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Argentina Family Travel Recommendations 1.800.344.6118 { contact us } Argentina Tours & Travel Home · Testimonials · In the News · About Us · Once You're Booked · Lodging · e-News South America Amazon Tours Argentina Tours Bolivia Tours Chile Tours Ecuador Tours Galapagos Tours Patagonia Tours Peru Tours Central America Belize Tours Costa Rica Tours Guatemala Tours Panama Tours Antarctica Antarctica Tours Extensions Extend your Argentina travel a few more days with an Argentina extension. Argentina Tour Extensions » Buenos Aires Hospitality Packages » Icon Legend Please click to see a detailed explanation of these icons used throughout the site. Escort Escorted Unescorted Difficulty Easy Moderate Challenging When to Travel Excellent Very Good Unpredictable Unavailable Discounts Register for Adventure Weather Map of Argentina Customized Travel Articles & Information Argentina FAQs Argentina Family Travel HOME » Argentina Travel » Argentina Family Travel Supplement Country By Country Recommendations : Select a Country ------- Family Travel ------- Amazon Antarctica Argentina Belize Bolivia Chile Costa Rica Ecuador Galapagos Guatemala Panama Patagonia Peru Argentina Tours Minimum age: 6 Our Argentina tours offer a mix of dramatic landscapes, challenging treks, stunning wildlife, and unique cultural experiences. Most are recommended for older children and active families, though Iguazu Falls is sure to delight most ages. These tours generally fall into three categories- sightseeing, trekking tours, and boat-based trips. Sightseeing Tours: Minimum age = 6 Our sightseeing tours, including Iguazu Falls and Northwest Culture and Landscapes, promise dramatic nature features and breathtaking scenery. Families may particularly enjoy the Iguazu Falls tour that is based entirely out of one lodge. Jungle wildlife, short transfers, a rainforest canoe trip, and over 275 separate waterfall cascades are sure to delight children of all ages. The Northwest Culture and Landscapes tour is a better choice for older children as it includes longer transfer times, full day hikes on multiple days, and more remote/ austere scenery. Consider your own family's travel experience and preferences. Our Argentina travel coordinators would be happy to provide additional details to help you decide if these tours are right for your family. Trekking Tours: Minimum age = 12 These tours include multi-day treks, glacier walks, and our most challenging desert trek where temperatures can vary upwards of 60 degrees in a 24-hour period. They can be great choices for older children and active families. Prepare your family for trekking tours by planning weekend day hikes or overnight camping trips before you go. Keep in mind that some days the distances hiked each day may feel much further due to the rugged terrain and altitude variance. Each traveler should bring a daypack with essentials such as a camera, waterproof jacket, water bottle, and snacks. Tours with the Perito Moreno Glacier have a minimum age of 12 because ice-hiking equipment is not available for smaller children. Boat Based Tours: Minimum age = 6 Our boat based Mare Australis tour traverses Patagonia's waterways with a focus on dramatic glacial scenery and wildlife. Kids of all ages are welcome, but relatively rare. Onboard entertainment options (such as educational lectures, a library, and wildlife observation) may not hold the attention of younger children. These tours are not a good choice for children who can be easily bored, crave high intensity activities, have rigid schedules/ food preferences, are prone to motion sickness, or are not able to swim, etc. Tour Name Days Min. Age Comments Argentina Glacier Adventure 8 12 Wildlife and hiking tour. Includes glacier walk that has minimum age of 12 and multi day trek/ camping - best for older kids and active families Awesome Argentina 9 12 Wildlife and hiking tour. Includes glacier walk that has minimum age of 12 End of the World 11 12 Daily hiking combined with Mare Australis cruise - best for older kids & active families End of the World 11 12 Daily hiking combined with Mare Australis cruise - best for older kids & active families Iguazu Falls 3 10 Based out of one lodge, flexible schedule, beautiful scenery, canoe ride Iguazu Falls 5 6 A great option for kids of any age with an interest in wildlife and waterfalls. M/V Mare Australis 4, 5 & 8 6 Focus on dramatic landscapes and wildlife. Limited entertainment for kids onboard. M/V Via Australis 4, 5 & 8 6 Focus on dramatic landscapes and wildlife. Limited entertainment for kids onboard. Northwest Culture & Landscapes 9 10 A remote Argentina tour with cultural and scenery focus that may not captivate the attention of younger children. Some long transfers (4 hrs or more) Northwest Trek 9 12 One of our most challenging treks because of huge temperature variance in desert. Multi day trek and camping- best for older kids and active families Patagonia Panorama 14 12 4-8 hours hiking daily & camping adventure - best for older kids & active families Mare Australis 5-8 6 Focus on dramatic landscapes and wildlife. Limited entertainment for kids onboard. Iguazu Falls 3-5 10 Based out of one lodge, flexible schedule, beautiful