https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:11:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2910167 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:52:44 +0000 yellowbeach 2910167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to pop in and say thanks - got back on the 11th and the trip was awesome. She loved the Museo de los Ninos in BA - especially the giant toilet :silly: </p> <p>BA has so many amazing parks with huge playgrounds. It was the perfect way to keep her entertained in between our visits to museums and stops at coffee shops. Highly recommend. </p> <p>We also ended up doing Bariloche and Iguazu Falls. Also both incredible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901783 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:17:51 +0000 Dahlia 2901783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbeach: Glad I could help! One more thing we liked in Buenos Aires: <a href="http://ccciencia.gob.ar/" rel="nofollow">http://ccciencia.gob.ar/</a> It's a science museum too, but entirely hands on with plenty of fun things for little kids to play with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901780 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 13:02:48 +0000 yellowbeach 2901780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: Jackpot 🎰! Thank you so much. Going to map all of this out tomorrow night and make a rough plan that we can book our lodging off of. Thanks so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901760 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:17:31 +0000 Dahlia 2901760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Yellowbeach Ohh I got this for you. Went to Buenos Aires with DD when she was a baby and again when she was 3. </p> <p>Things in Buenos Aires for kids:<br /> - Museo de los niños in the Abasto Shopping Mall. Super awesome (sometimes really crowded) children's museum. We usually go several times while we're there.<br /> - The Ateneo bookstore on Santa Fe has an awesome children's section in the basement.<br /> - The museum Prohibido No Tocar en Recoleta is fun. Actually, my DD though that the cemetery in Recoleta was super cool too.<br /> - There are almost always kids shows in the theaters on Corrientes. They'll be in Spanish, but still plenty fun to watch.<br /> - If you're there when the weather is nice, the parks and playgrounds in Palermo are great to run around.<br /> - there's usually lots to look at and tango in the street at the San Telmo market<br /> - There's a science museum but I haven't been to it<br /> - haven't been here either but I've heard good things: <a href="http://www.temaiken.org.ar/bioparque" rel="nofollow">http://www.temaiken.org.ar/bioparque</a><br /> - most of the centros culturales also have kids spaces and activities</p> <p>Where to eat:<br /> - Guerrín (on Corrientes near the Obelisk) for pizza<br /> - Cocu in Palermo for the most delicious French pastries<br /> - actually most restaurants in Palermo - I don't know names of any of them, but we ate some amazing meals there<br /> - most parrillas will have all the meat you can ever eat<br /> - Freddo or Volta for ice cream<br /> - Most restaurants won't have kids menus but they do love kids. Also, restaurants outside of the tourist areas don't open until 8 or 9pm, so have snacks. We usually eat a big lunch out and then just grab empanadas or something from a bakery for dinner. </p> <p>For places to go outside of the city that are close by/day trips:<br /> - El Tigre as someone already mentioned<br /> - Colonia, Uruguay is a 30 minute ferry ride and is an adorable old town to walk around in<br /> - Go to one of the ranches (estancias) and ride horses/hang out/learn about gaucho culture. I've been to this one: <a href="http://estanciaelombu.com/en/" rel="nofollow">http://estanciaelombu.com/en/</a></p> <p>For places to go outside the city that are further away:<br /> - I agree with the recommendations for Salta and Cafayate<br /> - IGUAZU. Go see the giant waterfall. Easy hiking, etc. There's also a cool animal reserve up there and more pre-colombian culture than in Buenos Aires. You can fly or take an overnight bus.<br /> - 3 hour ferry ride gets you to Montevideo, Uruguay. If you're there when it's nice, they have 22km of boardwalk on the beach and lots of fun kid activities.