Buenos Aires Hop on and Hop off plus Gaucho Day Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: Buenos Aires Hop on Hop off City Tour

Stop At: Avenida 9 De Julio, Centro, Buenos Aires Argentina
9 de Julio Avenue is one of the main arteries of the City of Buenos Aires, capital of the Argentine Republic. It runs about one kilometer inside the city center of the city in a north-south direction, parallel to the coast of the Río de la Plata.

It is known because it is the Obelisk (at the junction with Corrientes Avenue), and for being one of the widest avenues in the world.

It takes its name in honor of the day of the declaration of independence of the country, made on July 9, 1816. Its width is 140 meters.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires Argentina
Avenida de Mayo, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Monserrat, was the first boulevard that the City had and the backbone of the historic and civic center. It was born majestic and was transformed over time into a symbol of Argentine-Spanish relations, and is the scene of all social events in Buenos Aires. It was the first avenue of the Argentine Republic and of all South America.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Plaza del Congreso, Entre Rios, Rivadavia, Buenos Aires 1022 Argentina
The Plaza del Congreso is a square located in the City of Buenos Aires. It is part of a set of three plazas located in the same area, next to Plaza Lorea and Plaza Mariano Moreno. The construction of these squares was an urban creation around the celebrations of the centennial of the May Revolution.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Calle Defensa Bairro San Telmo, Buenos Aires Argentina
San Telmo is an old neighborhood with a bohemian touch thanks to its temporary art galleries, night bars and street murals. The Defensa street, full of antique shops and bustling brasseries, passes through the Dorrego square, where many tourists come on Sundays to see the street market and street performances. Winding roads run through Lezama Park among jacaranda trees. The neighborhood is full of exclusive restaurants with tango shows
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: La Boca, Avda Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires Argentina
La Boca is a working class neighborhood that has several attractions next to the Riachuelo. Asadores and street artists mark the entire Caminito, a narrow alley flanked by brightly colored zinc houses that evoke its origin as an immigrant neighborhood. The Bombonera is the Boca Juniors stadium and a whole hotbed on match days. The Proa Foundation is a museum of modern art with temporary exhibitions and views of the old docks.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Puerto Madero, Rosario Vera Penaloza, Buenos Aires Argentina
Puerto Madero is a renovated neighborhood that faces the bay. Its renovated redbrick buildings house exclusive grills frequented by tourists and businessmen at lunchtime. There are also modern skyscrapers with multinationals and luxury apartments. The lakes in the area are surrounded by trails, as is the ecological reserve Costanera Sur, very popular with runners and families. The elegant

Woman suspension bridge connects the ports.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Galerias Pacifico, Florida y Av. Cordoba, Buenos Aires C1054AAR Argentina
Galerias Pacifico is the name of a commercial mall of Buenos Aires located in the historic Pacific building built in the 19th century in the heart of the city, which occupies the entire block bounded by Florida, Viamonte and San Martín streets and Cordoba Avenue. In the center of it is a series of famous murals made in 1945-1947 on the interior wall of the dome, by several of the most prominent Argentine painters (Antonio Berni, Lino Spilimbergo, Juan Carlos Castagnino and Demetrio Urruchúa) and Galician Manuel Colmeiro Guimarás, considered the most important manifestation of Argentine muralism.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Teatro Colon, Calle Cerrito 628, Buenos Aires C1010AAN Argentina
The Teatro Colón is one of the must-sees of the lyrical world, at the height of La Scala in Milan, the Opera Garnier in Paris and the Royal Opera House in London. With more than a century of existence, in 2008 the Government of the City began a restoration in depth, in order to restore all its splendor and, at the same time, provide it with the most important technological advances. This work allowed the Theater to be reopened for the bicentennial of the Nation, in the year 2010.

From its first performance in May 25, 1908, in which the opera Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi, was presented, the most important directors, singers and dancers in history performed, such as Igor Stravinsky, Herbert von Karajan, Daniel Barenboim, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Rudolf Nureyev, Julio Bocca and Maximiliano Guerra.
Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Buenos Aires Bus, Av. Pres. Roque Sáenz Peña 728, C1110AAP CABA, Argentina
Buenos Aires Bus

Pass By: Buenos Aires BUS, Planta Baja 1, Paseo Alcorta, Jerónimo Salguero 3172, C1425DFP CABA, Argentina
Buenos Aires Bus

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Gaucho Day Tour

Stop At: Estancia El Ombu de Areco, RP 31, cuartel VI, Villa Lia, Buenos Aires San Antonio de Areco Argentina
Begin your 9-hour tour with a drive from your hotel in Buenos Aires to the village of San Antonio de Areco. Enjoy views of the pampas en route and listen to commentary about the area from your guide.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Museo Draghi, Calle Lavalle 387 Frente a la Plaza Principal, San Antonio de Areco B2760BME Argentina
Paradores Draghi is the ideal corner for those who enjoy the cultural attractions offered by a place. There you will access a tour through the sumptuous space where you can see a vast collection of pieces of rural goldsmithing of the nineteenth century, which reveals the mysteries of a period of national identity consecration of the figure of the Gaucho as a main character of that time.

In Paradores Draghi begin your journey through history not only as a spectator, but also as a participant in the process of making exclusive goldsmith pieces that take shape through the hands of artisans recreating the techniques of traditional goldsmithing as their founder, Juan José Draghi, did in the 60s.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Parroquia San Antonio de Padua, Calle B Mitre 366, San Antonio de Areco B2760BVH Argentina
Located on Segundo Sombra Street, between Alsina and Arrellano. Don José Ruiz de Arellano founded the first oratory in the center of his stay. The foundation of this oratory was very important for the creation of the town. In the years 1720 and 1728, the first chapel was built, it was located a little more to the right than the current one. The foundation stone of the present church was placed on February 7, 1869 and was buried under the central entrance door. Inside it was placed a lead box containing the original records written on parchment, newspapers of the day, medals and coins of the time.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Boliche de Bessonart Bar, San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
At the corner of Don Segundo Sombra and Zapiola streets, a peaked house rises from its peeling walls. This is the grocery & drinks store where peasants and country people who came to town to provide themselves and do errands to the cereal house, the store, the doctor, the bank, used to meet. Don Segundo Ramírez, the gaucho who was later a character in the novel by Ricardo Güiraldes, used to stop here. Nowadays, it continues to be a meeting place and has a long history of typical people from the countryside.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Estancia El Ombu de Areco, RP 31, cuartel VI, Villa Lia, Buenos Aires San Antonio de Areco Argentina
Make your way to the exclusive ‘El Ombu de Areco’ Estancia. At this place, you will have a chance to take rides on horses or go for a ride in a carriage while enjoying some traditional cold cuts, cheeses and beverages. Then, you will enjoy a typical Argentinian barbeque of the finest meats. While you have dessert, you will be able to see a folklore show followed by a demonstration of gaucho skills.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: Argentinean barbecue (asado), A vegetarian option is also available for lunch.
No accommodation included on this day.