Touring Patagonia
Summer is about to start in the southern hemisphere and Patagonia is the ideal destination to reconnect yourself with nature , practice outdoors sports and experience memorable adventures.
Here my suggestions:
Book at least 2 nights in Buenos Aires City, as your first stop in Argentina. Enjoy it´s night life, a tango show and walk around the most attractive districts: Recoleta, Palermo and San Telmo.
Do shopping in Buenos Aires!!: excellent products at unbelievable prices!
Connecting flights to Patagonia departs from Buenos Aires “Aeroparque” ( the domestic flights airport), and all flights take around two / three hours to your Patagonian destinations.
The Best of the best in Patagonia:
San Martin de los Andes Village: a fly fishing paradise – excellent Jack Nicklaus Golf Course – Ideal for outdoors. Ideal:3 / 5 nights stay.
Bariloche City: the biggest city of Patagonia, with an amazing nature in the surroundings: stay between 3 or 4 nights here
Calafate and The Glaciers: in the southernmost region of Patagonia. Unforgettable trekking at the Perito Moreno Glacier. Excellent Hotels.Stay 2 or 3 nights
Other places worth including in your tour : Villa La Angostura ( between San Martin de los Andes and Bariloche) – Peninsula de Valdes ( a paradise of southern right whales ), and Ushuaia ( look at the bottom of the map to find it!)
Perfect Connections:
1 – San Martin de los Andes – Villa La Angostura – Bariloche
2 – Ushuaia – Calafate – Bariloche
3 – Peninsula de Valdes – Calafate – Bariloche
Suggested food: roasted lamb – trout – smoked wild meat ( deer and wild pig ) – and chocolate cakes. Always Argentine wines: The Patagonian Pinot Noirs and Merlots are super..and the top varietal : the Malbec of Mendoza ( always ask for a Gran Reserve wine )
Friendly people, no stress, good food, dry and sunny weather all summer..endless days..no highways or traffic congestion, no contamination. What else could be expected?
Claudio Oliveira