From next Monday, May 22, just for the extra long weekend, eleven National Parks of Argentina will increase their entrance fees. The increases are given both in the general entrance for foreigners and in the differentiated rates for national, provincial residents, minors, retirees, etc.
"The resources obtained by the National Parks Administration through the collection of these entrances contribute to finance the conservation programs and infrastructure of the entire System of Protected Areas, which has more than 50 areas, since the entrance in the remaining areas is free and free," they point out in the statement of the agency, in which the update of the tickets is informed.
The Perito Moreno glacier, the star of Los Glaciares National Park.
How much tickets go up
National Parks have different entrance fees. There are even several whose admission is free.
Among the most expensive are the most chosen by national and foreign tourists: Iguazú, in Misiones, famous for the Falls and, in Patagonia, Los Glaciares, with the Perito Moreno glacier as the main protagonist, and the Tierra del Fuego National Park.
These parks charge an entrance fee that is currently $ 1,500 (in the case of Iguazú, if purchased online it costs $ 1,275) for national residents over 17 years old.
And from Monday 22 it will cost $ 2,500 for that category (keep in mind that during the winter season, from May to September 15, in Tierra del Fuego no income is charged).
Other parks such as El Palmar (Entre Ríos), Talampaya (La Rioja) and Los Alerces (Chubut) currently have an entrance fee of $ 1,000 for national residents and will cost $ 1,500 from Monday, May 22.
This is the new tariff table communicated by APN. Photo Capture
All prices can be viewed on https://ventaweb.apn.gob.ar/reserva/parques
In the APN statement, they clarify that these values are lower than those registered in protected natural areas of other countries in the region.
"It is worth clarifying that the National Parks of Argentina remain with values below the average of the protected areas of the region, such as Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil or Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, where the entrance costs 35 dollars, taken to the MEP dollar (currency charged to foreign tourism in our country), It is equivalent to more than 15,000 pesos. Another example is Machu Picchu, where only the entrance costs 40 dollars. "
El Palmar National Park, in Colón, Entre Ríos. Photo Shutterstock
They explain that with the money raised from these increases, in National Parks they hope to continue with the program "More works, better parks": 120 infrastructure works for a total amount of more than 300 million pesos that already allowed to condition trails, fix signage, revalue viewpoints and historical sites, place stoves, etc.
Voices against
From the Argentine Federation of Associations of Travel and Tourism Companies - FAEVYT, which represents all Argentine travel agencies, they ask to reverse this measure, since this "breaks the agreement signed by travel agencies, which respected the prices of Previaje 4, until June 30".
"The decision of Minister Juan Cabandié is going over the agreement with private companies that, despite inflation and permanent increases, we committed together with the Ministry of Economy – where we always find answers to promote our activity – to maintain prices," said Andrés Deyá, president of FAEVYT.
"Learning that there will be an immediate increase (which will run from May 22, in the run-up to the use of Pre-trip 4 services and facing a long weekend) forces us to rethink the commitments made. We ask Juan Cabandié, responsible for National Parks, to reverse a measure that affects the work of businessmen and the credibility of this type of agreement. We don't think the adjustment always has to be on the part of the private sector."
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