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Your tour highlights
Buenos Aires: Known as the “Paris of the Americas”, you will understand why once you tour this most elegant of cities and South America’s largest metropolis. Our 3-night stay includes city sightseeing, a day out to a ranch to enjoy lunch with the “gaucho’s” (Argentinean cowboys) and a wonderful evening’s dinner and entertainment at a Tango show.
Seabourn Venture – 11 nights
Seabourn’s ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship Seabourn Venture, created specifically for the ultra-luxury expedition traveler. Paying tribute to the remote destinations visited by the brand’s highly successful expedition. Ventures by Seabourn excursion programs and the fascinating places yet to be explored in the future. Designed to carry a complement of double sea kayaks as well as 24 Zodiacs that can accommodate all onboard guests at once, which will allow for a truly immersive experience. Venture features 132 all veranda, all ocean-front suites.
Tour itinerary
Today we fly to Buenos Aires, crossing the International Dateline en route arriving early evening of the same day. We are met and transferred to our hotel for a 3-night stay.
The heart of the city now, as in the colonial days, is the Plaza de Mayo with the historic Cabildo, the Town Hall where the movement for independence from Spain was first planned; the pink “Casa Rosada” (Presidential Palace); the Municipalidad (City Hall); and the Cathedral where San Martin, the father of Argentina’s struggle for independence, is buried. This morning’s sightseeing tour includes the Cathedral at the site of the first church built in Buenos Aires, Columbus Square, Boca Square, plus many more places of interest in this, the “Paris of the Americas”. Afternoon at leisure. This evening, we are transferred to a typical Argentine steakhouse for dinner, followed by a Tango performance at one of the better nightclubs in Buenos Aires.
Today, we travel to the outskirts of Buenos Aires for our “Gaucho” excursion. It allows us the opportunity to admire the traditional dances and enjoy the songs and the food of the Argentinean Gaucho (cowboy). The venue is a beautiful country residence at an old ranch located on the fringe of the city.
These first two days at sea give us the opportunity to relax into the wonderful world of cruising and a chance to really enjoy the wonderful facilities and activities available on board
The routing and activities are dependent on weather and ice conditions. We will enjoy complimentary Zodiac landings each day (subject to weather), take part in digital photography workshops, frequent wildlife sightings and numerous Enrichment programs with special guest speakers. A new and exciting offering will be two custom-built submarines carried onboard, providing an unforgettable view of the world beneath the ocean’s surface. The ship will also carry a complement of double sea kayaks as well as 24 Zodiacs that can accommodate all onboard guests at once, which will allow for a truly immersive experience.
We retrace our route and return via the Drake Passage to Ushuaia. Our final evening at sea will also be our last time to enjoy dinner together and reminisce about our amazing life changing experience.
Sadly, we disembark this morning and join our flight back to Buenos Aires where we connect with our flight home. We cross the international dateline en route.
Arrival home is early this morning.
What you’ll see on the tour
Tour pricing:
from $25,500
Price From: Category V1 Suite: Share Twin NZD $25,500.00pp | Supplement for Single Room NZD $13,750.00pp | Category V2 Suite: Share Twin NZD $26,750.00pp | Supplement for Single Room NZD $14,750.00pp | Category V3 Suite: Share Twin NZD $28,250.00pp | Supplement for Single Room NZD $16,000.00pp |
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Phone: 03 364 3400 or 0800 747 737
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Tour Inclusions:
• Economy Class Air Travel from Auckland
• Upgrade to Business Class Air Travel available at
additional cost
• Veranda Staterooms on the cruise ship
• First Class hotel accommodation
• Air-conditioned coach transportation
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary, all meals
on board the cruise ship and open bar
(B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
• Prepaid airport/government taxes, security and fuel
surcharges (as at 01/12/24)
• Sightseeing and entrance fees as indicated in the
itinerary
• All Port Taxes & service fees, tips/gratuities to
guides, drivers & staff
• Baggage handling of one (1) piece per person
• Fully escorted by a Maher Tours Leader