From the White Desert to the Red Desert: An Intense Argentina & Chile Route
Tour Detail
SAMPLE HOTELS
Buenos Aires
Gran Hotel Buenos Aires 3*
Hotel Kenton Palace 4* Vb
Purmamarca/Salta
Las Terrazas Hotel Boutique Vb
Hotel Dazzler Salta 4* Vb
Calama
Hotel Casa Don Tomas 4* Vb
Santiago De Chile
Novapark Hotel 3*
Hotel Nh Ciudad Santiago 4* Vb
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The canceled tour due to insufficient participation will be communicated to you through your agency.
VISA
Ordinary Passport - No visa required
Green Passport - No visa required
Service Passport - No visa required
You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of the trip and not older than 10 years.
For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.
In order to avoid problems with customs police at the border of the country to be visited due to passports that are torn, worn, wet and/or otherwise damaged; such passports must be renewed, and if it is a country that applies visas to T.C. citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.
HEALTH
We do not think there will be any health-threatening problems with the meals to be taken in the region’s good restaurants and hotels. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about food and drink, definitely consume only sealed bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, eat meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and when it comes to fruit, eat fruits that can be peeled such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entry points and upon return to the home country.
FLIGHT DURATIONS
Istanbul - Buenos Aires 13 hrs 15 min
Santiago De Chile - Istanbul 15 hrs 20 min
There is a 1.5-hour technical stop in Sao Paulo on the outbound and return flights. It is prohibited to disembark from the plane during this time.
EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the trips cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicle to be used for optional tours/activities may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the extra tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites, or venues at the places to be visited and according to weather conditions.
ACCOMMODATION
During fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km.
3-person rooms may be assigned depending on hotel availability, and the bed provided for the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. 3-person rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable and called coach beds, participants are deemed to have accepted the possible crampedness in the rooms and the bed type in reservations for the 3rd person and/or children.
Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and usually with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.
CURRENCY
The currency of Argentina is the Argentine Peso (ARS).
The currency of Chile is the Chilean Peso (CLP).
It is advisable to have US Dollars (USD) with you
TIME ZONE
It varies between 6 and 8 hours between Latin American countries and Turkey. Depending on the country visited, when it is 12:00 in Turkey, it is 04:00 or 06:00 in the morning in the country.
CLOTHING and NECESSARY ITEMS
We recommend bringing T-shirts that you can easily put on and take off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, shorts and cotton trousers, comfortable walking shoes, and a light jacket for the evenings, as well as beachwear. In addition, you can also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs for possible noise, a camera, a video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards.
FOOD CULTURE
In Argentina, there are culinary cultures where meat dishes, especially, and grain products are prominent. In Chile, there are culinary cultures similar to Mediterranean cuisine, especially fish products.
SHOPPING - ELECTRICITY
Electrical outlets are the same as in Turkey.
There are shopping opportunities at shopping centers in city centers and small stalls selling souvenirs.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or a visa obtained (for a visa-required destination/passport) does not mean that entry into the country is guaranteed. The passport police have the authority to prevent you from entering the country. The Agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger. The Agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. The Agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax or airport service fees. The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide narration, lasting at most 2-3 hours and not including entrance fees to museums or archaeological sites. The Agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out the panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, if they are not carried out on the day and time of the tour due to being closed to visits by local authorities, not allowing entry, or because of closed roads due to any event, or when it becomes impossible to conduct the tour due to weather conditions. Some tours may be conducted by public transportation or on foot where possible in areas with closed roads or where vehicle access is not permitted.
Tour Program
Istanbul - Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires - Salta (Salt Flats)
Purmamarca & Salinas Grandes
Purmamarca / Salta - Atacama Desert / Calama (Chile)
Calama - Santiago, Chile
Santiago de Chile - Valparaíso - Santiago de Chile
Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile - Istanbul
Istanbul
What's Included
- Economy class airfare and airport taxes with Turkish Airlines for Istanbul – Buenos Aires - Istanbul / Santiago de Chile - Istanbul,
- Economy class airfare and airport taxes for Buenos Aires – Salta / Jujuy and Calama – Santiago de Chile on local airlines
- 9 nights bed and breakfast accommodation in 3- and 4-star and boutique hotels
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- Buenos Aires city tour
- Tigre & Delta tour with lunch
- Purmamarca and Salta excursions
- Salinas Grandes (Salt Flats) tour
- Atacama Desert excursion
- Santiago city tour
- Vina del Mar & Valparasio excursion
- Vineyard visit with lunch (including wine tasting)
- Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
- Hotel and tourist city taxes
- All excursions specified in the program
- TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance
- Travel and health insurance (surcharge applies for those over 65).
Not Included
- Fees for personal and official items such as the international departure tax, visas, etc.
- All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
- All services not clearly stated in the program and included services
- Optional excursions / activities, if any, in the program
- Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites not clearly stated as “visited” in the program
- Alcoholic / non-alcoholic beverages taken during included meals, if any, in the program
- Domestic connecting flights and domestic transportation fees
- Due to local conditions, some entrance/landing fees, local services, and tips can only be paid in cash; therefore, these items are collected at once by your guide at the start of the tour. ( USD 160 per person )