Has anyone cycled in Argentina. If so, I am interested in hearing your stories and suggestions.
Thanks.
e
Cycling Argentina
日, 2011-09-18 16:59
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Cycling Argentina
Has anyone cycled in Argentina. If so, I am interested in hearing your stories and suggestions.
Thanks.
e
Hi
We spent 2 months in Argentine and Chile 4 years ago and had a great time. One of our favorite trips. Our journal is here:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/our2007southamericatrip
If you need any further information then our contact details are on the journal.
Dave & Jo Whitney
I´m from Argentina.. excelent travel.
Thanks for that kind comment. We enjoyed every minute of our time in Argentina, super scenery and extremely friendly people.
Hola, gracias por tu respuesta. Me interesa viajar en bicicleta por argentina. Conoces grupos que viajan juntos? Cycling tour groups?
Hola María-Elena,
te escribí un privado, pero comento aquí por si a alguien le es de utilidad.
He contactado con grupos de Buenos Aires y La Plata que cruzan los Andes hasta Chile.
El centro cicloturista en Argentina es Bariloche-El Bolsón-San Martín de los Andes, allí en enero-febrero-marzo habrá cientos de viajeros en bici, que se juntan con los que viene desde Usuaia subiendo por la Ruta 40 hacia el Norte.
Yo voy a estar viajando en bici por Uruguay, pero en Enero espero estar por la zona de Bariloche.
En mi caso viajo solo, pero dispuesto a compartir días y jornadas con otra gente agradable.
Saludos,
Jorge Sánchez
Valladolid-España
www.biciviajero.es
This looks great! I will read it soon. Thank you for sharing.
Elena.
Hi Elena,
I cycled about a month in Argentina 4 years ago and my feelings about cycling there are really mixed. I went from Rosario to Comodoro Rivadavia, crossed to Chile and then cycled again in Argentina from La Rioja to Bolivia at the beginning of the austral summer.
Positive:
- I met some very friendly people, very warm, italianlike.
- Very cheap camping sites
- Whale watching
Negative:
- drivers do not care at all about cyclists
- narrow roads without shoulders and sometimes lots of lorries
- roads often in a bad state, lots of potholes or very bad gravel roads
- vast emptinesses
- hot, dry without much to see in the south
- often impossible to sleep at camping sites because of people celebrating and drinking alcohol all night
I wouldn't recommend a woman to cycle there on her own as you can be very isolated and I think it is advisable to really choose the area you want to visit, there are big deserts in this country.
As a cyclist I much prefered Chile, Bolivia and Peru in South America but it might be due to the itinerary I chose.
See you,
Etienne
Hi Etienne;
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of traveling in south america. I appreciate it.
Good luck with your travels.
Elena.
Hi, I think that Etienne travel for not touristic route, which in Argentina is Imposible, (Iam Argentino), but In my country there is a lot of route for tourist.
I pass some links (not all are in bike, some in motorcycles):
www.jamerboi.com (Argentinian Travelers)
http://www.acampante.com/ruta40enbicicleta/ (this is the best route to do)
latar I pass more links.
good look
more links
this travel is for route 40, a woman alone
http://40-40.com.ar/
I been in Argentina this year
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1r4vFZo&doc_id=8178&v=Bn