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Buenos Aires in 5 days
Tango in San Telmo and La Boca, the Plaza de Mayo and the Teatro Colón, and a day on the Tigre delta.
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- Length
- 5 days
- Best time
- March to May, October to November
- Pace
- Moderate
- Day trips
- Tigre
Five days in Buenos Aires: La Boca, San Telmo and a Tango Night; Plaza de Mayo, Café Tortoni and Teatro Colón, plus a day trip to Tigre. Each full day is one our team has planned, to be walked in order around usual opening hours, with lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening at the ObeliscoArrival
- When you arriveObeliscoIconic city monument.Tip: Buenos Aires' most recognizable monument, at the center of the city's widest avenue — a natural orientation point rather than a destination to linger at.
Lunch nearby: Pizzería Güerrín or Café Tortoni
Dinner: El Cuartito or Chan Chan
2La Boca, San Telmo and a Tango Night
- MorningLa BocaColorful Caminito street.Tip: Stay on Caminito and the streets beside it, in daylight; take a taxi in and out.
- AfternoonLa BomboneraBoca Juniors’ steep stadium, with a museum and tour.Tip: On match days the tour does not run; the atmosphere outside is unforgettable.
- If you have timeSan TelmoHistoric tango district.Tip: The Sunday fair fills Calle Defensa with antiques, tango and street food.
Lunch nearby: El Desnivel or Mercado de San Telmo
Dinner: Café Tortoni or Chan Chan
3Tigre and the Paraná DeltaDay trip to Tigre
- MorningMuseo de Arte TigreArgentine art in a Belle Époque former social club on the river.Tip: The ballroom ceiling alone is worth the visit.
- AfternoonParaná Delta Boat TripA boat through the channels and stilt houses of the Paraná Delta.Tip: The public river buses (lanchas colectivas) are the local way to go.
Lunch nearby: Boulevard Sáenz Peña
Dinner: Boulevard Sáenz Peña
4Plaza de Mayo, Café Tortoni and Teatro Colón
- MorningPlaza de MayoHistoric central square.Tip: Buenos Aires's historic central square, genuinely significant to Argentine political history — surrounded by the Casa Rosada presidential palace.
- AfternoonCafé TortoniBuenos Aires’s oldest café, open since 1858, with tango shows in its cellar in the evenings.Tip: Order chocolate con churros; the evening tango show is booked separately.
- If you have timeTeatro ColónHistoric opera house.Tip: Guided tours run through the day; for a performance, standing tickets in the gods are cheap.
Lunch nearby: Café Tortoni or Chan Chan
Dinner: Pizzería Güerrín or El Cuartito
5A Last Morning in El AteneoLast morning
- Before you leaveEl Ateneo Grand SplendidBookstore in old theatre.Tip: A former theater converted into a genuinely stunning bookstore, with the stage now a cafe — worth visiting even without buying anything, purely for the architecture.
Lunch nearby: La Biela or El Cuartito
Dinner: Pizzería Güerrín or Chan Chan
Where to stay
Palermo
Leafy Palermo Soho and Hollywood, with the parks, boutiques and best restaurants.
Subte line D; taxis and ride-hail.
San Telmo
The old cobbled quarter of antiques, tango and the Sunday fair.
Subte lines C and E nearby.
Recoleta
Elegant Parisian-style streets around the cemetery and museums.
Buses; a short taxi to the centre.
Everything in the plan is ready to book
The full plan has a map of each day, directions between stops, opening hours, restaurant choices, hotels in these areas and tickets, tours and trains linked to book with the provider you choose.
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