<br /> - Patagonia is awesome but very far away and maybe not super child friendly. </p> <p>Let me know if you have questions, I'm happy to help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901687 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:57:51 +0000 KNS 2901687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like others we did Argentina pre-kids but we LOVED the Salta region and Cafayte, it was so beautiful and peaceful. I didn't have any altitude issues there but did in Bolivia when we did the salt flats. </p> <p>One day trip we did from BA was to the Tigre Delta which was super easy and fun and an area that I think kids would have a great time. We also did Bariloche and Mendoza, both of which were great but I think Mendoza with kids isn't as great as the focus was really on wine tasting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901647 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:56:48 +0000 Anagram 2901647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know anything about Argentina with a toddler, because I went before I was pre-marriage/kids. One thing that's good to know is their luxury buses are a very good way to get around. You can buy an overnight trip if you are going some distance and you can pay for "first class" or "Executive class" seats that lay flat, and you get a little meal and the price is pretty good (of course, my info is more than 9 years out of date). So it can be a good way to travel 8-10 hours and wake up somewhere new. I did an overnight bus from BsAs to Iguazu, and from Bsas to Mendoza.</p> <p>I spent a month in BsAs itself to take Spanish lessons (but didn't do anything very kid friendly), went to Iguazu falls (a must do, I'd say), Cafayate, Salta, Cordoba, and Mendoza.</p> <p>Salta and Cafayate is more of a desert-type area. Arid climate--There is some beautiful/easy hikes and tours on comfortable vans to do there and there's a Teleferico in Salta (kind of an aerial tram) that goes up the mountain and you get beautiful views, so you could definitely do that with a toddler. Cafayate is a small town in the state of Salta and i's known for a particular type of wine. It's a very picturesque and relaxed small town. I rented a bike and did some vinyard tours, but even with a toddler it might be worth a stop. There is also a "Tren a Las Nubes" which is a train ride that goes up a mountain. Now, I should warn you, I got extreme altitude sickness and ended up not even being able to get off the train and having to get sketchy adrenaline injections from a random train employee to keep from passing out constantly. So although that sounds horrible with a toddler, I was the only person on the train that got *that* sick, and I also boarded with an extreme hangover and probably pretty dehydrated. You can read other people's reviews to see if it would be worth it for you to try with a toddler--it's basically and entire day-long trip to an indigenous town.</p> <p>Mendoza is also absolutely beautiful--it's in a mountainous region and is where most of the Malbec is made. Again, I did mostly wine tours/wine tasting, but even with a toddler you could do a half day wine tour. Mendoza is a beautiful city with colonial architecture. </p> <p>I didn't go to the southern half at all, but it's actually more popular with tourists to go south to Bariloche or all the way to Ushuaia, but I also had a friend get snowed in in Ushuaia for a week, so it would depend on the time of year you want to go. </p> <p>One other thing--from Bsas, you can easily take a day trip to Colonia, Uruguay (or even Montevideo) if you are inclined. Colonia is a picturesque town with a small beach.</p> <p>And of course, you have to eat argentinean style empanadas and steak. My favorite empanada is the humitas empanada---so so good, and not that easy to find in the U.S. Everyone else loves the alfajores cookies, but I could take or leave those myself. </p> <p>I would love to hear what you end up planning with kids--I would love to take my family there some day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901641 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:59:46 +0000 pachamama 2901641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's me again, your favorite South American traveler! Let's See, BsAs with a toddler.... I don't know. It's basically like the Paris of South America in many, many ways. Very much city-ish. Good bakeries. European. Busy. I did not see a lot of pre-Colombian culture at all (BsAs is almost completely white-washed with German, Italians and Peninsular Spanish.). I would not think it offers a lot for kids to do but I went in 2007 young and single. Bariloche and Iguazu Falls would be fun!<br /> And I'm sure you now the seasons are opposite. I went in July and it snowed (first time in 89 years). It was COLD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-bees-tell-me-about-buenos-aires-argentina-with-a-toddler#post-2901622 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 21:31:20 +0000 yellowbeach 2901622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I opted not to do Lima after all since the consensus was that DD (3 at the time of trip) is too young for Machu Picchu. </p> <p>We are looking at flights from Dulles to BA, and are wondering about the best other cities/villages to explore as we’ll be there for a solid 10-12 days and have time to travel within the country. </p> <p>We are open to all things - especially good food, nature/animal experiences, local shopping, Pre-Columbian culture and hx. I will be 20 weeks preggo at the time if all goes well. </p> <p>Thx in advance! </p>