Buenos Aires: Tango, the Delta and an Estancia

Arrive in Buenos Aires

Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) to your hotel in central Buenos Aires

• Repas du soir
• Nuit : Buenos Aires
• Environ 1 h de route

Après-midi

The afternoon is free to sleep off the flight or take a first walk under the plane trees.

Soir

In the early evening your See Sight Tours guide meets the group in the lobby for a short briefing: how the days run, how to pay for things in a country where exchange rules change often, and which streets are best for an evening stroll. Then we walk to a neighbourhood parrilla for a welcome dinner of grilled beef, provoleta and Malbec, earlier than locals eat but late enough to feel the city waking up.

Compris

• Pick-up at Ezeiza International Airport (EZE)
• Welcome briefing with your guide
• Welcome dinner at a parrilla

La Boca, Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo and a tango night

La Boca by van, then Plaza de Mayo and San Telmo on foot

• Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
• Nuit : Buenos Aires
• Environ 1 h de route

Après-midi

We start in La Boca, the old port quarter on the Riachuelo, going by van in the morning before the midday crowds to see the painted tin houses of Caminito and the Boca Juniors stadium from the street; we stay in the busy, safe blocks with your guide. The van then drops us at Plaza de Mayo, where Argentina's history has been argued over since 1810: the pink Casa Rosada, the Cabildo, where we go inside when its museum is open, and the Metropolitan Cathedral, which holds the tomb of General San Martín. From there we walk south down Calle Defensa into San Telmo, the oldest neighbourhood, with cobbles, antique shops, painted shutters and Plaza Dorrego. On Sundays the street fair fills Defensa for blocks. Lunch is at the iron-and-glass San Telmo Market, and the van has us back at the hotel by about 3 pm for a proper rest.

Soir

The evening is tango: a beginners' class, then dinner and a show with dancers and a live orchestra.

Compris

• La Boca: Caminito and the Boca Juniors stadium from the street
• Plaza de Mayo with your guide: the Casa Rosada, the Cabildo and the Metropolitan Cathedral
• Walk down Calle Defensa through San Telmo and Plaza Dorrego
• Lunch at the San Telmo Market
• Beginners' tango class
• Dinner and tango show

Tigre and the Paraná Delta

Buenos Aires to San Isidro and Tigre, a boat through the delta, then back to the city

• Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
• Nuit : Buenos Aires
• Environ 2 h de route

Soir

A slower start after the tango night, then we drive north along the river through San Isidro, a leafy suburb whose cathedral looks out over the Río de la Plata, to Tigre, under an hour from the centre. Tigre sits at the edge of the Paraná Delta, a maze of brown channels and wooded islands where families live in houses on stilts and the grocer, the school launch and the post all arrive by boat. We board a boat in the morning, while the channels are quiet, for a slow trip along the Sarmiento and Luján rivers past rowing clubs, wooden jetties and old summer houses, with your guide explaining how island life works. Lunch is at a riverside restaurant in the delta. Back on the mainland there is time for the Puerto de Frutos market, good for wicker, wood and local preserves, before the drive back to the city by mid-afternoon. The evening is free: your guide can suggest a parrilla, a pizzeria or a wine bar near the hotel.

Compris

• Drive north through San Isidro to Tigre with your guide
• Boat trip through the Paraná Delta on the Sarmiento and Luján rivers
• Lunch at a riverside restaurant in the delta
• Puerto de Frutos market

An estancia day in the Pampas

Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco and an estancia nearby, then back to the city

• Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
• Nuit : Buenos Aires
• Environ 3.5 h de route

Matin

We leave after breakfast for the Pampas, about an hour and a half west on Ruta 8, to San Antonio de Areco, a small town known for its gaucho traditions, silversmiths and leather workers. A short walk takes in the main square and the old bridge over the Areco river before we continue to a working estancia nearby for a día de campo, a country day. Empanadas and a glass of wine on arrival, then a horse ride across the fields with the estancia's gauchos, or a carriage ride if you prefer.

Après-midi

Lunch is the main event: a long asado of beef, sausages and chicken from the parrilla, with salads and wine, at a shared table. On most days the afternoon brings a show of gaucho horsemanship, including the sortija, where riders at a gallop spear a small ring.

Soir

We are back in the city by about 6 pm, with the evening free and no need for a big dinner.

Compris

• San Antonio de Areco: the main square and the old bridge with your guide
• Día de campo at an estancia near San Antonio de Areco
• Empanadas on arrival
• Horse ride or carriage ride
• Asado lunch with wine
• Gaucho horsemanship show, where the estancia runs it that day

Recoleta at opening, then home

Recoleta Cemetery, then Ezeiza International Airport (EZE)

• Petit-déjeuner
• Environ 1 h de route

Après-midi

There is time for a coffee on the square under the giant rubber tree, or a quick look inside El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a bookshop in a former theatre, before we return to the hotel to check out around midday. Your guide says goodbye at the hotel and the driver takes you to Ezeiza for an international flight, or to Aeroparque if you are flying on to Patagonia, Iguazu or Mendoza.

Compris

• Recoleta Cemetery at opening with your guide, entry fee included
• The Basílica del Pilar
• Drop-off at Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) or Aeroparque (AEP)