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Argentina · Uruguay · Buenos Aires and Montevideo in 7 days
Both banks of the River Plate
Buenos Aires of the Recoleta, the Teatro Colón and the milonga, and Montevideo, with the Ciudad Vieja, the Mercado del Puerto and the rambla at dusk.
Buenos Aires → Montevideo · 5–7 days
- Days
- 3–4
- When
- Mar–May · Sep–Nov
- Per person/day
- Average 90–140 USDMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.
- Days
- 2–3
- When
- Mar–Apr · Oct–Dec
- Per person/day
- Average 90–140 USDMid-range · per person/day
Cost scope
Per person per day: accommodation, meals, urban transport, visits and a small allowance for extras. Flights excluded; larger purchases vary. Editorial estimate, not a quote.
Who it is for
For travellers from Brazil with five to seven days for two capitals on the Río de la Plata.
Not for anyone who wants beaches, since this is a city trip.
The strategy
Buenos Aires comes first, and the boat crosses the Rio de la Plata to Montevideo in a few hours.
What you will see
- Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. Opera house opened on May 25, 1908, with Aida, a horseshoe-shaped hall for about 2,480 people and acoustics ranked among the world's best.
- The Rambla, Montevideo. Twenty-two uninterrupted kilometers of boardwalk between the port and Punta Gorda, built starting in the 1920s.
Day by day
Buenos Aires
- Day 1: Historic center and the south
- Day 2: North, museums and a milonga
- Day 3: Colón, Corrientes and the river
- Day 4: Tigre and the Paraná Delta (day trip) · if you have more time
Montevideo
- Day 5: Ciudad Vieja and Centro on foot
- Day 6: Rambla, river and soccer in a single day
- Day 7: A Sunday of street market and drums · if you have more time
