{"id":1306039,"date":"2026-10-07T12:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306039"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:01:37","slug":"argentina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/south-america\/argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302047,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Argentina country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Argentina","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Patagonia at one end, subtropical falls at the other, and a capital that eats at eleven and dances until six. Cheap for visitors, expensive for Argentines, and unlike anywhere else on the continent.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1306083","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac10 | Dorm bed, from\r\n3,700km | North to south\r\n\u20ac6 | A steak dinner with wine\r\n6,961m | Aconcagua","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Long, thin, and mostly empty at the ends","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Argentina runs 3,700km from the subtropics to the edge of Antarctica, and the two ends have nothing in common. The Igua\u00e7u falls in the north sit in jungle; El Chalt\u00e9n in the south sits under granite towers with glaciers behind them. Buenos Aires is in the middle and is the most European city in South America.\r\n\r\nPatagonia is what most people come for and it is an undertaking: El Chalt\u00e9n for trekking, El Calafate for the Perito Moreno glacier, Bariloche for lakes and mountains, and Ushuaia at the bottom of the world. Distances there are enormous and buses take a day at a time.\r\n\r\nMendoza on the Chilean border does wine at the foot of the Andes, and Salta in the northwest has desert, colour and a culture closer to Bolivia than Buenos Aires.\r\n\r\nThree weeks covers Buenos Aires, Patagonia and one more region. A month does it justice.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | Spanish, with a distinctive accent and vos instead of t\u00fa\r\nCurrency | Argentine peso (ARS). Inflation has been severe \u2014 check prices fresh\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nTap water | Drinkable in most cities including Buenos Aires\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants, often cash\r\nDinner | Argentines eat at 21:00 at the earliest. Restaurants fill at 22:00\r\nHow long to stay | Three weeks minimum, a month for Patagonia properly\r\nBest months | October to April for Patagonia","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Domestic flights are the only sensible way to cross the country. Buses are excellent but very long.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Buenos Aires | The most European city on the continent: steak, tango, bookshops and a nightlife that starts at two. |  | 1306082 | Wonderful city, i spent 2.5 weeks here and always had things to do. | \nEl Chalt\u00e9n | The trekking capital of Argentine Patagonia, under Fitz Roy, with free trails from the village. |  | 1306053 | Fantastic place, great cafes and vibes overall. Of course the hiking is top notch. Visit Glacier Hamuel! | \nEl Calafate | The base for the Perito Moreno glacier, which calves into a lake while you watch. |  | 1306054 | Really nice and beautiful city. People tell you to stay there 2 days max - I was there a week and I didn\u2019t want to leave. | \nMendoza | Wine country at the foot of the Andes, with Aconcagua nearby and cycling between vineyards. |  | 1306055 | Beautiful city. Food, nature, wine, bars, caf\u00e9s, plazas are high points. Buses are pretty good. | \nBariloche | Lakes, mountains and chocolate in the northern Patagonian Andes. Ski in winter. |  | 1306056 | Bariloche is Argentina\u2019s ultimate escape for travelers seeking nature over city noise. Nestled between the Andes and the massive Nahuel Huapi Lake, it\u2019s the perfect base for adventure. Getting around is easy, giving you quick access to stunning spots. Don\u2019t miss Circuito Chico: stop by the famous Patagonia Brewery for world-class views, or explore the charming Colonia Suiza. As the gateway to the legendary 7 Lakes Route, Bariloche is where your Patagonian journey truly begins! | \nSalta | The northwest: desert, colours, Andean culture and the road to the Salinas Grandes salt flats. |  | 1306057 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Argentina is trekking, steak and wine, and the distances mean picking two regions rather than five.