Argentina

Argentina and its capital, Buenos Aires, make interesting vacation destinations. The country is very diverse and stretches along the South Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the Antarctic Ocean. Consequently, northeastern Argentina is almost tropical like the region around Iguassu Falls, and southern Argentina, including the large island, Tierra del Fuego, which Argentina shares with Chile, has mountains and glaciers. Southern Argentina also is the home of penguins. Consequently, the entire country is a bird watcher’s dream come true!

Argentina is famous for the tango, and, in Buenos Aires, visitors can learn to tango, visit clubs, shop, and enjoy rich coffee, delicious chocolate, and creamy ice cream. Most people think of Argentina having a primarily Spanish heritage. Visitors also will find an Italian influence in the Argentine cuisine, featuring beef, and delicious wine, which are the best in South America. Wine tasters like to vacation in Argentina. Shopping in Argentina reflects European influences rather than the indigenous heritage.

The people of Argentina enjoy sports and outdoor adventures, including open-water marathon swimming, horseback riding, backpacking, camping, kayaking, fishing, skiing, canoeing, hunting, mountaineering, and mountain biking. Nature lovers can explore the Argentine national parks, which are spectacular. There also are many ways to see Argentina from cruising the coastline to “flight seeing or “heli-trekking.” Visitors can decide if they want to see Argentina by chauffer, bicycle, bus, or four-wheel vehicle. Similarly, vacationers also can stay in a variety of lodging from bed and breakfasts, country inns, luxury hotels, resorts, spas, farms, and ranches to wilderness lodges and yachts. If the lodging preference is a chartered yacht, vacationers can do a lot of scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, and whale watching. For the vacationers, who prefer the mountains, their ­llama treks. Because Argentina is famous for its cattle ranches, spending some time on a ranch and meeting the Argentine cowboys or watching a polo match are interesting vacation activities.

Some visitors prefer to participate in guided tours. For those visitors, Argentina has:

• Bicycle Tours
• Church Tours
• Festival Tours
• Golf Tours
• Jungle Tours 
• Marine Tours
• Museum Tours
• Nature Tours
• Rail Tours
• Student Tours
• Volcano Tours
• Walking Tours

When traveling to any South American country, please check in advance for visa requirements and any travel restrictions.

 An additional travel suggestion:

• Cruise from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil along the Argentine coastline past Cape Horn and the Chilean fjords to Santiago.

Ski in South America.