So I'm heading across to Argentina - start of a big trip around America del Sur. I fly into BA on the 20th November. I've got about a month or so in the area before heading up into Brazil. I'm looking for advice on the following Itinerary (Kind of want to get it sorted - in case of a flight needing to be booked). I'm basically focusing on Southern Argentina - I figure I can hit the north of the country on my way back (as I have a return flight back home from BA).
Buenos Aires is interesting as a city though not a lot to see and do there. I took a short hop on a plane and had a day in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Santiago has museums, art galleries, street markets, a cable car and is a fairly interesting city. A subway ride, much of it above ground so you get to see the suburbs, takes you to an out of town mall.
From the bus station, near the train station, it's about an hour by bus to Valparaiso. The city seems to go on and on and I spent some hours walking around it. The only toilet I saw was in the bus station.
Rio Gallegos is the middle of nowhere. Desolate and barren.
You have done Peru? It strikes me as a good place for hiking, etc but no one ever does it there apart from the walk to MP.
Rio Gallegos - its more of a forced pit stop than anything. So hopefully its not more than a few hours or so. Much of the information I've gathered has said that buses from Puerto Madryn go to Rio Gallegos and then you get another bus to El Calafate or Ushuaia. Its a bit of a pain i the butt.
I haven't yet done Peru. As I said this is the first month of a big trip (probably about 10-12 months) around South America. So I plan on doing a few hikes there like the Cordilleras and Colca Canyon. And the Inca Trail (or an alternative - though I'd like my first glimpse of M.P from the Sun Gate.
Thanks for the info but - good to hear a nice thing about Santiago - most of it seems to be 'you can miss it. its not a great city'.
Do you reckon thats an ok plan for Southern Argentina/Chile for the time frame I've got? A little over a month. Probably a Month and a week.
0 Response to "Argentina with a dash of Chile."
Post a Comment