The city of Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina. It is a large metropolis, that together with the suburbs, has eleven million inhabitants. It is considered the most elegant city of South America. Despite its modern architecture and dynamic activity, it preserves old traditions. History is reflected in its buildings which reveals the various stages in the life of the city. Visitors will enjoy its monuments, churches, museums, art galleries and theatres, colonial neighborhoods, large commercial centers, typical restaurants and international cuisine. Buenos Aires has always been famous for its incredible cultural offer. The Teatro Colón (Opera House), inaugurated in 1908, is the pride of the city and hosts the most famous artists of national and international opera and ballet. Those who admire pieces of art will find wonderful galleries and art museums where works by Argentine and foreign artists may be enjoyed. An exciting night-life is offered through different amusements, including the well-known local music and dance, the Tango. Late dinner-shows, late cinema and theatres functions, as well as late dining are almost a traditional routine of nightlife lovers. All restaurants and cafes are open till early hours of dawn. All types of international cuisine are available, although the best represented are the country's national dishes, the excellent quality of Argentine meat is famous all over the world.
Tours in Buenos Aires
City Tour
The tour includes historical, cultural and architectural sights of Buenos Aires with its parks, avenues
and buildings of French and Spanish influence.
A comprehensive 3-hour tour of the highlights of the city: including the historic Plaza de Mayo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, built in the 18th. century in the neo-classic style, the Casa Rosada (Government House), the Congress Building, the old colonial district of San Telmo, with lots of antique shops and a flea market (on Sundays), the picturesque neighborhood of La Boca where the
Tango was born. Next, Puerto Madero, a fashionable riverside restaurant area. Enjoy the beautiful Palermo area, known for its mansions and residential areas, passing by very attractive parks, lakes and gardens. The tour continues to the Recoleta neighborhood with sidewalk cafes, fine restaurants and elegant buildings with the Recoleta Cemetery, the city's oldest cemetery. On the return you will be able to admire the beautiful buildings of the Decorative Art Museum and the Colón Theatre, one of the five most important Opera houses in the world.
Tigre and Delta of the Paraná River
The Delta, 32 km away from Buenos Aires connects the mouths of two big rivers: the Paraná and the Uruguay and together they flow into the Río de la Plata. The Paraná River's Delta is an extraordinary ecological area.
The tour travels along the Costanera (Riverside Road) and Avenida del Libertador visiting some of the residential suburbs of Buenos Aires: Olivos, La Lucila and San Isidro. Once in Tigre, visitors will board a typical boat for a trip along the rivers and streams of the Delta of the Paraná River. 14,000 square kilometres of rain forest with thousand of islands and islets.
Gaucho Party
A day in the country, visiting a typical “estancia” (ranch). There you will taste the traditional “asado” (barbeque), wines and you will enjoy the gaucho`s activities, dances, games and skills.
Tango show
Enjoy the authentic roots and the pure essence of the Argentine Tango in a full show of music, singing and dancing of the top artistic quality with the best typical meals and an exclusive selection of wines.