Blog Across Argentina

Full Argentina and Chile Program in 21 and 23 days                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Trip: October – November 2008           A big thank you for having organised our wonderful holiday in Argentina. Everything worked out as it should and we had no problems at all. Very efficient organisation and management of the holiday from beginning to end with prompt service and replies to our many questions and emails. Thank you. We shall not hesitate to use you and your agency again should we manage to go to north eastern Argentina and Bolivia in the future. Detailed comments.We found all the hotels as we had expected with friendly and helpful service except Orly Hotel in BA- very dark rooms and front desk reception not that helpful, but the position of the hotel was very convenient for everything . Claudio, the Italian guy working at Sloggetts hotel in Ushuaia was great – excellent English and so helpful. Same goes for the young guys Alexandra I think at Fitzroy Hotel in El Chalten and the one at reception at Hotel Cauquenez de Nimez in El Calafate . All the transfers went very smoothly except the last one for us from Orly Hotel to the airport – the driver did not announce out loud  that he had arrived at reception and so although we were sitting there in front of him it was only at 11.45 when I got up to ask reception to pse call you that he announced himself. A misunderstanding no doubt! I feel they should carry name boards like at the airport to avoid confusion. The guides were all pretty good with a special mention for Mariela from “Patagonia Way” in Ushuaia who went out of her way to help us and give information. Delfina too was good in Ushuaia.  Natty, the Chilean  driver, from Torres del Paine refuge to Peurto Natales and then Puenta Arenas airport was very good . However the driver who fetched us at the bus station at Puerto Natales on arrival from El Calafate was unfriendly and not too helpful. Finally Jorge Garula who was our guide on both Argentinian and Brazilian trips to Iguazu Falls was excellent – superb command of English , happy, hyper efficient and so patient in spite of his heavy cold!! I hope this is helpful to you and your company.                                                                              Thalabart  Louis &  Jean - France