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Ezra USA is proud to present the sixth annual
7-Day trip to Argentina done authentic Ezra Style!
with optional 3-DAY EXCURSION TO IGUAZZU FALLS
January 2012
Early Bird Special price is only $ 1099 plus air
Journey with your friends at Ezra USA to Argentina – a vibrant, diverse, and intoxicating country famous for its tastiest beef, sexiest dance, glistening lakes, thundering glaciers, vast plains and deserts, and some of the greatest waterfalls on Earth!
Discover that Argentina is far more than just a natural beauty - it is a place of its people: fiercely proud, patriotic, and partisan. Besides being the world's eighth-largest country in the world, Argentina has a Jewish community which numbers more than 250,000 and is the largest Jewish community in Latin America.
Quotes from previous participants of Ezra Shalom Argentina trips!
“Ezra Shalom Argentina far exceeded my expectations”
"I really liked the tango experience, when we were taught the actual dance"
“I was pleasantly surprised that the majority of the kosher restaurants in Buenos Aires were much better quality then kosher restaurants in NYC.” Anna G., New York, NY 2010
"Argentina is a beautiful country! Paola, our tour guide, was outstanding!”
“I really enjoyed getting to know members of our group and bonding with everyone! Everyone in the group was wonderful.”
“I especially enjoyed visiting the first Jewish Congregation where hundreds of Jews have gotten married. Seeing all the wedding dresses on display is incredible.” Jaine G., Brooklyn, NY 2010
“Shalom Argentina trip was a very positive experience. I think it was very well organized and we saw and learned a lot.” Margarita R., Chicago IL, 2010
“Iguassu Falls was a really amazing experience not to be missed!”
“Everyone in the group was great in their own way. Our madricha Elina (group leader) was just great. Very informative and very easy to talk to! We all loved her!" Leah Y., Queens, NY 2010
"Ezra Shalom Argentina far exceeded my expectations.”
“I think Ezra trips is a great way to meet new people while exploring a new country.”
We had a really great group, everybody were very nice and friendly.” Marina F., Baltimore, MD 2010
SAMPLE TRIP ITINERARY
The itinerary below is tentative and is subject to change!
Day 1 (Mon): Departure from the USA to Buenos Aires
Departure from USA on the way to Argentina.
Day 2 (Tue): Welcome to Buenos Aires
Arrival to Ezeiza International Airport . Welcome to Buenos Aires City. This capital of South America is aristocratic, sultry, and exciting – just like its signature dance, the tango. Transfer by couch luxury bus to your hotel. Relax after long flight and the rest of the evening is free.
Day 3 (Wed): Buenos Aires City Tour: Part 1
Breakfast is served at Hotel. Today we start the tour with “Once” (pronounce OWN-say), Buenos' Aires version of New York's Lower East Side, and former hub of Jewish life. It was here in the early part of the 1900s where Russian Jews fleeing pogroms and persecution, mingled with Jews from Morocco and Syria, similarly seeking a land free of poverty and tyranny. From there you will visit AMIA Jewish Community Center at aprox. 11 AM (Please, take your passports with you for this due to security procedures). You will see Libertador Avenue with its embassies and elegant buildings and of course famous Libertad Synagogue (Congregacion Israelita de la Republica Argentina), 9 de Julio Avenue. Visit famous Florida Street where the shopping is easy and the cars are banned. Visit El Ateneo Grand Splendid, one of the most well-known bookshops in Argentina. During the day you also will visit Museo del Holocausto de Buenos Aires (South America's only Holocaust Museum).
Day 4 (Thur): Buenos Aires City Tour: Part 2
Breakfast is served at Hotel. Today our tour includes Plaza San Martin, Puerto Madero Waterfront District, Buenos Aires` old port which has been completely renovated, with luxurious skyscrapers, a yacht club and the Woman`s Bridge. You will also visit Historical Plaza de Mayo where Casa Rosada (the Pink Government House) is located, Cabildo (City Hall), Avenida de 9 Mayo, a boulevard with 16 lanes of traffic (and more in some places), making it one of the widest boulevards in the world, National Congress, pass Colon Theatre, one of the most famous lyric houses in the world. The rest of the day at your leasure, you have a choice of relaxing at the hotel, shopping, or attending a Tango Show* in the evening (optional).
Day 5 (Fri): Countryside Day & Preparations for Shabbat.
Breakfast is served at Hotel. In the morning you are going to“LA CINACINA” (or similar) an authentically Argentinean farm located in San Antonio de Areco, an old town with traditional costumes in Las Pampas. Gaucho & Folkloric show of song and dance. A creole skill, Ring races, rides in carriage and more. (Don’t forget to bring bathing suit if you want to take a swim at swimming pool (tickets for pool are not included and cost $ 8/person). In the evening you have an Traditional Service (optional) and a Shabbat dinner at Jewish Community Center.
