Day 1: Arrive and find your neighborhood
41m drive
1
Ezeiza International Airport
Arrange the airport transfer and settle into a base that suits your walking and dining preferences. Spend the afternoon nearby and avoid making a late performance the first night’s obligation.
41m drive
2
Palermo neighborhood arrival
Arrange the airport transfer and settle into a base that suits your walking and dining preferences. Spend the afternoon nearby and avoid making a late performance the first night’s obligation.
Buenos Aires Palermo accommodation base
4-night accommodation base. This is an approximate neighborhood pin, not a reserved hotel. Replace it with your booked property's exact location. 4 nights Buenos Aires · 2 nights Puerto Iguazú · 1 night Buenos Aires
4 nights
Day 2: Historic center and San Telmo
12m drive
1
Plaza de Mayo
Start around Plaza de Mayo, then continue into San Telmo for a slower walk and lunch. Check which market areas and museums are open that day. Keep evening plans local rather than crossing the whole city again.
20m walk
2
San Telmo Market
Start around Plaza de Mayo, then continue into San Telmo for a slower walk and lunch. Check which market areas and museums are open that day. Keep evening plans local rather than crossing the whole city again.
5m walk
3
Plaza Dorrego
Start around Plaza de Mayo, then continue into San Telmo for a slower walk and lunch. Check which market areas and museums are open that day. Keep evening plans local rather than crossing the whole city again.
Day 3: Recoleta at an easy pace
9m drive
1
Recoleta Cemetery
Selected cultural stop; check current tickets and opening hours.
Choose a Recoleta cultural stop, pause for lunch, and add a museum or bookshop according to your interests. Reserve any guided entry you care about and leave the rest of the afternoon open.
11m walk
2
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Choose a Recoleta cultural stop, pause for lunch, and add a museum or bookshop according to your interests. Reserve any guided entry you care about and leave the rest of the afternoon open.
3m drive
3
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Choose a Recoleta cultural stop, pause for lunch, and add a museum or bookshop according to your interests. Reserve any guided entry you care about and leave the rest of the afternoon open.
Day 4: Palermo and a chosen evening
6m drive
1
Palermo Rosedal
Spend the day in Palermo’s parks, cafés, and shops. If tango is a priority, book one performance or lesson and arrange the return transport. Avoid scheduling a very late night before an early flight.
6m drive
2
Palermo Soho cafés
Keep the evening flexible. Any tango outing is a separately booked alternative in Ideas.
Day 5: Fly to Puerto Iguazú
11m drive
1
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery — domestic departure
Illustrative airport choice. Replace this pin if your booked flight departs Ezeiza.
Travel to the airport named on your ticket and fly north. Arrange the transfer to your hotel, confirm tomorrow’s park transport, and keep the afternoon relaxed. Save the national park for the full day.
Buenos Aires has more than one airport; check the actual code, not just the city name.
1h 50m flight
2
Puerto Iguazú International Airport
Indicative flight time only; allow for check-in, baggage, and delays.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
29m drive
3
Puerto Iguazú town
Travel to the airport named on your ticket and fly north. Arrange the transfer to your hotel, confirm tomorrow’s park transport, and keep the afternoon relaxed. Save the national park for the full day.
Puerto Iguazú accommodation base
2-night accommodation base. This is an approximate neighborhood pin, not a reserved hotel. Replace it with your booked property's exact location. 4 nights Buenos Aires · 2 nights Puerto Iguazú · 1 night Buenos Aires
2 nights
Day 6: A full day at the falls
43m drive
22m drive
1
Iguazú National Park visitor entrance
Use the open park circuits and internal transport. Spend the full day here; river levels can change walkway access.
Enter Iguazú National Park with time for the currently open walking circuits and internal transport. Take breaks and protect electronics from spray. Let conditions and park advice determine which sections to prioritize.
Do not promise yourself every walkway: river levels and maintenance can change access.
21m drive
2
Puerto Iguazú evening
Enter Iguazú National Park with time for the currently open walking circuits and internal transport. Take breaks and protect electronics from spray. Let conditions and park advice determine which sections to prioritize.
Day 7: Return to Buenos Aires
30m drive
1
Puerto Iguazú International Airport — return flight
Fly back with the day reserved for travel. Choose the final hotel according to tomorrow’s departure airport and time. A simple dinner is a better fit than a prepaid evening that relies on an on-time flight.
1h 50m flight
2
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery — arrival
Replace this airport if your booked flight uses Ezeiza. Keep the final night before the international departure.
Travel time is a planning allowance, not a published timetable; confirm your booked service and add check-in or queue time.
10m drive
Buenos Aires final-night accommodation base
1-night accommodation base. This is an approximate neighborhood pin, not a reserved hotel. Replace it with your booked property's exact location. 4 nights Buenos Aires · 2 nights Puerto Iguazú · 1 night Buenos Aires
1 night
Day 8: Depart
38m drive
38m drive
1
Ezeiza International Airport — depart
Confirm the actual airport on your ticket and allow a generous road-transfer buffer.
Allow the appropriate road transfer to your international airport and leave room for traffic and check-in. If departing late, stay near your base for breakfast or a short walk.