Chicagoland Judges and Friends Buenos Aires
Argentina February 10 – 15, 2025

Date on the groundFebruary 10 – February 15
Minimun number in GroupMim 20
Lunch included4 lunch (2 share + 1 exclusive + 1 at Estancia )
Dinner included2 Dinner
Tickets includedFortabat Visit – River stadium Visit – Colon Opera House Visit – Recoleta Cementery entrance – Amia Entrance
Accommodation5 nights of accommodation with breakfast included and city tax
Luggage tipsincluded for transfer in and out
Meal tipsincluded for the included meals
Guide tipsnot included
Price per person on double basis: (2 guest sharing a room)USD 2.890,00
Price per person on single basis: (1 guest per room – single occupancy)USD 3.558,00
Suggested hotel: Melia Recoleta Boutique, Buenos Aires Grand or similar
 
  • Notes for Buenos Aires:
  • Minimum group 20 people travelling together to consider those prices and
    guarantee the group. We suggest to take an insurance in case of cancellation.
  • Booking process: please complete the booking form in case you want to join the
    group and wait for our response before making the payment.
  • Payment Policy
  • Initial Payment: 30% up to October 30 th – in order to guarantee the
    minimum amount of travelers (20), This initial payment should be paid
    before October 30 th – This initial payment is non reimbursable.
    o Final payment: December 12 th – non reimbursable. Balance
  • Procedure: fill out this booking form and once we send you the confirmation,
    we will request the payment.
  • Wire Payment info :  Bank Of America
    Beneficiary Primera Clase Corp .
    Account Number 89809673158212
  • ABA 026009593( domestic Wires )
    *SWIF CODE *: BOFAUS3N ( International Wires )
    Address
    360 W 41 St
    Miami Beach 33140
    We do not accept credit cards.

Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital city, is situated on the western side of Río de la Plata,
and it is one of the largest cities in the world. With twelve million inhabitants, it shows a
modern structure and a dynamic life.
Its atmosphere, its wide cultural & commercial offer and the cordiality of its people turn
Buenos Aires in one of the most fascinating cities of Latin America.

 

Sunday, February 9 th : Depart for Buenos Aires
Today you will star our journey by taking an overnight flight toward Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Monday, February 10 th : Buenos Aires – arrival – Opening Lunch – city overall site – Welcome dinner 
Arrival at the airport of Ezeiza. Guests will be greeted by our local guides, who will escort them to the buses for the transfer to the hotel. Check in time at hotels is at 3 or 4pm  depending on hotel´s. We can book the previous night in case you prefer to. It is included group transfer , we can arrange individual transfer (optional)
Opening Lunch at private venue (exclusive)  After lunch get to know the city with overall site.  The Tour will visit among other places,  the famous Mayo Square surrounded by the

Metropolitan Cathedral and the Government House, & the Cabildo.  Why Plaza de Mayo? It is the political center of our country, the foundation and the
disappearance of the military dictatorship.  Head through the widest Avenue of the World, “9 de Julio” avenue, the Obelisk and the
Congress Hall. Check in Transfer to Welcome dinner .

 Tuesday, February 11th: BUENOS AIRES – Visit La Boca , San Telmo, Fortabat Collection private visit. Lunch. Puerto Madero. 

Breakfast at the hotel.

Vehicle & guide at disposal to attend important meeting or (bus at disposal for 8 hours)
Italian District with its Open Art Fair on Caminito Street. Visit La Boca. This neighborhood was developed around one of the most active ports,
suffering a strong Italian influence. Many houses were built using ship materials: tin and bright color paint. For this reason, Caminito
Street is considered one of the most iconic scenes in the city. It is located in the heart of La Boca and is an open-air art gallery where artists exhibit their works.

San Telmo & Flee Market 
Antiques shop, heart of the old town, it is a vibrant space to enjoy culture, local flavors and antiques. Created in 1897, declared National Historical building, it is a place to both
past and present gathers to offer a unique experience.

Lunch at local restaurant. Puerto Madero area. In the 1990s, local and foreign investment led to a massive regeneration effort, recycling
and refurbishing the west side warehouses into elegant houses, offices, lofts, private universities, luxurious hotels and restaurants that conform to a gallery of options for this new district in a city that  grew up turning its back to the river.  Very street in Puerto Madero is named after women. The Puente de la Mujer (Women’s
Bridge), by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is the newest link between the east and west docks of Puerto Madero; a museum inaugurated in 2008, the Fortabat Art Collection,
itself resulted from an initiative by Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat (the wealthiest woman in Argentina).

Private Visit Fortabat Private Collection.
Return to Hotel – Dinner on own

Wednesday, February 12th: BUENOS AIRES- Visit Recoleta Area, Recoleta Cemetery and exclusive visit of Colon Opera House. Lunch on own to explore Palermo.
Breakfast in the Hotel Vehicle & guide at disposal to attend important meeting or (bus at disposal for 8 hours)
Northern Tour, “Belle Époque” A touch of Paris set against the deep blue sky of the Southern Hemisphere: facades and
ornate cupolas give Buenos Aires its European flavor in architecture. Colon Opera House: history, famous visitors, marbles, front façade at Plaza Libertad.
The Teatro Colón is considered one of the best theaters in the world. Acknowledged for its
acoustics and the artistic value of its construction,  it turned 100 years old in 2008. The theater is now located in the heart of downtown Buenos
Aires, among the streets Cerrito, Viamonte,  Tucumán and Libertad. It was inaugurated on May 25th, 1908 with Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida.
This building replaces the former Teatro Colón, which was located in front of Plaza de Mayo, on the block where the Banco de la Nación building stands now.
In front of the Colon Opera House, it is located the Justice Palace, Supreme court an example of Art Nouveau, tells the history and speaks, among other things about Memoria
Activa movement.

