Leave the city behind by water. A four-hour cruise on a modern, comfortable boat that sails the Río de la Plata from Puerto Madero and slips into the channels of the Paraná Delta — with bilingual guides on board.
One of the most original ways to experience Buenos Aires: watching the skyline of a huge capital dissolve into an immense natural delta — all from the deck of a boat.
The cruise starts in Puerto Madero, the city's smartest riverside district, and heads out onto the Río de la Plata — the widest river in the world. From the deck you get a view of Buenos Aires that almost no visitor sees: the skyline, the port and the ecological reserve, all from the water.
As you sail north, the city gradually gives way to something completely different. It's an original, unhurried experience — good for all ages, and genuinely romantic for couples.
Then comes the best part: the boat enters the Paraná Delta, an immense labyrinth of rivers, streams and islands where a whole community lives on the water, reachable only by boat.
You pass wooden houses on stilts, private jetties, old rowing clubs and thick subtropical vegetation. It's a way of life that feels a world away from the capital, even though it starts just a few kilometres from it.
Tigre grew up as the weekend retreat of Buenos Aires — and it still feels like one.
The tour also takes in Tigre and its riverside promenade, the Paseo Victorica. This is where the grand old rowing clubs line the water — ornate timber-framed clubhouses with towers and boat ramps, built when Tigre was the summer playground of Buenos Aires society and rowing was the sport of the elite.
Many are still working clubs today. It is the most photogenic stretch of the whole trip, and the perfect place to stretch your legs and have a coffee before the return.
We collect you from your hotel in Buenos Aires (from our list of pick-up hotels) or an agreed meeting point.
You board a modern, comfortable boat in the city's riverside district.
Around 90 minutes on the widest river in the world, with the Buenos Aires skyline behind you.
About an hour cruising the channels and islands of the Paraná Delta.
Around an hour at Tigre's riverside promenade before heading back to your hotel.
Tell us your travel dates and how many of you there are — we'll check availability and send a free, no-obligation quote within 24 hours. Best price guaranteed.
One dedicated specialist plans your whole stay — not a booking platform with a call centre.
We regularly compare our rates against the big international operators — and we've confirmed we're the most competitive.
This is our own experience, not a third-party product we resell blind — so we can answer any question about it in detail.
We collect you from your hotel and bring you back, with air-conditioned transport for the land portion.
Guides in English, Spanish and Portuguese who explain the Delta, the river and the city as you sail.
Cancel up to 24 hours before the experience starts for a full refund.
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The full experience lasts about 4 hours, including roughly 90 minutes on the Río de la Plata, an hour cruising the Delta channels and around an hour at Tigre's Paseo Victorica.
The boat departs from Puerto Madero, the riverside district of Buenos Aires. We pick you up beforehand from your hotel (from our list of pick-up hotels) or from an agreed meeting point in the city.
There are bilingual guides on board with commentary in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
No, lunch is not included. There's time at the Tigre stop for a coffee or a bite if you wish, and we can suggest where to eat. We can also quote the tour combined with lunch.
The classic Tigre Delta and San Isidro tour travels north by road through the suburbs and includes a shorter boat ride. This experience is the opposite: you spend most of the time on the water, sailing from Puerto Madero and reaching the Delta by river.
Yes, it's a calm cruise suitable for all ages, and infant seats are available for the land transfer. It is not wheelchair accessible, so tell us in advance if anyone has reduced mobility and we'll suggest alternatives.
Comfortable clothes, a light jacket (it can be breezy on the river), sunscreen, sunglasses and a camera. The boat is modern and comfortable inside, so it works in most weather.
Yes. You get a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the experience starts.
It's the vast delta where the Paraná River meets the Río de la Plata, just north of Buenos Aires — a maze of rivers, streams and thousands of islands with a resident community whose only access is by boat. Tigre is its main gateway town.
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See all →Almost everyone who visits the Tigre Delta gets there by road. This tour does it the other way round: by water, sailing out of Puerto Madero on the Río de la Plata — the widest river in the world — and entering the Delta through its own channels.
That change of perspective is what makes it special. You watch a cosmopolitan capital of millions gradually turn into an immense natural landscape of rivers and islands. Along the way you see the Buenos Aires skyline from the water, the stilt houses and rowing clubs of the Delta, and finally Tigre and its elegant riverside promenade, the Paseo Victorica.
The boat is modern and comfortable, with bilingual guides on board in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and the whole experience takes about four hours including hotel pick-up. It's original, relaxing and works for all ages — a favourite with couples, and an easy half day to slot into a Buenos Aires itinerary. Tell us your dates and we'll send you a free quote within 24 hours.
