Shore Excursion: Small Group Tigre Delta Tour from Buenos Aires

Auf dem Boot durchs Delta und den Parana hinaufzufahren, war eine unglaubliche Erfahrung mit all den tollen Eindrücken. Allerdings waren die Pickupzeiten über alle Hotels recht lang und teilweise wurde 20 Minuten gewartet. Das includierte Mittagessen war mäßig und danach gab es lediglich 20 Minuten auf dem Markt Puerto de frutas, bevor alle wieder im Bus nach Hause gebracht wurden. Die Guide Emilia war allerdings sehr freundlich. Wer gerne individuell reist, dem sei die eigene Anreise und de Buchung der Flusfahrt vorort angeraten. Mit 125$ in der Gruppe definitiv zu viel Geld.

Our guide Heraldo was lovely. He clearly knows his stuff and is passionate about sharing. Our driver was good as well. The tour itself is mainly for the boat ride up the delta. The rest is nothing special. It was a little odd that some of us were on a different boat and met our guide when he and the others disembarked a few minutes after us in Tigre. The snacks were ample and there was a no meat option. The fruit market was filled with touristy items and seemed geared toward Argentinian tourists.

we were picked up punctually at our hotel, picked up a few other passengers and went to the pier - about 45 minutes total. The Catamaran that we had was older, and NOT in good shape. The upholstery is worn, chewed through, had holes. My window had a crack in it, as did a few other windows. Due to bad weather, all passengers were inside, so it was full. I had my jacket stuffed between myself and the window as it was cool, and after about 30 minutes realized that it wasnt just cold, but wet - the rubber seat at the top of the window was leaking, and the seat, jacket and I were all wet. I pointed this out to our guide, but the only response was - find another seat. Hmmm. Nobody controls the weather, and it was unfortunate that we couldnt see the scenery very well. Before we arrived at Tigre itself, we hit something submerged - probably a log- and lost power. We limped the last 6 km into port, but made it ! The Tigre Delta is huge. We saw only a small portion of course, but it is fascinating how the people live on the islands. We had a small city tour while it was dry, then had our included snack of Empanadas at a Rowing Club. Then off to the Market area for shopping - sadly 90% of the shops were closed due to the heavy rain that morning. Back in the bus to BA, and drop off at our hotel. Altogether an interesting, entertaining tour that could only have been better with better weather, and a better BOAT ! Tour guide Nathalie , and driver Willilam were polite, knowledgeable, and professional.