Argentina
Granite spires, living ice, and a high desert corridor that has been a trade route for ten thousand years.
4 expeditions across patagonia & fjords, amazon & rainforest, deserts, salt & tablelands. Windows on offer: Nov–Mar · Oct–Apr · Year-round · Apr–Nov.
- Expeditions
- 4
- Open to plan
- 4
- Inquire only
- 0
- Days
- 6–10
What Argentina is actually good at
Argentina gives us two unrelated trips. In the south, El Chaltén is a trailhead town where the walks start on the street — no gate, no shuttle — and Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre stand behind it with the Southern Patagonian Icefield feeding weather onto them. Perito Moreno, an hour from El Calafate, is one of the few glaciers on earth that has held roughly stable while its neighbours retreat, and it calves constantly.
In the northwest, the Quebrada de Humahuaca runs north to south through folded sedimentary rock at 2,300–3,000 m, with the Hornocal ridge at 4,350 m above Humahuaca and the Salinas Grandes salt flat at 3,450 m to the west. Salta's high-altitude archaeology museum holds Inca burials recovered from above 6,000 m and is one of the most affecting museums on the continent.
Access and permits
Country-level constraints that decide whether a date is possible.
- Los Glaciares' northern sector has no entry fee and the trails start in El Chaltén, but registration at the park office is expected and camping is limited to designated sites.
- Ice trekking on Perito Moreno is only available through the licensed concession inside the park, in guided roped groups. The harder Big Ice option carries an operator-set age limit.
- The Hornocal road is unsurfaced, climbs to 4,350 m, and closes after heavy summer rain.
The Argentina catalog
Argentina
Fitz Roy Circuit
El Chaltén & Los Glaciares
Granite spires catch alpenglow above glacial lakes. Wind funnels the valleys; camps sit under towers that look unfinished by ice.
- Duration
- 10 days
- Effort
- Challenging
- Window
- Nov–Mar
$8,200–$12,200
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Argentina
Perito Moreno Ice Trek
Los Glaciares National Park
Crampons bite living ice as blue crevasses open underfoot. From shore, the glacier calves into Lago Argentino with a sound like thunder.
- Duration
- 7 days
- Effort
- Moderate
- Window
- Oct–Apr
$6,100–$9,200
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Iguazú Falls Jungle Circuit
Iguazú & Misiones
Spray soaks the walkways as the river drops in curtains. Coatís work the forest edge; toucans cross the gorge in pairs.
- Duration
- 6 days
- Effort
- Easy
- Window
- Year-round
$4,800–$7,400
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Salta Quebrada Traverse
Quebrada de Humahuaca & Noroeste Argentino (Salta/Jujuy)
Striped canyon walls shift color with the sun. High desert villages hold adobe churches; night skies run clear and cold.
- Duration
- 8 days
- Effort
- Moderate
- Window
- Apr–Nov
$5,400–$8,100
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Combine Argentina with a neighbour
Most private journeys cross a border — the Atacama to Uyuni crossing, Copán into Guatemala, Iguazú from both sides. Tell us the shape you want and we will say whether the logistics hold together.
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