Buenos Aires 7-Day Itinerary
 

Yes, I know another post about help with an itinerary. I'm sorry in advance. :-) We were wondering if you could comment on our 7-day BA Itinerary below. We left Caminito off the list because it seems too touristry to us plus we are a little concerned about the crime in that area. We also decided to go to Tigre vs going to Colonia. We have seen many "old towns" in Europe, but haven't experienced anything like Tigre yet. Look forward to your comments. Thanks.

Buenos Aires 7-Day Itinerary

Tuesday, November 6th
Land at EZE at 10:50 AM
Arrive to apartment in early afternoon and settle in
Walk around Palermo Soho and Plazo Serrano

Wednesday, November 7th
Explore city highlights –
Plaza de Mayo
Casa Rosa
Catedral Metropolitana
Cabildo
Café Tortoni
Casa de Cultura/La Prensa
Cabildo
Palacio Barolo
Plaza del Congreso

Thursday, November 8th
Tigre day trip

Friday, November 9th
Recoleta Cemetery
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Plaza Francia and coffee at La Biela
Shopping along Avenida Alvear


Saturday, November 10th
Palermo area (picnic)
Parque Tres de Febrero
Botanical Gardens
Zoological Gardens
Japanese Gardens
MALBA?

Sunday, November 11th
Go to Mass
San Telmo Market
Bar El Federal for lunch
Walk around Defensa Ave. and Plaza Dorrego

Monday, November 12th
Teatro Colon
Plaza de la Republica
Obelisco
Florida Ave.
Galerias Pacifico
Plaza San Martin
Puerto Madero – Puente de la Mujer

Tuesday, November 13th
Abasto (shopping mall)
Flight leaves at 9:00 PM

Seems like a pretty comprehensive, if very busy, itinerary. I much preferred Colonia to Tigre, but I am not entirely sure we made best use of our time in Tigre so that view is entirely subjective. We also really enjoyed Caminito, yes it was a bit touristy but not too OTT. We went there by across the city from Palermo which was an experience! We found the Subte to be great way of getting around and do try to get a ride on Linea A which has the old wooden carriages which are works of art.

Some photos and more info on some of the places you are planning on visiting are on our blog

http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blo...ai/1/tpod.html

BA is towards the end of the entries

i see you have a ? after MALBA. the museum building and it's collection are absolutely spectacular and not to be missed imo. i believe i went 3 time during our 10 days in and out of Bs As

we also had a wonderful day up in the delta out from tigre. there are beautiful wooden water buses which can take you out to small rustic resorts for a swim and enormous lunch

cheers
AndrewDavid

You may end up trimming some of the items on your very fullsome and well put together list...but maybe not; I just suggest that you try to take time to just explore, in a relaxed way, some of the more interesting barrios - and people watch at some of the lovely cafes. You have Café Tortoni on your list, so, you could see that lovely, historic café while watching a nice Tango show (but skip the dinner)there.

One of our favorite days in Argentina was taking the Tigre day trip with DELTA UNPLUGGED. It was our second time on the Delta, and was so far superior that I would recommend it highly. It was just delightful:

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Enjoy your time in BsAs. You might need a vacation after your vacation :-)