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Private Buenos Aires City Tour: Discover Local Culture, Gastronomy, and Landmarks
5.0
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Buenos Aires
This exciting tour will take you to explore the iconic cobblestone streets of San Telmo, the famous Caminito walk in La Boca, and the tomb of Evita Perón, the first lady of Argentina, among other places that will leave you impressed with the richness and diversity of the city.
This exciting tour will take you to explore the iconic cobblestone streets of San Telmo, the famous Caminito walk in La Boca, and the tomb of Evita Perón, the first lady of Argentina, among other places that will leave you impressed with the richness and diversity of the city.
Duration:
4 hours, 10 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Boca - Caminito is the most famous pedestrian street in Buenos Aires. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city due to its colorful houses and its deep historical and cultural significance. Caminito is located in the popular La Boca neighborhood, on the coast of the Riachuelo River and just 400 meters from La Bombonera, the…
- La Boca - Caminito is the most famous pedestrian street in Buenos Aires. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city due to its colorful houses and its deep historical and cultural significance. Caminito is located in the popular La Boca neighborhood, on the coast of the Riachuelo River and just 400 meters from La Bombonera, the Boca Juniors stadium.
- Mafalda Statue - The Mafalda Monument is a sculpture dedicated to the most famous character of the cartoonist Quino: ‘Mafalda’ in which she can be seen materialized on a bench resting. The Mafalda Monument is located a few meters from where the cartoonist lived, in the San Telmo neighborhood where a plaque that says ‘Mafalda lived here’ commemorates him.
- Mercado de San Telmo - It is a large indoor market located in the San Telmo neighborhood. Although it preserves old shops selling vegetables and meat, it is currently a tourist place and there are plenty of antique shops. The old “neighborhood” stalls that have been preserved for several decades coexist with the antique dealers, more recent and related to the tourist boom of San Telmo. The building also includes some stores that have their own entrance from the street, including greengrocers, liquor stores, a restaurant and two notable bars: “San Pedro Telmo”, and “La Coruña”.1
- Casa Rosada - It is a palace located in front of the Plaza de Mayo that functions as the headquarters of the National Government. This imposing pink building occupies the site where the Fort of Buenos Aires was erected in 1580. It was the residence of Spanish viceroys and later housed, with some reforms, the authorities of successive national governments. The current building is the product of the merger of two previous buildings: the presidential headquarters and the Post Office Palace (on the corner of Hipólito Yrigoyen and Balcarce).
- Puente de la Mujer - The Puente de la Mujer, one of the emblems of the Puerto Madero neighborhood, is the first work in Latin America by the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and represents another example of how the City permanently seeks to position itself at the forefront of art and architecture in the entire region. It is a rotating pedestrian bridge with one of the largest turning mechanisms in the world, designed to allow the passage of sailing vessels that navigate the docks of Puerto Madero. The work, made in Spain and donated to the City by an individual, represents the image of a couple dancing the tango, where the white mast symbolizes the man and the curved silhouette of the bridge the woman.
- Avenida de Mayo - Inspired by Madrid’s Gran Vía, Avenida de Mayo is one of the largest and most important arteries in Buenos Aires. Tour the city from Plaza de Mayo with the Casa Rosada at one end, to the National Congress building at the other. Officially opened in 1894, it is worth visiting, as it is like taking a trip through the entire history of the city.
- Cementerio de la Recoleta - It is located in the exclusive neighborhood of Recoleta, which owes its name to the fact that the convent of the Recoleta monks was located there, to which the neighboring Basilica Nuestra Señora del Pilar also belonged (the cemetery was built in the old monks’ garden. ). It is the most visited in the city, due to its numerous and imposing mausoleums and vaults, belonging to many of the main protagonists of Argentine history, such as that of Eva Perón (Evita), one of the most visited tombs. Likewise, it is worth a visit for its architectural value, since it is a sample of the times when the country was an emerging economic power and the main families of the city competed to build splendid pantheons. Many of the vaults and mausoleums are the work of important architects and are adorned with marble and sculptures; More than 90 vaults have been declared National Historic Monuments.
- El Ateneo Grand Splendid - The Ateneo Grand Splendid was chosen by the British newspaper The Guardian as the second most important bookstore in the world. Erected on the old Grand Splendid cinema theater in the Recoleta neighborhood, it preserves its former splendor and elegance, with the dome decorated with frescoes, the original railings and the decoration intact. On the old stage – with the velvet curtain partly open – there is a bar that invites you to sit down, book in hand. You can also take advantage of the armchairs that are on both sides of the main room or sit in the exclusive boxes that function as small reading rooms. In the basement there is a sector dedicated to children’s books, and the upper floor is dedicated to samples and exhibitions.
