What to book before you travel to Argentina?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

8 activities to book · about €495 per person

Buenos Aires

Days 1-3
Days 1-3Tango show and dinnerEveningDinner first, then the dance performed properly, with the orchestra in the room.€55Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-3City tour and La Boca, guidedHalf dayThe main districts in half a day, ending among the painted tin houses of the old Genoese port.€30Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Caminito, the painted street of La Boca · Recoleta and its cemetery · San Telmo · Puerto Madero

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Iguazu Falls

Days 4-5
Days 4-5The falls, Argentine sideFull dayA full day on the walkways, which run both above and below the water. You will get wet.€40Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 4-5Devil's Throat: forest train and walkwaysHalf dayThe narrow-gauge train, then a kilometre of catwalk out to the lip of the eighty-metre drop.€25Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The waterfall trails · Wildlife: coatis and toucans · The subtropical forest

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Patagonia: El Calafate

Days 6-8
Days 6-8Perito Moreno, the walkwaysFull dayBalconies facing a wall of ice five kilometres wide. The sound of it breaking carries a long way.€45Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 6-8Mini-trek on the glacierFull dayCrampons on, an hour or two out on the ice, and whisky poured over a chunk of it at the end.€180Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Perito Moreno · Lake Argentino · The Patagonian steppe · The sunsets

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Mendoza

Days 9-10
Days 9-10The wine road and its tastingsFull dayThe bodegas of Lujan de Cuyo and the Uco Valley, where Malbec found the altitude it wanted.€65Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 9-10A day in the AndesFull dayThe road west towards the Chilean border, past the Puente del Inca and the Aconcagua viewpoint.€55Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Bodegas and vineyards · San Martin Park · Independence Square · The view of Aconcagua

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Argentina cost?

€495 per person if you do them all, across 8 bookings. The most expensive is "Mini-trek on the glacier" at €180, the cheapest "Devil's Throat: forest train and walkways" at €25. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Argentina without booking anything?

15 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Caminito, the painted street of La Boca, Recoleta and its cemetery, San Telmo, Puerto Madero. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

At which stop should you book earliest?

Buenos Aires, with 2 activities to book, against 2 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.

How long do these activities take?

From Half day for the shortest to Full day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.

The rest of the trip