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Montreal, QC to Cayo Largo, Cuba
February 3 to February 10, 2008 for in 1 room
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- 2 seniors
- 2 children
- 2 infants
Sandals & Beaches
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Visa requirements
Canadian citizens are allowed to enter Argentina without a tourist or business visa for a period of 90 days. However, Canadian tourists are required to pay a 70 USD entry fee. For all other nationalities, consult your consulate or tourist board for details. You can also visit www.voyage.gc.ca for up-to-date information.
Baggage
Please refer to aircanada.com for baggage information.
Airport check-in
It is recommended that you present yourself at the airport counter of the airline indicated on your voucher 3 hours prior to departure. Air Canada or Air Canada Vacations representatives will be available starting at 5 a.m.
During your stay
Currency
The official Argentine currency is the peso. There are bills of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos, and coins of 1 peso and 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents.
Shopping
Buenos Aires offers some of the most sophisticated shopping in Latin America. The range and quality of goods is excellent. One of the best shopping streets for high-end fashion and leather goods is Calle Florida in the Palermo Viejo which has been compared to New York’s SoHo.
Argentina is renowned for its leather products and the goods on sale in the capital are of a particularly high quality. Artwork can be found throughout the city in galleries, especially in Retiro and Recoleta, while paintings can easily be found in La Boca. The best place to search for antiques and colonial paintings is at and around the Feria de San Pedro Telmo flea market at Plaza Dorrego, on Sundays.
Credit cards
Visa, MasterCard, Diners and American Express are widely accepted throughout the country in the large towns and major tourist areas. For travel in more remote areas, it is recommended that you carry cash or travellers checks.
Eating
Argentina offers an exceptional standard of food and drink, although choices are often restricted to meat, pasta and pizza. Famous for the quality of its steaks, Argentina is a meat eater's dream and a visit to a grill restaurant is a must. Conversely, pure vegetarian food is hard to find but most restaurants have vegetarian options and salads are widely available.
Tipping
It is usual in Argentina to tip for good service – around 15% of the bill is the norm in restaurants.
Language
The official language is Spanish. English is spoken in the majority of tourist areas, hotels and restaurants.
Climate
The country’s territory offers a wide variety of climates: subtropical in the North, sub-Antarctic in the southern Patagonia, and mild and humid in the Pampas plains. Media temperature from November to March is 23° C, and 12° C from June to September.
Telephone
The international access code of Argentina is 54.
Time zone
Argentina is 3 hours behind GMT.
Electricity
Electricity: 220V / 60Hz
Your departure from destination
Hotel checkout
Hotel checkout times may vary depending on the property but generally you must vacate the room by 12 p.m. (noon).
Duty-free shopping
After an absence of 7 days or more, Canadian residents are permitted to return with a maximum of 750 CAD of merchandise per trip without paying duty. Each time you leave Canada for at least 48 hours, you are eligible to declare up to 400 CAD of merchandise. A written declaration may be requested. Each adult is allowed 1.1 litres (40 oz.) of liquor, 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or cigarillos, 200 tobacco sticks and 200 grams (7 oz.) of manufactured tobacco. To calculate the number of days absent, do not count the day you left Canada but include the day you return. If you include cigarettes, tobacco sticks and loose tobacco in your personal exemption allowance, only a partial exemption will apply. You will have to pay a minimum duty on these products unless they are marked “Canada-Duty paid”. Canadian made products sold at duty-free shops will be marked this way.
Airport check-in
Procedures are the same as for departure from Canada.
Customer care
For inquiries relating to extension of stay or change or hotel changes, please call Air Canada Vacations Customer Care department toll free at + 800 296-3408 or e-mail us at: prevoyageclientele@vacv.com. We are at your service seven days a week; from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday ET and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.