Places to discover

Best places to visit in Argentina

From the Andes Mountains to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, a rich culture, fantastic food and above all happy and friendly people. It is very easy and safe to get around.

As Argentina is the land of wide open spaces, you have to choose to where to visit so you don't spend your life on a bus. You can rely on the advice from the Evaneos travel community. Whether you talk to tango dancers or intrepid hikers, they will all provide advice to help you make a decision. Depending on the season, you'll get to know the best areas to visit.  

A trip to Argentina starts in Buenos Aires, a European-inspired city with unique neighbourhoods: La Boca with its colourful houses, San Telmo with its antiques market, and Recoleta with its cemetery, etc. Not far from Buenos Aires is Iguazu National Park and it's an essential part of your trip. Iguazu's waterfalls are among the most spectacular in the world.

Head down the Atlantic coast towards Ushuaia. On the way, stop over in Puerto Madryn, the gateway to the Valdès Peninsula where you'll see killer whales and sea lions. You can then travel across Patagonia's haciendas before spending a few days hiking in Ushuaia, the charming port at the ends of the earth with a ski resort atmosphere, and you can then visit El Calafate and come face to face with the terrifying Perito Moreno glacier. On your way back, head for Bariloche's lake district.

If you opt for the north, expect to see beautiful Andean scenery with colourful mountains and cactus deserts. Hire a car to Mendoza or Salta and discover the Quebrada de Cafayate and the charming city of Cachi. Then head towards Humahuaca on the Brazilian border where you can admire the impressive seven colour mountain in Purnamarca.

Just have a look on the Evaneos website to find images of all these natural wonders.

Refugio Scaravelli is a refuge on the trail to Portillo Piuquenes, in Tunuyán department, right in the heartof Mendoza province.
Portillo Argentino is on the route to Portillo Piuquenes or Paso Portillo, the path in the heart of the Andes which joins Argentina to Chile, about 100 km from Mendoza.
Real de la Cruz is a military refuge on the trail that links Argentina to Chile, in the heart of the Andean Cordillera, about 100km or so from Mendoza.
Portillo Piuquenes is better known under the name of Paso El Portillo . It is a path that connects Argentina to Chile that is only accessible on foot.
Cerro Arenales is a 3,400 m high mountain in the heart of the Andes.
Apart from being a famous Argentinian brand of water, Villavicencio is also a natural reserveabout 50km from Mendoza.
Vista Flores is a little Argentinian town in the Uco Valley, about 100km from Mendoza.
Estancia Haberton s a ranch located about 50 miles from Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel in Tierra del Fuego.
500 km from El Calafate is La Cueva de las Manos, one of the most interesting archaeological sites in Argentina.
San Antonio de Areco is one of the oldest villages in Argentina and the home of the gaucho.
Malargüe is a department and a town situated in the south of Mendoza province.
Cerro Castillo is a border crossing point in Patagonia, between Argentina and Chile, on the road between Calafate on the Argentine side and Torres del Paine national park on the Chile side.
Puerto Iguazu is where you go to see the famous Iguazu waterfalls. It is a town in the province of Missiones, in the extreme north east of Argentina.  
Trelew is famous for having Welsh origins. 1 hour by bus from Puerto Madryn.
Molinos, in North West Argentina, is a nice place to stop between the villages of Cafayate and Cachi.
La Rioja is quite centrally located and is basically somewhere to stop at in order to break the monotony of the long journeys you have to make between the various cities in northwest Argentina.
Jujuy is a city located in northwest Argentina. Lying in the foothills of the Andes at an altitude of 1,300 metres, it serves primarily as a place to stop-off at on the way to Bolivia. In fact Jujuy is an important point of transit for those travelling on to Chile or Bolivia.
La Quiaca is a frontier town between Argentina and Bolivia which has a strong Andean-Bolivian appearance.  
Despite a glorious past, Tucumán has become a poor, dirty town that continues to go downhill.
Like its neighbour Trelew, Gaiman is a small town in the province of Chubut, that has been very marked by the immigration of Welsh people to Argentina in the 19th century.