There’s food and fashion in Buenos Aires, dazzling landscapes in the rugged north-west, vineyards in the shadow of soaring Andean peaks, dramatic windswept plains and glaciers in Patagonia, jungle surprises aside the tumbling waters of Iguazu Falls and the emerald waters and alpine surrounds of the Lake District. There’s the rough, yet romantic, gaucho culture, the sultry elegance of the tango, imposing monuments and museums and above all, an exotic and fun-loving people. You can follow your own passion with Vassa Holidays Pvt Ltd’s office in Argentina. An expert is always on hand to deliver a customised travel experience – why not try a private tango lesson with a professional, a polo demonstration at a local estancia or a meal in the home of a leading Porteño chef? With Vassa Holidays Pvt Ltd’s industry contacts, access can even be arranged to the very balcony from which Evita spoke to her adoring people. Whatever you choose, you’ll soon feel like a local yourself.

Tea aficionados can pull up a chair with Latin America’s top tea sommelier and design their own blend. Visit an authentic estancia or ranch. Get prime seats to a game at La Bombonera football stadium. Dine on the best steak on the planet in Buenos Aires or let a resident Cheese Master make a selection of the best artisanal regional cheeses for you washed down with a fine Argentine Malbec. Learn how to tango and visit a milonga. Ride roughshod over the Patagonian steppe or trek over a glacier.

BEST TIME TO TRAVEL

October-November: Horse-lovers will enjoy the world’s best polo in Buenos Aires during the Argentine Open. August: the Tango Festival incorporates live music, concerts, workshops, dance lessons and milonga events. Weatherwise: Argentina is a year-round destination enjoying a similar climate to that of Southern Australia. Summers are hot and winters can be cold to very cold in the mountains and far south. The North East is best visited in winter when it is cooler and drier