ARGENTINA ATTRACTIONS....
The TOP 10 places
you should not miss

This is our TOP 10 destinations in Argentina. It's obviously subjective, but we have travelled throughout Argentina and know a thing or two about it that we are willing to share with you.

Besides...we were born in Argentina so let us be your host this time around.

Have you been there?...if so don't hesitate to voice your opinion and share your experiences through Tourist Attractions in Argentina

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is provably the most charming city in South America, often called the Paris of South America.
It has an impressive night life and cultural scene that will make you come back over and over again.

Buenos Aires has something to offer to everyone, wheather you fancy Polo, tango or just to enjoy a lovely meal in any of its countless restaurants. Read more...

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu falls is composed by 275 cascades that spread for nearlt two miles on the Iguazu river, in the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Its beauty can only be rivaled by Victoria falls in Africa and the astonishing Angel Falls in Venezuela.
Iguazu falls rank 8 among the world's wonders.

This led Eleanor Roosevelt to say...poor Niagara. Read more...

Talampaya & Ischigualasto

To visit Talampaya and its neighboring Ischigualasto (Valle de la Luna) is to travel back in time.
A sight that astonishes tourists as well as archaeologists and geologists equally, with landscapes carved by water and wind over millennium.

The famous Ischigualasto is full of vertabrate and dinosaur fossils, petrified trees and petroglyphs of ancient civilizations. Read more...

Quebrada de Humahuaca

In Argentina's Northwest lies Quebrada de Humahuaca, a 150 km long Andean valley over two thousand meters above sea level.

It was a was a very important canyon for communication and transportation reasons.
First, it was part of the Inca highway and later became a commercial route in the vice regal period.
Don't miss Pucara de Tilcara and the hill of the seven colours. Read more...

Valdez Peninsula

Valdez Peninsula is a paradise for birds and animal lovers in Patagonia's Atlantic coast....sea lions, sea elephants, penguins, whales and a million birds.

From whale watching to scuba diving Valdez Peninsulahas an espectacular concentration of wildlife, being the Maguellanic penguin colony at Punta Tombo the most impressive of its kind in the world. Read more...

Bariloche & Nahuel Huapi National Park

In the foothills of the Andes mountains, Patagonia, Argentina, embracing part of Neuquen and Rio Negro provinces, lies Nahuel Huapy National Park, the oldest in Argentina, created in 1934.
If you are in Argentina to enjoy natural beauty and superb landscapes this is a must-do destination, not to mention if you love fly fishing or enjoy outdoor sports such as hiking, trekking or skiing. Read more...

El Calafate & Perito Moreno Glacier

Glaciers National Park is a travel back in time to the Ice Ages.

Perito Moreno glacier, Mayo, Spegazzini and Upsala glacier are best known among the 54 glaciers found in this part of Patagonia.
Upsala glacier is the biggest in South America.
Don't forget to bring your hiking shoes and a camera to capture this impressive scenery. Read more...

El Chalten & Mount Fitz Roy

If you love hiking, trekking and mountaineering head off to El Chalten, the trekking capital of Argentina.
Here you will find options to all levels of expertise, from amateurs to professionals alike.

Within the limits of Glaciers National Park there are several excepcional trekking routes, being Mount Fitz Roy the absolute star of the lot. Read more...

Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego

Ushuaia is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost city in the world and main gateaway to Antarctica.

During winter you are in for great skiing, summer instead brings lots of outdoor sports such as hiking, trekking, canoeing, mountain bike, etc.
Time permitting, cross over to Chile and visit Torres del Paine National Park. Read more...

Antarctica

To visit the white continent or Antarctica it's truly a once-in-a-lifetime-experience.

You will see lots of Emperor penguins and superb landscapes of the most indescribable beaty.

It's one of the wildest corners of Earth.

Best time to go: December to March, departing from Ushuaia for at least one week journey. Read more...

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