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Travelers with
Special Needs
Although Argentina is yet
to develop an efficient tourist
infrastruc ture for disabled
travelers, there has been an
improvement in recent years.
Modern museums, art galler ies,
and upscale hotels now have
access facilities, although it is
advisable for visitors to check
in advance. An increasing
number of buses in the major
Argentinian cities have
sidewalk-level doors for accom- Backpackers trekking through Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia
panied wheel chair users.
The organizations Disabled will happily bring out a high focus on wildlife, tango,
Travelers and the Society chair and a child-sized food gaucho experiences, wine
for Accessible Travel and portion. Many restaurants also tasting, and national parks.
Hospitality (SATH) both have supervised play areas.
promote awareness and
accessibility for travelers Senior Travelers Gay and Lesbian
Travelers
with special needs. The
website www.justargentina. Senior travelers will find no Argentina was the first Latin
org provides some useful particular problems getting American country to pass a
advice on the best places to around in Argentina, though Gay Marriage Bill, in 2010.
visit and when for disabled the usual common sense Buenos Aires has a vibrant and
travelers visiting the country. precautions regarding safety eclectic scene including bars,
and medical care apply here restaurants, and lodgings.
as every where else. While Other big cities also have
Traveling with Children concession prices are less plenty to offer the gay trav eler,
Argentina is an extremely common here than in first- and the majority of hotels
child-friendly country and world countries, it never harms around the country have no
youngsters are welcomed to enquire at museums and qualms about accommodating
everywhere. However, navi- other tourist sites. gay or lesbian couples. This is
gating a buggy over the Go Ahead Tours is a tourist still a macho society, however,
potholed sidewalks of Buenos agency that organizes special meaning that gay men have
Aires can be stressful. Some tours mainly for groups of greater visibility than lesbians.
cultural differences should be senior travelers around The International Gay and
noted – Argentinian children Argentina. They also arrange Lesbian Travel Association
do not, as a rule, have separate Antarctic cruises. ElderTreks is (IGLTA) offers a wealth of
meal times and rarely go to an adventure travel company information on tour agencies
bed before their parents do. that deals exclusively with and accommo dation options.
Most restaurants and hotels are travelers above the age of 50.
more child-friendly than their They organize a wide variety of
first-world counterparts and tours around Argentina that Backpackers
Argentina has recently become
firmly entrenched on the
back packer trail. The number
of youth hostels in Buenos
Aires has increased and other
top destina tions such as Salta,
Bariloche, and El Calafate are
also well served by hostels and
budget accommo dations.
Students who belong to youth
hosteling associations may get
a dis count for lodging, but con-
cessions are not available for
transport and other ser vices.
Hitchhiking is still a good way
to get around the country,
though all the usual precautions
Senior travelers on a winery tour at Bodega Nieto Senetiner should be taken.

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