ROJAS SPANISH LANGUAGE
ARGENTINA/URUGUAY 2011
“Experience the Magic”
DATES – Thursday January 27th, 2011 – Saturday February 5th, 2011
Tour Cost: US $2500.00 HEY! Travel with a friend or family member and get $300.00 OFF each additional Tour!Included in Tour:
- ALL IN-COUNTRY TRANSFERS INCLUDING ROUNDTRIP BETWEEN AIRPORT AND HOTEL UPON ARRIVAL AND LEAVING THE COUNTRY, ROUNDTRIP FLIGHT BETWEEN BUENOS AIRES AND MENDOZA, ALL TRAIN, BUS AND VAN TRANSPORT IN COUNTRY THAT COORESPOND WITH SCHEDULED TOUR ACTIVITIES, BOAT TRANSPORT BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY.
- HOTEL BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY – we will do our best to pair travelers with another traveler of the same gender. If you prefer to room privately there will be a limited number of opportunities for this. Please add US $ 500.00 to the total of the tour cost and let us know upon registration that this is your desire.
- MEALS AS NOTED IN THE ITINERARY
- ADMISSIONS TO ALL SCHEUDLED TOUR ACTIVITIES WITH BILIGUAL GUIDE (SPANISH-ENGLISH)
Not included:
Flights to and from your country of origin
Airport taxes in Buenos Aires
Meals and activities other than those noted in the itinerary (*)
Transport other than that noted in the itinerary
Tips and gratuities at your discretion
Private hotel accommodations – for single supplement add US $ 500.00 and adjust the terms below accordingly.
DAILY ITINERARY
Day 1 – Thursday January 27th
The majority of us will arrive in Buenos Aires from late morning on this day. There will be transport from the hotel awaiting you at the airport. By this time you will be begging for a nap and we don’t want crabby travelers so we will oblige you, however only long enough to gather the energy for our first night out on the town. We’ll be sure you have a map of the neighborhood and suggested places to explore should you awaken from your siesta with time and energy on your hands. Just make sure you’re ready to Tango come evening. We’ve got a class lined up for you at Confitería Ideal. *Tapas and the first Round of Drinks are included
Day 2 – Friday January 28th
Last night was just a Buenos Aires teaser … and we´ll be back, but first we´re going to Uruguay; Montevideo, Uruguay to be more precise. Come on, we’re so close! It just wouldn’t be right if we didn’t run over and take a little peek. Pack a minor bag though ‘cause
we are staying the night! Pssst … our guide for our adventure here will be Pepe Aedo, one of our writers for La Casa Rojas . He´s sure to let us in on the real Montevideo and that’s what we’re looking for. *Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 – Saturday January 29th
Late night, huh? Well, you can finish your little nap on the Buquebus back to Buenos Aires … are you getting the idea that life really gets humming around here at about 10 PM? So I suppose you´ve also guessed then that we are going out on the town again tonight…. Yup! Off to La Peña del Colorado where we will hear the Folkloric music of Argentina. If we stay late enough, you’ll be singing too. *Breakfast, Tapas and the first Round of Drinks
Day 4 – Sunday January 30th
Yes, yes, you´ll have a chance to sleep-in a bit this morning but then we are off for a private city tour given by our very own La Casa Rojas author, Esteban Laguyás. This will be leisurely and Esteban will answer all of your burning questions. Even more, after getting a thorough overview of the city, you’re sure to have identified places to which you want to return, so just put them on your list of things ‘To Do’ later in the trip. Tonight for instance … you decide. You want to call it early … or was there something that grabbed your attention during our first 4 days that you just must do? *Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5 – Monday January 31st
Yes, Argentina is Buenos Aires. But Argentina is so much more. For example, where do you think all that great beef comes from? Well, today we will visit an Estancia to get familiar with a working ranch. We’ll learn about the life of a rancher, we will be treated to demonstrations of their corralling and roping abilities; we will definitely eat like a cowboy and enjoy some of the typical entertainment found here. This is a long day outside the city, but Buenos Aires being who she is…..is just waking up when we return……so once again…..your call; to the hotel or to ‘la vida nocturna’. *Breakfast and then just simply gorging the rest of the day
