Argentina Favorite Adventures
OUR FAVORITE ADVENTURES
Argentina
Our Argentina Favorite Adventures
Our Argentina Favorite Adventures
Argentina is a huge country with a huge range of opportunities to explore. Here are a few of our favorites.
# 1. Exploring Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is perhaps the nicest and one of the most affordable cities in Latin America for westerners. Known as the “Paris of South America”, Buenos Aires is a fascinating city full of wonderful cafes and restaurants. It also provides numerous cultural opportunities including museums, Tango shows and lessons.
# 2. Exploring Gaucho and Mapuche Communities
Argentina and Chile are home to a diverse number of ethnic groups including the native Argentines. We particularly enjoyed spending time in the Gaucho and Mapuche communities of Patagonia. A gaucho is a term used to refer to the migratory horsemen of Argentina and Chile who today have settled in small farming communities throughout Patagonia and still live a lot like they did 100 years ago, relying on their beautiful horses for herding and transportation. While the Mapuche, who are native Amerindians, generally live in small fishing communities on the coast or the edge of fjords and lakes in the same region.
# 3. Exploring the Ruta De Los Siete Lagos
The Ruta de los Siete Lagos is a beautiful overland route through the Argentinian Lakes District. After over a year in third world countries, we appreciated the more upscale towns like San Martin de Los Andes and Villa La Angostura.
# 4. Hiking in El Chaltén
El Chaltén is home to several hikes in the Fitz Roy Range. El Chaltén itself is a nice town with plenty of accommodation options and restaurants. There are 3 longer hikes, all of which are worth doing, including the hikes to Laguna de Los Tres and Laguna Torre. We’d recommend giving yourself a few extra days in El Chaltén in case the weather is cloudy.
# 5. Overlanding in the Antofogasta De La Sierra
Antofagasta de la Sierra is a remote region in northwestern Argentina that offers some of the best overlanding in the world. The 4×4 trails are rough, but you will be rewarded by amazing landscapes including flamingo filled lakes, pumice fields (including the spectacular Camp de Piedra Pomez), remote volcanos and salt flats.
# 6. Visiting the Glacier Perito Moreno
Glacier Perito Moreno is a beautiful glacier close to the town of El Calafate which like El Chaltén offers plenty of accommodation options and restaurants. We’d recommend getting to the entrance of the park as soon as it opens to avoid the crowds. The morning is also the best time of day to take pictures of the glacier.
# 7. Wine Tasting in Cafayate
While we were in Argentina, we visited several wine regions including Cafayate, Mendoza and Valle de Uco. While we liked the relative sophistication of the Mendoza wineries, we loved the more off the beaten path feel of Cafayate. Cafayate is a newer region, but nevertheless includes several wineries that make great Malbecs, Torrontés and other wines. Good day trips around Cafayate include Quebrada de Cafayate (go in the late afternoon), a beautiful canyon with landscapes that reminded us of some of the national parks in Utah.
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