Buenos Aires gives up its best at the table and on the dance floor, usually late. These three days cover the city's history and neighbourhoods, then go where porteños actually spend their evenings: a traditional milonga, a chef's private home, an asado. A day on the river closes the circle, out to the Delta and back by water with the skyline ahead.
Day 1 · The city and a milonga
Highlight · Los Laureles in Barracas, where old milongueros and young dancers share the floor to vinyl.
An afternoon through the history of the city, from the Plaza de Mayo, where most of Argentina's history has been made, along the Avenida de Mayo to the cobbled streets of San Telmo, to La Boca and Caminito, and on to Puerto Madero, Retiro, Recoleta and Palermo. At night, away from the tourist circuit, a traditional milonga such as Los Laureles in Barracas, a century-old bar where amateur singers, old milongueros and young dancers share the floor to the sound of vinyl.
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Day 2 · Cafés, wine and a chef's kitchen
Highlight · A closed-door restaurant, where the evening ends at the table with the dishes just cooked.
A walk through the centre, the Obelisco, the Congress, Plaza de Mayo, a coffee at a traditional café and the 360-degree view from the Galería Güemes. In the afternoon, a tasting of five limited-production wines from boutique wineries with local tapas. In the evening, a cooking class in a chef's home, a closed-door restaurant, ending at the table with the dishes just made and Argentine wines.
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Day 3 · The Tigre Delta and an asado
Highlight · Back by boat across the Río de la Plata, with the skyline of Buenos Aires growing ahead.
A full day north of the city in Tigre: the old fruit market turned crafts market, the rowing clubs and Belle Époque houses, and the maze of rivers and streams of the Paraná Delta. The return is by boat down the Tigre river and across the Río de la Plata, with the skyline of Buenos Aires growing ahead, landing at Puerto Madero. At night, an asado with the full ritual: picada, achuras, a bife de chorizo and wines chosen for each course, and a hand in the grilling.
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Day 4 · Buenos Aires
Highlight · Departure from Buenos Aires after three days of tango, wine and the river.
Flight out of Buenos Aires.
