Delta del Tigre

The Tigre Delta is a 45 minute train ride from the capital's Retiro train station on the Mitre line.  With a Sube card the cost of the journey is around 6 pesos and goes direct to the Tigre station.  There is a second option using the Tren de la Costa but it has mixed reviews on the internet, costs more and takes longer. Once at the Tigre station it's just a case of follow the crowds and the river to see the sights.  Outside the train station is a 3D map of the town with Braille information.

A few hundred metres from the train station is a row of tour boats offering anything from an hour excursion to full day trips.  It's just a case of finding the one that suits your budget and time requirements.  Our boat didn't charge for Depp and thought that exhaust pipes were unnecessary.  The hour tours take you on a loop through the labyrinth of rivers and islands where the locals live with their houses on stills and muelles (docks) that look like the wake from the next passing boat could knock them over.  It's in this network of islands that you can stay at guest houses or stop for an asado lunch.

The rivers are shared by kayaks dodging the numerous tour boats that follow the same loop.

Back on the mainland we wandered into the Puerto de Frutos markets.  What used to be the fruit and timber market is now a mix of commercial shops, artisan markets, food outlets, furniture, cow hides... need I go on?

On the way back to Retiro, the train passes Barrio Chino (the Chinese neighbourhood) and the Belgrano station stops right out the front of Chinatown.  We popped in for a quick look and had dinner.