Safety in Argentina: what overland travellers should know
Our summary of the country advice published by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Viaggiare Sicuri) on 18 August 2026.
Safety
- Crime — Pickpocketing, bag-snatching and robbery often accompanied by violence are widespread, above all in Buenos Aires and the main cities, Rosario in particular. Keep phones, tablets and laptops out of sight in the street, leave jewellery behind, and do not resist if you are robbed. Carry copies of your documents and leave the originals somewhere secure.
- Drugged robberies — Several cases, foreign tourists among the victims, involve being sedated and then robbed by someone met casually in a nightspot, a trick known locally as the "Viuda Negra".
- Strikes and roadblocks — General strikes and mass mobilisations can disrupt transport and turn into disorder. Check before you travel and follow local instructions so you can steer clear of demonstrations and road blocks.
- Cushamen, Chubut — There have been demonstrations and clashes between police and members of the Mapuche community in the Cushamen department, in the north-west of Chubut province near Río Negro. If you are heading there, follow the news and whatever local authorities say.
- Volcanoes — Eruptions are frequent in the Andes, where around 40 volcanoes are considered active. Copahue in particular flares up periodically.
Before you rely on this
This is our summary of advice written by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Italian travellers, published on 18 August 2026. We summarise in good faith, but we cannot guarantee it is accurate, current or complete, and we take no responsibility for decisions made on the basis of it. Rules change without notice and are applied by officials at the border, not by websites. Always read the original source and the travel advice your own government publishes for Argentina before you travel. GuideMeet has no way of checking whether an individual guide meets any standard mentioned here — ask them directly.
Source: Viaggiare Sicuri — Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, updated 18 August 2026. Last checked by GuideMeet on 2026-09-20.