FAQ
These are some of the questions we’d expect you would have. We can’t cover everything so please email us at viajemos2025@gmail.com if you don’t see it here or in the rest of the website. We will update this section regularly.
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Q: How far in advance should we book?
A: Air: typically the best window is ~2-8 months in advance, Hotel: please see the “Where to stay” section for discounted rates - recommend booking ~3-5 months in advance. Given that this is the winter season, it may be easier to book other services and restaurants, however some get fully booked months in advance. The sooner the better!
Q: What are the best air routes to Buenos Aires?
A: For international flights, you will be heading to Ezeiza (EZE-farther from downtown, but where most flights land) or to Aeroparque (AEP-closest to downtown). From LAX, we like the Latam flight via Santiago because it lands in AEP and we don’t like COPA (have had bunch of issues with them), but there are plenty options - Google Flights is a great tool for this.
Q: How about money?
A: The currency is Argentinian Peso (roughly $1,000ARS per $1 USD - this site in Spanish has a real time ticker of the various exchange types - Argentina fun!). Ask your hotel for recommended money Exchange locations. All major credit cards work and are generally accepted. Visa network debit cards can be used to get cash as well. Typically currency exchange offices inside the airport (and ATM to the extent available) will be a bit more expensive. Tipping is typically rounding the bill or ~10% (more here).
Q: How about safety?
A: Our friends who have visited have all felt safe. Having said so, George W Bush’s daughter’s purse was stolen right under the secret services’ noses 🙂 in 2006 in San Telmo. In general, try to avoid going out with visible jewelry, try to minimize using cell phones (esp. new ones) very visibly while being out, and try to keep valuables within good grasp/control. Keep most valuables in the hotel safe. Touring as a group and during daytime is always preferred to doing so alone and at night. Downtown BA is fairly safe (in particular the Recoleta area) and has a good police presence. Use Cabify and Uber or the hotel’s recommended “Remise” services (private cars) More details here and here (some are a bit overboard in Iván’s opinion, but better be safe than sorry!!).
Q: Outside of my current news service of preference, where can I get ‘current’ Argentinian new in English?
A: You can get current news as well as an Argentina 101 & What to do in Argentina at the Buenos Aires Herald, a traditional English-speaking newspaper. If you’d like to practice your Spanish, Clarín (Mariana worked there) and La Nación are the main local newspapers. And you can always follow President Javier Millei on X!
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