Argentina travel blog

These Argentina travel stories follow landscapes and routes in the country’s northwest and Patagonia. Discover a six-day journey through the Puna, time by the lakes around Bariloche, and stops in El Calafate and El Chaltén. The collection is useful for travellers deciding whether to prioritise high-altitude scenery, a lakeside detour or glacier and hiking country in the south.

From the Puna to Bariloche’s lake district

The Puna forms a geographical unit with the Bolivian Altiplano and the Atacama Desert; the route described here takes six days and was travelled during the rainy season. Further south, Bariloche offers the Llao-Llao Peninsula, Lake Nahuel Huapi and the Circuito Chico, a round trip on Ruta 77 that can be explored by bike or car.

Glaciers and hiking bases in southern Patagonia

El Calafate and El Chaltén are the main starting points for exploring Los Glaciares National Park. The hiking guide covers the Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate as well as the hiking area around El Chaltén. For a wider self-drive perspective, the Patagonia road trip follows a 4,000-kilometre route and notes the practical freedom of making photo stops and planning border crossings between Chile and Argentina.