Cost: £1350
(shared room)
Cost: £1730
(single room)
Includes all accommodation, meals where indicated, transfers and programme content.
Does not include international flights, travel insurance and personal expenses.
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Argentinean Cultural Programme (for English speakers) Mainly Aged Over 50
Arrive: April 2009
Depart: May 2009
Exact arrival and departure dates to be confirmed.
This is a three-week group programme to introduce people to international volunteering.
It should be enough time to learn whether volunteering is something that you might like to pursue for a longer period in the future. Other people, in the small group, may come from other EIL Federation countries. English will be the main operating language for this group.
This is not a tourist programme, although you will of course have opportunities to see sites of interest during your stay. Anyone applying for this programme should expect to spend time helping out with projects and meeting local people, as well as learning about Argentinean culture.
- Three weeks: Accommodation included, with breakfast and some meals (participants will choose and pay for their own meals and venues where "dinner or lunch on your own" is indicated).
- Location: Argentina (3 days in Buenos Aires, 18 days in Salta)
- Participants: Mainly aged 50 and over
- Size of Group: Minimum 8
- Language: English (Spanish skills would be useful but not required)
Itinerary
Description of program in Buenos Aires
Day 1:
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- Arrival - Transfer to hotel.
- Lunch and orientation
- Welcome dinner
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Day 2:
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- Breakfast followed by guided City visit
- Lunch
- Lecture on "Argentina’s recent history/reality/social movements"
- Dinner and tango show
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Day 3:
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- Morning Breakfast
- Visit Fundacion ph15 – ph15.org.ar
- Barbeque ( parrilla )Lunch at La Recova de Mataderos
- Afternoon – free
- Dinner on your own
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Day 4:
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- Visit the local antique flea market of San Telmo.
- Lunch on your own
- Transfer to airport flight to Salta
- Check in Hotel /Brief orientation
- Dinner
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Description of program in Salta
Day 5:
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- Morning: Breakfast
- Guided excursion to El Cabildo Museum and Cathedral with museum
- Lunch
- Afternoon: Introduction to the city: down town area and universities.
- Evening: welcome dinner with folk music
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Day 6:
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- Morning
- Breakfast Introduction to Community Service Projects
- Lunch
- Afternoon: "Museums in Salta" - Conference by Gabriel Miremont - Director of the Museo Arqueologico de Alta Montana - maam.org.ar
- Dinner on your own
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Day 7:
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- Breakfast
- Community projects begin (see attached sample descriptions)
- Lunch
- Evening Lecture "Typical Food and Music of Salta"
- Dinner on your own
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Day 8:
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- Breakfast
- All day Community projects
- Lunch
- Dinner on your own
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Day 9:
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- Breakfast
- Community project continue Lunch included
- Dinner on your own
- Late evening Folk music
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Day 10:
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- Field trip: The Wine Route – Cafayate: visiting a vineyard
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Day 11:
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- Breakfast
- Free morning
- Lunch
- Afternoon: visit the flea artisan market and the Balcarce new shopping area.
- Dinner on your own
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Days 12-16:
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- Breakfast
- Community projects continue( lunch included )
- Dinners on your own
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Days 17-18:
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- Family Homestay Project: "Tutor for a Day" (see attached description)
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Day 19:
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- Breakfast
- Community service projects finalize / wrap up / evaluation
- Lunch
- Dinner on your own
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Day 20:
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- Morning: Breakfast followed by Q&A session with local professionals.
- Aim of this activity: to allow participants to learn more and clarify cultural aspects of Argentinean society by asking questions to experts in different fields.
- Suggested guests: medical doctors, lawyers, tourist experts, politicians, university students and professors.
- Lunch and Afternoon on your own
- Late evening: farewell dinner
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Day 21:
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- Morning: Breakfast and transfer to airport for flight to Buenos Aires
- Arrival at the local airport. Transfer to international airport.
- End of programme
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In Salta, there will be limited places for people to opt for a homestay, instead of an hotel. All meals would be included in a homestay and the cost of the programme would be reduced by £100.
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