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Patagonia, which is the reason most people come. | Trek to Laguna de los Tres; Walk on the Perito Moreno glacier; Climb near Aconcagua | El Chalt\u00e9n; Perito Moreno; Tierra del Fuego | El Chalt\u00e9n; El Calafate; Bariloche | adventure\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Beef, malbec and the best ice cream outside Italy. | A parrilla steak dinner; Wine tasting in Mendoza; Dulce de leche in everything | Buenos Aires parrillas; Mendoza vineyards; Salta empanadas | Buenos Aires; Mendoza | food\nCity break | blue | city | Buenos Aires over five days, and it is not enough. | A milonga where locals dance tango; San Telmo market on Sunday; Recoleta cemetery | San Telmo; Palermo; La Boca | Buenos Aires | city-break\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Nothing starts before two, and it runs until breakfast. | Palermo bars from midnight; A boliche at 03:00; Tango at a milonga rather than a show | Palermo; San Telmo; Costanera | Buenos Aires | nightlife\nCulture | purple | culture | Tango, literature, Peronism and Italian immigration. | A milonga rather than a dinner show; Recoleta cemetery and Evita's grave; El Ateneo bookshop | Recoleta; San Telmo; Salta | Buenos Aires; Salta | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | Cheap for visitors, though inflation makes it a moving target. | Steak dinners for \u20ac6\u201312; \u20ac10 dorms; Men\u00fa del d\u00eda lunches | Buenos Aires; Salta; Mendoza | Buenos Aires; Salta | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Argentina","hw_hub_country_do_body":"El Chalt\u00e9n is the best trekking base in South America and it is free: trails to Laguna de los Tres beneath Fitz Roy and Laguna Torre start from the village itself, need no guide or permit, and are day walks rather than expeditions.\r\n\r\nPerito Moreno near El Calafate is one of the few advancing glaciers in the world and calves into the lake with a noise you feel. Walkways face it directly, and ice trekking on the surface is bookable.\r\n\r\nIn Buenos Aires, tango is the thing people get wrong \u2014 the dinner shows are for tourists, and a milonga, where locals actually dance, costs a few euros and is far better. San Telmo's Sunday market, Recoleta cemetery and Palermo's bars fill the rest.\r\n\r\nIgua\u00e7u falls in the north are shared with Brazil and worth seeing from both sides.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"El Chalt\u00e9n | Free trails from the village. No guide or permit needed\r\nPerito Moreno | An advancing glacier calving into a lake. Ice trekking bookable\r\nMilongas | Where locals dance tango, for a few euros. Skip the dinner shows\r\nIgua\u00e7u | Both sides over two days. The Argentine side has more walkways","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Argentina","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Argentina","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Beef is the national obsession and the parrilla is the format: a grill restaurant where you order a cut, it arrives cooked over wood, and the portion defeats most people. A steak with a glass of malbec runs \u20ac6 to \u20ac15 depending on the city.\r\n\r\nEmpanadas differ by province and cost under a euro each. Milanesa, breaded and fried, is the everyday cheap meal, and Argentine pizza \u2014 thick, enormously cheesy, from Italian immigration \u2014 is its own tradition.\r\n\r\nDulce de leche is in everything, the ice cream is genuinely world class thanks to the same Italian heritage, and mate, the shared herbal drink passed around a group, is a social ritual rather than a beverage. Being offered it is a compliment; wiping the straw is an insult.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Parrilla | Steak over wood. \u20ac6\u201315 with a glass of malbec\r\nEmpanadas | Under a euro each, and different in every province\r\nIce cream | World class, from Italian immigration. Have it daily\r\nMate | Shared from one straw. Never wipe it \u2014 it is an insult","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Argentina","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Argentina","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Buenos Aires runs on a schedule that surprises everyone. Dinner is at ten, bars fill at one, clubs open at two and nobody arrives before three, and it ends around breakfast. Turning up to a boliche at midnight means an empty room.\r\n\r\nPalermo is the main bar district, split into Soho and Hollywood, with San Telmo more bohemian and Costanera holding the big clubs.\r\n\r\nWine is very cheap and very good \u2014 a decent malbec is \u20ac3 to \u20ac6 in a shop and \u20ac8 to \u20ac15 in a restaurant. Fernet with Coke is the national mixed drink and an acquired taste. For tango, find a milonga rather than a show.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Timing | Dinner at 22:00, clubs from 02:00. Arriving early means an empty room\r\nPalermo | Soho and Hollywood. The main bar districts\r\nWine | A good malbec for \u20ac3\u20136 in a shop\r\nFernet and Coke | The national drink. Bitter, and an acquired taste","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Argentina","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Argentina","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Distances are the defining problem. Buenos Aires to El Calafate is 2,700km \u2014 three and a half hours by air or over thirty by bus. Aerol\u00edneas Argentinas, Flybondi and JetSmart fly the routes, and booking ahead keeps fares at \u20ac50 to \u20ac120.