Continuing to the trendiest Buenos Aires neighborhood You will drive along Alvear Av; pass next to the private palaces at once, currently
Embassies, and Hotels. Splendor of an Argentinean oligarchy during the “Golden age” of  this country.
Continuing along Libertador Av, close to Palermo Park (depending on traffic) You will see as immense sculpture “The flower, Millennium” on our way to Recoleta.
Recoleta, this is the “French” quarter where ornate, academic buildings pompously rejected the modern style – art nouveau- , reflecting Buenos Aires dream of being a Second Paris
in South America. Private palaces are still preserved: such as the French and Brazilian embassies, Jockey Club and several five stars hotels.
Visit the Cemetery: necropolis of grand marble mausoleums, where most important families are buried such as Evita’s tomb. “Recoleta adds dignity to death” by Borger. A
really open air museum experience. 
Visit the Iglesia del Pilar, date from 1736, founded by the recoletos priests. Walk next to the
popular “Café La Biela” and enjoy the giant tree.
On the bus again, drive along Palermo Park, the Rose Garden, patio Andalúz, the lakes and the horse track field. And arrive to the most´s trendy Palermo Soho .
Lunch on own and time to explore Palermo. Dinner on own.

Thursday, February 13th: BUENOS AIRES – AMIA Visits & Agam exhibit. Lunch. Memory Park. Exclusive soccer stadium visit.
Breakfast at the hotel. Vehicle & guide at disposal to attend important meeting (bus at disposal for 8 hours)
Begin by visiting AMIA – Agam Exhibit. & meeting with Daia. Established as Chevra Kedusha in 1894, the initial activities were geared at generating the
conditions required to comply with the Jewish tradition; one of its first actions was to open a community cemetery. This sought to legitimate Jewish presence as a minority that
constitutes the Argentine society.   On July 18th, 1994, a series of celebrations to commemorate its centennial were
interrupted. A bomb was planted in the emblematic venue of the Argentine Jewish Community. The memory is still alive of the 85 killed and hundreds wounded.
Yaacov Agam, a world-renowned Israeli plastic artist, created the Monument to the Memory of the Victims of the Terrorist Attack on AMIA. The work asserts both the commitment to
the victims’ memory by honoring their spirit and vital legacy, and the demand for justice of their relatives and society at large.
Meeting with American Ambassador in Buenos Aires and visit Bosch Palace tbc Lunch at local restaurant Memory Park
Is located in front of Rio de la Plata estuary. A memorial to the victims of the 1976-1983 military regime, known as the National Reorganization Process, a period of unprecedented
state violence in Argentina. A still open bounded on our society.  Commemorative sculptures and paths to ride and learn more about our history.

Private Visit River Soccer Stadium, called the “Monumental” stadium owned by Club Atletico River plate, located at Nuñez area. Built in 1938, now the biggest stadium
in south America. Renewed and full of exciting stories.

Dinner on own: we will provide a list of restaurants, previously reservations are surely requested in Buenos Aires as most trendy restaurants should be done months ahead
of time. Concierge can book taxis or we can pre-arranged transportation in advance 

Friday, February 14th: BUENOS AIRES – ESTANCIA Day, barbeque and folk show, horses. Tango Show Farewell Dinner. 
Breakfast at the hotel. 

Departure for a Full Day at a delightful and typical “Estancia”. 0 The “estancias” were civilisation outposts in the “pampas” (plain lands) and their founders
were the true pioneers of the unknown immensity of these lands, there, they worked the  soil and made this country one of the main world-wide exporters of agricultural products in
the turn of the century. 
The typical landscape of the Argentinean ‘pampa’, one of the most fertile natural plains in the world and famous for its meat and cereal production can be appreciated by the tourist in
a visit that includes a reception with ‘empanadas’, singing and typical dancing and a gaucho skills show. Asado or barbecue for lunch
Return to hotel  Farewell Dinner Evening transfer to Tango Show and Dinner.
“The origins of tango are obscure, a mixture of rhythms –including those of Africa– that succeeded one another on the banks of the Rio de la Plata. Along the way, the tango took
on the feelings of the people, thus becoming a spokesman for them, a reflection of social change. Tango became an expression of human behaviour and emotion. The mixture of
cultures that make up the Argentinean nation found within a tango a means of shrugging off sorrow. It is very much the music of Buenos Aires”.

Saturday, February 15th: BUENOS AIRES – transfer back home or extensions

Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out 
At convenient time transfer to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (domestic flights to Mendoza, Iguazu or Ushuaia)

OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE DAY TO ENJOY THE CITY

  •  Foodie tour
  •  Graffiti tour
  •  Pallarols atelier
  •  Conversation