Few countries in South America offer such a range of contrasts and such variety of wildlife as Argentina: the wide grasslands of the Pampas, the soaring snowcaps and glacial lakes of the Andes, the bleak steppe of Patagonia, the semi-tropical spendour of the rainforest around Iguazu Falls, the steamy marshlands of Ibera, and the cool forests of Tierra del Fuego.

These varied habitats support an astonishing range of wildlife that includes a number of must-sees: magellanic penguin, southern right whale, orca, elephant seal, Andean condor, guanaco and more besides.

If you yearn for striking scenery, dramatic vistas and interesting wildlife, you could do a lot worse than take a trip to Argentina.