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Argentina Travel Information
Update:
Argentina has been getting bad press since December 2001 - a
year after the first edition of The Rough Guide to Argentina was
published. Media headlines have made the country sound dangerously
chaotic, but things have definitely calmed down. It's still a fabulous
country to visit and, apart from the occasional flare-up related to the
economic crisis, tourism has been pretty much business as usual in 2002.
In fact, domestic tourism has actually benefited as previously wealthy
Argentines can no longer afford trips to Miami, Brazil and the Dominican
Republic. The major change to watch out for is the devalued peso. It's
no longer interchangeable with the US dollar, so you'll have to keep an
eye on the exchange rate - on the whole you should get about two pesos
to the dollar. This means that Argentina no longer seems exorbitantly
pricey compared with neighbouring countries - for example, you can now
get a full lunch for under $5. Though imported products and some
services aimed specifically at tourists have suffered price hikes, this
amazingly varied country, with its snow-capped Andes, humid jungle and
penguin colonies is still a major destination for travellers. At the
time of writing, one Argentine peso was equal to exactly one US dollar.
Recent political upheaval, however, has led to a major devaluation of
the peso and rapidly fluctuating exchange rates. Please keep this in
mind when referring to any mention of costs throughout this guide.
- Andrew Benson
Argentina is a vast country. It measures 5000km by 1500km and, even
without the titanic wedge of Antarctica that the authorities are wont to
include in the national territory, it ranks as the world's eighth
largest state, immediately behind India. Thanks to its longitudinal
position, standing between the Tropic of Cancer and the most southerly
reaches of the planet's landmass, the country encompasses a staggering
diversity of climates and landscapes. The mainland points down like a
massive stalactite on the map, from the hot and humid jungles of its
northeast and the bone-dry highland steppes of its northwest down
through windswept Patagonia to the end-of-the-world archipelago of
Tierra del Fuego , a territory that is shared with Chile. Across the
broad midriff stretch Argentina's most archetypal landscapes: the mostly
flat pampas grazed by millions of cattle - subtly beautiful scenery
formed by horizon-to-horizon plains interspersed with low sierras, and
punctuated by small agricultural towns, the odd ranch and countless
clumps of pampas grass. These wide open spaces are among the country's
best assets - despite its mammoth area its population of 33 million
weighs in at far less than Spain's. This is a land with huge swaths
still waiting to be explored let alone settled.
Mendoza
9 Days and 8 Nights
From US$ 2001 double
Buenos Aires - Mendoza
Iguazu
7 Days and 6 Nights
From US$ 1322 double, US$ 1835 Single
Buenos Aires - Iguazu
Salta
7 Days 6 Nights
From US$1409 Double, US$1885 Single
Buenos Aires - Salta
Cruise For The Glaciers
10 Days 9 Nights
From US$ 2766 Double, US$ 3240 Single
Buenos Aires - Calafate
Full
Patagonia
16 Days and 15 Nights
From US$ 4019 double, US$ 5325 Single
Buenos Aires - Trelew - Puerto Madryn - Ushuaia - Calafate -
Bariloche
Relaxation
- Argentina
12 Days and 11 Nights
From US$ 2258 double
Buenos Aires - Jujuy - Mendoza
Rivers
Excursion
10 Days 9 Nights
From US$ 1622 Double
Buenos Aires - Parana - Colon
Mar
del Plata
9 Days 8 Nights
From US$ 1388 Double
Buenos Aires - Mar de Plata
Punta
del Este
10 Days 9 Nights
From US$2050 Double
Buenos Aires - Punta del Este
Iguazu package Tour
7 Days 6 Nights
From US$1110 Double,
Buenos Aires - Iguazu national Park
Iguazu Falls Express
3 Days 2 Nights
From US$207 Double, US$310 Single
Iguazu - Iguazu Natiuonal Park
Bariloche Tour - Argentina
8 Days and 7 Nights
From US$ 2004 Double
Buenos Aires - Bariloche - Puerto Varas
Calafate Tour
7 Days 6 Nights
From US$ 2238 Double
Calafate - Perito Moreno Glacier
Hooney
Moon In Argentina Tour
10 Days and 9 Nights
From US$ 2369 Double
Buenos Aires - Iguazu -Bariloche
Buenos
Aires Lobos Tour
8 Days 7 Nights
From US$ 1075 Double
Buenos Aires - Lobos
Peninsula of Valdes Argentina Tour
7 Days and 6 Nights
From US$ 1481 Double
Buenos Aires - Puerto Madryn Peninsula Valdes - Trelew
Buenos
Aires - Cordoba - Iguazu Tour
11 Days 10 Nights
From US$ 1873 Double
Buenos Aires - Cordoba - Iguazu
Mendoza Chile Vacation Package
12 Days 11 Nights
From US$ 1526 Double
Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Santiago de Chile
Adventure
Tourism 100% Adrenalin
10 Days 9 Nights
From US$ 2049 Double
Buenos Aires - Corrientes - Bariloche
Paradise
of Fishing Corrientes Tour
10 Days 9 Nights
From US$ 3760 Double
Buenos Aires - Corrientes - Bariloche
Archeological Tourism
9 Days 8 Nights
From US$ 1845 Double
Buenos Aires - Salta - Maimara - S.A de los Cobres - Iruya
The
Tropero Horser Ride
9 Days 8 Nights
From US$ 2822 Double
Buenos Aires - Corrientes
Tango
Lessons
6 Days 5 Nights
From US$ 878 Double
Buenos Aires
Trekking
To The Glaciers Tour
10 Days 9 Nights
From US$ 2515 Double
Buenos Aires - Ushuaia - El Calafate
Argentine Economic Tour
13 Days 12 Nights
From US$ 1790 Double
Buenos Aires - Puerto Madryn - Comodoro - El Calafate - Ushuaia
Argentina & Chile By Bus Tour
14 Days 13 Nights
From US$ 1211 Double
Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Santiago de Chile - Puerto Varas -
Bariloche
Mendoza