scenery, canoe ride Northwest Culture and Landscapes 9 10 Remote tour with cultural and scenery focus that may not captivate the attention of younger children. Some long transfers (4 hrs or more) Northwest Trek 9 12 One of our most challenging treks because of huge temperature variance in desert. Multi day trek and camping- best for older kids and active families End of the World 11 12 Multi-day trek with camping and daily hiking combined with Mare Australis cruise - best for older kids & active families Awesome Argentina 9 12 Wildlife and hiking tour. Includes glacier walk that has minimum age of 12 Argentina Glacier Adventure 8 12 Wildlife and hiking tour. Includes glacier walk that has minimum age of 12 and multi day trek/ camping - best for older kids and active families Patagonia Panorama 14 12 4-8 hours hiking daily & camping adventure - best for older kids & active families -- Family Travel Supplement | Amazon | Antarctica | Argentina | Belize | Bolivia | Chile | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Galapagos | Guatemala | Panama | Patagonia | Peru Argentina Articles & Information : Iguazu Falls + Ibera Marshlands | Patagonia - The Last Refuge of Nature | Buenos Aires | Argentina Estancias | Northwestern Argentina | The Southern Most Point in the World the international ecotourism society international mountain explorers connection america outdoors international association of antarctica tour operators leave no trace international galapagos tour operators association Adventure Life • 1655 S 3rd St. W, Suite 1 • Missoula, MT 59801 • 1-800-344-6118 :: Site Map ::

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South America Travel Help,

South America Travel Help | South America Travel Tips & Advice | Travellerspoint U sername: P assword: R emember Me Car Hire Travel Insurance Airport Parking UK Cheap Accommodation Hotel Bookings Travellerspoint Travel Community Forums Blogs Destinations Accommodation Travel Help Reunions Tools Links South America Travel Help, Advice & Tips Travel Help South America Travel Help Ask these Travel Helpers for information about the South America region or select a country to find a Travel Helper for that specific country. Please remember that these Travel Helpers provide information on a volunteer basis and when they take the time to help you that a thank you is highly appreciated! Argentina Bolivia Brazil Cayman Is. Chile Colombia Dominica Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Surinam Uruguay Venezuela aaron chan [abearc] User Profile Log in to ask aaron about South America I have worked as a guide in South America since 1995. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have. Erica Keith [luvtravel] User Profile Log in to ask Erica about South America I am a travel agent and have sent many clients to South America. I am fluent in Spanish and am familiar with not only the tourism side of the continent, but also its customs, culture and history. Geoge Foster [georged1] User Profile Log in to ask Geoge about South America I am aformer south america tour leader (for over 5 years). I have traveled all around excepting venezuela and colombia (Wich I visited but never professionaly traveled) I still travel regularly to South America for business reasons... hope i can be of help Jackson Lima [Pluriacqua] User Profile Log in to ask Jackson about South America People planning to visit South America and need information I will always know something that can be of help to them like hotels, bus lines to wierd or far-away places mainly in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and border areas. Since I live on the border I have access to three countries. Would you like to go from Iguassu Falls to the Amazon by bus? Or to Patagonia, I can help with reservations, contacts and so on. jose bogado [calethai] User Profile Log in to ask jose about South America Living in Argentina. Used to work in a Tour Operator. Knowledgement of all southamerica. Joshua Feyen [findemundo] User Profile Log in to ask Joshua about South America I spend 12 months independent traveling throughout South America (NOT Brazil, Venezuela or Colombia). I speak Spanish and took several opportunities to get off the "Gringo Trail." Would like to help people interested in doing the same. Lindsay Simmonds [Loopy] User Profile Log in to ask Lindsay about South America living in bolivia since august 2004. very recent travels in la paz, lago titticaca, el choro trail, sorata to rurre by bike/boat, potosi, sucre, tarija, tupiza, trinidad, santa cruz. hablar un poco de espanol. Lucy Clitherow [Lucyc55] User Profile Log in to ask Lucy about South America I lived in South America for nearly 3 years, and worked for a travel agency. I can help especiially with Columbia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Brasil. Luz light [luz22] User Profile Log in to ask Luz about South America by living in buenos aires, argentina i can help you by telling you everything i know about beautiful latin america:)i d just like to be helpful, so if you have any questions, just ask me!!i ll be glad to answer them, it ll be my pleasure... have fun and be sure to enjoy your stay in south america!!!