Province of
Buenos Aires

Getting Here

By air.From Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata, Bahía Blanca, Villa Gesell, Necochea and Tandil.

By bus. From the City of Buenos Aires and other cities in the rest of the country to the province’s main cities.

By train. From Buenos Aires to La Plata, Bahía Blanca, Mar del Plata, Miramar, Pinamar, Sierra de la Ventana, Tandil and other cities. Tren de la Costa which borders Río de la Plata.

Distances.La Plata is 52 Km away from Buenos Aires and 363 Km away from Mar del Plata. Mar del Plata is 404 Km away from Buenos Aires, 1,120 Km away from Córdoba and 1,506 Km away from Mendoza.

 

Lodging and Accommodation

Number and category of accommodations. Aguas Verdes: 1 (Apart). Arrecifes: 1 (3*). Azul: 1 (3*), 1 (2*). Bahía Blanca: 2 (4*), 1 (3*), 5 (2*), 1 (Apart). Balcarce: 1 (3*). Baradero: 5 (3*), 1 (2*). Belén de Escobar: 1 (2*). Campana: 1 (4*). Carhué: 1 (4*), 2 (3*), 5 (2*). Cariló: 1 (4*), 2 (3*), 32 (Apart). Chascomús: 1 (2*), 7 (Apart). Chivilcoy: 2 (3*), 4 (2*). Costa Azul: 1 (4*), 1 (2*), 3 (Apart). Costa del Este: 1 (3*), 2 (Apart). General Madariaga: 2 (2*). Junín: 1 (4*), 1 (3*), 1 (Apart). La Lucila: 1 (2*). La Plata: 1 (4 *), 9 (3*), 1 (2*).Las Gaviotas: 8 (Apart). Lobos: 1 (4*), 1 (3*), 2 (2*), 1 (Apart). Lucila del Mar: 5 (3*), 3 (2*). Luján: 2 (3*), 2 (2*). Mar Azul: 1 (3*), 2 (Apart). Mar Chiquita: 1 (3*). Mar de Ajó: 12 (3*), 7 (2*), 5 (Apart). Mar de Cobo: 2 (2*). Mar de las Pampas: 1 (3*), 1 (2*), 14 (Apart). Mar de Ostende: 4 (3*), 2 (2*). Mar del Plata: 3 (5*), 17 (4*), 52 (3*), 133 (2*), 12 (Apart). Mar del Tuyú: 1 (2*). Mercedes: 1 (3*). Miramar: 6 (3*), 17 (2*), 2 (Apart). Monte Hermoso: 3 (3*), 5 (2*), 1 (Apart). Navarro: 1 (3*). Necochea: 2 (4*), 16 (3*), 33 (2*). Olavarría: 1 (4*), 1 (3*), 1 (2*). Open Door: 1 (4*). Ostende: 1 (4*), 4 (3*), 5 (2*). Pehuén-Co: 1 (3*). Pigüé: 4 (2*). Pilar: 1 (5*), 3 (3*), 1 (Apart). Pinamar: 5 (4*), 17 (3*), 16 (2*), 22 (Apart). Punta Alta: 2 (3*), 3 (2*). Quequén: 1 (2*). Quilmes: 1 (Apart). Salto: 1 (3*). San Bernardo: 2 (4*), 12 (3*), 10 (2*), 2 (Apart). San Clemente del Tuyú: 1 (4*), 11 (3*), 7 (2*). San Fernando: 1 (3*), 1 (2*), 1 (Apart). San Miguel del Monte: 3 (3*), 1 (Apart). San Nicolás de los Arroyos: 2 (4*), 2 (3*), 5 (2*), 1 (Apart). San Pedro: 1 (4*), 1 (3*), 2 (2*). Santa Clara del Mar: 1 (3*), 5 (2*), 1 (Apart). Santa Teresita: 4 (3*), 6 (2*), 1 (Apart). Sierra de la Ventana: 1 (2*), 1 (Apart). Tandil: 1 (4*), 6 (3*), 8 (2*), 4 (Apart). Tigre: 5 (3*), 3 (2*). Tres Arroyos: 1 (4*), 3 (3*). Valeria del Mar: 2 (3*), 7 (2*), 6 (Apart). 25 de Mayo: 1 (2*). Vicente López: 1 (3*). Villa Gesell: 7 (4*), 46 (3*), 69 (2*), 18 (Apart). Zárate: 2 (3*), 1 (2*).

Other lodging facilities: Ayacucho,Bahía San Blas, Balneario Orense, Balneario San Cayetano, Capilla del Señor, Capitán Sarmiento, Carmen de Patagones, Claromecó, Dolores, General Belgrano, General Rodríguez, Las Toninas, Lima, Magdalena, Mar del Sur, Moreno, Pedro Luro, Pergamino, Puán, Ramallo, Reta, Saldungaray, San Antonio de Areco, San Cayetano, San Isidro, Sierra de los Padres, Stroeder, Tapalqué, Tornquist, Villa Arcadia, Villa Ventana and Villalonga. Very good accommodation is provided in many estancias (ranches).

 

Things to do

Living in Estancias (ranches). Stay in estancias, very comfortable and luxurious residences, where typical Argentine farming activities, exhibitions of gaucho skills, and tasting of Argentine barbecues take place. The gauchos take part in exciting parades and folklore shows at the Fiesta de la Tradición (Tradition Festival) held in San Antonio de Areco (November 10th.).