Day 6 (Sat): Free day.
Breakfast is served at Hotel. Today is free of any mandatory activities so you can go to places of your interest, but please know our staff person where are you going.
Day 7 (Sun): Buenos Aires City Tour: Part 3 & Departure.
Breakfast is served at Hotel. Our day starts at 9.30 AM and we start with La Boca’s "Caminito" (well known for the tango). This colorful neighborhood and its famous soccer stadium is a must in Buenos Aires. The tour also includes visit to typical markets of Buenos Aires, San Telmo (antiques selling and tango atmosphere). San Telmo is Argentina's equivalent to New York City's Greenwich Village, where artists and intellectuals reside, and the oldest part of the city. For many years it has been running down, but since the last few years, and mostly because of tourism, it is on the growth. Usually this neighborhood is the tourism's favorite, as it has really charming locations, especially around Plaza Dorrego. Every Sunday there's an open air market, with tango dancers on the streets (it can get really crowded). Some time for shopping. Then we go and see Palermo Soho & Palermo Hollywood. Today we also will travel through residential neighborhoods such as Vicente Lopez, Olivos (Presidential Residence), Martinez and San Isidro, with it ancient colonial quintas and modern residences. We will continue to Recoleta fashionable area, including Tomb of Evita at Recoleta cemetery, Palais de Glace. Far more relaxed than the downtown area; Recoleta offers historical sites, museums, the cemetery, and many shops and restaurants, as well as bars and cafes. There are numerous tourists here and the area is more affluent than most other zones. Many American tourists are comfortable in Recoleta as it is nice, full of trees, clean and quiet. While some think that by night it can be dark and seems dangerous, it is perhaps the single zone in town with the most visible police presence.
Day 8 (Mon): Return to USA
3 DAY EXTENSION to Iguazu Falls
Day 8 (Mon): Transfer to Iguazú Falls
Breakfast is served at Hotel and then transfer to airport for 
90 minute flight to the world-renowned Iguassu Falls, a grand series of nearly 300 waterfalls. The falls sit on the border of Argentina and Brazil, with the bulk of the falls on the Argentina side. Iguassu National Park houses some of the most spectacular sights in all of South America. Home to the massive U-shaped Iguassu waterfalls, there are plenty of opportunities for photography and even an inside view of the waterfall via suspension bridges. Transfer by couch luxury bus Hotel.
Day 9 (Tue): Fun Day in Iguazú Falls
Breakfast in the morning. In Iguassu Falls are many vantage points from which to observe the Falls. 
The most spectacular is the Devil's Throat where you could see the powerful force of the Falls up close, feel the spray on your face, and hear the thunderous sound of the gushing water! Take a swim in a waterfall after a jungle walk on the Argentina side. Maybe visit Bird Park* .
Day 10 (Wed): Tour in Iguazú Falls
Breakfast in the morning. Visit Iguazú National Park and get on the boat ride on the for exploration of San Martin Island. Transfer to Airport for the flight to New York via Buenos Aires.
Have a safe trip back!
Price Incudes:
- First class luxury couch minibus. (available for 7-8 hours every day)
- 6 Nights at Hotel in Buenos Aires (based on double occupancy)
- Daily Breakfasts from hotel
- Friday Night Shabbat Dinner at Jewish Community House as stated in the itinerary
- All excursions and visits including entrance fees as stated in the itinerary (unless is written differently)
- An English speaking guide (available 7-8 hours every day)
- Organized visits to Jewish Institutions in Buenos Aires as stated in the itinerary
- Hotel Taxes & Service Charges (note: entry airport visa for US citizens in Ezeiza Airport is payable by cash or credit card $ 131 and Departing airport tax for all in Ezeiza Airport is payable only in cash $ 18 and are not included)
Price does not include:
Entry & Exit Airport Fees, Lunches & Dinners (besides Friday Night Shabbat Dinner), Mandatory Travel & Medical Insurance, Cell Phone Rental (optional), Visa Fees if needed (US Citizens do not need visas), Tips, occasional taxi rides, non-scheduled attractions, changes in air fares due to increase in fuel cost, airport & security tax surcharges, personal purchases, and minibar, internet, phone hotel charges.
Please be aware that this trip is on a first come first serve basis
To secure a place for yourself, send your deposit in the amount of $ 699 to Ezra Office: 311 Sea Breeze Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224
The payment must be either a check or cash (no credit card or paypal payments) Please write Argentina in the memo section of the check. This deposit, less $ 99 p.p . handling charge, is refundable until November 15, 2012 (thereafter the deposits are not refundable but will be applied to the final payment for the trip due approx. 2 months before the departure day)
Please hurry up, spaces are limited.
For more information, please contact
Shulamit (718) 701-1527 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
SHALOM ARGENTINA TRIPS
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