Horsing Around in Argentina

Your flight lands in the morning, and after clearing customs and collecting your luggage you will be met by our representative on the ground for a private transfer to your hotel. As we imagine you'll want to freshen up after a long flight, we've arranged an early check in for you. After lunch at the hotel, we recommend stretching your legs and shaking off jet lag by taking a walk around the city - consult our detailed destination Dossier for our favourite places to visit.

This morning you will be met at your hotel by our expert guide for a private tour of the elegant turn-of-the-century districts that earned Buenos Aires the soubriquet 'the Paris of South America'. From the charming cobbled alleyways and colonial architecture of San Telmo to the picturesque district of La Boca, along the Plaza de Mayo dominated by the Casa Rosada (Government House), the Nación Bank, the Cathedral and original Parliament House, up the leafy Avenida de Mayo towards the imposing grandeur of the Palace of Congress and then up to the historically fascinating Recoleta Cemetery, resting place of such legends as Eva Peron. After your tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel to spend the rest of the day and evening at leisure.

Today you will be met at your hotel by our expert guide for a visually stunning introduction to the vibrant world of Buenos Aires' street art. This city is one of the most exciting places in the world for street art, which has progressed from fiery political origins to its modern incarnation. With your guide, who will draw on the experiences of Buenos Aires' leading artists, you will search for the best murals in the city - which trace its recent past, giving a fascinating insight into Argentine socio-political history, before you visit a local artist's studio where you can pick up some almost criminally affordable art.

After your tour you will have a little time to further explore Buenos Aires before a private tango class this afternoon. In the company of two genius instructors, you will learn all the moves to tango the night away, before heading to dinner and a tango show to watch the pros light up the stage.

After breakfast this morning you will take a private transfer to the airport for the one and quarter hour flight to Cordoba. After you have collected your luggage, you will be met by your driver for the one-hour private transfer to your estancia (ranch), where you will be free to spend the rest of the day as you please, be that exploring the estate or basking by the pool.

The next two days are yours to fill as much as you like. Your estancia hosts will help you choose from the myriad activities on offer, from learning the ways of the gaucho to bird watching, or even just alternating between pool and hammock.

After breakfast this morning you will be met at the estancia for a one-hour private transfer to Cordoba airport for your flight to Bariloche. After you have collected your luggage, you will be met by your driver for a private transfer to your next estancia. Activities that we can arrange include polo lessons, guided hiking, swimming in natural rock pools, horse-drawn carriage rides, a private tour of Cordoba or a visit to the historic Estancia Santa Catalina and Jesuit Museum.

For the next two days you will be staying on a sprawling, 15,000 acres, working cattle estancia. Your hosts will help you plan an itinerary for the duration of your stay, with as much or as little activity as you like.

Activities include:

• Horse trekking
• Cattle herding on horseback
• Fishing
• Rafting
• Wild swimming

After checking out of the estancia you will be privately transferred to the airport for the two-hour flight to Buenos Aires. Having collected your luggage, you will be met by your driver for a private transfer to your hotel for the night. Once you've freshened up, you will be met in the lobby for a private transfer to one of the best tango bars in Buenos Aires. Here, you will be treated to a show from some of the best tango dancers in the world - a rather fitting end to your Argentine adventure.

After checking out of your hotel this morning, you will be privately transferred to the airport to check in for your overnight 13-hour flight home, which will take off around mid-day.