RUGGED, DESOLATE AND EXTREME
This wonderful trip through Argentina will take you to several highlights of this diverse country. Distances are covered by plane so that you have more time to experience Argentina to the fullest.
After an extensive introduction to Buenos Aires, you will fly to Los Glacieres National Park in the Patagonian wilderness with as many as 47 large glaciers and some 200 smaller ones of which the Perito Moreno is the most famous. Your next destination is the wild nature of Tierra del Fuego National Park and "the end of the world": Ushuaia. From Salta start a beautiful, varied self-drive south through the Quebrada de las Conchas valley to the wine region around Cafayate known for the white Torrontès wine. A wonderful place to rest for a while before traveling along the famous ruta 40 to the charming colonial Molinos and CachiThe Brazilian and Argentine sides of the spectacular Iguazu Falls are the final destination of the trip.
TIPS & TOPS DISCOVER ARGENTINA:
- Fascinating Buenos Aires with the modern Puerto Madero in the old port with many restaurants, the tango in San Telmo and photogenic La Boca
- Discover Buenos Aires by bicycle
- Extend your trip with a visit to El Chaltén - here you can hike paradise in Los Glaciares National Park.
- From El Calafate you can also visit one of the most beautiful national parks in the world, Torres del Paine, just across the border in Chile
- Take a boat ride along the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier and see icebergs breaking off from it
- A trekking on the glacier accompanied by a specialized guide and with crampons is also highly recommended
- Take a boat tour of the legendary Beagle Channel with penguins and sea lions on the rocky cliffs
- The adventure self-drive in the Andes south from Salta to Cafayate and along ruta 40 to Cachi is one of the most beautiful in South America
- At the tri-border point of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, an incessant natural spectacle takes place, the imposing waterfalls of Iguazú. Surrounded by tropical rainforest, undisputedly the most beautiful waterfalls in the world!
- Touch of adventure? Sail under the immense Iguazu Falls by zodiac, spectacular!
- Well-marked trails and spectacular balconies take you to the most beautiful waterfalls and viewpoints
- The most famous waterfall is the Garganta del Diablo, or the "throat of the devil.
