Walks and treks
El Chaltén and Fitz Roy
Santa Cruz
Argentina's 'trekking capital', a small village beneath the granite spires of Mount Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.
Travel tips in Argentina
Natural features
Iguazú Falls (Argentine side)
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones
The Argentine side has about 80% of the falls, with walkways over and under them.
Natural features
Península Valdés
Chubut
A peninsula on the Patagonian coast, a UNESCO site, where southern right whales come to breed from June to December, sea lions and elephant seals bre…
Natural features
Perito Moreno Glacier
Santa Cruz
A huge glacier, 5 km wide and 60 m high, in Los Glaciares National Park, which advances across Lake Argentino and calves icebergs with a roar.
Natural features
Bariloche and the Lake District
San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro
A town on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andes, famous for chocolate and alpine scenery.
Historic sites
La Boca and San Telmo, Buenos Aires
La Boca, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
La Boca's Caminito is a street of brightly painted tin houses, with tango dancers.
Tours and activities
Mendoza wine region
Mendoza
Argentina's main wine region, at the foot of the Andes, famous for Malbec.
Natural features
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Tumbaya, Jujuy
A valley in the far north-west, a UNESCO site, with colourful mountains such as the Cerro de los Siete Colores at Purmamarca and the Hornocal (14 col…
Historic sites
Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Recoleta, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
A city of elaborate marble tombs and mausoleums, the resting place of Argentina's elite, including Eva Perón.
Tours and activities
Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
The southernmost city in the world, at the end of the road in Tierra del Fuego.