Buenos Aires travel guide
The Argentine capital is explored by neighbourhood: Palermo and Recoleta, safe and walkable, with good dining; San Telmo, birthplace of tango and of the Sunday market; and La Boca, with the painted houses of El Caminito. It is a natural city stop to open or close an Argentina programme.
Season by month
When to travel- Peak season
- High season
- Low season
What to do in Buenos Aires
- The barrios tour approx. 4 h Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo, La Boca, Recoleta and Palermo in a half-day.
- Tango dinner show approx. 4 h An evening product that also solves dinner; book it ahead.
- Tigre and the delta approx. 9 h A full day with a boat ride; the green contrast an hour from downtown.
- A ranch day and gaucho festival approx. 9 h An estancia with asado and horsemanship; it works well with families and groups.
- The Colón Theatre approx. 2 h Guided visits by day, performances by night; both are booked, not walked into.
- A parrilla dinner approx. 3 h Beef carved at the table; the city dines late, and a nine o'clock booking is early here.
- A private boat in the Paraná delta approx. 5 h The delta without the scheduled catamaran: a boat and a route of your own.
- The San Telmo fair approx. 3 h The antiques fair takes the whole street; Sundays only, and it is slow going.
Who to offer it to
When to go
Spring (September to November) and autumn (March to May) are the best windows, with mild weather for walking and eating outdoors. August hosts the Tango Festival and World Cup.
How many days
Three nights are enough to cover the main neighbourhoods, a tango show and a day of museums and food.
What not to miss
The Recoleta Cemetery, the Sunday San Telmo market along Calle Defensa, the Teatro Colón, the MALBA and El Caminito in La Boca.
What to offer and why
Three to four nights as the opening or closing leg of any Argentine programme. The barrios tour on day one orders the city; Tigre or an estancia fills day two, and tango covers an evening without adding an excursion.
When to book
Four to eight weeks outside January. January wants more lead time, not for the city but for the domestic flights that leave from here.
Practical and operational
Ezeiza is the international airport and Aeroparque the domestic one, and almost every Patagonian connection leaves from Aeroparque: the inter-airport transfer is a real hour and a real cost inside the itinerary.
How we arrange it
The tango show with dinner and the city tour combine well in the same programme; we arrange them by date and neighbourhood preference.
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