South America

Argentina

Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Bariloche, Mendoza, El Calafate, Salta and El Chaltén. For each city, the days the guide recommends, the best time to go and the estimated daily cost, excluding flights. Use these figures as a reference and check prices for your dates.

South AmericaBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the city of tango, parrilla and bookstores, a flat grid you can walk from San Telmo to Palermo. Argentina's capital, home to about 3.1 million people on the Río de la Plata, was rebuilt between 1880 and 1930 with pampas money and European immigrants.

Days: 3–4
When: Mar–May · Sep–Nov
Per person/day: Average 90–140 USDMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaUshuaiaUshuaia's draw is the setting, the Beagle Channel and the mountains, more than the town itself: a port of sheet-metal houses and steep streets. Capital of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, it is the departure port for more than 90% of Antarctica's tourist expeditions.

Days: 3
When: Jan–Mar · Dec
Per person/day: Average 90–160 USDMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaBarilocheBariloche is the lake-and-mountain town of Argentine Patagonia, on the shore of Nahuel Huapi, a glacial lake of more than 500 km². Nearby are South America's largest ski area and trails that climb to mountain huts in the Andes.

Days: 4
When: Mar–Apr · Nov
Per person/day: Average 70–100 USDMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaMendozaArgentina's wine capital at the foot of the Andes, Mendoza is a flat, tree-lined city rebuilt after the 1861 earthquake. It is the base for the wineries of Luján de Cuyo, Maipú and the Uco Valley and for the road that climbs to Aconcagua.

Days: 4–5
When: Mar–May · Oct–Nov
Per person/day: Average 83,200 ARSMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaEl CalafateA town of 22,844 on the shore of Lago Argentino, El Calafate is the base for the Perito Moreno, 80 km away, for cruises to the Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers and, 220 km away, for the El Chaltén trails.

Days: 4–5
When: Jan–Apr · Oct–Dec
Per person/day: Average 86,300 ARSMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaSaltaColonial capital of northwestern Argentina, with the Plaza 9 de Julio, the museum of the Llullaillaco Inca mummies, and the San Bernardo cable car. It is the base for the Quebrada de Humahuaca, Cachi, and Cafayate.

Days: 6–7
When: Apr–Nov
Per person/day: Average 66,100 ARSMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

South AmericaEl ChalténPatagonian village 220 km from El Calafate, where the trails to Cerro Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the glaciers of the Los Glaciares North Zone start on foot.

Days: 3
When: Jan–Apr · Oct–Dec
Per person/day: Average 95,400 ARSMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.

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