A bus tour would be a very good way of quickly getting the flavour of Bunos Aires.


Buenos Aires Bus (google it) is the big, yellow, hop-on-hop-off tour run by the city. It would be my choice - if it actually works properly now that it's been improved. The couple of times I have taken visitors we have ended up getting a more formal coach tour from one of the operators who depart from Plaza San Martin and who have ticket offices where Calles Florida and San Martin merge because the "Macri-bus" has been running as a bit of a shambles on that day. Take care near Plaza San Martin: it's not far from Villa 31 and if you don't already know about the villas miserias, you soon will.


Alternatively, if you are staying in a hotel, the desk staff will arrange for a tour that will pick you up from the hotel lobby.


If your devices use switched mode power supplies and say they will work from 100v-250v then they will work on the Argentine 240v supply with a simple adaptor. Plugs are like those in Australia - two flat blades at 45deg from the vertical - or sometimes two round pins. Check Wikipedia. If in any doubt you will easily be able to buy an adaptor from a street seller or shop.

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Yes, you need adapters.

10 days in Buenos Aires is a lot, and beware of the best of the best pickpockets that hand out on subways, and Taxi drivers who give you fake AR 100 peso bills.

You may want to factor in one day train, bus or rental car trips to close by cities like La Tigre.

I would try and carve out one day for Montevideo, Uruguay. Take a ferry, a few hours, and spend the day.

Unless you dislike wine, spend a few days in Mendoza (a 2.5 hour flight)
that produces 70% of all Argentine wine and has excellent restaurants.

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