(note that i ve only been to argentina, brazil, chile, uruguay, columbia and paraguay.) marco meneses [marcomenes] User Profile Log in to ask marco about South America I am an experienced nutritionist and manager with a MPH and a Master in Training and Development with fifteen years experience working in emergency relief and strong computer and financial skills. I have worked in Somalia and Sudan (1993- 1994) supervising programs for child survival, water and sanitation, immunizations, and food for work. In Angola (1991- 1992) I trained traditional birth attendants and community health workers in nutrition and primary care and oversaw therapeutic and supplemental feeding programs. I also worked in West Africa ,Central America and Colombia with the U.N. (1985- 1991) supervising food for work programs and refugee camps management with a focus on accessing the most vulnerable populations. I speak Spanish, English and I am familiar with Portuguese and Arabic margarita van beusichem [margaritav] User Profile Log in to ask margarita about South America by giving advice, tips and suggestions Maria Jesus Reinafarje [mjreinafar] User Profile Log in to ask Maria Jesus about South America Telling you my experiences about my trips throughout this regions. Tips and more. Mikko Eerola [meerola] User Profile Log in to ask Mikko about South America I have lived in Cochabamba, Bolivia for a year in 1999-2000 and also during that time traveled in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Perú. My wife is Peruvian and has also lived in Ecuador. Together we are happy to share what we know with all travellers interested in the region. We can be contacted in Finnish, English or Spanish. Unfortunately we are oftentimes quite busy with work and other duties, and the response can get delayed. Sorry for that! Please let us know in your question after which date you no longer need the response. Also, please don't request information on formalities such as visas etc. since you should always ask your local embassy or consulate for up-to-date information. Murillo Diniz [murillo] User Profile Log in to ask Murillo about South America I live in São Paulo, Brazil, and love traveling around. 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Italy Travel Resources: Rome

Italy - Travel and Tourism Information for Italy  You are here: About > Travel > Italy for Visitors Travel Go Italy Essentials Italy Profile Top Ten Cities to Visit in Italy Eating Out in Italy Ski in Piedmont New Year's Celebrations in Italy Articles & Resources Planning and Information Florence, Italy Rome, Italy Venice, Italy More Italian Cities Regions of Italy Italy Pictures Food and Wine of Italy Language and Culture Festivals and Events Gay and Lesbian Travel Italian History Things to Do in Italy Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Italy for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses   Search Italy for Visitors From Martha Bakerjian , Your Guide to Italy for Visitors . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Travel to Milan, Italy Milan is one of Italy's most fashionable and richest cities but it also has many great artistic and historical sights and a thriving cultural scene. Home to the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and the famous opera house, La Scala, Milan has a lot to offer the traveler. If you want to travel in northern Italy, Milan, with 2 airports, makes a convenient starting or ending destination. Read our Travel Profile of Milan, Italy , to learn more about Milan. You don't have to spend as much money as the CIA did on their stay in Milan. If you want to look for a hotel, here are some Milan Hotel listings with links to Kayak so that you can compare prices and even book online if you find one you like. Tuesday December 27, 2005 | permalink 2006 Winter Olympic Update According to Northern Italy's Torino 2006 Blog , the Olympic Village in Turin is complete and ready for the Winter Olympics starting in February. The village has 750 apartments as well as service buildings and will be converted to residential and student housing following the games. Meanwhile, the Olympic torch is spending the Christmas holidays with friends and family in Sicily and will resume its travels on December 26. The travel route will take the torch into southern Italy where it will arrive in Naples on New Year's Eve. Naples has one of the best New Year's Eve fireworks displays in Italy. More on Celebrating the New Year in Italy . Sunday December 25, 2005 | permalink Where Are Italians Going This Christmas? According to AGI News , 7 million Italians will travel outside their city during the long Christmas weekend this year. 30% are families who will return on the 26th or 27th but 70% will take an extended vacation and travel through at least January 1. Where will they go? 65% will visit relatives or friends or their second home. The rest will travel to a mountain resort or visit one of the Italian art cities - Rome, Venice, or Florence. Most of those who plan to travel outside Italy will visit another European capital. Italy Travel Resources: Rome Travel Resources | Venice Travel Resources | Florence Picture Gallery | Winter Sports in the Piedmont Mountains Saturday December 24, 2005 | permalink Italy in the Travel Blogs: St. Nick and