Argentina (overview)
  • Buenos Aires & Pampas: San Telmo, Tango, re-invention, arrogant, self assured, the arts, opera house, traditional estancias and gallop with the gauchos. The capital is hot and humid in December/January.
  • Misiones and Ibera wetlands: Iguazu falls and rain forest, Jesuit missionaries, infinite untouched wetlands to rival the Okavango delta and far fewer tourists, abundant birdlife, blood-red earth. Hotter here, perhaps avoid January/February.
  • North West and Salta – Cordillera de Humahuaca, hidden indigenous Argentina, relaxed slow pace, incredible colours. Best in winter.
  • Mendoza for the wine region and high Andes, Aconcagua, sublime climate all year, exquisite accommodation.
  • Lake District with skiing, jagged mountains and clear blue lakes – as long as the volcanic ash hasn’t got there first! Best October to April.
  • Southern Atlantic coast: whales, seals, penguins, harsh ocean coast, footsteps of Darwin, Welsh pioneers.
  • Far southern Patagonia: glaciers, pioneers, wilderness, wind, sheep.
  • Combines well with Brazil and Chile