Buenos Aires - Day Trips
Cross the River Plate into Uruguay, or head inland to experience pampa culture.
Uruguay is only a couple of hours away over the River Plate. Take a ferry to the well-preserved museum town of Colonia del Sacramento, or keep going to reach the laid-back capital, Montevideo.
The River Paraná is to the north of Buenos Aires, fanning out in a wide delta, perfect for wildlife-spotting on a lazy summer's day. Heading west or south of the city will take you into the never-ending horizons of the pampa (grasslands), Argentina's heartland. Learn about gaucho (cowboy) traditions or visit a ranch in San Antonio de Areco, and sup beer at a bar that hasn't changed in two centuries in Mercedes.
