About Buenos Aires
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 reveal 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.
Buenos Aires City Tour
- Dates: April 18th and April 19th
- Departure Time: 14.00 hs
- Duration: 3 hours
- Price per person: USD 20,00
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. 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 Teatro Colón, one of the five most important Opera houses in the world.
Tigre and Delta Tour
- Dates: April 19th and April 20th
- Departure time: 09:00 hs
- Duration: 5 hours
- Price per person: USD 33,00
Laying just 29 km to the north-west of the capital, Tigre is a popular recreational centre, full of delights for all the family. During the week, it is a blissful haven of tranquility and at weekends a buzzing throng of activity, as porteños rush to the delta for a breath of fresh air. The Delta is a unique place where rivers, streams and islands merge to create a combination of colours, scents and sights. A wide variety of fauna and flora will be shown and described throughout this leisurely cruise in motor launch along the waterways and islands of the delta. Cruise past turn of the century stone mansions, English cottages, Italian villas, little wooden shacks painted bright blue and green, ferries, crews practicing in outriggers, lonely canoeists, rowing and yacht clubs.
Estancia Tour
- Dates: April 20 th and April 21 st
- Departure Time: 10:00 hs
- Duration: 8 hours
- Price per person: USD 65,00
This tour, better known as “Fiesta Gaucha” is the ideal opportunity to absorb the atmosphere of country life at a really colorful Argentine feast in the Pampas. Lunch with renowned Argentine beef, traditional red wines and live entertainment by “Gauchos” in their typical dress, dancing folklore music, will make this a memorable encounter. This fabulous excursion is the only one that allows us to appreciate the traditional dances and enjoy the characteristic music, songs and food of the Argentine Gauchos. The Gauchos will provide the most exciting spectacle of the day showing their incredible skills on their Pampas’s Ponies. This is the end of a thrilling and unusual day of country encounter.