Buenos Aires

[TayanaLorna]

Economies can rapidly change.  What was in one year may not apply for current.  I watched a short video on the econony of Argentina and it said that inflation in 2018 was 47%.  Can you imagine that in the US?

[Trend]

Yes there economy has suffered we got some excellent meals at great prices and made sure to tip generously.

our cruise finished in Jan not so many months ago.

 

[Mrs f.]

On 5/3/2019 at 5:25 PM, top of the world said:

Going on the South America cruise February 2020, Buenos Aires to Santiago. How many days should we plan on spending in Buenos Aires before the cruise? Is there much to do there? What do you recommend for us to visit? Thanks for your suggestions!

Recoleta cemetery. The area where they tango in the streets. Just be very careful.  Our pre cruise included a half day city bus tour. While at the square by the pink house we were given time to wander around and a lady in our group got mugged.

[Lunenburg]

Major uncertainty in Argentina today following the election yesterday. The BBC have a good account.  https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49323553

If you are visiting in the near future, you may want to follow this. 

[sharke]

On 7/22/2019 at 1:31 PM, lois1112 said:

does anyone have recommendations for a tour operator?  I'll be traveling by myself (January 2020) and don't want to do hop/on off

We had  a great tour with Cultura Cercana ( www.culturacercana.com.ar) in 2013.  So much so that we booked again for 3 days this November.  Easy to work with & wonderful guides.

[pspercy]

On 8/2/2019 at 8:31 AM, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

 

Our guide ( A mature native of BA ) told us do not walk anywhere at night . We went across the street from our hotel to take photos of our hotel and the English Tower when a young man told us not good with camera , not safe . We heeded his advice .

 

Sounds like you stayed at the Sheraton, any comments on it ?

 

P.S. Enjoyed the trip report.

[scubacruiserx2]

1 hour ago, pspercy said:

 

Sounds like you stayed at the Sheraton, any comments on it ?

 

P.S. Enjoyed the trip report.

 

Yes it was the Sheraton and it was a convenient location . Wandering in the day we felt safe but we had the warnings about night . We have spent many nights in Cozumel , Moscow , St. Petersburg , London and Miami and never felt uncomfortable walking at night except in BA . The staff was nice and helpful and the Executive Lounge had a great view and free wine with snacks in the afternoon and breakfast in the morning We would give it a 7 out of 10 .

[Ginger Pepper Mom]

On 5/8/2019 at 6:56 PM, dabear said:

We spent 4 nights in BA but one full day we flew to/from Igusau falls. Great site and well worth seeing either in one long day or overnight.

 

[Ginger Pepper Mom]

What tour did you take to Iguazu Falls for one day? Interested for next December. Many thanks!

[dabear]

I think we used Defranco tours out of BA who arranged a tour guide to pick us up at the Igusau airport take us around the park with shortcuts, and then took us back to the airport to return to BA. We made airline arrangements independently.

[Trend]

Problem is that flights are known for delays to the falls.

If booking independently take that into account.

We spent the money and used the cruise lines tour even with delay it worked well, just one view we could only visit for a short time as they close the gates at 5 pm.

[$hip$hape]

4 hours ago, Trend said:

Problem is that flights are known for delays to the falls.

If booking independently take that into account.

We spent the money and used the cruise lines tour even with delay it worked well,

just one view we could only visit for a short time as they close the gates at 5 pm.

Could you please,

give any more any more information ? 

Michael

Edited September 6, 2019 by $hip$hape

[Trend]

We had a wonderful day organized by ship, yes more cost than if I booked on my own.

Difference was airline new cruise line had booked a large number of seats so they tried to make any delay a short one.

The small bus waiting for us had a flat tire, no problem new one quickly arrived.

All tickets for train and a full lunch included plus a wonderful dinner at the hotel on the grounds.

Back to the cruise late at night cookies waiting in room for a late snack.

Tour guide took the group to the most important places plus train ride.

[kathynorth]

On 9/6/2019 at 5:25 PM, $hip$hape said:

Could you please,

give any more any more information ? 

Michael

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Edited September 10, 2019 by kathynorth