Day 1:
Welcome to Buenos Aires, the capital and largest city of Argentina. Buenos Aires combines faded European grandeur with Latin passion. Sexy and alive, this beautiful city gets under your skin. Today is arrival day, an opportunity to settle into the tour hotel, meet the GGArmy staff team and fellow tour participants. A casual evening walk and dinner will be organised for those wishing to blow out the jetlag cobwebs.
Overnight: Buenos Aires.
Day 2:
In the morning attend the official tour briefing before enjoying an afternoon walking city tour (3 hours) which is a great way to meet fellow guests and enjoy exploring the many wonders of inner city Buenos Aires. In the evening there will be a transfer service to Estadio Monumental for those guests holding tickets to the opening match Argentina v Chile.
Overnight: Buenos Aires.
Day 3:
Today we are on the move to Cordoba by early morning air transfer. Cordoba is the second largest city in Argentina, is a fascinating mix of old and new. Where else will you find DJs spinning electro-tango in crowded student bars next to 17th-century Jesuit ruins? It is also home to the Socceroos opening Copa America fixture. After settling into our hotel the group transfers to our pre-match event (entertainment, food and alcohol) and then onto the match Australia v Uruguay at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.
Overnight: Cordoba.
Day 4:
After a morning rest enjoy an afternoon Cordoba Colonial walking tour (3 hours) taking in the Jesuit Block and Estamcias, missions established by Spanish Jesuits, which is one of the best preserved architectural sites in Argentina.
Overnight: Cordoba.
Day 5:
Today Optional Tour Excursions (taking in the fabulous Cordoba province famous for landscapes to die for) will be operated allowing tour participants to choose what they would like to participate in or you can stay back in Cordoba and enjoy exploring the metropolis at you own pace in your own time.
Overnight: Cordoba.
Note: The GGArmy Copa America Day Tour Portal opens 31st March. This allows our team to research and sample the best tourism excursions available.
Day 6:
Today we air transfer from Cordoba to Buenos Aires and settle into our tour hotel and enjoy a free evening to explore or have that mouth-watering Argentinian steak dinner that is no doubt high on the priority list whilst on tour.
Overnight: Buenos Aires.
Day 7:
After a free morning we enjoy a fantastic pre-match meal, enjoying the build up at our pre-match event (entertainment, food & alcohol) prior to transferring to Estadio Ciudad de la Plata for Paraguay v Australia.
Overnight: Buenos Aires.
Day 8-10:
Tour participants get to choose one of 3 excursion options for these days/nights. If you choose to travel to Mendoza or San Carlos de Bariloche the air service associated with this program is an additional fee. Various day tour offerings for each location will be included in the GGArmy day tour portal which will be released on 31st March.
Option 1: Buenos Aires
Take the opportunity to spend three days and nights in Argentina’s capital and enjoy steak, wine, ice cream, art, architecture, nightlife and the tango! This might a great time to immerse yourself in the Queen of the Plate, Paris of the south and also a historic European outpost with a contemporary Latin American heartbeat. Enjoy French and Italianate buildings, graceful plazas and cultural life the envy of most Old World cities.
You can also catch the match Argentina v Paraguay at Estadio Monumental.
Option 2: Mendoza
Mendoza is synonymous with wine, and this is the place to base yourself if you’re up for touring the vineyards, taking a few dozen bottles home or just looking for a good vintage to accompany the evening’s pizza. The city’s wide range of tour operators also makes it a great place to organize rafting, skiing and other adventures in the nearby Andes.
Note: the return air service between Buenos Aires & Mendoza is an additional fee.
Option 3: San Carlos de Bariloche
Winter wonderland Bariloche is located in the northern end of Patagonia. The soaring peaks of Cerros Catedral, López, Nireco and Shaihuenque ring the town, giving picture-postcard views in every direction. These mountains aren’t just for gazing, though – excellent snow coverage makes this a winter wonderland, and a magnet for skiers and snowboarders.
Note: the return air service between Buenos Aires & San Carlos de Bariloche is an additional fee.
Day 11:
Tour guests from Mendoza and Bariloche return by air transfer to Buenos Aires.
Overnight Buenos Aires.
Day 12:
After a free morning we enjoy a fantastic pre-match meal, enjoying the build up at our pre-match event (entertainment, food & alcohol) prior to transferring to Estadio Ciudad de la Plata for Australia v Bolivia.
Overnight: Buenos Aires.
Day 13:
Today the entire group leaves Buenos Aires for two nights in the Amazon forest to explore and observe Iguazu Falls. A morning air transfer will see us settled into our hotel by mid-afternoon. The afternoon will be spent exploring the sub-tropical Iguazu rainforest home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna.
Overnight: Iguazu.
Day 14:
Today we immerse ourselves in one of the planet’s most awe-inspiring sights, the Iguazú Falls. A visit is a jaw-dropping, visceral experience, and the power and noise of the cascades, a chain of hundreds of waterfalls nearly 3km in extension, will live forever in the memory.
Overnight Iguazu.
Day 15:
Today the group air transfers back to Buenos Aires.
Overnight Buenos Aires.
