Day 10: Mendoza – Buenos Aires
Enjoy breakfast followed by a transfer to the local airport for your private flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival, private transfer to your luxury hotel, located in the heart of the chic Recoleta neighborhood. Estimated flying time from Mendoza to Buenos Aires: 2 hours. Enjoy a visit to Buenos Aires’ main attractions which consists of varied and distinct neighborhoods (your guide will show you the unique characteristics of the main ones). Highlights include the historic Plaza de Mayo anchored by the pink presidential palace known as the Casa Rosada; San Telmo, the city’s oldest neighborhood and the birthplace of tango; Recoleta and its mysterious and opulent cemetery, the city’s most exclusive address, dead or alive; the grand and wide 9 de Julio Avenue with its central obelisk; Palermo and its lovely parks; La Boca, the colorful immigrant heart of the city with its cobblestone streets and artisans and modern Puerto Madero. Or you could just focuse on visiting the city’s many distinctive neighbourhoods: Palermo Chico, Barrio Parque, Alto Palermo, Villa Freud, Palermo Viejo, Palermo Soho, Palermo Hollywood and Las Cañitas. Palermo Chico and Barrio Parque have some interesting museums like the Museum of Latin American Art (MALBA). In the evening, enjoy an exclusive dinner followed by a fantastic Tango Show. The Rojo Tango show at the Faena Hotel + Universe, Philippe Starck’s design hotel in Puerto Madero. The ambience and intimate red velvet-lined atmosphere will ensure that you have an unforgettable night as you watch the performers enact their singular tango moves, accompanied by modern singing and costumes .
Lodging: Alvear Palace Hotel
The Alvear Palace Hotel is situated in the most elegant neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, La Recoleta. It is an area of extensive parks, wide avenues, and luxurious architecture in a classical style, where the best restaurants, cafes, antique shops and boutiques of Buenos Aires, are to be found. Some of the main museums and cultural centres are close by, and the financial area is only five minutes away.