EXTENSION OPTION

Extend your trip to visit and perform in additional cities.
Optional cultural and tourist activities are also available for your group.

• Visit to Rio Paraná´s Delta (Tigre)

• Gaucho Day

Performances can be at:

Mar del Plata (410 km from Bs As)
La Plata (60 km from Bs As)
Rosario (306 km from Bs As)
Córdoba (710 km from Bs As)
Mendoza (1037 km from Bs As)
Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay  (1 hour from Bs As by ferry)

Please contact us for advise. We can send you itineraries samples and quotations in 24hs.
 

Delta day

Tour in the Parana Delta. Outside Buenos Aires in one of Buenos Aires’ best-kept secrets, Tigre is located at the north of Buenos Aires city, at only 28km (17.5 miles) from the city center. The town sits on an island created by several small streams and rivers and it is also the starting point for a visit to the magnificent Paraná Delta. For locals and tourists alike, vintage mahogany ferries and motorboats are the favourite way to travel through its web of inter-connecting rivers and streams. English-style rowing clubs, countless marinas, humble dwellings and elegant mansions from the “Belle Époque” can be seen, as well as small upscale restaurants, teahouses and simple picnic sites. Spend an unforgettable day tour in one of the Delta Islands and experience the exotic, natural and unique landscape of the Parana Delta, composed by hundreds of small, clean rivers, exotic wild birds, animals and a vast vegetation growing between the picturesque houses. Go rowing, horseback riding, hiking or mountain biking through some of the most beautiful scenery you will ever see. Enjoy a real Argentine “asado” (barbeque) as your tour guides tell you all there is to know about Tigre’s landscape and the culture. This place unique in the world, some consider it a wilder version of Venice, offering a unique getaway from the busy lifestyle of Buenos Aires. Perfect for friends looking for a good time!

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Gaucho Day

Learn the aspects of the Gaucho's life.
A whole day countryside participating in Sortija and Cuadrera races.
Enjoy a fabulous barbecue & "empanadas" (meat pies) all served with argentine wines.
Folk music and dancing performances will be shown.
AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE!!!

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Mar del Plata

The City of Mar del Plata is known as “the Happy City”. In the summer, it not only welcomes millions of visitors from all over the country, but Mar del Plata also combines the beauty and charm of its natural resources with the infrastructure and services available, and with the hospitality of its people. Located in the Province of Buenos Aires, it is the most important seaside tourist center in Argentina. Besides an exceptional sea, Mar del Plata has cliffs, sand hills and vast sandy beaches ideal to enjoy summer walks, cycling or riding. Paragliding and first-time parachuting jumps are practiced in the air. In the sea, nautical activities such as surfing, windsurfing, jet skiing, SCUBA diving, motorboat and boat sailing and swimming stand out, though one of the most popular sports chosen by visitors to "the Pearl of the Atlantic" is sport fishing, practiced both from the city piers and on boats leaving from its famous port. On that location, visitors may watch sea lions and the routine of seamen that return with their catches everyday or taste all kinds of seafood and fish in the dozens of restaurants located in the area. Mar del Plata has everything. Its cultural life is reminiscent of the City of Buenos Aires. The most outstanding attractions include Colón Square, Torreón del Monje, Los Troncos neighborhood, the port and Punta Mogotes. At night, its pubs, discos, bingos and the famous Casino of Mar del Plata are ready to welcome the most demanding customers. The theaters in the city get crowded as the most outstanding plays are presented each season. The surroundings are also beautiful. Visitors may access places such as Sierra de los Padres Lagoon, the beaches of nearby Chapadmalal or the hilly City of Balcarce. Mar del Plata is the perfect combination for those who seek quietness and relax as well as the possibility of finding the constant hustle and bustle in each corner of town.

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La Plata

La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the departament of La Plata. The city was planned to serve as the capital of the province after the city of Buenos Aires was declared as the federal district in 1880. The city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants. La Plata was officially founded by Governor Dardo Rocha on November 19^th, 1882 and its construction was fully documented in photographs by Tomás Bradley Sutton. The culture has a major role in the city of La Plata. This is reflected in the large amount of cultural centers, theaters, museums, cinemas and libraries that are in the city, as well as the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the observatory.

