All guides

The guides on this site are organised around the practical questions that come up when planning a Buenos Aires trip rather than around a generic list of attractions. Neighbourhood guides cover the character and practicalities of areas like Palermo, Recoleta, San Telmo and La Boca, including where each fits for accommodation versus sightseeing. Activity-focused guides go deeper into specific interests: how to choose between a tango class, a dinner show and a milonga, what a stadium tour at La Bombonera or El Monumental actually includes, and how estancia day trips differ from one another in terms of activities and distance from the city.

Transport guides explain the practical mechanics of getting around, from the difference between Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports to how the Subte and SUBE card system works, and how to plan transfers for day trips to Tigre, the pampas or the Uruguay ferry terminals. Seasonal guides address the southern hemisphere calendar directly, since this is one of the most common sources of confusion for travellers used to northern hemisphere seasons, covering what each season actually looks like on the ground and when the jacaranda bloom or major local events fall. Money and budgeting guides deal with the practical reality of the volatile peso, without ever quoting a fixed price that will age badly.

Day trip guides break down each option in the pampas, the delta and across the river in Uruguay, including honest notes on which are worth a full day and which can be shortened. Together, these guides are meant to answer the questions a traveller has before booking anything, rather than simply describing what a destination looks like.