Description
Day 1:
Reception at the airport and transfer to hotel. Accommodation. Free day.
Day 2:
In the morning, after breakfast, we’ll pick you up for the Buenos Aires City Tour: This city tour traces the evolution of Buenos Aires through its most emblematic neighborhoods and architectural landmarks, while revealing the cultural layers and contradictions that define its identity—a character shaped over centuries by migration, ambition, and reinvention.
The journey begins in Plaza de Mayo, the city’s historic heart and symbolic axis of national power. Around its perimeter rise institutions that reflect Argentina’s political, religious, and historical foundations: the presidential palace (Casa Rosada), the former colonial town hall (Cabildo), and the Metropolitan Cathedral—a neoclassical structure that houses the mausoleum of José de San Martín, revered as the Father of the Nation.
The next stop is San Telmo, long associated with artistic life and bohemian spirit. Its cobbled streets, iron balconies, and antique façades preserve a sense of time suspended. At Plaza Dorrego, a traditional open-air antiques market takes place every Sunday, blending nostalgia with craftsmanship.
In La Boca, color takes over. This working-class neighborhood bears the imprint of Italian immigration from the late 19th century and early 20th. Caminito, its iconic pedestrian street, functions as an open-air museum of popular culture, where tango, football, and vernacular art coexist in a unique expression of what locals call porteño identity.
Heading north along the waterfront, the tour enters Puerto Madero—one of the most striking examples of urban transformation in Latin America. Once a decaying dockland, it has become a district of luxury residences, high-end dining, and corporate towers, favored by the city’s rising elite and international investors.
In Recoleta, the tone shifts. The neighborhood’s belle époque architecture, wide avenues, and opulent mansions reflect the aristocratic dream of early 20th-century Argentina, when Buenos Aires sought and, to a remarkable extent, succeeded to emulate the grandeur of Paris, then the cultural capital of the Western World.
The circuit concludes in Palermo Chico, where landscaped parks and diplomatic residences echo a more modern vision of refinement. The legacy of French-Argentine landscape architect Charles Thays is still visible in the green geometry that shapes this corner of the city.
The tour lasts approximately 4 hours, and the order of stops may vary depending on traffic or operational logistics.
Here is a piece of the place’s whole history: the date of construction is not exactly known; however, it was certainly one of the first constructions of the colonial settlement. After first serving as a general market, it was turned into the Hospital “Británico”, then the National General Customs, then a shelter for the sick in times of plagues, and finally it was abandoned.
During the year 1900, it was reopened as the restaurant “El Volga”, by a Russian immigrant woman, thus initiating the stage of leisure and entertainment spot. It went through several hands and names, until Edmundo Rivero founded “El Viejo Almacén” in 1969. With its dim half-light, it welcomed the most emblematic tango figures, like Troilo, Pugliese, Goyeneche and Salgán, and the most distinguished guests, such as the Spanish king and queen, Josephine Baker, Fangio and Marcelo Mastroiani. It escaped demolition in the ‘70s, due to the widening of Independencia Avenue, even though it surrendered 140 square meters. It remained in the hands of the Rivero Family until 1993, when it closed down. Fortunately, this did not last long, as it reopened in 1996, in a renovated bet on tango.
The dinner menu consists of a variety of appetizers, main courses and desserts, Argentine steak is the speciality, even though international dishes are also available. The drinks offered are water, soft drinks, fruit juice, beer and white or red wine. These drinks, plus whiskey, coffee and champagne, are offered during the show.
Note: To allow for the dinner and show, the pick up time is 7:30-8 pm. The show ends around midnight, when we'll return you to your hotel.
Day 3:
Half day excursion to Delta and Northern Buenos Aires: A perfect way to discover the landscapes of the Delta involves navigating to or from the Costanera Metropolitana, on a journey that offers a perfect balance between nature and history.
The excursion consists of a cruise along the Río de la Plata—the widest river in the world—offering spectacular views of Buenos Aires’ skyline from the water. After approximately one hour of navigation, the route enters the Paraná River Delta.
Here, the boat winds through a network of narrow channels and islands, a popular weekend getaway for Buenos Aires residents and a permanent home for thousands of islanders. The landscape is truly unique, and the experience provides insight into the lives of locals who rely entirely on boats for transportation along these peaceful waterways.
Disembarkation takes place in the city of Tigre, part of the Greater Buenos Aires area. From there, a land-based tour visits key sites including the Puerto de Frutos, a vibrant market offering home goods and locally made souvenirs; Paseo Victorica, a riverside walk along the Luján River; and the gardens surrounding the Tigre City Council and the Tigre Art Museum.
On the return to Buenos Aires, the route passes by iconic landmarks such as River Plate’s Monumental Stadium, the University City campus, and the ever-busy Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airport, with its steady stream of arriving and departing aircraft.
Day 4:
At scheduled time, transfer to airport.
End of our services.
Please contact us if you wish to extend your stay in this destination or continue your trip elsewhere in Argentina!
