Touring Buenos Aires by Bike

Jun 21
08:05

2010

Matthew Barker

Matthew Barker

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Explore the city of Buenos Aires on one of our special bike tours through the city that never sleeps. Provided by your Argentina specialists, Argentina For Less.

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Buenos Aires is a vast city,Touring Buenos Aires by Bike Articles one of the biggest in South America. Famous for its tango and never sleeping population, it has a lot to offer.

 

What makes Buenos Aires so special is that the city is split up into many different areas and neighborhoods that each retain their own atmosphere and culture.

 

Much of the divide is along old class lines, with the leafy areas of Palermo and Recoleta normally home to the wealthy and the urban chic area of San Telmo and colorful La Boca for a more working class population.

 

However, as the city grows and new immigrant arrivals are not so easily divided as they once were, the city is becoming more and more cosmopolitan with areas offering something for everyone.

 

The public transport system in the city can be pretty complex, with buses running to all destinations and the necessity to have the exact change for the bus, when change is actually impossible, makes travelling around pretty difficult.

 

One of the best ways to tour the city is by bike. More and more Porteños are buying bikes and using them to explore the increasing number of cycle lanes that are popping up around the city.

 

However, tourists are also taking an interest in this increasingly easy way to explore the city.

 

There are a number of tour companies that offer the bike tours that take in a number of different areas.

 

Bike Tours

 

One of the main tours by bike is the Buenos Aires Urban Biking Tour to the South. On this tour you are able to discover the city's historical, social and architectural contrast by passing through new Puerto Madero area, the coastal ecological reserve, La Boca, San Telmo and finishing in Plaza de Mayo.

 

The Buenos Aires Biking Tour to the North enables you to explore the more expensive areas of the city passing through the leafy Barrio Parque area, Palermo Woods and Palermo Soho and Recoleta, famous for the cemetery of Argentina's elites (including a memorial to Evita).

 

One of the newest tours that has recently become popular, is exploring the city by night. Buenos Aires being a city that never sleeps, this is the ideal way to go people watching.

 

The Porteño Nightlife goesthough the neighborhoods of ritzy Recoleta, the classic quarter of San Telmo, and through the new area of Puerto Madero. Without taking part in a lively pub crawl, this is the way to experience the different atmospheres and flavors of Buenos Aires.

 

If your wanted a break from the city you can go a explore the northern delta region of the city in the Tigre delta cycling tour. The tours leave from the downtown Retiro area of Buenos Aires and use the local train service to take you to the northern suburbs.

 

You will explore the leafy northern suburbs and then be given the chance to go Kayaking in the Parana River. It is the perfect way to relax and mix sport with adventure.

 

Tigre it's self is a beautiful town, and the surrounding delta area is full of the stately homes of the rich Porteños. The town used to be a getaway for the elites in the 18th century and it still retains that feel.

 

You can only explore the delta region by boat, adding to its exclusive allure.

All of the biking tours include all the equipment that you will need such as the bike, helmet, bottled water and bikers insurance.

 

The tours are not very difficult and are aimed to be relaxing and easy going. However, you should be prepared to be riding for the majority of your tour, so think about how fit you feel and what you are able to do.

 

The tours are only every cancelled in the event of pouring rain!