Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Argentina

10  INTRODUCING ARGENTINA

DISCOVERING ARGENTINA

The following tours have been designed to of South Argentina, with extra suggestions
take in as many of the country’s highlights to extend the trip to ten days if desired. Quebrada de Humahuaca
as possible. In a country the size of Argentina Finally, there is a 14-day itinerary taking in Parque Nacional
long-distance travel is a reality, so internal some of North Argentina’s most magnificent Los Cardones Salta Río Guaycurú
Cachi
flights have been recommended on longer natural highlights. Each itinerary can be Molinos Puerto
tours in order to keep travel time between followed individually, or combined with Quebrada Iguazú Parque
de las Conchas
Nacional Iguazú
major stops to a minimum. On the following another tour. Pick, combine, or faithfully Cafayate
pages, to start there is a two-day tour of follow – the choice is yours. Booking ahead Corrientes
Buenos Aires. Next comes a seven-day tour for major sights is recommended. San Ignacio Miní
Esteros del Iberá
Mercedes
Santa Catalina Río Uruguay
Jesús María Río Paraná
Alta Gracia Córdoba
Villa
General Belgrano

Glaciar Perito Moreno Río Salado Buenos Aires
The mighty 2.5-mile Río Atuel
(4-km) face of Perito
Moreno, the star sight ARGENTINA
of Parque Nacional Los
Glaciares, is best viewed
by boat or from the
Parque
dizzying catwalks on Nacional Río Colorado
Peninsula Magellanes. Lanín
Mar
San Martín Río Negro
de Los Andes Argentino
Bariloche
Parque Reserva Provincial
Puerto
Seven Days in Nahuel Huapi Madryn Península Valdés
Nacional
South Argentina Punta
Delgada
Key
Gaiman Trelew
Río Chub ut
• Boat and hike through the
Seven Days in South Argentina 0 km 250
dramatic mountain-lake 14 Days in North Argentina 0 miles 250
scenery of Parque Nacional
Nahuel Huapi, Argentina’s
oldest national park.
• Trek across the frozen
blue ice of Glaciar Perito
Moreno, one of Argentina’s
greatest natural wonders.
• Take in the majesty of El Chaltén
the Southern Right whale Parque
on a wildlife safari to Nacional El Calafate
Los
Reserva Provincial Glaciares Mar
Península Valdés. Argentino
• Marvel at the granite spires
of the Fitz Roy massif on a
trip to Parque Nacional
Los Glaciares.
• See some of the biggest Ushuaia
dinosaur skeletons ever
found on a visit to Trelew’s
Museo Paleontológico Iguazú Falls
Egidio Feruglio. The sheer splendor and noise of this mighty complex of cataracts
and cascades make it North Agentina’s must-see destination.
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