Has anyone been to Buenos Aires? If so, how was accessibility there? Planning on visiting soon and would love some insider knowledge.
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I did! It was so far so good, I didn’t have any problems with my wheelchair
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Good to know. So, a good destination for a belated honeymoon for me and my wife? I am a manual chair user and was just curious as to how others got on there 🙂
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Yes, absolutely! My advice is to book an hotel better located , mine was in front of BA monument… I visited most most spots by walking (and rolling lol) and didn’t have any problem taking Uber a few times. I didn’t hire any agency
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Awesome, and thanks for the great tip! It is so much easier being centrally located, isn’t it? Too often I have stayed in hotels on the outskirts of city’s and just making it into the heart of town takes up so much of your time!
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I know Roby from a local accessible travel agency in Argentina, he knows the country inside out and they organise a bunch of cool activities. Up to you see if you want to get a local guide/agency to get to know the places the first days, and then explore on your own. Just mentioning that using a local guide or agency also supports the local economy, which is really important I would say, especially for Argentina at the moment🌞 https://www.solesviajes.com.ar/ – his email is roby@solesviajes.com.ar
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Thank you so much for the contact details. I am 100% going to reach out to Roby this week!
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He is super nice. And I want to see the photos afterwards, Argentina is soooo on my bucket list 🙂
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You got it! I will remember to send you all of the pics that I take – which you may regret, because there will probably be thousands 🤣
I am glad to hear these positive comments here. I am from Argentina originally, but the last time I visited there was long before I was using a wheelchair. Definitely reach out to the contacts here if you’d like to organize some activities. As far as getting around the city I am not much help since I wasn’t using a chair then, but I do remember many parts being pedestrian only downtown so it’s easy to have enough space for a wheelchair without having to negotiate the sidewalk. Have fun!
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Thanks so much for your comment. I guess I wil be happy to report back to you once I have been myself and let you know how things are these days for a wheelchair user. Maybe it will inspure you to return home for a visit 😀
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I haven’t yet, but Cory Lee has! https://curbfreewithcorylee.com/2020/06/27/wheelchair-accessible-buenos-aires-argentina/
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Thanks, Kamil. Checking this out now!
