Wednesday 24 December 2008

Our Outline Itinerary

- Big Trip Outline Itinerary
01/01 Depart from Heathrow 21.10
02/01 Arrive Buenos Aires 10.30
03/01 Buenos Aires am city tour / free in pm / eve tango show?
04/01 Depart from Buenos Aires 10.25
Arrive Calafate 12.38 pm road trip to El Chalten (Fitz Roy)
05/01 trekking - Cerro Fitz Roy /
06/01 trekking - Mount Pligue Tumbado
07/01 trekking – Cerro Torre Base Camp – bus back to El Calafate
08/01 Moreno Glacier
09/01 am drive Torres del Paine
10/01 trekking - Torres del Paine
11/01 trekking Torres del Paine – Salto Grande Waterfall / Grey Lake
12/01 am drive to Punta Arenas pm explore around town
13/01 drive to Ushuaia / Straits of Magellan / Tierra del Fuego
14/01 Tierra del Fuego National Park explore Land Rover
15/01 Return flight depart Ushuaia 08.40
Arrive Buenos Aires 14.20
16/01 Depart Buenos Aires 13.00
Arrive Iguazu 15.14
17/01 Iguassi Falls - explore Argentine side
18/01 Iguassi Falls - explore Brazilian side
19/01 Depart Iguazu 10.50
Arrive Buenos Aires 12.40
20/01 Birthday in Buenos Aires!
21/01 Depart Buenos Aires 14.05
22/01 Arrive Sydney 17.45
Depart Sydney 18.50
Arrive Auckland 23.55
23/01 am Pick up Motorvan
24/01 explore Auckland
25/01- 05/02 Whangerei / Bay of Islands / Rotorua volcanic zone
Lake Taupo Tauranga / Whakatane / boat trip to White Island
Tongariro Crossing walk/ Napier/ Wellington
06/02 Ferry Crossing to South Island Depart 08.25 / Arrive Picton 11.25
07/02-24/02 Blenheim/ Kaikoura/ Wiaipara / Oxford/ Arthur’s Pass
Franz Josef Glacier/ Fox Glacier/ Wanaka/ Queenstown
Milford Sound/ Manapuori/ Gore / Alexandra / Omerama /
Mt Cook
25/02 Christchurch
26/02 am return motorvan Depart Christchurch 15.35 Arrive Sydney 16.50
27/02 Explore Sydney
28/02 Depart Sydney 11.55
Arrive Hong Kong 17.45
01/03-02/3 Explore Hong Kong
03/03 Depart Hong Kong 23.25
04/03 Arrive Heathrow 04.50!

Tuesday 23 December 2008

Departure for Chile

Chris retired on Friday and was given a "Big" send off. We are preparing for our departure to Chile on the 1st of Jan. Fly out of Heathrow 21.10 and arrive Buenos Aires 10.30 Argentine time. We are spending the following day exploring the city before we fly out down to Patagonia on the 4th. Will update before we depart from Buenos Aires.