Buenos Aires Essentials — 4 days

Tango, European architecture and the porteño way of life. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & San Telmo; La Boca & Puerto Madero; Recoleta & Palermo; Market & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & San Telmo

• 12:00 — Arrival in Buenos Aires — Aéroport international d'Ezeiza
• 13:30 — Transfer to the city centre — Aéroport Ezeiza → San Telmo
• 14:30 — Hotel check-in — San Telmo
• 16:00 — Stroll along San Telmo's cobbled streets — San Telmo
• 20:00 — Argentine grill dinner — San Telmo

Day 2 — La Boca & Puerto Madero

• 08:30 — Breakfast — San Telmo
• Taxi to La Boca — San Telmo → La Boca
• 09:30 — Colourful La Boca & Caminito — La Boca
• 13:00 — Lunch — La Boca
• Taxi to Puerto Madero — La Boca → Puerto Madero
• 14:30 — Puerto Madero's renovated docks — Puerto Madero
• Walk to the market — Puerto Madero → Marché de San Telmo
• 16:30 — San Telmo flea market (Sundays) — Marché de San Telmo
• Walk to the milonga — Marché de San Telmo → Milonga traditionnelle
• 21:00 — Dinner & tango show — Milonga traditionnelle

Day 3 — Recoleta & Palermo

• 08:30 — Breakfast — San Telmo
• Taxi to Recoleta — San Telmo → Cimetière de la Recoleta
• 09:30 — Recoleta Cemetery — sculpted mausoleums — Cimetière de la Recoleta
• Walk to the theatre — Cimetière de la Recoleta → Théâtre Colón
• 11:30 — Guided tour of the Teatro Colón — Théâtre Colón
• Walk to lunch — Théâtre Colón → Recoleta
• 13:00 — Lunch — Recoleta
• Taxi to Palermo Soho — Recoleta → Palermo Soho
• 15:00 — Stroll along Palermo Soho's tree-lined streets — Palermo Soho
• 20:00 — Dinner — Palermo Soho

Day 4 — Market & departure

• 09:30 — Palermo farmers' market — Palermo
• 12:30 — Empanada lunch — Palermo
• Walk to Palermo Hollywood — Palermo → Palermo Hollywood
• 14:00 — Last shopping in Palermo Hollywood — Palermo Hollywood
• 16:00 — Transfer to the airport — Buenos Aires → Aéroport Ezeiza
• 18:30 — Return flight