In 13 days, I flew 7 times and visited 7 cities, from the nearly tropical Iguazu all the way to the end of the world, Ushuaia. I had to bring T-shirts, jackets, and down jackets!
Trip Sharing:
Day
Arrival in Buenos Aires
Day
Citywalk in Buenos Aires
Palermo district, Don Julio, small parks, cafes, and shops
Day
Bariloche
7:30-9:50 Buenos Aires – Bariloche
San Martin town, Seven Lakes tour, Llao Llao, Cerro Otto
1:35-3:40 Bariloche – Buenos Aires
Day
Ushuaia
9:45-13:25 Buenos Aires – Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego, Penguin Island, Lighthouse, City Sightseeing Bus
18:20-19:40 Ushuaia – Calafate
Day
El Chaltén
21:30-00:30 Calafate – El Chaltén
Fitz Roy, Lake Desierto
16:30-19:30 El Chaltén – Calafate
Day Calafate
Perito Moreno Glacier, Lago Argentino, Reserva Laguna Nimez
Day
11:25-14:20 Calafate – Buenos Aires
La Boca, Teatro Colón, Bar Sur
Day
5:55-7:45 Buenos Aires – Iguazu
Iguazu Falls
20:10-22:00 Iguazu – Buenos Aires
Day
Plaza de Mayo, Puerto Madero, Obelisk, Recoleta Cemetery
21:30 Flight back home
I started planning for a trip to Argentina during the Spring Festival in December. The flight was at 1 AM on February 8th, but I didn’t get my visa until the morning of February 8th!
Jet lag was non-existent from the first day. Breakfast was always around 7 or 8 AM, and for lunch, we ate bread and snacks while out. Dinner in Argentina starts after 9 PM, with ordering, waiting for food, and paying, it would be 11 or 12 by the time we finished. The Western food wasn’t filling, and I lost 10 pounds in 13 days (key point)!
Using a domestic credit card or an Argentine credit card; using an Argentine DNI or a foreign passport, each has different prices. I did a lot of calculations to figure out what was cheaper!
In Buenos Aires, hold your phone and camera tightly, and you want to tie everything with a rope so they don’t get snatched!
But even with all the hardships, Argentina is truly beautiful, Patagonia is truly beautiful! At just a few hundred meters above sea level, you have snow-capped mountains, forests, and lakes, and there’s no need to worry about altitude sickness. Even if it takes 48 hours round trip, I really can go again!
@Outdoor薯
That sounds like an incredible adventure! I had no idea there was so much diversity packed into one trip, from warm tropical areas to the freezing southern tip. I’d love to know more about how you managed the weather changes with just T-shirts and jackets!
Wow, visiting 7 cities in 13 days sounds intense but so exciting! I love how you mixed big cities with places like Ushuaia. The weather change must’ve been wild, packing everything from T-shirts to jackets!