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Four Ideas for Weekend Trips When You Learn Spanish in Buenos
Aires
After a week full of classes, you may be ready to hit the road! By
taking day-trips and overnight voyages on the weekends when you attend
a Spanish school in Argentina, you can make your trip even more
memorable.
Of course, there is plenty to do right in your
backyard. Your classes will be about 20 hours a week, so there is
considerable downtime to enjoy the city. Buenos Aires has famously
active nightlife, with tango dancing the obvious example.
Another
popular activity is to attend a soccer match. Many people don’t realize
that Buenos Aires has more professional teams than any city in the
world. This world-class location also has some of Latin America’s best
art museums. You don’t want to miss MALBA, which is visited by more
than one million people each year.
Here are four ideas for some of the best trips to take on weekends
while you learn Spanish in Buenos Aires:
1. Visit
Colonia, Uruguay
Why
not add another stamp to your passport? Take the ferry to the
neighboring country of Uruguay. This trip only takes about an hour each
way. The cost is fairly low at $50 for a roundtrip voyage.
Colonia
is a UNESCO heritage city. It is refreshingly uncrowded and has
excellent beaches. Uruguayans speak a similar kind of Spanish as
Argentines. and are typically more relaxed and welcoming.
2. Check out
Tigre Delta
You
can also take a day trip to Tigre delta. It is easy to get to this part
of Argentina, which will amaze you with its many islands, water
channels, and inlets. Just take a 70-minute train from Buenos Aires and
the cost will be less than $1.
Once you are in the area, select
an island to visit and a boat will drop you off. You can enjoy a
variety of recreational activities including kayaking, swimming and
volleyball. Also don’t forget to take a time-out to eat some
world-renowned Argentine steak!
3. Experience
Gaucho life at an Estancia
If
you want to feel as though you have entered a completely different
world, check out an estancia. This word is Spanish for “ranch.” You can
experience the gaucho culture that rural Argentina is so famous for.
We
recommend going to San Antonio de Areco, which is about 90 minutes from
Buenos Aires. You can easily find tours from the city that take you on
an excursion to and from an authentic estancia.
4. Take a
weekend trip to Mar del Plata
Mar
del Plata is one of South America’s oceanside resorts. This area is
about a 6-hour $50 bus ride from Buenos Aires. Or you can opt for a
1-hour flight for approximately $150 roundtrip.
Be sure to enjoy
the water at Mar del Plata during the day. At night you can stay out
late at an endless array of clubs. If you want to stay out until 5am,
this is the place to do so!
Since there are four trips suggested
above, you could plan to take one every other week. This way an 8-week
program of school would be accompanied by active sightseeing.
One
of the great things about taking trips on the weekends when you attend
Spanish school in Argentina is that is a great way to spend time with
the new friends you will be making. There are many other people
traveling alone who are also looking for company. Almost all students
who learn Spanish in Buenos Aires find that they easily make new
friends.
These weekend trips will make your trip to Argentina
even more memorable. Just because you are studying during the week,
doesn’t mean that you can’t relax and have fun on the weekends. You
will also have great photos to share when you return home.
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