Day 16:
After a free morning we enjoy a fantastic pre-match meal, enjoying the build up at our pre-match event (entertainment, food & alcohol) prior to transferring to Estadio Monumental for Australia v Argentina.
Overnight: Buenos Aires.
Day 17:
Today we take the short ferry ride to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay which is our home for the next two nights. Colonia is an irresistibly picturesque town enshrined as a Unesco World Heritage site. Its Barrio Histórico, an irregular colonial-era nucleus of narrow cobbled streets, occupies a small peninsula jutting into the river. Pretty rows of sycamores on the riverfront is a venue for spectacular sunsets (it’s a Uruguayan custom to applaud the setting sun).
Overnight Colonia del Sacramento.
Day 18:
Explore the historic town of Colonia and stroll along the cobblestone roads exploring the historic Unesco World Heritage site in your own time.
Overnight Colonia del Sacramento.
Day 19:
Today we travel to Cordoba by ferry and air transfer.
Overnight Cordoba.
Day 20:
After a morning of free time the group transfers to our pre-match event (entertainment, food and alcohol) and then onto the match Chile v Australia at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.
Overnight: Cordoba.
Day 21:
Welcome to Bogota. We will be transferring by air from Cordoba. Bogotá is Colombia’s beating heart, an engaging and vibrant capital cradled by chilly Andean peaks and steeped in sophisticated urban cool. After settling into the hotel meet the GGArmy staff team before heading out for a pre-dinner welcome drink and tour briefing.
Overnight Bogota.
Note: In the event the Socceroos qualify for the Knockout Stage of the event this itinerary will be adjusted to incorporate seeing the Socceroos in their Quarter Final and beyond.
Day 22:
Today Optional Tour Excursions will be operated allowing tour participants to choose what they would like to participate in or you can stay back in Bogota and enjoy exploring the metropolis at you own pace in your own time.
Overnight: Bogota.
Note: The GGArmy Copa America Day Tour Portal opens 31st March. This allows our team to research and sample the best tourism excursions available.
Day 23:
Today the group air transfers to Cali. Cali has a real zest for life that draws you in and stays with you long after you leave town. The city’s main attraction is its beguiling, electrifying atmosphere. You will find great nightlife, good restaurants and plenty to do, especially in the evening, when a cool mountain breeze dissipates the heat of the day. Settle into the tour hotel and enjoy an evening out.
Overnight Cali.
Day 24:
After a morning of free time the group transfers to our pre-match event (entertainment, food and alcohol) and then onto the Quarter Final match at Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero.
Overnight: Cali.
Day 25:
Today Optional Tour Excursions will be operated allowing tour participants to choose what they would like to participate in or you can stay back in Cali and enjoy exploring the metropolis at you own pace in your own time.
Overnight: Cali.
Note: The GGArmy Copa America Day Tour Portal opens 31st March. This allows our team to research and sample the best tourism excursions available.
Day 26:
Today the group air transfers to Medellin. Situated in a narrow valley, Medellín skyline reaches for the heavens, setting high-rise apartments and office buildings against a backdrop of jagged peaks in every direction. Its pleasant climate gives it its nickname, the City of Eternal Spring. On weekends Medellín lets its hair down, its many discos attracting the beautiful people. Settle into the tour hotel and enjoy an evening out.
Overnight Medellin.
Day 27:
Today Optional Tour Excursions will be operated allowing tour participants to choose what they would like to participate in or you can stay back in Medellin and enjoy exploring the metropolis at you own pace in your own time.
Overnight: Medellin.
Note: The GGArmy Copa America Day Tour Portal opens 31st March. This allows our team to research and sample the best tourism excursions available.
Day 28:
After a morning of free time the group transfers to our pre-match event (entertainment, food and alcohol) and then onto the Semi Final match at Estadio Atanasio Girardot.
Overnight: Medellin.
Day 29:
Today the group air transfers to Barranquilla. Colombia’s fourth-largest city, the hardworking port town of Barranquilla is located on the delta of the massive Río Magdalena and laid out in a tangled ribbon along mangroves and the Caribbean Sea, sweltering and hustling in the sun. It is also the birthplace of Colombian pop goddess Shakira. Settle into the tour hotel and enjoy an evening out.
Overnight Barranquilla.
Day 30:
Today Optional Tour Excursions will be operated allowing tour participants to choose what they would like to participate in or you can stay back in Barranquilla and enjoy the sun and the hotel pool bar.
Overnight: Barranquilla.
Note: The GGArmy Copa America Day Tour Portal opens 31st March. This allows our team to research and sample the best tourism excursions available.
Day 31:
Today Optional Tour Excursions will be operated allowing tour participants to choose what they would like to participate in or you can stay back in Barranquilla and enjoy the sun and the hotel pool bar.
Overnight: Barranquilla.
Note: The GGArmy Copa America Day Tour Portal opens 31st March. This allows our team to research and sample the best tourism excursions available.
Day 32:
After a morning of free time the group transfers to our pre-match event (entertainment, food and alcohol) and then onto the Final match at Estadio Metropolitano.
Overnight: Barranquilla.
Day 33:
Unfortunately the end of an epic tour!