Day 6 – Tuesday February 1st
We are off to the airport for our visit to Mendoza. Time to rest up, get situated in our amazing digs; the Park Hyatt Mendoza, check it out Hyatt !!! – Swim, workout, get a massage – it’s a moment on our trip where we recharge a bit. Tonight we will visit an award winning winemaker Carmelo Patti who will give us a private and in-depth tour of his deceivingly modest operation and a tasting of his wares. If wine is not your cup of tea, so to speak, no worries, there is always live music in the Piano Lounge or the adjoining Casino in full swing. *Breakfast, Wine and Tapas with Carmelo
Day 7 – Wednesday February 2nd
This day will be something. We are picked up by the Familia Zuccardi Vineyard who will treat us to a spectacular day. We begin with breakfast at the vineyard and will then participate in a private cooking class with the Chef of the impressive vineyard restaurant himself! Then, we move on to the tasting room where we will have our very own “degustation” with 6 of the premium Zuccardi offerings and get a class on how the experts taste and evaluate a wine. To spit or not to spit….that will be the question! By this time, we are hungry again and so we will enjoy a really extraordinary lunch where each course is paired with……can you guess? Yes, you guessed it, more wine! We know you are thinking nap now, but wine is serious business so it is our responsibility to learn how all that goodness got into those bottles. It’s private tour of the vineyard and the bodega time! Our bilingual guide is
at our service to answer all of your burning questions, that is, if you can formulate and articulate them. Finally, we will take our coffee while enjoying a private performance by live musicians and folkloric dancers. With smiles on our satisfied and newly educated faces, we head back to our luxurious digs to chill. We don’t need to talk about the evening do we? *Breakfast, Lunch, Desert
Day 8 – Thursday February 3rd
It was a rough day yesterday so we have a range of things from which you can choose. Would you like to take a bus tour to the top of the Andes where Argentina meets Chile? It´s gorgeous and frankly terrifying which I guess when you are talking climbing to almost 23,000 ft comes with the territory. But the vistas can´t be beat, the history is absolutely fascinating and this tour includes a lunch of indigenous fare that you´ll not likely find anywhere else. DELICIOUS. I know, I’ve done it!
No? Well, then, how about a day on foothill trails; you and Trigger! You´ll work up an appetite that will be more than satisfied with this Horseback ride and Asado.
Perhaps you´d like to be more about the food and that´s what you´ll experience at Almacén de Sur. You will tour the gardens from where the food comes for your several course gourmet lunch as well for all the wonderful delicatessen products they sell. You may even be asked to taste test some things that haven’t even hit the market yet. If you’re a foodie…well, this might be the one for you. *Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9 – Friday February 4th
The morning in Mendoza is yours. We head to the airport again early afternoon to head back to Buenos Aires. You’ll have time to rest or take in a site or two before our big finale: an amazing Dinner Tango Show. *Breakfast
Day 10 – Saturday February 5th
Our unforgettable tour is drawing to a close. Savor your last hours as you wish. Usually flights leave Argentina for the states at about 11 PM which means we will be transported to the airport between 7 and 8 PM. Your hotel room is available to you until you leave so take the day at your leisure.
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- SPANISH LANGUAGE COACHING AND GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT EACH DAY BY THE BEST SPANISH TEACHER THERE EVER WAS EVER!!! (Why yes, he’s my husband. What’s that got to do with it?)
You have studied the entire year … you are dying to try out and practice what you have worked so HARD for! Of course! We understand! So joint us then! What’s there to think about? You always get a great value for your investment with Rojas Spanish Language – Write to me at joan@lacasarojas.com for more information and to register.
Aquí estamos,
Joan