\r\n\r\nBuses are genuinely excellent for the medium legs: cama and semi-cama seats recline almost flat, and Buenos Aires to Mendoza or Bariloche overnight is comfortable.\r\n\r\nIn Patagonia, distances between towns are long and services infrequent \u2014 El Calafate to El Chalt\u00e9n is three hours and runs a few times a day. Book ahead in January and February. In Buenos Aires, the Subte and buses need a SUBE card, and Uber and Cabify both operate.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Fly the long legs | Buenos Aires to El Calafate is 3.5 hours by air, 30+ by bus\r\nCama buses | Near-flat seats. Excellent for overnight medium distances\r\nPatagonia | Infrequent services and long gaps. Book ahead in high season\r\nSUBE card | Needed for buses and metro in Buenos Aires","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Argentina","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Argentina costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Argentina has had severe inflation for years, which makes any price figure unreliable within months. What has stayed true is that it is cheap for visitors holding euros and painful for Argentines earning pesos.\r\n\r\nBroadly: dorms from around \u20ac10, a parrilla steak dinner \u20ac6 to \u20ac15, a good bottle of malbec \u20ac3 to \u20ac6 in a shop. A day comes to \u20ac30 to \u20ac50.\r\n\r\nPatagonia is the exception and costs considerably more than the rest of the country \u2014 El Chalt\u00e9n and El Calafate are remote, seasonal and priced accordingly, with dorms at \u20ac20 to \u20ac35 in peak season. Historically there was a parallel exchange rate that rewarded bringing cash dollars, though the position has shifted repeatedly, so check current advice rather than relying on older guidance.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Prices move | Severe inflation for years. Verify any figure before travelling\r\nDorm bed | From \u20ac10, and \u20ac20\u201335 in Patagonia in season\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac30\u201350 outside Patagonia\r\nExchange rates | The parallel-rate situation has changed repeatedly. Check current advice","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Argentina","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Argentina","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Argentina is one of the safer countries on the continent for travellers, and Buenos Aires is comfortable in the central and northern neighbourhoods, including late at night when the city is still busy.\r\n\r\nPetty theft is the main issue: bag snatching in San Telmo and La Boca, distraction thefts on the Subte, and phone grabs in the street. La Boca in particular is fine on the tourist street in daylight and not somewhere to wander beyond it.\r\n\r\nIn Patagonia, the risks are weather and remoteness. Wind in El Chalt\u00e9n regularly reaches speeds that knock people over, weather changes within an hour, and trails cross exposed ground with no shelter. Check forecasts, register longer walks at the park office, and carry more layers than the day suggests.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 911\r\nPetty theft | Bag snatching in San Telmo and La Boca. Phones out of sight\r\nLa Boca | Fine on the tourist street in daylight. Do not wander beyond it\r\nPatagonian wind | Strong enough to knock you over. Check forecasts and layer up","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Argentina","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens enter visa-free for 90 days, extendable once at a migration office.\r\n\r\nPassports need to be valid for the stay, and proof of onward travel may be requested.\r\n\r\nThe practical thing to research is money rather than paperwork. Argentina has operated multiple exchange rates in recent years, with a significant gap between official and parallel, and the rules for card payments and cash have changed repeatedly. Check the current situation shortly before travelling, because it materially affects what your trip costs.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 90 days, extendable once\r\nPassport validity | Valid for the stay\r\nExchange rates | Multiple rates have operated. Research shortly before travelling\r\nOnward travel | May be requested at check-in","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Argentina","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Southern hemisphere seasons, and Patagonia decides the calendar: it is only comfortably accessible from October to April.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Buenos Aires. Patagonia is an entirely different climate \u2014 El Chalt\u00e9n is cold and extremely windy even in January, and most services there close from May to September.