Tigre Delta - Buenos Aires
February 13th, 2026
We have a full day of exploring to do since we do not fly our until 11:59pm today. I booked a tour of the Tigre Delta with GetYourGuide at 10:00am. This gave some time to sleep in and finish packing. We stored our bags at the hotel and our guide/driver met us in front of the hotel.
The Tigre Delta is a large maze-like network of rivers and streams and islands just north of Buenos Aires. It forms where the Parana River fans our creating many deltas and rivers. Most of the homes here are built on stilts because of frequent flooding. Some people live here full time while others have “cabins” here to visit on weekend or holidays. There are no roads, only waterways, so eveyone gets around on boat. There are many boat services that bing water, gas, and many other things to people living here (as well as trash pick-up). It certainly is a different way of living. Electrical lines bring in electricity, but everything else needs to be brought in.
It was about an hour drive from our hotel to the Tigre Area. Our guide took us to a few local sights. We saw the Tigre Club, an historic building from the 1879 where the rich and famous came to meet. It is now a children’s museum.
She also took us to the Fruit Harbor Market. This was a major port for fruit sales in the are for Buenos Aries, but now is a large open market selling pretty much everything. We walked around and had lunch here until it was time to get to our boat for our tour of the delta.
Our boat was a catamaran style boat with seating for about 50 people. There were only about a dzen of us, so we had space to move around. We sat on the top area to get good views of the area during the tour. Good thing I had sun block! The weather was sunny all day, not hot, but sunny! The boat had a recorded tour in Spanish, English and Mandarin. It would announce the sights in all three languages as we proceeded. The water level seemed high as most properties we partially flooded or the water was right up to the retaining walls. There were schools and churches as well. As I said, many people live in this area. The tour lasted about an hour and a half. Just the right amount of time.
We had our guide drop us off at Puerto Madero. This is a riverbank development (near our hotel) that has a bunch of restaurants and high rises. Our driver recommended Cabana las Lilas, a well rated steak house located in this area. Today is our actual anniversary, so we decided, why not! We can start our beef detox tomorrow! Ha Ha!
This place did not disappoint. A Cheese cart came to our table and put a fantastic cheese board together from cheeses that we selected.
We ordered the Ribeye and truffle mashed potatoes. We got just one order to share as we were still full from last nights dinner. Ha ha!. They seem to have the same grilling method as Don Julio. The meat was cooked to perfection and the truffle mashed potatoes were just as amazing. The beef in Argentina has got to be the best in the world. I will mess this when we get back home.
This was an early dinner (4:30), so we had time to walk the waterfront after we ate. This area reminds me the Riverwalk area in Chicago. So many restaurants and bars. I found a Gin Bar, so we had to stop and try it out. The featured Bosque Gin in a variety of gin and tonics. I ordered the house special. It was not too bad. I am still fascinated by the garnishes used with gin outside the USA. Here they used rosemary and lemon. The US needs to up their game. Not sure I will be looking to buy this gin to take home though.
Further down the waterfront is the Puente de la Mujer Bridge. (Women’s Bridge). When this area was developed they decided to name all the streets after women. Anyway, the bridge represents a couple dancing tango, with the white mast symbolising the man and the curve of the bridge, the woman. It has a large turning mechanism, allowing it to swing open to allow sailing ships to pass.
Puente de la Mujer Bridge. (Women’s Bridge)
