WarrenBuffet
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Hi,
I am thinking of going to Argentina / Chile for 3 – 4 weeks in January (mid January to mid February). I have done a fair amount of research but have a number of questions:
1. Typically my partner and I (mid to late twenties) would aim to spend a few weeks back-packing, i.e. we wouldn’t stay in luxury hotels but we wouldn’t stay in dorm rooms in hostels either……..we back pack in a bit of comfort I guess! As a guideline how much would you need to budget for this level of comfort on a day to day basis? (The reason I ask this is that my Lonely Planets typical budget appears way less than I really think I will need to spend)
2. Am I correct in thinking that this is the peak season and prices go way up and availability goes way down?
3. Will we need to plan accommodation a number of weeks before we land, i.e. we will need a pretty fixed itinerary?
4. What are peoples thoughts on tour groups? We are very reticent in joining one of these as we don’t fancy spending a month of our lives with people we don’t like!
5. Has anyone a suggested itinerary for Argentina / Chile, i.e. see most of the sights at a comfortable enough pace in 3 to 4 weeks?
6. Could anyone recommend a beach resort to relax at? I have looked into Puente Del Este in Uruguay but I get the impression it would be somewhat similar to Marbella………is this correct or way off the mark. (We have something along the lines of the resorts in Malaysia / Thailand in our minds!!)
Any thoughts you may have would be much appreciated. We really want to go to South America but don’t want to spend a fortune when, if we went a month or two later, we would have spent far less.
Thanks,
WB
I am thinking of going to Argentina / Chile for 3 – 4 weeks in January (mid January to mid February). I have done a fair amount of research but have a number of questions:
1. Typically my partner and I (mid to late twenties) would aim to spend a few weeks back-packing, i.e. we wouldn’t stay in luxury hotels but we wouldn’t stay in dorm rooms in hostels either……..we back pack in a bit of comfort I guess! As a guideline how much would you need to budget for this level of comfort on a day to day basis? (The reason I ask this is that my Lonely Planets typical budget appears way less than I really think I will need to spend)
2. Am I correct in thinking that this is the peak season and prices go way up and availability goes way down?
3. Will we need to plan accommodation a number of weeks before we land, i.e. we will need a pretty fixed itinerary?
4. What are peoples thoughts on tour groups? We are very reticent in joining one of these as we don’t fancy spending a month of our lives with people we don’t like!
5. Has anyone a suggested itinerary for Argentina / Chile, i.e. see most of the sights at a comfortable enough pace in 3 to 4 weeks?
6. Could anyone recommend a beach resort to relax at? I have looked into Puente Del Este in Uruguay but I get the impression it would be somewhat similar to Marbella………is this correct or way off the mark. (We have something along the lines of the resorts in Malaysia / Thailand in our minds!!)
Any thoughts you may have would be much appreciated. We really want to go to South America but don’t want to spend a fortune when, if we went a month or two later, we would have spent far less.
Thanks,
WB