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Jan012011

Tigre Delta Day Trip from Buenos Aires

Tour / Activity

My Rating: 3 star rating: Worth doing

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

My Review:

Commuter train ride to Tigre is nothing to speak of....quick trip...not much to see. Tigre is an outdoor shopping/eating mall reminiscent of any seaside spot in the U.S. Very sterile. Nothing to recommend this. In contrast, the boat ride up Parna River was enjoyable fun thing to do, especially on a hot day. It was very interesting to see how people live alongside the river. The guide for the Tigre trip was fine---nothng great. The guide who gave the tour on the Parna River was very good. This is a good trip to day if you have extra days in Buenos Aires....but would opt for frip to Colonia; an extra day in Buenos Aires, or the gaucha day trip over this.

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Dec312010

Argentina Fiesta Gaucha Day Trip from Buenos Aires

Tour / Activity

My Rating: 4 star rating: Recommended

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

My Review:

Very good tour. Food was excellent and bountiful. Good entertainment while enjoying barbecue. After barbecue, gauchos put on an entertaining horse show and display an engaging personality.

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Dec292010

Buenos Aires Tango Show

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My Rating: 3 star rating: Worth doing

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

My Review:

You have got to go to a Tango Show in BA. I'm not sure this is the best Tango show to go to. First of all, if you are single, you will have to fight from being put between two cpls or a table way in the back. The food was good--not great. The dancing was good...but got repetitious.The singing was good..but not great. Post-show I talked to a number of people in BA, who thought there were a lot more authentic fun places to go to. This was more like a Las Vegas show without the "wow" factor. It was fine....but would search for something better.

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Dec292010

Buenos Aires City Sightseeing Tour

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My Rating: 1 star rating: I do not recommend this

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

My Review:

Tour started late. Then spent almost as much time on bus picking up and dropping off customers as the tour itself. The tour was supposed to be bi-lingual, but tour guide spent 80% of her time speaking in Spanish and only 20% in English. Maybe since I was the only English speaking person on the bus, she felt justified to speak so little in Englsh---but if so I wish I was only charged 20%. Buenos Aires has a very interesting history. There are a lot of city tours to choose from. I would choose somewhere else.

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Dec292010

Best of Buenos Aires Walking Tour

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My Rating: 4 star rating: Recommended

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

My Review:

I call this "Tour with Attitude." This was a walking tour of some neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. Guide was very knowledgeable--and opinionated about advantages and disadvantages of Argentinian life. In middle of tour, you will have a "coffee break" with guide. This gives you a chance to better understand Argentina culture and how they view work---"we work to live"---as compared to "we live to work." Argentinians are about enjoying life--not about working hard. The guide who spent lot of time in Canada is very well spoken---just don't take the side of England in the Falkans War!

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Dec262010

Tijuca Rain Forest Jeep Tour from Rio de Janeiro

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My Rating: 2 star rating: It was OK, but could have been better

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

My Review:

This ia jeep tour of forest located in northern burgs of rio. Not a lot to see. Some nice views overlooking rio..and a nice waterfall. Guide was good---but questionable use of time.

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Dec242010

Guanabara Bay Cruise with Optional Seafood Lunch

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My Rating: 4 star rating: Recommended

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

My Review:

Hidden gem. Great view of Rio as seen from harbor ...also surrounding area. Would have been better if f guide provided overview of what we were going to see, but guide did provide good individual descriptions.