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Delta
of the RiverParaná
The Delta
is a very attractive place for a daily walk or to spend a few vacations. It is
relatively near the city, (to 32 km-20 miles) and possesses a great number of
summer residences, clubs of oar and yacht.
Its population belongs 3.000 inhabitants approximately and your islands are exploited to supply principally to the industry of the paper, cellulose and agglomerate. Likewise, the culture(culturing) of the wicker, it represents between 80 and 90 % of the produced in the country, with handcrafted purposes. Rich in flora and fauna, this one almost unexplored tourist walk, it has woken up the interest of national and foreign investors. In the surroundings of the Port of Tigre there are clubs of oar, playtime and houses of weekend. An advisable walk is to take one of the crafts that cross the rivers and creeks of the Delta of the Parana. It will be able to see the classic casonas of ends of the 19th century, which were an important center of meeting of the sea aristocracy of the epoch.
Point of Item
The point of item for the adventure is
the Fluvial Station Tigre located in the Av Mitre 305 on the banks of the
river Tigre, totally remodelled it receives thousands of tourists eager to
know the paradise. Also it uses as way of communication and transport the
settlers of the islands, using for it the very well preserved boats group made
of wood and always glossy, the classic one of the Delta and his history.
     
How to come to Tigre from the City of
Buenos Aires:
By Train
The city of Tigre possesses two railway stations, TIGRE and DELTA RETIRO-TIGRE (direct service of the line Mitre TBA) The trains to Tigre depart from the Station Retiro, line Mitre, platforms 1 or 2. In working days, the frequency of the services is every ten minutes up to midnight whereas the weekends the trains circulate every thirty minutes. The trip of Retiro to Tigre delays about 50 minute. RETIRO-DELTA (connection on Station Mitre - of TBA - with Station Maipú of Train of the Coast-) Another alternative is to take on the Station Retiro, line Mitre, generally from platforms 3 or 4 the train with I destine to Station Mitre where it is possible to realize a connection with the Train of the Coast. As soon as you arrives at the above mentioned station you must cross the bridge, which is located on Avenue Maipú, and that it leads to the Station Maipú of the Train of the Coast where the train can take with destination to Station Delta, in city of Tigre. The Train of the coast relies on two types of tickets, the valid one for the accomplishment of the distance Maipú-Delta and other one that it makes the visitor possible to descend on different stations without paying any extra (you can descend on the stations that you wish in the same direction). The Train of the Coast circulates every twenty minutes every day. Remember to observe on the Station Retiro the central panel where there shows itself information about the close railroad services to divide indicating the platform of exit. Do not forget to preserve your ticket until you leave the station of arrive.
IN
BUS
The bus of the line 60 goes out from Constitution and has diverse stops along the City of Buenos Aires. It takes approximately one hour and a half in coming to Tigre. The most rapid service has a green cartel with the PANAMERICANA word (it takes the highway). The tour of this line is detailed later: Street Constitution, Salta, Luis Sáenz Peña, Humberto 1 º, Av.of Mayo, Av. Rivadavia, Av. Callao, Lavalle, Ayacucho, Av. The Heras, Plaza Italy, Av. Santa Fe and others. The buses in City of Buenos Aires and Great Buenos Aires possess automatic vending machines of tickets that only work with coins. IN CAR The most rapid access to Tigre is across the Highway of the Sol. The trip takes 30 minutes approximately. To arrive at Tigre is simple, only follow the signs Access North and Branch Tiger, for toll $ 1,90.
Fluvial Station Domingo F
Sarmiento
Once come to the fluvial station and
chosen our destination or walk we must direct ourselves towards the different
ticket offices of three companies of collective boats that there work.
Interisland, Goldfinch and Lines Delta Argentinian. Each of them possesses different routes of navigation and they work as a bus inside the city, allowing the movement of the settlers of the Delta and tourists from / towards the city and towards other islands. In some services it is possible to remain approach, realizing the tour of the collective boat in its entirety and to return to the city after 3 hours of navigation approximately. The duration of the same ones depends on the passengers' quantity that they ascend and descend from the boat along the distance. If you wants to obtain information about prices and schedules of exit communicate to the following telephonic numbers:
Line Interisleña:
4749-0900
Line Jilguero: 4749-0987 Línes Delta Argentino: 4749-0537 / 4731-1236 Regular exits to the Island Martin García
Transport Cacciola
It offers exits to visit the
island taking an excursion by day complete with guide's service and included
luncheon. Also it offers packages that include the housing in the inn that one
finds there.
