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Argentina Travel Guide

Patagonia's impossible glaciers, Buenos Aires tango and a steak culture that takes beef personally.

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Why Visit Argentina?

Argentina stretches from the tropics to Cape Horn — spanning Andean peaks, Pampas grassland, Patagonian steppe and sub-Antarctic wilderness. Buenos Aires is the most European city in South America, a metropolis of bookshop cafés, tango parlours and steakhouses where dinner at midnight is considered early. Patagonia's Perito Moreno Glacier advances while every other glacier retreats, calving house-sized ice blocks into electric blue Lake Argentino with a sound like cannon fire.

Best Time to Visit

When to Go to Argentina

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Must-See

Top Highlights of Argentina

Bucket List

Perito Moreno Glacier

A 30km glacier terminating in an 80-metre ice wall above Lago Argentino — one of the world's few adv...

Adventure

Torres del Paine

The iconic granite towers lit at dawn — the W Trek and full Circuit are among the world's great long...

Culture

Buenos Aires Tango & Steak

A tango milonga in San Telmo's dance halls — close embrace, improvised across hardwood. Follow with ...

Iconic

Iguazú Falls

275 cascades over 2.7km — wider than Victoria Falls, taller than Niagara. Eleanor Roosevelt said: 'P...

Foodie

Mendoza Wine

The world capital of Malbec — Andean melt-water and high-altitude sun produce wines of extraordinary...

Nature

Bariloche Lake District

A Swiss-looking landscape of mountain lakes and Andean peaks in Nahuel Huapi National Park. The Seve...

Practical Tips

Before You Go — Argentina Essentials

FAQs

Argentina Travel Guide — Common Questions

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