Argentina Overview
Cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, wineries of Mendoza, glaciers and treks in Patagonia
Visitors seek out Argentina for so many reasons. Buenos Aires is a city that makes you wish you could rent an apartment and spend several months there. Iguazu Falls will take your breath away, Patagonia will touch your soul, and we
defy you to leave the winelands empty handed.
The largest of the countries in the Southern Cone – South America’s most prosperous region – Argentina has its own very strong culture and personality, and the Argentinians are extremely proud of that fact. Despite having a city as sophisticated and cosmopolitan as Buenos Aires at its hub, the country also has vast tracts of rugged and remote scenery and coastline and is every bit as intoxicating as the most romantic images of it suggest.
Stay in a boutique urban B&B in the capital and a family-owned working ranch in the countryside. There are hotel rooms overlooking the ice wall at the Perito Moreno glacier or the waterfalls at Iguazu, and the more intrepid can choose to camp at the foot of craggy peaks in the Lake District or Patagonia.
To see as many faces of Argentina as possible, we advise that you need at least two weeks; more if you plan to nip into neighbouring Chile or Brazil too. You’ll travel around by domestic flight, swapping the glaciers and plains of Patagonia for the neat rows of vines in Mendoza, meeting the galloping gaucho and perhaps a tango dancer or two along the way. Far from being mere travel clichés, these are the genuine icons of a culture with considerable fire in its belly.
Sharing its western border and Andean spine with Chile, Argentina combines naturally with that neighbour as well as with Brazil, reached through Iguazu Falls.
What to expect from your holiday to Argentina: Your experience is likely to vary according to the area you’re in. Buenos Aires and its residents are very different from the rest of the country – the differences in culture and attitude as you travel around are part of the appeal. Be prepared for several internal flights, and pack everything from hiking boots to dancing shoes.
If at all possible, a few words of Spanish will be appreciated and very well received, although English is widely spoken in all major tourist centres and by our local guides and representatives.