The exits are realized in the morning on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays, Sundays and leaves of absence. 005411- 4749-0931 / 0329 info@cacciolaviajes.com Lavalle St 520, Tigre
Regular exits to Uruguay
from the fluvial of Tigre
To Carmelo:
Cacciola. Exits every day at 8:30 and at 16:30. Possible connection in bus to Montevideo 005411- 4749-0931 / 0329 info@cacciolaviajes.com Lavalle St 520, Tigre To Nueva Palmira: Lines Delta. Exits every day at 7:45 and Friday at 17:00. Possible connection in bus to Cologne of the Sacramento. Lines Delta
Stand N º 6, Fluvial Station of Tigre
005411- 4731-1236 info@lineasdelta.com.ar Taxi Boats This type of crafts works as a taxi in the city since it allows to the tourist to go to a specific point inside the delta in direct form. The cost is not for passenger in case of the excursions or collective boats but for craft. These boats can have a capacity of up to 15 passengers approximately. Also it is possible consular for the accomplishment of circuits without descending from the boat. To obtain major information to communicate to the following telephonic numbers: Taxi Boats:005411- 4749-1896 Marsili Taxi Boats: 005411-15-4413-4123 Julia María:005411-15-4072-8975 / 4749-2325 Blue Line: 005411-15-4401-7641 Since it is of realizing the Tigre is the point of item to cross the Delta of the Parana and the island localities that get up on the rivers Sarmiento, San Antonio, Luján, Parana of the Palms, Captain and the Channel Vinculacion, all the suitable ones for the navigation, nautical and aquatic sports, the fishing of the gilding, the pejerrey and the surubí, besides the hundreds of creeks that cross his environment. In the islands, the houses are constructed on piles, which raise the housings and stand out between the leafy vegetation. A great variety of trees exists as ceibos, canes, pines, poplars, laurel, willow, wickers, eucalyptuses, diverse fruit-bearing trees, ferns and lilies of the field, together with magnificent camalotes that weave entangled floating as like that islands also flowers of azaleas and hydrangeas. Among the local fauna amphibious mammals exist as the carpincho, the otter and aquatic birds like coots or white herons.      
For those that want to happen the night
in the islands, there exist several hotels, pubs, restaurants and areas of
playtime that facilitate the demurrages. Another alternative for the tourist
is the cultural, thematic ecotourism and of adventure, with walks in diverse
crafts for rivers and creeks of the zone up to landing in land and effecting
treks or trekking to visit historical or traditional sites, or sylvan zones to
effect photographic safaris. It is highly advisable to spend the late
afternoon in an inn and to estimate the putting of the Sun on the islands.
 The " Rio Hotel
Laura ", inaugurated in 1907 and surrounded by a green wooded park, it
is the most ancient housing of the Delta of the Tiger; and in it they
emphasize his restaurant inside a picturesque casona of English style,
and his terrace on the river. It possesses comfortable rooms, swimming
pool, bar and bungalows.
River Sarmiento
It is one of the rivers most crossed by crafts in the Delta, there being able to be visualized on his margins attractive housings and sports clubs located in the shores of the islands and coasts. One recommends to visit the " Park Lyfe ", which possesses a special area to encamp with all the comforts, where besides the vegetation they find some beaches of sand. The " Museum Sarmiento ", constructed by the president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in 1855 like summer house, conserve in his interior personal objects and furniture used by the illustrious Argentinian. River Capitán This river is born of the confluence of the river Sarmiento and the creek Abra Vieja. The landscape in this zone is very picturesque, from his margins they are spied on the coasts of the islands and islands, forests of willows, poplars, ceibos and pastizales. In addition, it possesses hitching posts and traditional playtime, bars, pubs and restaurants. One recommends to visit the restaurant "Gato Blanco ", where it is possible to eat international food, parrilla and exquisite handcrafted desserts; it possesses own hitching post and an extensive aptitude to shelter a hundred of persons, in his exterior it possesses games for children and fields of voleyball. Another establishment to cross, with own hitching post, is "Alpenhaus". Of European style, it is the center of celebration of the Holiday of the Beer in the Delta, in October. It is outlined for your varied plates of german and austrian origin, possesses an extensive area parquizada and housing in picturesque bungalows. Captain is located in the creek Rama Negra in his confluence by the river. River San Antonio
It is originate as an arm of the river
Sarmiento in the zone named Three Mouths, crossing a residential zone of the
Delta where they alternate restaurants, inns and the classic playtime of this
zone. The complex of bungalows "I'Marangatu" is visited by the young people,
and possesses a bar and restaurants with a mediterranean construction of style.
On his coast a school works of ski aquatic and equipment and craft is provided
for the practice of sports. Inside his sports facilities it possesses field of
voleyball, football and swimming pool. The " Floating Bar " is a typical snack
bar that works in two floating platforms, and also it deserves to be visited
by his gastronomy and attractive panoramic sight towards the coastal zone of
San Isidro's locality. It is possible to accede to these sectors by means of
particular boats or boats taxis.
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