Argentine Quest

Flying directly into Buenos Aires you’ll be greeted by one of South America’s most buzzing and thriving cities. Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires is a portside city characterised by a mix of vibrant culture, rich history and classic European influence.

For four days, you’ll explore the capital with a variety of activities. A guided walking tour will help you get your bearings, and you can meet some of the city’s oldest residents in La Recoleta Cemetery including the famous Eva Peron, the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón. La Boca is the arty barrio with its brightly coloured murals and artists at work. Exploring San Telmo, Argentina’s oldest barrio, you can browse antique market stalls and, in the evening, let us book you in for one of Argentina’s most evocative evenings – dinner at a revered tango club where accomplished dancers bring this tradition to life with verve.

Change up your location once again with a flight into the heart of Argentina’s wine-growing region – Mendoza, located in Cuyo in the centre of Argentina, near the border with Chile. Framed by the Andes Mountains, Mendoza is presided over by Mount Aconcagua, the highest point in the Americas.

Mendoza itself is a charming colonial and art deco town, easy to wander around with its wide streets, parks with tinkling fountains, artisan shops and open plazas, and a couple of interesting museums including the Modern Art Museum and the Museo Historico General San Martin. But sooner or later, you’ll find your eye drawn to the landscapes of endless vines that provide the region with its robust reds including the famous Argentinian malbec. You’ll taste this and plenty of other whites and reds on a full day tour of the Central Valley, stopping for lunch and tastings at wineries. With a few extra days, you may like to cycle or horse ride to the backdrop of the snow-capped Andes, hike the rocky landscapes of the Parque Provincial National Park or treat yourself to a steak dinner in one of Mendoza’s traditional tavernas, with delicious red wine of course.

Before your return journey home, we recommend a few days of relaxation. The place for this is the Pampas, meaning ‘flat area’, a central Argentinian region around an hour from Buenos Aires. Characterised by vast plains, endless grassland and a breathtaking natural expanse, you can let your shoulders drop. Wildlife can be found hidden in the grasses such as wild fox, bush dog, viscacha and the Pampas cat.

Home of the gauchos, the Pampas is where estancias are dotted around the sparsely populated region and traditional way-of-life here is very much celebrated from the drinking of Mate tea to asado barbecues and of course skilled horsemanship at every turn.