Patagonia River Guides

Airline Reservations, Transfers, Hotels and Options

Once you have selected your dates for fishing, we recommend putting all your travel needs in the hands of our agents. We work with three very good travel agents to assist our clients with their travel. Our agents are specialists in travel to Argentina and ensure your flights and transfers are the most convenient and also the cheapest. Each agent also coordinates their portion of travel with Patagonia River Guides for a seamless transition.

United, American, Delta, Continental, Aerolineas Argentinas, and Lan Chile have non-stop service to Buenos Aires from Miami, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Most international flights to Buenos Aires are nine to ten hours in duration and depart in the evening from the cities above. The evening flight allows passengers to sleep during normal hours or rest, and Argentina is only one hour ahead of east coast time so jet leg is normally not a factor. Your flights should be booked from your city of origin to Buenos Aires and then from Buenos Aires to Esquel or San Martin de los Andes (or Bariloche depending on the day and time of your arrival and departure).

Buenos Aires is an interesting city filled with interesting culture, exciting attractions, beautiful architecture, and many fun activities and restaurants to enjoy. We recommended spending a night either on the way to Patagonia or from Patagonia (or both) to enjoy a day or two in the city. Staying the night in Buenos Aires allows the best opportunity to rest and relax before your fly fishing adventure. City tours, tango shows, art tours, architecture tours, dinner, and many more reservations can be made by our travel experts.

Listed below are three options for booking your travel reservations. The process is really quite simple. Give your complete information to our agents and let them do the work for you.

Holdy Tours--All in One International and Domestic Travel Service

Use the travel service provided by Holdy Tours to get all your travel services all in one place. Holdy Tours, an Argentine-American travel agency, has been in business for over twenty-five years and specializes in sportsman's travel to Argentina. PRG's contact, Alicia Regueiro, specializes in travel for fly fishermen and knows exactly what you need as she has been arranging travel for our guests for many years. We highly recommend Holdy's service to get the best attention and an all in one package from your city of departure to PRG's doorstep. NEW FOR 2012: Alicia is working together with LOL Argentina (see contact info below) to ensure the absolute best in customer service when you are in Buenos Aires and to ensure that there are no confusions between dates and times of flights, transfers, hotels, and PRG's programs in Patagonia. Alicia and her staff keep on your travel and schedule changes and notify PRG as well as the client with those changes. It can be invaluable to have someone keeping up on flight changes and any problems that might occur with your reservation. Request service from Alicia for any or all of the following:

• Flights – international to Buenos Aires and domestic to Esquel airport.
• Transfers – from international airport to hotel or to domestic airport (she knows what you need here).
• Hotels -- You select the hotel depending on service level and price.
• Entertainment -- City tour, Tango show with or without dinner, soccer game, etc.

LOL Argentina -- PRG and Their Guest's Concierge in Buenos AireI

If you already have a travel agent to book your flights for you or have booked your travel yourself, Gaia and LOL Argentina is probably a perfect fit for the rest of your vacation. Gaia is the best intermediary between your arrival in Buenos Aires and your stay with PRG. She personally meets and greets at the international airport, helps with any issues you might have had at the international airport (lost luggage, etc.), and briefs you on the transfer into the city to your hotel or to the domestic airport on what is going on in the city. Gaia and her staff arrange transfers, hotels, tours, and constantly communicates with PRG throughout your stay in the city. One of the many nice services they provide is complete airport assistance, which can be invaluable to help prevent overweight baggage charges and to assist with any delayed flights or other issues. If you use their service, you can also think of them as your concierge to the city of Buenos Aires. They can recommend and make dinner reservations, get you tickets to events, show you around the city, help you with any questions, or just enjoy a drink and get to know you. Please count on Gaia and her staff to provide you with a memorable experience in Buenos Aires. Please contact LOL Argentina and request any of the following:

Domestic Flights--Buenos Aires to Esquel, San Martin or Bariloche.
Transfers - from international airport to hotel or to domestic airport.
Hotels -- You select the hotel depending on service, location, and price.
Entertainment -- City tour, tango show, soccer game, dinner reservations, etc.

Mai10 Travel Agency -- PRG's Boutique Travel Agency in Buenos Aires

If you have personally booked your international flights or want to experience more than just flyfishing in Argentina, then it is recommended to use the service of Maii10 Agency to fulfill the rest of your vacation. They are the best travel agency in Argentina, period! You will not find a more organized, more professional, or competent service. Allow them to prepare a custom itinerary for your transfers, hotels, flights, tours, etc within Argentina. We recommend contacting Mai10 and talking about the possibilities for your travel and for additional trips within Argentina. Their experience working with international visitors shows from the moment you contact them. Maita Barrenechea, director of the Mai10 Agency, and her staff have in-depth knowledge of Argentina, resulting from over twenty-years of proven expertise and experience in the travel industry. Mai10's philosophy is to introduce customers to the natural beauty, cultural beauty, history, traditions, and most of all, to let them capture its intimate and friendly atmosphere. They specialize in a variety of Buenos Aires and extended adventures including: tango shows; art and architecture tours; wine-tours; and sporting trips such as polo, golf, and whale watching; and extended adventures to Iguazu Falls, the pampas, the glaciers of southern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Antarctica. Maiten uses the best possible accommodations available at each destination from boutique country-inns to their portfolio selection of the best Argentine Estancias. All you have to do is contact Maita by email, fax, or phone and request the services you would like. Mai10 has a complete price list for transfers, hotels, entertainment, and can issue your domestic airline tickets. Fill out the passenger worksheet (in Appendix) and request service from Maita for any or all of the following:

Domestic Flights -- round-trip from Buenos Aires to Patagonia.
Transfers -- from International airport to hotel, hotel to domestic airport, or from airport to airport. They will tell you what you need when you book your services.
Hotels -- You select the service, location, and price.
Entertainment -- City tour, tango show with or without dinner, soccer game, polo matches, golf, art and architecture tours, etc. Ask them for options and they'll provide the information.
Extended Trips - Iguazu Falls, wine country, Southern Patagonian glaciers, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, wing shooting, etc.

PRG is a proud to be a full service outfitter and we book every trip and handle every reservation. We work hand in hand with our travel agents to make sure that every guest can effortlessly book travel and enjoy the entire experience, and also so there are no confusions on dates or any other aspect of travel. We have a fifteen page pre-trip travel package ready to send guests with complete travel information, rates, recommended equipment, area information, airport information, and every other piece of information required to inform and prepare guests for our flyfishing trips. Contact us today and we'll show you why we are the industry leader in service and how easy it is to book a trip and travel to Argentina. We look forward to working with you every step of the way.