- Floralis Generica - This imposing 20-meter-high sculpture that dominates the United Nations Plaza was donated to the City of Buenos Aires by its author, the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano. It is made of stainless steel and aluminum and weighs 18 tons. It is the first moving sculpture controlled by a hydraulic system and photoelectric cells. The work was inaugurated on April 13, 2002. Its name, “Floralis Genérica”, is a tribute to all flowers. It is the projection of a dream of its creator, that of building a large-scale structure that reflects the dynamism of our time. - At each tourist point you will get off and have between 15 and 20 minutes to take photos. -The guide will be with you at every moment and will help you with each photo -He will tell you the entire history of Buenos Aires and how it has developed over the years. -You will know the most beautiful bookstore in the world
- Rosedal De Palermo - Within the 3 de Febrero Park, in Palermo, is the Rose Garden, with a collection of more than 18,000 roses and a lake that surrounds it. It occupies a space that belonged to Juan Manuel de Rosas’s estate, until he was defeated on February 3, 1852 in the battle of Caseros. The work began with the landscape designer Carlos Thays, the same one who built the Botanical Garden, Avellaneda Park and Lezama Park, among others. Then, his disciple Benito Carrasco finished it in 1914. Every July when the pruning season begins, neighbors and tourists come to the gardeners to receive flowers or cuttings from which new species can be reproduced. In this way, in winter the rose bushes bloom healthy and strong to reach the maximum point of development in October.
What's Included
- Round trip transfer to the hotel
- Vehicle with air conditioning
- Bilingual guide throughout the tour
- Private transport
- Round trip transfer to the hotel
- Vehicle with air conditioning
- Bilingual guide throughout the tour
- Private transport
What's Not Included
- Entrance/entrance: La Recoleta Cemetery (10 usd per person)
- Snacks
- Entrance/entrance: La Recoleta Cemetery (10 usd per person)
- Snacks
Location
La Boca
Avda Almirante Brown,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Diego
Nov 12, 2024
Excellent trip around the city! - Augustine a kingpin!!! You know everything!!! Very but very friendly!!! 100% recommended!!!! Excellent service!!! We toured many emblematic places, always left us one step away from everything! A pleasure to know the city this way!!! Thank you so much!
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Zunaidu2024
Nov 7, 2024
City tour with local guide Agustin. - Our guide Agustin was AMAZING! Young, energetic, knowledgeable, but also very patient and flexible. We had seen some places before and he let us to skip some and spend more time at others! Highly recommend for Spanish speakers.
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Gabriela
Oct 29, 2024
Buenos Aires - We highly recommend our guide Augustine, always attentive, friendly, and willing to help us with any concerns. Apart from that it is very educated and made us know and appreciate Buenos Aires and its history. Thank you Augustine!
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919analuciad
Oct 14, 2024
Very complete - Excellent tour. We had little time in Buenos Aires so we wanted a full tour and we believe this tour succeeded. The Guide, Augustine, an excellent person very friendly and with very good knowledge of the places and with excellent recommendations.
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F6460hjdiegoa
Oct 11, 2024
Very good everything - I loved the tour Agustin explained me and I clear all my doubts, very rich the food of the market, you should try the empanadas and beer
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D5284dufabiom
Oct 2, 2024
Lovely Buenos Aires - Very nice guided visited tour Buenos Aires. The guide was Augustin. He was very prepared and happy to share all his knowledge about the city. Hi highly reccomend the tour and Augustin as a guide!
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Sharely
Sep 30, 2024
Good travel - Agustín was super helpful and show us in a short time a lot of places in BA he also is really great photographer and knows a lot about the city.
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Hernan
Sep 18, 2024
Perfect day in Buenos Aires - Excellent experience. All explained with dedication and details. Agustin very nice, willing and took the time to explain everything we required. Very good and punctual mobilization, as well as picking us up at our place of accommodation and then leaving us where we request it. The sites visited are beautiful and full of history.
This City tour fully met our expectations. Recommended 100%
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Claudiase4317up
Sep 7, 2024
What a wonderful and complete tour! LOVED - What an amazing tour. It was 100% private which made it awesome because it’s a lot more catered. We were picked up at the exact spot requested super timely and then dropped off at our hotel. The tour was ample and it was perfect because we could see so many things from the car and then get off at some of the places to do a little exploring. Our tour guide Agustin was the best!!! He really made our experience super special and gave us so many good tips and recommendations. He was very patient and knowledgeable. Took the time to answer all of our questions. LOVED THIS TOUR!!! Recommended 10000000%
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Grandtourvissier
Aug 17, 2024
Recommended to thousand - Augustine is a great Guide, 100% interested in attending and helpful. He has a lot of knowledge of the area. He knows how to recommend where the best photos come from and answers every question well.
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