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Argentina
Posted on 12/11/20 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 12/11/20 at 12:42 pm
Hey guys, I’m in the beginning of planning a trip to Cordoba, Argentina to dove hunt which is a trip we won at a DU event. It’ll be 3 days and is all planned out but the wives will be coming with all of us so we are looking at extending the trip for another 5 days or so.
As of right now, we’re looking at renting a vehicle and driving over to Mendoza to explore wine country, but I’m all for other suggestions.
How easy is it to drive there? How much Spanish do I need to know? And can I rely on my phone and GPS for directions out there?? Lol
Any other tips/suggestions are welcome.
As of right now, we’re looking at renting a vehicle and driving over to Mendoza to explore wine country, but I’m all for other suggestions.
How easy is it to drive there? How much Spanish do I need to know? And can I rely on my phone and GPS for directions out there?? Lol
Any other tips/suggestions are welcome.
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Posted on 12/11/20 at 12:56 pm to Shepherd88
GPS should be fine. Download duolingo app (it's free) and practice everyday. They aren't Europe when it comes to linguistics
Posted on 12/11/20 at 2:11 pm to Shepherd88
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Cordoba, Argentina to dove hunt which is a trip we won at a DU event.
Going to spend a crap ton on that "free trip"
Seriously, I'm jealous. Will be making that trip one day myself.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 2:21 pm to speckledawg
Oh no doubt we are. Haha Argentina has been a bucket list for us though and not getting to travel in 2020 gives us all the more reason to enjoy the heck outa this.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 3:10 pm to Shepherd88
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As of right now, we’re looking at renting a vehicle and driving over to Mendoza to explore wine country, but I’m all for other suggestions.
Never been to Mendoza, but did visit Buenos Aires last year and looks to be an easier drive for you.
Have you looked into flying instead of driving? We had several domestic fights while there. If you are up for flying instead of driving, many other destinations become available. Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, etc.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 3:29 pm to speckledawg
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Going to spend a crap ton on that "free trip"
Google "USD to ARS conversion"
Posted on 12/11/20 at 3:43 pm to Shepherd88
Are you bringing guns or renting guns? Can you drive around with your own guns if a local guide isn’t with you?
Posted on 12/11/20 at 3:44 pm to wickowick
I plan on renting. Was hoping I could bring my saiga semi with some drum mags but that wasn’t allowed... jk lol
Posted on 12/11/20 at 4:46 pm to LSUsuperfresh
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Google "USD to ARS conversion"
Google the cost of a box of shells at an Argentine dove outfitter + the average shot.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 5:01 pm to speckledawg
I was told to expect to spend $1k on shells. I think once they open the case then all those boxes are now yours.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 5:30 pm to Shepherd88
Bring at least 2 guns and a shoulder pad or 2. 
Posted on 12/11/20 at 6:14 pm to Shepherd88
Leave the women home. Shoot birds during the day, bang Argentinian women at night
Posted on 12/11/20 at 6:29 pm to Shepherd88
I was in Argentina for 11 days in early March, right before COVID shut everything down. I definitely recommend flying around the country, as flights are very cheap. My review:
Iguazu Falls is awesome and a perfect two-day trip (one day for each side of the falls).
Ushuaia is also fantastic at that time of year, and we went to Martillo Island and saw several species of penguins up close. We went hiking in Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is very pretty.
We flew to El Calafate and went hiking in El Chalten, and those are some of the most magnificent mountains in the world -- just incredible. We also visited Perito Moreno glacier, and that's impressive too. That's the only place where I rented a car, and it was fine. The only issue I had was when I got a small lecture from a cop at a checkpoint for not having my lights on -- in Argentina, headlights are supposed to be on day and night.
I was honestly disappointed by Bariloche -- it was dry and dusty in March and the town seemed past its prime.
And Buenos Aires was certainly interesting enough, but it's not a city that I'm desperate to visit again.
I speak halfway decent Spanish, so it's hard for me to gauge how easy or hard it would be to travel without speaking any of the language, but my gut is that you'll be fine. I've traveled lots of places where I didn't know the language, and I think Argentina would be a lot easier than other places.
Iguazu Falls is awesome and a perfect two-day trip (one day for each side of the falls).
Ushuaia is also fantastic at that time of year, and we went to Martillo Island and saw several species of penguins up close. We went hiking in Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is very pretty.
We flew to El Calafate and went hiking in El Chalten, and those are some of the most magnificent mountains in the world -- just incredible. We also visited Perito Moreno glacier, and that's impressive too. That's the only place where I rented a car, and it was fine. The only issue I had was when I got a small lecture from a cop at a checkpoint for not having my lights on -- in Argentina, headlights are supposed to be on day and night.
I was honestly disappointed by Bariloche -- it was dry and dusty in March and the town seemed past its prime.
And Buenos Aires was certainly interesting enough, but it's not a city that I'm desperate to visit again.
I speak halfway decent Spanish, so it's hard for me to gauge how easy or hard it would be to travel without speaking any of the language, but my gut is that you'll be fine. I've traveled lots of places where I didn't know the language, and I think Argentina would be a lot easier than other places.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 6:53 pm to GOP_Tiger
Cheers. Patagonia is definitely a trip that I plan on doing in my life. Not sure if I’ll be able to hit it this time bc the folks I’m going with wouldn’t want to get the full experience like I would if we went down that way. So I’ll probably leave that part of the country behind for my reason to come back.
Posted on 12/11/20 at 7:13 pm to speckledawg
I read it was about $250 / day for shells in 2011. If inflation has affected it only 25% vs the ARS, it shouldn't be that bad.
Posted on 12/12/20 at 11:59 pm to LSUsuperfresh
Note for speaking Spanish there. They don’t use the tu form (you) in conjugation like the rest of Latin America. They use vos instead. My Spanish is pretty good and that conjugation threw me off every time.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 8:26 pm to LSUsuperfresh
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$250 / day for shells in 2011
Buddies that went last year spent about 4x that. They shoot a lot though....
Posted on 12/16/20 at 7:33 pm to Shepherd88
lol
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