Day 1: Buenos Aires Sightseeing Tour
You will meet your guide at your downtown located hotel or, if you are staying at outside the pick up area, at a centrally located meeting point. Your coach tour of Buenos Aires begins in the Retiro neighborhood. As you sit back and relax in your comfortable seat, you’ll make your way past the city’s top landmarks and through its most popular neighborhoods. Head to one of the city’s largest districts, Palermo, where you’ll drive through Palermo Woods. The city’s largest park, Palermo Woods is home to many attractions, including the Buenos Aires Eco Park (formerly Zoo), Plaza Italia and Galileo Galilei Planetarium. We will arrive in Recoleta, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the city, with its renowned Recoleta Cemetery (where Eva Peron is interred), elegant shops and open-air cafes.
Later, the largest avenue of the world. The next highlight, Teatro Colón, a beautiful opera house built between 1889 and 1908. The theater stands near Plaza de la República, a square on Avenida 9 de Julio where you can see the Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires), a 1936 monument to honor the foundation of the city. Head to Plaza de Mayo, the political hub of Buenos Aires and home to Casa Rosada, the official office of the Argentine president. Stop here to take photos of the palatial building, famous for its pink exterior, and then admire more sights in the area, including the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Cabildo (town hall). Continue to San Telmo, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture. See its many attractions, including Dorrego Square, where you should keep your eyes open for spontaneous tango performances – San Telmo is the center of tango in Buenos Aires. Continue to La Boca, Buenos Aires’ most colorful neighborhood, where a European atmosphere has remained strong since the neighborhood was settled by Italian immigrants. The district is a major attraction for the brightly painted buildings on the Caminito, the neighborhood’s main (pedestrianized) drag where you’ll hop off the coach to go for a stroll and see local artists selling their work.
Then we will continue to one of the most modern neighbourhoods of the city, Puerto Madero. This district is a revamped dockside area, popular with tourists and business lunchers. You wi find the famous "Puente de la Mujer" by Calatrava. Your tour ends at Galerias Pacifico, a shopping area, where you can continue your own exploration of Buenos Aires!
Day 1: Tigre Delta Sightseeing Tour
After the city tour, the bus will drop you off in central Buenos Aires where you’ll met your guide for the Tigre Delta Tour. We will cross in its route by the Costanera Avenue that is parallel to the Río de la Plata offering us beautiful postcards of our river. The first stop will be at the City of San Isidro . Our guides will take you to know the beautiful Catedral de San Isidro and the popular mansions inhabited by old aristocratic families from Buenos Aires. Then they will get back on the bus to continue the journey to Tigre .
In Tigre we will board a Catamaran where we will enjoy a 40-minute tour of the Delta . We will enjoy the landscape of rivers and streams that cross forming numerous islands. You will be able to see the lifestyle of the local people and how they interact with the services that operate in a floating way in the Rivers: boats, rafts, Water taxis You will also see the houses built on stakes and the former president Sarmiento's house-museum.
At the end of the boat ride, you will return to the port to get back on the bus and make your way back to Buenos Aires.
