I solo traveled Argentina for 5 weeks at the start of this year and absolutely loved it! It was my first time in South America, but I fell in love with pretty much every place I visited, especially Buenos Aires where I was based for most of the trip.
I’d like to return this coming January/February for 8–10 weeks and would love some general itinerary advice, tips, and recommendations from people who’ve been.
Here’s the rough plan so far:
Colombia (5 days) — Bogotá and Medellín. I don’t know a huge amount about Colombia so I’m genuinely open to suggestions for other places worth seeing while I’m there.
Peru (7 days) — Lima and Machu Picchu.
Chile — Visiting some family friends in Santiago and seeing the Atacama Desert.
Patagonia (5 days) — El Chaltén for hiking. Maybe Bariloche as well, but would need to add more time here.
Buenos Aires (around 2 weeks) - I want to fit in a day trip to Tigre (didn’t make it last time) and a 2–3 day trip to Mendoza for the wine region.
Brazil — I really want to time it so I’m in Rio for Carnaval and spend a decent chunk of time there, then also get to São Paulo and the Pantanal for the wildlife.
It’s still a pretty loose plan at this stage, so I’m very open to extra recommendations. And if you think something on the list isn’t worth the time or there’s a better use of a few days somewhere, please let me know :) All feedback is welcome!