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Rosario

Situated in the Province of Santa Fe, Rosario is 300km (187 miles) away from the Federal District of Argentina. It is one of the main cities of the country since it is located in a strategic place regarding the MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) and this fact places it in an important industrial and tourist level. Rosario city borders with the Paraná River to the East where boats with important draught arrive since its navigability conditions are great. To the North and South, it borders respectively with the Ludueña and Saladillo Streams, which also cross the city from west to east. Rosario is linked with the rest of the country through many national and provincial routes. Apart from that, there is a well known airport only 13km (8 miles) away from the city center operating a high number of flights. Offering an interesting tourist infrastructure, Rosario invites to be visited through the many historical circuits that keep undamaged the different architectonic styles from the beginning of the XX century. The “Monumento a la Bandera” (Flag’s Monument) is the starting point to a walk around the city center, Costa Alta and Embarcadero resorts are chosen to go for walks along the ravines of the river in the sunset. The Parque Independencia (Independence Park) and La Florida beach are other important sites where tourists can go on bike rides, horse riding excursions or practice canoeing among other activities. Nightlife in Rosario deserves a special mention since it is busy and lively, providing the ideal atmosphere to enjoy joyful moments in bars, pubs or discos.

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Córdoba
 

Córdoba is the second most important city in Argentina and the main urban development in the central region of the country. Even though it is nestled in a vast valley, it is surrounded by the heights of various mountain range systems that create a unique microclimate. Its average maximum temperature is 24º C and minimum is 11º C in the winter. This beautiful city is open to tourism not only through its history but also by means of its impressive sceneries, with plenty of eye-catching sites and various surprises for visitors. Its streets and promenades feature tracks of the ancient colonial architecture mingled with modern buildings. All this is completed with parks and green spaces such as Sarmiento Park, designed in the late XIX century, which manages to supply enough oxygen for this large urban center and its dwellers. Circuits in the city include the pedestrian promenades joining San Martín Square with the ancient Cathedral, the historical Cabildo, Trejo House and several museums, to name a few. In the outskirts of Córdoba, various adventure travel activities may be enjoyed, namely 4WD tours, silverside and trout fishing in its dams, mountain biking, paragliding or hiking around one of the prettiest regions in Argentina. When the sun sets, the city presents an active cultural atmosphere and nightlife manifested in the theaters that present a wide range of recreational and artistic performances

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Mendoza

The City of Mendoza is the most important in the region of Cuyo and is the capital of the province bearing the same name. Famous for lodging Mount Aconcagua, for its Malbec wines and for being the cradle of the heroic deeds of Liberator General San Martín, father of this nation. It is one of the most beautiful and neat cities in the country. Nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountain Range, it gives shape to an incredible oasis created by man with the help of the Mendoza and Tunuyán Rivers, which have been wisely channeled into a huge irrigation system that gives life to everything it touches. The climate in Mendoza is moderate-temperate, though its mountains provide a certain degree of aridity. Summer temperatures range between 18 and 33º C; days are very hot and nights are fresh. In the winter, the ski season, minimum temperatures drop to 3º C whereas maximums hit 16º C. The City of Mendoza may be accessed either by air, landing at its international airport called Francisco Gabrielli - El Plumerillo, or by land through National Routes # 7 & 40.

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Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento (formerly the Portuguese Colónia do Sacramento) is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departament of Colonia. With a population of 21,714 inhabitants, it is renowned for its historic quarter, a World Heritage Site. Modern Colonia del Sacramento produces textiles and has a free trade zone, in addition to a polytechnic center and various government buildings. The “Barrio Histórico” (historic quarter) section of Colonia del Sacramento has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is a popular tourist attraction for visitors from Buenos Aires, that can spend the day arround the city and return to Buenos Aires using the frequent ferry service across the Río de la Plata between the two cities, with hydrofoils completing the journey in just 50 minutes. The historical section of Colonia, which has some cobblestone streets built by the Portuguese in the 17th century, is within walking distance of the ferry terminal. Among the notable attractions around the tree-lined “Plaza Mayor” (main square) are: “Portón de Campo”, the City Gate and wooden drawbridge; the Lighthouse and convent ruins of the 17th century Convent of San Francisco; “Basilica del Santísimo Sacramento”, Holy Sacrament Church, built of stone by the Portuguese in 1808; the Portuguese Museum, built in the 18th century, it exhibits Portuguese furnishings, jewellry, uniforms and old maps of Portuguese naval expeditions; “Casa de Nacarello”, an 18th century Portuguese house; Municipal Museum, rebuilt by the Spanish in 1835 as one of Almirante Brown´s houses, it exhibits artifacts and documents of the city's different periods and cultures; “Casa del Virrey”, Viceroy's House, reconstructed from the original ruins; “Iglesia Matriz”, the oldest church in Uruguay, dating from 1695-99; “Plaza de toros Real de San Carlos”, a Bullring included in an old tourist complex now abandoned

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