Argentina Guided Tours

This tour was extensive to cover the Patagonia area. One main point is to decrease the stay in Buenos Aires and to add more in Patagonia area specifically at the Rio Serano area where I felt we could have experienced more of Patagonia that the short stay we had. The Ventus cruise was excellent to experience the glaciers in this region and we were blessed to land on Cape Horn. Overall, I cannot complain and enjoyed every part of the itinerary as well as my fellow travelers in this small tour group.

The tour was a huge success in all ways and a wonderful experience. I was with a great group of people. The itinerary was good and everything was well planned. The gaps in the itinerary left free time to do individual things or join in with others. The Guide, Diego was a huge part of the success of the trip. He showed commitment to the group at all times and was always concerned for wellbeing, safety and keeping us informed. This was my first trip with Explore and I'll be travelling with them again.

Fantastic trip but the trip notes need updating. The trip notes say dollars are required but we found we could use a card at everywhere we went without a problem. Using cash in the local currency could tresult in a discount but you have to change to local currency. The itineray is full on as described. It is not unusual in Argeentine or Chile to share a meal and they are huge. It woud be good to know that in advance. It is very windy so windproof clothes very important. If people go with Air Europa it is worth looking at their reviews.

Nicely paced trip with Ilha Grande a break from the cities and Paraty interesting for its history. No words to describe Iguassu Falls, just spectacular. An extra day or 2 in Rio advisable. Two nights at the rainforest lodge, Argentinian side of the Falls , would have been preferable to 2 nights at Taroba Express. Our guide Diego was very knowledgeable both about Argentina and Brazil, and struck the right balance between being professional and efficient and friendly and sociable. I would recommend adding this trip on to North West Argentina which I did before as the dates fitted. The contrasts in landscape were stunning and worth the effort of spending a month travelling.

This was a fabulous trip, our tour leader Diego, was brilliant. He worked tirelessly to ensure we were all safe and got the best out of our time there. I travelled in October the weather was untypical, hot, cold, wet and dry, all extremes of, so I'd recommend taking a full range of clothing. Use the laundries, washing doesn't dry in the humid air. All the hotels were fine, but none had a kettle/coffee making facilities, so if it's important to you, squeeze one in your luggage. A couple of the rooms were quite small, especially for a twin share, but manageable. The travelling between towns was ok. There's lots and lots to see and do in Buenos Aires, including lots of market stalls around the Recoleta area with handmade crafts etc. The hop on/off bus helps sort out your own explorations. And Argentina's reputation for steak is well deserved! Iguazu did not disappoint, both sides were staggering. Be sure to have a waterproof phone cover. Paraty was charming and Ihla Grande a delight sadly a bit too cold for swimming. Traffic into Rio was like the M25. Rio itself is a vibrant place. Loads of places to eat, explore, far too many highlights to fit into the time available. If you can manage an extra day at each end of this trip you won't regret it. Still humming The girl from Ipanema.

Argentina Patagonia and Chile had been on my bucket list, and this itinerary by Trafalgar is well balanced starting with the cosmopolitan elegance and history of Buenos Aires, giving the greater number of days to exploring the extraordinarily stunning beauty of Patagonia, and closing with beautiful Santiago de Chile surrounded by the Andes. I did add two extra days to explore Santiago.