the Government Wine Bar Italians celebrate St. Nicholas in a feast day on December 6th. But did you know that St. Nick is buried in the coast town of Bari after sailors stole his body from Myra, Turkey? Gadling has the goods. Attitudes toward wine are different in Italy than in the US. Imagine the outcry in the US if the government financed a wine bar, just like the Italian region of Lazio did recently. Check out Gridskipper's Your Government Wine Bar . Friday December 23, 2005 | permalink Relive Casanova's Venice--or not Perhaps it was the movie Casanova ,but the old libertine's lusty ways seem to be undergoing a sort ofRenaissance. As you know, the legendary lover's heritage includes theoft publicized use of the early condom, which for Casanova consisted ofa reusable sheep-gut sheath tied on with a pink ribbon and rinsed, whenrequired, in the Grand Canal. Now, according to Venice Word ,"fourteen million tourists a year can now leave with a new"serenissimo" gadget that appears destined to be a hit: the Casanovacondom packed in a single-unit package with the image of GiacomoCasanova." You probably won't need to stand in line at Venice pharmacies toprocure a Casanova special, they'll be available in 2006 attobacconists and newspaper kiosks, the same place you get your bustickets, usually. And hold on you your...hats, "Beginning in January, the Casanova will also be sold in a seven-condom package shaped like a... gondola." Italy Travel Resources: Venice Tuesday December 20, 2005 | permalink Florence Picture Gallery The off season is a wonderful time to capture the best light of Florence. Check out our new photo gallery: Florence Pictures - Monuments, Buildings and the art of Florence, Italy . The pictures, taken on Thanksgiving day, include a Florence street decorated for the winter holidays and two cow sculptures, part of Florence's CowParade open air exhibit that runs through January. Saturday December 17, 2005 | permalink Ski in Northern Italy's Piedmont Region The mountains of Piedmont featured at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics provide a unique backdrop for winter sports, especially skiing. Piedmont features 53 ski resorts with 1,300 kilometres of run. Winter sports that can be practiced in the Piedmont region include alpine and cross-country skiing, telemark, snowboarding, ice climbing, free riding, ski mountaineering, horse trekking, driving sleighs pulled by Siberian huskies, paraskiing, and heliskiing. The Piedmont region is also noted for gastronomic specialties and wine. With early snows in Italy, the region is ready for winter sports. Read about where to go to Ski in Italy's Piedmont region . Friday December 16, 2005 | permalink Celebrating New Year's Eve in Italy Italy is a great place to be on New Year's Eve for the celebration of La Festa di San Silvestro . No matter where you are there will probably be a celebration including fireworks. In the bigger cities, you will find music and dancing in the squares. Food is a part of any Italian celebration and New Year's Eve is no exception. Here's how the Italians celebrate New Years and some special places to go for a big New Year's festival or party . You'll also find out where the Olympic torch will be on New Year's Eve! Monday December 12, 2005 | permalink A Look at Turin, Italy Turin, Torino in Italian, will host the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a result, the city of Turin is frantically spiffing up for an influx of visitors on February 10. Turin's central piazza , the Piazza Castello , will become the stage for the awards ceremonies, integrating the Olympic outcome with Italy's famous piazza culture. Turin is a beautiful city with a great cafe culture, excellent museums, Baroque palaces, and arcaded promenades. It also has some of the best food in Italy. It's often overlooked by tourists but well worth a spot on a travel itinerary. Take a look at our Profile of Turin Travel Essentials . Sunday December 04, 2005 | permalink Florence Hotel Recommendation I've just returned from Florence where I stayed in a very nice and comfortable 4-star hotel for just a little more than I paid last November for a cramped and smoky 2-star with a terrible bathroom! The Hotel Adler Cavalieri is conveniently located, has a helpful English-speaking staff, and is very quiet. Both the common rooms and bedrooms are attractive and welcoming. I would definitely stay here again! The hotel also gave us a great restaurant recommendation where we enjoyed a wonderful and relaxing dinner. The Club Culinario Toscano da Osvaldo , although centrally located, is a little difficult to find but well worth the search. This was definitely one of the best meals I've had in Florence! Sunday December 04, 2005 | permalink Display Latest Headlines | | | Read Archives powered by Movable Type Advertisement Most Popular Naples, Italy Overview Italian New Year Celebrations Top Ten Cities in Italy Italy Information Rome Italy Travel Essentials What's Hot Italian New Year Celebrations Florence Pictures - Copy of Michelangelo statue David in fro... Florence Pictures - View of the Tuscan countryside from the ... Florence Pictures - Pitti Palace Fountain from Boboli Garden... 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