Off the Beaten Track Holidays to Argentina
This South American country is not top of peoples vacation lists, but holidays to Argentina are popular for people looking for something different. Argentina is a beautiful country with diverse landscapes and lots of culture to indulge in. It is a a fiercely independent country whose people are generous, but don’t like authority due to recent history of the currency collapse. Tourists are welcomed in all of Argentina and holidays to Argentina are firmly on the tourist vacation map.
Argentina holidays are packed with adventure and caters for a wide variety of tastes and holiday types. You can trek in the humid jungles to the north and freeze in the spectacular Patagonian ice fields. The south of the country is very remote and like being at the end of the earth, but in contrast Buenos Aires is up there with the most happening cities in the world.
Top Tips for Holidays to Argentina
Argentina is the seventh largest country, so be prepared to travel if you want to see all the sites that this country has to offer. Below are some of the kind of holidays available to tourists:
Trekking in the Andes
Known as the longest chain of mountains in South America, the Andes run down the spine of South America for 4,500 miles. Ecuador in the north is the starting pioint for this amazing mountain range and they cross many countries including Peru, Bolivia, Chile to Argentina right to the tip of the large landmass. The Andes include some of the world’s highest peaks with over 50 of them soaring to over 6,100 metres.
Trekking holidays to Argentina include:
The famous Aconcagua ascent which is NOT for the faint-hearted, dubbed South America’s toughest trekking peak.
Trekking up the Fitzroy and Paine
Southern Patagonia treks in the cold wilderness at the end of the earth.
Polo and Horse Trekking
The home of Polo, Argentina has a number of holidays that encompass a taster of what life is like as a polo player. You can learn the game and how the horses are bread for this most luxury of sports. You will learn how to take care of the horses, so make sure your ready to get your hands dirty. Along with the hard work, it wouldn’t be complete without the parties and socialising that complement the sport of Polo.
Argentina is a haven for Horse lovers and the ultimate tour has to be trekking the Andes on horseback from the Pampa in Argentina to the Lakes over in Chile. Expert guides will take you on the route where you can ride the Criollo cross horses. You will be amazed at the scenery as it changes as you ride. You will pass Volcanos, forests, canter through grasslands and end up at the beautiful lakes. The guides will explain about riding in that region and all about the history of the horses and horse culture.
Iguazu Falls
Spend time at the Argentinean side of the Iguazu Falls. There is a Rainforest Ecological Train you can rides with great views. Then from a great platform get up close and personal with the Devils Throat or Garganta del Diablo, which is so loud you need to experience it.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires the capital of Argentina is just a stones throw away from neighbouring Uruguay and Montevideo and is the largest city in the country. Buenos Aires has been named on occasion as the Paris of South America and boasts beautiful historic buildings and a rich cultural heritage. It is a city that never sleeps and there is always something to do. Click here for a list of the best 30 things to do in Buenos Aires.
Trips to wineries outside Buenos Aires are common and many offer all days tours to sample the diverse types of wine grown in the region.
About Argentina
Argentina the seventh largest country in the world is located on the south eastern side of South America. It measures approx 4000km and has a diverse landscape from the sub tropical North to cold and desolate South. This can also be seen from the expansive pampa plains to the Andean mountains rising to the west. It has a long coastline but sun bathing in the south is not advised.
Argentina is trying to position itself as an ecotourism destination that is all about natural beauty and access to some wonderful natural hotspots. So if you are looking for a holiday to Argentina and like nature then you shouldn’t be disappointed.
Things to do and places to visit in Argentina
Holidays to Argentina – Review of the Emperor Penguin Safari
Well it doesn’t get more exclusive than this in nature circles, the unique opportunity to see the Emperor Penguin in its natural habitat.
In todays world with climate change on the agenda and in everyone’s mind if the world is warming up then the coldest places on earth could see massive demise and potentially ceasing to exist. As such the opportunity to see Emperor Penguins could get harder and harder to see. 4000 pairs of these beautiful penguins were recorded in 2005 at a site near Snow Hill. These penguins have real personality and look mesmerising in photo stills as well as on video.
Only one large ice breaker can get through sea off the southern coast of Argentina to get to the place where you can see the penguins. The boat journey in itself is a great wonder and listening to the boat carve through the ice on its way there is quite a sound. As weather is quick to turn in this area you have to be flexible as itineraries change quickly.
As part of this exclusion visitors get dropped off by helicopter close to the colony to watch in awe the Penguins doing what they do best.
Prices start from £12k+ so it is only going to be available to a limited few, but if you do have the funds it is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
