Only with reservation
Max 6 ppl
USD140 per person
At 9 am
For 9 hours
Difficulty level medium
Mon to Fri
9 hours
At 9 am
Max 6 ppl
Only with reservation
USD140 per person
Including
lunch at a restaurant (veggie option available),
+ with gears & suspension + helmet
500 ml bottle of water,
train ticket,
use of kayak,
English speaking local guide.
Min 2 people to run the tour
From October to April
Difficulty level medium
Delta Tigre + Burbs: Bike & Kayak Tour
Meet your local host
Meet Julián at 2269, Armenia St. to start an exciting full day tour that mix city and nature by bike, train and kayak. We’ll visit Tigre and it’s Delta, full of island where people live in a different way transporting themself just by boat, kayaks or small ships, to travel between the islands or to the continent.
A single language per tour
Tours are guided in just 1 language so you don’t spend time hearing something you don´t understand.
Highlights in our Bike & Kayak Tour:
Libertador Av:
Libertador Av:
We’ll ride through Libertador Av. on the way to Retiro train station. It’s a fancy avenue with a super relaxed bike line, that go through one of the most exclusives areas in Buenos Aires. We’ll see Floralis Generica (modern icon of BA), Law University building and lots parks and green areas.
Retiro train station:
We’ll take the train to go to Tigre. It’s a nice place to take pictures, the train station have a look of english old style, probably you’ll feel in love with this building. The train is super confortable with AC and a special wagon to transport the bikes. After 45 minutes travelling through the suburbs we’ll arrive to Tigre.
Retiro train station:
Rowing time:
Rowing time:
The first thing we’ll do when we arrive to Tigre city is to ride to the rowing club to take the kayaks. From there we’ll paddle into the Tigre Delta, enjoying the nature and the easy rowing. We’ll observe the particular kind of life of the people who live there in the middle of the nature without cars or streets that connect the islands to each other or to the continent.
Lunch at a restaurant:
After rowing through Tigre Delta we’ll need to recharge our energies, so we’ll come back to the continent to relax and to have a delicious lunch at a fancy restaurant next to the riverside to continue feeling the natural environment around us.
(1 main course per person is included and alcoholic drinks aren’t included.)
Lunch at a restaurant:
Bosques de Palermo:
Bosques de Palermo:
After 40 minutes by train from Tigre, we’ll arrive to Nuñez station, at the North limit of Buenos Aires city. We’ll get off the train to ride through the biggest green area in Buenos Aires, Bosques de Palermo, on our way back to the meeting point. The end of our tour would be around 6pm.
Delta Tigre + BA Burbs FAQs
The approximate duration of the Delta Tigre + Burbs Bike & Kayak Tour is around 9 hours. So, 99% of the the tours end around 6:00 p.m. The duration of the bike and kayak tour is not exact since it will depend on several factors such as: traffic, the speed to pedal the group, if any damage arises with a bicycle, etc.
In the Delta Tigre + Burbs Bike & Kayak Tour we visit: Libertador Av, Retiro train station, Delta Tigre, and Bosques de Palermo.
It is included:
The use of a bike with gears and suspension, as well as a helmet.
Use of kayak.
Train tickets.
A 500ml bottle of water.
Lunch at a fancy restaurant (vegetarian option available) + drink.
Local guide (super friendly).
The level of demand for the Delta Tigre + Burbs Bike & Kayak Tour is “medium”. The city of Buenos Aires is flat and the river is quiet, so it does not require a lot of physical effort, but this is a full day bike and kayak tour, so if you are not used to riding a bicycle, we recommend you do one of our half-day bike tours.
The meeting point and where the Delta Tigre + Burbs Bike & Kayak Tour ends is at 2269, Armenia St. (Palermo area)
Departure time for the Delta Tigre + Burbs Bike & Kayak Tour is at 9:00 am. We recommend arriving 10 minutes before the meeting point so that you have time to set the bike to your liking, choose the helmet, etc. It is also important to arrive early, since as it is a group tour, we cannot wait for you more than 10 minutes after departure time and we will have to start the tour only with those who have shown up.
The price is USD140. Payment is made online by credit card or Paypal.
Bike tours are available from Monday to Saturday. If you are interested in doing this bike tour on a Sunday you can book this same option “privately”, please contact us in that case.
Our regular bike tours have a maximum of 6 people. If your group is larger, you could book the same tour in a private way for your party.
The tour is guided in only 1 language, so you don’t waste time hearing a language you don’t understand or listening twice to similar questions or information.
Bookings are online. If you’d like to book directly at the meeting point you should pay in cash with the exact amount of money. We can’t guarantee we’ll have a spot available nor that the bike tour will run, without a previous reservation.
Meeting Point Location