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 30 | 5 | Peak summer. Patagonia at its busiest, Buenos Aires hot and emptying\r\nFebruary | 29 | 5 | Still peak. Book Patagonia ahead\r\nMarch | 26 | 4 | Excellent. Harvest in Mendoza and quieter trails\r\nApril | 23 | 3 | Autumn colour in Patagonia. Services thinning\r\nMay | 19 | 2 | Patagonia closing down. Buenos Aires cool and pleasant\r\nJune | 16 | 2 | Winter. Ski season at Bariloche begins\r\nJuly | 15 | 3 | Ski season, and school holidays. Patagonia largely shut\r\nAugust | 17 | 2 | Still winter. Cheapest month in Buenos Aires\r\nSeptember | 19 | 3 | Spring. Patagonia reopening late in the month\r\nOctober | 22 | 4 | Excellent. Patagonia opens, and it is quiet\r\nNovember | 25 | 5 | The best month for Patagonia. Long days, fewer people\r\nDecember | 28 | 5 | Summer starts and prices climb towards January","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person. Patagonia runs well above these figures.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Inflation has been severe, so treat these as indicative. Patagonia costs considerably more, and domestic flights run \u20ac50\u2013120 a leg.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 20 | 10 | 14\r\nComfortable | 35 | 38 | 18 | 28","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"The wine harvest and the tango championship are the two worth timing a trip around.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"argentina","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Argentina","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/argentina\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Vendimia | March | Mendoza | The wine harvest festival, with parades and a crowning ceremony in the Andes foothills. |  | \nTango World Championship | August | Buenos Aires | Two weeks of competition and free classes across the city. |  | \nPatagonia trekking season | October to April | El Chalt\u00e9n \u00b7 El Calafate | When the trails are open, the buses run and the refugios are staffed. |  | \nCarnaval | February | Gualeguaych\u00fa \u00b7 the northwest | Smaller than Brazil's but genuinely big in Entre R\u00edos and the Andean north. |  | \nSki season | June to September | Bariloche \u00b7 Las Le\u00f1as | Southern hemisphere skiing in the Andes. |  | \nD\u00eda de la Tradici\u00f3n | November | San Antonio de Areco | Gaucho culture, horsemanship and asado in the pampas. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Argentina","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Buenos Aires has the most; Patagonian towns are seasonal and book out in January and February.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Argentina","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/argentina\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"10","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Argentina travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How long do you need in Argentina? | Three weeks minimum for Buenos Aires, Patagonia and one more region. The country runs 3,700km from subtropics to the edge of Antarctica, so domestic flights are unavoidable and distances eat days.\r\nWhen can I visit Patagonia? | October to April. Most services in El Chalt\u00e9n and El Calafate close from May to September, and November is the sweet spot \u2014 long days, open trails and fewer people than January.\r\nIs Argentina cheap? | Cheap for visitors holding euros, though years of severe inflation make any figure unreliable. Broadly: dorms from \u20ac10, a steak dinner with wine at \u20ac6 to \u20ac15, and a day around \u20ac30 to \u20ac50. Patagonia costs considerably more.\r\nWhat is the exchange rate situation? | Argentina has operated multiple rates with a significant gap between official and parallel, and the rules for cash and card payments have changed repeatedly. Research the current position shortly before you travel \u2014 it materially affects what your trip costs.\r\nWhere should I see tango? | A milonga, where locals actually dance, for a few euros. The dinner shows in Buenos Aires are aimed squarely at tourists and cost twenty times as much for something less interesting.\r\nDo I need a guide for trekking in El Chalt\u00e9n? | No, and that is what makes it the best trekking base in South America. Trails to Laguna de los Tres and Laguna Torre start from the village, are free, need no permit and are day walks.\r\nWhy does everyone eat so late? | Because that is the schedule. Dinner is at ten, bars fill at one and clubs open at two. Turning up anywhere at what feels like a normal hour means an empty room.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Argentina \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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