit the jesuit ruins of San Ignacio. The trip follows to the Mocona falls where we'll trek through the jungle. Heading north we arrive to our final destiny ... The Iguazu falls... which we'll visit from the border of Argentina and Brazil (Foz de Iguacu). A trip full of adventure and nature in the Northeast of Argentina. Trip suitable for slow tourism modality.
Departs: Upon request during all year
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes/litoral/detalle.htm
Austral (south) Patagonia
The trip starts in Ushuaia the "World's end City", there we'll tour around the National Park "Tierra del Fuego" enjoying a ride in the Austral railway train. The navigation of the Beagle Channel to reach the lighthouse, penguins and seal colonies is not to be missed. A flight will take us to Calafate to tour around the "Los Glaciares" National Park and thus visit the Perito Moreno Glacier where will do some adventure tourism such as trekking over the glacier. The iceberg channel navigation of the Upsala, Onetto and Spegazzini glaciers is also scheduled in this trip. We continue traveling in an 4x4 expedition that will lead us to the petrified forest of La Leona to reach our final destiny... El Chalten the so called trekking and climbing capital of Argentina. Slow tourism alternative available for this trip.
Departs: On request from 15 November to 15 April
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes/patagonia_aus/detalle.htm
Central Patagonia - Atlantic Coast and Andes-
An incredible trip that starts in Puerto Madryn so as to visit the Valdes Penninsula. There you can observe Orcas developing their hunting strategies against the sea lions colonies of the shore (Punta Norte y Caleta Valdés), you can also navigate the Gulf so as to meet the Southern Right Whale in a full adventure tour. Fauna sighting and photo safaris are scheduled for you. The expedition continues across the Patagonia plateau to the Andes where we'll tour around the "Alerces" "Nahuel Huapi" "Arrayanes" and "Lanin" National parks and visit its neighbouring cities and towns like Esquel, Bariloche, Villa La Angostura and San Martín de Los Andes so that we can fully enjoy the landscapes that the Patagonia of Argentina has prepare for us.
Departs: On demand 15 October to 1 May. Slow tourism alternative is availabe for this trip.
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/english/viajes/patagonia_cen/detalle.htm
CHECK OUR TRIP PROMOTIONS WITH DAILY DEPARTURES TO THE FOLLOWING DESTINIES OF ARGENTINA:
PATAGONIA GLACIERS
PENINSULA OF VALDES - PATAGONIA ATLANTIC COAST
IGUAZÚ FALLS
NW of ARGENTINA - SALTA y JUJUY
more info: http://www.altournatives.com.ar/promos.html
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On mid December we launched the "photo city tour" of Buenos Aires .... results were amaizing!!. One of our professional photo guides showed tips and places out of the common sight and sharpened our visitors´ eyes so that they can bring back home high quality photos to recall those moments we spent together.