Adventure Tourism, sports and leisure time.Holiday resorts on the coast and the main towns in the province have golf links, race courses, car racing tracks and casinos. To the South of the province, you can go hiking and horseback riding along the Sierras of Tandil and Sierras de la Ventana.
Sport fishing on the shores of Paraná river, in lagoons, and on the Atlantic coast. Fishing pejerrey in lagoons Chascomús, Lobos, Junín and San Miguel del Monte.
Water sports such as sailing, canoeing, rowing, power boating, water-skiing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.
Horse riding, hunting and fishing, and playing polo and golf.Watching and enjoying wildlife in the estancias.
Aquarium in San Clemente del Tuyú.

Health Tourism. Ocean Spas in San Clemente del Tuyú and Mar del Plata. Thermal waters in Carhué, Pedro Luro and Los Gauchos.

 

Places to visit

PARANÁ RIVER DELTA. Departing from Tigre, there are sailing tours along the Paraná river, full of islands with lush vegetation and extraordinary fauna.

ARGENTINA’S PATRON SAINT. The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Luján is the country's most important pilgrimage center. Its museum complex which includes the Colonial and Historical Museum, the Arms Gallery, the Museum of Artillery, and the Museum of Transportation is located in the Cabildo (colonial Town Hall) and Casa del Virrey (Viceroy's House).

LA PLATA, CAPITAL OF THE PROVINCE. Its Museum of Natural Sciences houses one of the World's most important collections of paleontology.

COAST TOURIST CENTERS. Holiday resorts, beaches, sandbanks, forests, casinos, nightlife and fishing spots are the main attractions of San Clemente del Tuyú, Santa Teresita, San Bernardo, Cariló, Pinamar, Villa Gesell, Necochea, and Mar del Plata - the country's main fishing port.

 

Shopping

Handicraft. Facones - Gaucho's knives -, mates (gourds for drinking mate), bombillas (metal straw-like utensil used for drinking mate out of a gourd) and silver or nickel silver picture frames. Pumpkin mates. Spurs, harrows, stirrups and whipping handles made of silver.

Leather goods and saddlery. Harnesses and whips in twisted leather. Bags, handbags, wallets, key rings and cigarette cases. Leather wear and hats.

 

Further information

La Plata. Secretaría de Turismo y Deporte de la Provincia de Buenos Aires – Dirección General de Turismo: Calle 12 e 53, Torre II, 13° piso. Tel. (221) 4295553. Fax: (221) 4295554. E-mail: directur@turismo.mp.gba.gov.ar

Junín. Dirección de Turismo: Av. R. Sáenz Peña 143. Tel. (2362) 443530. Fax: (2362) 444112. E-mail: subcom@junin.mun.gba.gov.ar.

Lobos. Oficina Municipal de Turismo: Salgado 40. Tel./Fax: (2227) 431450. E-mail: subcom@lobos.mun.gba.gov.ar

Luján. Secretaría de Cultura, Turismo y Deporte: Edificio “La Cúpula”, San Martín 1. Tel./Fax: (2323) 420453. E-mail: turismo_lujan@speedy.com.ar.

Mar del Plata. Ente Municipal de Turismo, Cultura y Deporte: Belgrano 2740. Tel. (223) 4944140 / 4951777 (Informação). Fax: (223) 4942553. E-mail: turismo@mardelplata.gov.ar Escritório de Informação Turística: Bv. Marítimo 2400, Local 51/52.

Miramar. Ente General Alvarado de Turismo: Calle 28 N° 1086. Tel./Fax: (2291) 420190. E-mail: egatur@miramar-digital.com

Monte Hermoso. Secretaría de Turismo: Av. Intendente Majluf 778. Tel./Fax: (2921) 481123. E-mail: secturismo@mhermoso.com.ar

Necochea. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: Av. 79 e Av. 2. Tel./Fax: (2262) 425983. E-mail: subcom@necochea.mun.gba.gov.ar

Pinamar. Secretaría de Turismo. Av. Bunge 456. Tel./Fax: (2254) 491680. E-mail: unestilodevida@pinamar.gov.ar

San Antonio de Areco. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: Arellano e Zerboni Tel./Fax: (2326) 453165. E-mail: subcom@areco.mun.gba.gov.ar

San Bernardo. Oficina de Turismo: Av. San Bernardo e Calle 19. Tel. (2257) 463027. E-mail: info@lacostaturismo.gov.ar

San Clemente del Tuyú. Oficina de Turismo: Calle 2 Nº 2090. Tel. (2252) 430718. E-mail: info@lacostaturismo.gov.ar.

San Miguel del Monte. Oficina de Turismo: Av. Costanera e Fray Fco. Martínez. Tel. (2271) 421138. Fax: (2271) 442969. E-mail: subcom@monte.mun.gba.gov.ar.

San Nicolás de los Arroyos. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: Av. Alberdi 25. Tel. (3461) 421070. E-mail: turismo@sannicolas.mun.gba.gov.ar

Sierra de la Ventana. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: Av. Roca 19. Tel./Fax: (291) 4915303. E-mail: info@comarcaturistica.com.ar

Tandil. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: 9 de Julio 555. Tel. (2293) 432073. E-mail: tandilturismo@infovia.com.ar

Tigre. Ente Municipal de Turismo: Av. Mitre 305. Tel./Fax: (11) 4512-4497/8. E-mail: turismo@tigre.gov.ar.

Tres Arroyos. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: Brandsen 181. Tel. (2983) 433154, Int. 11. Fax: (2983) 431648. E-mail: turismo@tresa.mun.gba.gov.ar

Villa Gesell. Secretaría de Turismo y Cultura: Alameda 201 N° 217. Tel. (2255) 455988/8118. E-mail: turismo@gesell.com.ar.

Buenos Aires. Casa de la Provincia de Buenos Aires: Av. Callao 237. Tel. (11) 4371-7045. Fax: (11) 4375-2993. E-mail: turismo@casaprov.gba.gov.ar