Argentina & Buenos Aires Gay Travel

Vendimia 2010 in Mendoza, Argentina

Check this out! Vendimia 2010: one of the most impressive events worldwide related to wine.

Begin exploring the city of Mendoza, the foundation area, historic buildings, squares, the dazzling General San Martin Park and the Hill of Glory, where we will have a magnificent panoramic view of the capital of western Argentina.

The next day we go to watch the majestic Andes Mountains, where there will spend a day of adventure, we’ll get rafting, horseback riding, rapelling, tasting a delicious outdoor barbecue accompanied by very good wines, surrounded by a breathtaking landscape.

Also in this package to Vendimia 2010 we will go visit one of the most outstanding wineries worldwide, located 50 km from the city of Mendoza, Zuccardi family winery. There we have diverse and entertaining activities, knowing from the vineyard to the preparation and tasting of fine wines, we either will cook with very pleasant people who will teach us to make bread and empanadas that we can then enjoy a delicious barbecue or realize the activity or grape harvest among beautiful vineyards. There is also a very original option is to travel the globe to find incredible vineyards from above.

Vendimia 2010

At night the city lights up with the Via Blanca de las Reinas, a parade of carriages with departmental candidates to National Queen. Each one is designed to represent the people and the productive activities of each department, music and fun lights attached to them in Vendimia 2010.

On Saturday morning we will enjoy the Carrousel of the Queens. In the afternoon we prepare for attending the show of Vendimia 2010, the main event at the majestic ¨Anfiteatro¨ Frank Romero Day, to enjoy an amazing night with play of colors, lights, music and more than 500 artists on the setting. Finally the completion of this event, we will move to downtown to enjoy National Grape Harvest Festival Gay, an innovative and eclectic entertainment that ends with a giant electronic party.

What to see…

The famous "bosque de arrayanes" in Bariloche

- El Bosque de Arrayanes. A forest of rare, orange colored trees that only grow on a local island (and one in Japan). There are several cruise boats; the newest (luxurious) ship is called the “Cau Cau”. Take the circuit bus out of Bariloche and catch a boat (near the Hotel Llao Llao) and have lunch, hike or bike, and enjoy the afternoon in the forest.

- Images Touristic information about the San Carlos de Bariloche. Hotels, cabains, rents, and sails. Also Ski centers, sport and cultural events, all images.

- Museum of Patagonia. On the main plaza near the Tourist Info center. “Stuffed” native wildlife, pictures, and a great section covering the indigenous pre-Hispanic inhabitants of the region.

- Cruce de Lagos. All day cruise of Lake Nahuel Huapi and the National Park. Numerous stops allow you to wander in Andean rain forest, eat at the Hotel Puerto Blest and enjoy the stunning scenery from the turquoise waters of the lake. Buy the pass for a one hour cruise on Lago Frias which brings you near the snow covered volcano, Tronador.

Where to buy…

It's a must to eat chocolate in Bariloche

- Chocolate. The city hosts an amazing number of shops where they produce and sell all sorts of varieties of chocolate. Local fruits and licor make some of the fillings. The most renowned ones are Mamuschka, La Abuela Goye and Benroth.

Where to dance…

Teens from all over Argentina arrive on a school trip to Bariloche to celebrate their last year of High school with their classmates. That is why Bariloche features a lot of sophisticated dance clubs.

Visit the dance club "Grisu" in Bariloche

- Bypass. Offers a very elegant environment with lots of laser effects and nice music.

- Cerebro. One of the oldest dance clubs in Bariloche. It is quite nice and it offers laser effects but not as colorful as other dance clubs.

- Grisu. This is a must visit place. It has wood-like walls and it is designed in such a way that it is easy to get lost if you don’t know your way around. It has a very quite place with a huge window showing the Nahuel Huapi lake. There are no laser effects but the bartenders are experts and it is worth watching them doing all sorts of tricks.

- Rocket. Four floors dance club full of light, colors and sounds. Good laser show and nice atmosphere.

- Genux. Futurist looking disco. Open since 1993.

Join the party, visit Bariloche!

Valdés Peninsula, Patagonia argentina

The Valdés Peninsula (Spanish Península Valdés) is a peninsula along the Atlantic coast in the Viedma Department in the north east of Chubut Province, Argentina.

The only town on the Valdés Peninsula is the small settlement of Puerto Piramides. There are also a number of estancias, where sheep are raised.

Most of the Valdés Peninsula is barren land with some salt lakes. The largest of these lakes is at an elevation of about 40 m below sea level, until recently thought to be the lowest elevation in Argentina and South America. (The lowest point being Laguna del Carbón, Argentina).

It is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. The coastline is inhabited by marine mammals, like sea lions, elephant seals and fur seals. Southern right whales can be found in Golfo Nuevo and Golfo San José, protected bodies of water located between the Valdés Peninsula and the Patagonian mainland. These baleen whales come here between May and December, for mating and giving birth, because the water in the gulf is quieter and warmer than in the open sea. Orcas can be found off the coast, in the open sea off the Valdés Peninsula. In this area, they are known to beach themselves on shore to capture sea lions and elephant seals.

The inner part of the Valdés Peninsula is inhabited by rheas, guanacos and maras. A high diversity and range of birds live in the peninsula as well; at least 181 bird species, 66 of which migratory, live in the area, including the Antarctic Pigeon.

The Perito Moreno Glacier

One of the most interesting glaciers of the world is The Perito Moreno in Argentina. This famous glacier is located in a small town called El Calafate in the southwest of Santa Cruz Province (Patagonia).

Its name comes from a little bush with yellow flowers very common in Patagonia, with dark blue berries: the “calafate”. According to tradition, whoever eats calafate will return for more.

El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier (one of the most visited in the world) and the Cerro Chaltén and Cerro Torre.

The Upsala Glacier

El Calafate presents a dry climate, with an average maximum temperature of 19ºC, and an average minimum of -2º in winter. The length of the day changes according to season. In summer, the sun rises at 5.30am and sets at 11pm. In winter the day is shorter as there are only 8 hours of daylight.

If you take a trip to Calafate you could spend a gorgelous vacation doing a lot of thing as well as ice trakking (walking on this impressive ice mass), or sailing around the glacier walls.

Also we recomended you to visit the Speghazzini and the Upsala glaciers.

At El Calafate you will find yourself at the gateway to the majestic world of glaciers. Come to Argentina and enjoy El Calafate and the Perito Moreno glacier!

We invite you to get to know the wonderful Argentine Patagonia, starting in Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world, with its fantastic view of the south seas as well as its unique Fagnano and Escondido Lakes, its lengas forest, and the End of the World Prison. If you want to, you can also ride the End of the World Train.

In this trip we will visit Calafate, the city where we will lodge to be able to visit one of the most impressive world’s wonders: the Perito Moreno Glacier. As well as the excursion we offer you, you can chose minitrekking on this ice mass and sailing round the glacier’s walls.

As always, our folks from Buenos Aires Gay Travel have chosen the hotels we relieve are the most significant in their category: Del Glaciar Hotel, an excellent five-star hotel overlooking the Martial Glacier, together with the classic Los Álamos Hotel, a symbol of El Calafate city.

At Buenos Aires Gay Travel website you’ll find package details. Hurry! Next departure is Aug 14!