Are you still going to take the cable car with Chinese people in New Zealand 🇳🇿🚡?
It’s really too cliché.
New Zealand has become a stronghold for Chinese people with the relaxation of visa policies.
The real Southern Hemisphere is right across from China.
7000 RMB can get you a round trip to South America.
Here’s the recommended itinerary:
✈️ Round trip from Seoul to Chile 7000 RMB
🏂🏻 4-day package at Portillo, Chile’s top powder snow ski resort 750 USD
(⚠️ The hotel package includes meals, accommodation, and skiing. Self-driving risk: 180° sharp turns on mountain roads, difficult to drive back and forth, direct bus from the airport.
💵 One-way taxi 200 USD, bus 110 USD, car rental 40 USD)
🏂🏻 Chile’s top internet-famous ski resort Novado, free with ikon pass for 2 days
(⚠️ Final plan: Stay at a 100 RMB youth hostel in the capital, daily shuttle to the ski resort 20 USD)
✈️ Then fly from Chile to BRC, Argentina 500 RMB direct
🚘 Half-day self-drive tour in BRC, the “Little Switzerland” of South America
(⚠️ Car rental 480 RMB per day, hostel 100 RMB)
🏂🏻 BRC has South America’s top ski resort, Cloud Ski Resort, 2 days
(⚠️ Ski during the day, self-drive small loop in the afternoon)
✈️ Fly from BRC, Argentina to Buenos Aires 300 RMB with a layover
(⚠️ Can stay one night in the capital or directly proceed to the next leg)
🏞️ Fly from the capital to Iguazu 200 RMB, visit the great falls, and drop by Brazil 🇧🇷
Return to the capital 300 RMB.
Return to Santiago, Chile, and then back to Seoul.
✈️ Why not go to Ushuaia in the plan?
1. No direct flights, must transit through the capital, wasting time, and the ticket costs 500-800 RMB, round trip 1400 RMB, while the round trip to the great falls is 600 RMB. Total cost controlled under 10,000 RMB.
2. Visiting the Argentine great falls can also use the 10-year Brazilian visa, adding a record to Brazil.
3. After a week of skiing, the glacier scenery is a bit repetitive, so it’s better to switch to a warmer place.
❗ In summary, this South American ski trip,
visits 3~4 countries (the great falls can also include Paraguay).
The total cost from departure in China is around 10,000 RMB. It’s not much money, with hotels costing 100-200 RMB, and car rental 480 RMB. The trip lasts 12 days, with 2 days of flying (I get bored if I’m out for more than 10 days).
Departure from Seoul on August 25, arrive in Chile on August 27.
Departure to Argentina on September 2.
Departure passing through the capital to the great falls on September 5,
Return via the capital to Chile on September 8.
Let’s go, anyone who wants to join me can.
