South America Charms

Welcome to Buenos Aires! We will pick you up at Buenos Aires Airport and then transfer to the hotel in the city center. The rest of the day is at leisure to visit the city by your own.  We recommend to make a stop at one of the most emblematic cafes here in Buenos Aires: Cafe Tortoni, an iconic French-style café opened in 1858 and a favorite venue for the cultural elite with live tango. An important part of the history of Buenos Aires is present on its marble tables and walls, since among its most prominent clients were the writers Jorge Luis Borges, Luigi Pirandello, Federico García Lorca and Julio Cortázar, as well as the musicians Arthur Rubinstein and the mythical Carlos Gardel.  Lodging: Hotel Carles or similar in Double / Single Base with Private Bathroom Meals: NULL by We People Travel & Experiences  Optional excursion recommended: “The Argentine Experience” At night a transfer will pick you up to enjoy an atypical dinner experience where you will learn about the Argentine culture, taste fantastic local dishes, drink exceptional wine, and mingle with fellow travelers in a fun setting. This is a five main course dinner which includes:  Welcome: Wine- base cocktail and a Patagonia trout tartar. Empanadas: You will learn how to make your own empanadas. Fillings are beef stew or capresse (cheese mozzarella and provolone, roasted cherries tomatoes and basil) Picada: Typical Argentine cuts of meat to nibble.  Main Course: 200 grs of tenderloin accompanied by roasted vegetables  Desserts: Tasting of sweets and cheeses.  Mate tasting and alfajores class dulce de leche mousse. After dinner we go back to our hotel. 

Today you will enjoy a fantastic introduction to Buenos Aires: In three fun-filled and exciting hours (including pick-up and drop-off times) our team of reliable and professional drivers and very passionate, attentive, informative, knowledgeable, and helpful tour guides with outstanding English skills will tour you in a small group of no more than 12 guests around Buenos Aires city, bringing it to life with their live commentary full of background information, facts and insights that you will not be able to find in any book or travel guide. This tour offers the perfect balance between driving and light walking, which will allow you to get a great overview of the city’s most iconic areas and districts in just half of a day, and at the same time have the possibility to get off the vehicle, and walk around and have a deeper understanding of the key locations within Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo, La Boca neighborhood, and many other attractions. We highly recommend doing this tour as it is a great introduction to some of the key highlights of Buenos Aires, perfect for giving you a chance to find your way around and decide where to spend more time later on. Then we go back to our hotel. At night a transfer will pick you up to enjoy a dinner tango show in one of the most prestigious dance venues of Buenos Aires. Located in the heart of San Telmo, Buenos Aires old quarter, this show features over 30 artists on stage with a live orchestra that will leave you speechless. Entering the building is like traveling back in time: it used to be an old tenement house, and the interior is very well preserved. Featuring both tango and folklore, La Ventana is one of the most complete shows Buenos Aires has to offer. Then we go back to our accommodation.  Lodging: Hotel Carles or similar in Double / Single Base with Private Bathroom Meals: Breakfast, Dinner 

After breakfast free day to visit the city. We recommend to do a Gaucho day tour to an Argentinian Ranch (Optional tour - non included) where you will be able to explore the countryside of Buenos Aires and learn all about the gauchos and ranch life on the Pampas in an exciting full-day tour that includes visits to a historical rural town and silversmith museum, visits to a ranch, loads of food and wine, dancing, horseback-riding, gaucho horse skills display, and convenient pick-up and drop-off at your hotel. Lodging: Hotel Carles or similar in Double / Single Base with Private Bathroom Meals: Breakfast