Discover Argentina

The R8 Travel Diary
5 min readFeb 8, 2019

Famous for tango dance or music, Argentina is beautiful, defiant and intense. Forests, plains, deserts, mountains, rivers, thousands of miles of ocean shoreline, there is a lot to see. It is one formidable cocktail of wanderlust. So book your flight to Argentina and experience all of this!

Parque Nacional Los Glaciares

  • Glaciar Perito Moreno

Perito Moreno towers above the turquoise glacial water of Patagonia’s Los Glaciares National Park, beaming a blinding white and exuding cold blue hues. It is wonderful and what makes it exceptional in the world of ice is its constant advance, it creeps forward up to 2m per day.

Glaciar Perito Moreno
  • The Fitz Roy Range

Take a hike through the Fitz Roy Range, you will enjoy jaw-dropping scenery. It is juxtaposed with vertiginous mountains and awesome nature: panoramas of glaciers, towering granite spires, lakes and Patagonian forest.

Fitz Roy

Iguazú Falls

One of the planet’s most awe-inspiring sights, the Iguazú Falls are simply astounding. You absolutely must see them. An added benefit is the setting: the falls lie split between Brazil and Argentina in a large expanse of national park, much of it rainforest teeming with unique flora and fauna.

Iguazú Falls

Mendoza

You should stop by Mendoza to test wine; you will be captivated by the laid-back pace of this place. Lively during the day, the city really comes into its own at night, when the bars and restaurants along Av Arístides overflow onto the sidewalks.

Tunuyán — Puente del Inca

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires combines faded European grandeur with Latin passion. Sexy and alive, this beautiful city gets under your skin.

Buenos Aires

The Lake District

Home to some of the country’s most spectacular scenery, the Lake District is one of Argentina’s prime tourist destinations. You can come to ski, fish, climb, trek and generally bask in the cool, fresh landscapes created by the huge forests and glacier-fed lakes of Argentina’s largest national park.

Lake District

Bariloche

Strung out along the shoreline of Lago Nahuel Huapi, Bariloche has one of the most gorgeous settings imaginable. This, combined with a wealth of summer and winter activities in the surrounding countryside, as well the production of Argentina’s best chocolate, has helped it become the Lake District’s principal destination.

Bariloche

Las Leñas, Mendoza

You can ski in the country’s most self-consciously prestigious ski resort, with some of the best off-piste skiing on the continent. You will be able to spend your days on the slopes and nights partying until the sun comes up.

Las Leñas Mendoza

Quebrada de Humahuaca

The palette of this World Heritage–listed valley changes constantly, from shades of creamy white to rich, deep reds. Besides the stunning colors, you will appreciate the undulating waves shape formed by erosion.

Quebrada de Humahuaca

Reserva Faunística Península Valdés

Home to sea lions, elephant seals, guanacos, rheas, Magellanic penguins and numerous seabirds, Unesco World Heritage site Península Valdés is one of South America’s finest wildlife reserves. A must for animals lover.

Reserva Faunística Península Valdés

Salta

Outstanding museums, plazaside cafes, the live música folklórica of its vibrant peñas, Salta is a favorite. You will enjoy the facilities of a big city while enjoying the comfortable pace of a smaller town that happens to have preserved more colonial architecture than most Argentine destinations.

Salta

Parque Esteros del Iberá

One of the best places to see wildlife in South America. This stunning 18,000-hectare wetland reserve is home to an abundance of bird and animal life. And on top of that, Los Esteros del Iberá remains comparatively unspoiled despite tourism.

Parque Esteros del Iberá

Mar del Plata

The classic Argentina beach destination. One of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina, it boasts 10 miles of sandy beach.

Mar del Plata

Ushuaia

Known as the “End of the World”, Ushuaia is a resort town in Argentina, perched on a steep hill. Surrounded by the Martial Mountains and the Beagle Channel, this is the gateway to Antartica cruises.

Ushuaia

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