Backpacking Argentina: 13 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Argentina, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Tango, steak, grand boulevards.
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Iguazu Falls
Misiones
Thundering jungle waterfalls.
3
El Calafate
Santa Cruz
The Perito Moreno glacier.
4
Bariloche
Rio Negro
Lakes, chocolate, ski Andes.
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El Chalten
Santa Cruz
Trekking under Mount Fitz Roy.
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Mendoza
Mendoza
Malbec vineyards and Aconcagua.
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Salta
Salta
Colonial northwest highlands.
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Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
The end-of-the-world city.
9
Purmamarca
Jujuy
Seven-colour hills.
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Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Whales and Peninsula Valdes.
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Cordoba
Cordoba
University city and sierras.
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Cafayate
Salta
High-altitude wine and canyons.
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El Bolson
Rio Negro
Hippie valley and hikes.
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