5hs Small Group City Tour of Buenos Aires (Optional Street Food)
Description
In this tour, you will be picked up from your hotel and taken on a historically-based tour of the city, where you will get to see how Buenos Aires developed throughout the years since its foundation. By traveling with an experienced tour guide, they will take you to the most historical and beautiful places of the City, giving you a great insight into the "porteños" (people from Buenos Aires) view. You will have the chance to ask your guide as this is a small group, no larger than 16 people, about your interests. We suggest taking this tour early in your visit, as this great overview will show you places to visit during your stay. Choose between our traditional 5 hs tour and add an optional Empanadas snack to enjoy during the tour.
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Itinerary
The May Square is located in the Porteño Downtown, neighborhood of Monserrat, in the area where the foundation of Buenos Aires took place. The Plaza de Mayo is the most important and oldest public square of the city. The name of this square commemorates the Revolution of May 25, 1810, date in which the citizens gathered around to expel the Viceroy and form a creole government. Since then, the Square has been a silent witness to the most important political and social events in the country.
San Telmo is an old neighborhood with a bohemian touch thanks to its temporary art galleries, night bars and street murals. The Defensa street, full of antique shops and bustling brasseries, passes through the Dorrego square, where many tourists come on Sundays to see the street market and street performances. Winding roads run through Lezama Park among jacaranda trees. The neighborhood is full of exclusive restaurants with tango shows.
La Boca is a working class neighborhood that has several attractions next to the Riachuelo. Asadores and street artists mark the entire Caminito, a narrow alley flanked by brightly colored zinc houses that evoke its origin as an immigrant neighborhood. The Bombonera is the Boca Juniors stadium and a whole hotbed on match days. The Proa Foundation is a museum of modern art with temporary exhibitions and views of the old docks.
La Boca is a working class neighborhood that has several attractions next to the Riachuelo. Asadores and street artists mark the entire Caminito, a narrow alley flanked by brightly colored zinc houses that evoke its origin as an immigrant neighborhood. The Bombonera is the Boca Juniors stadium and a whole hotbed on match days. The Proa Foundation is a museum of modern art with temporary exhibitions and views of the old docks.
Puerto Madero is a renovated neighborhood that faces the bay. Its renovated redbrick buildings house exclusive grills frequented by tourists and businessmen at lunchtime. There are also modern skyscrapers with multinationals and luxury apartments. The lakes in the area are surrounded by trails, as is the ecological reserve Costanera Sur, very popular with runners and families. The elegant Woman suspension bridge connects the ports.
Retiro is a neighborhood with great diversity and quiet streets. Art galleries and chic coffee shops lead to the emblematic and busy train station of Retiro, British style and surrounded by fast food stalls. The art deco tower of the Kavanagh building offers views of the Plaza San Martín, a steep park where office employees rest in the shelter of jacaranda and patriotic monuments. Tourists flock to the Florida pedestrian street for its leather goods boutiques, souvenir stalls and tango dancers.
Recoleta is a thriving area, ideal for walking, known for its Parisian-style terraced houses, ancient lavish palaces and luxurious boutiques. One of the main attractions is the Recoleta Cemetery, which houses extravagant tombs of national icons, such as Eva Perón. The National Museum of Fine Arts exhibits masterpieces by Argentine artists, and the Recoleta Cultural Center offers temporary avant-garde exhibitions. In the Plaza Francia, with lawn areas, there is a craft market on weekends.
"A novel oasis" mentioned by "The Guardian" is a book heaven for those literature lovers. The beauty of this building once a Theater which still boasts the beautiful ceiling frescoes painted by an Italian artist almost a century ago. Couldn´t be other way, as Buenos Aires is the Capital of bookshops in the World, with 25 of these per 100000 inhabitants with "El Ateneo Grand Splendid" as it´s own Mecca.
This gargantuan flower sculpture, located in the center of Plaza Naciones Unidas, is the inspired creation of architect Eduardo Catalano, who designed and funded the project in 2002. The giant aluminum and steel petals open and close like a real flower every morning and evening.
The Faculty of Law is a faculty of the University of Buenos Aires, the largest university in Argentina. It was founded alongside the university in 1821, and has consistently remained one of its largest constituent schools, presently counting with 23,790 enrolled graduate students. Being one of the most prestigious in the World. You will have the chance to understand how it works and it´s history.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up at centrally located hotels and apartments in Buenos Aires For your safety, it is not permitted to leave any type of luggage in the vehicle during the tour.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This is a kid-friendly tour
Reviews(256)
The experience was phenomenal! Pick-up was spot on time. Safe comfortable transport. Umbrellas for the rain offered. Endearing crew with Saul and Sofia at the helm. Meal was in the package. Very tasty indeed. No rush and very informative. Highly recommend!
I really enjoyed the tour exploring Buenos Aires with Ailin as tour guide and Walter as the driver. We were 6 tourists. The tour lasted approximately 5 hours and I was picked up from my hotel and was dropped off after the tour. I chose the tour with snack included. Overall, I learned a lot about Buenos Aires and got to see the selected tourist spots of the city. I like the famous bookstore, the architectural buildings and the Caminito area. Highly recommended to start your adventure in Buenos Aires.
Amazing experience with our wonderful guide Veronica and driver Santiago. Veronica made the tour so interesting and gave the right amount of info. We left feeling like we had a good understanding of Buenos Aires, the history, layout and culture. Fully recommend. We did the tour on a Saturday so there was less traffic and easy to get around the city.
Excellent introduction for a first time visitor to BA. A fair amount of walking. Optional snack add on is 2 empanadas or an alternative with a beverage. Professional, friendly guide and bus driver.
A very informative and comprehensive overview of the city. Highly recommend, we saw a lot in 5 hours. Bus was comfortable and our guide Alejandro and driver Javier were great.
An excellent tour. Stella was full of useful information & Nico the driver was very skilled in negotiating busy streets. The snack was good too.
Unfortunately, the experience did not meet the expectations described when we booked the tour. Due to travel delays getting to Buenos Aires, we had to cancel all of our other planned tours. We kept this one because we hoped it would help us make the most of our limited time in the city and give us a meaningful introduction to the main sites. Because the tour was a small group, we expected to see quite a lot in a short amount of time and hoped to receive helpful recommendations for other places we should visit during our stay. We even upgraded from the 3-hour tour to the 5-hour tour because we hoped to see more. Instead, it seemed the additional time was simply used for longer breaks to “enjoy a coffee.” Our tour was 4 hours long, not the 5 hours we expected. Many of the sites listed as stops were only drive-bys. The guide pointed things out from the vehicle, but often the sites were difficult or impossible to see from the windows. It felt similar to a hop-on, hop-off bus, except without the ability to get off and explore. When we were given free time, the guide did not show us around or fully explain what to do or see. Directions were unclear. Two different times, I asked whether he could show us around or recommend specific things to see nearby. Both times his response was simply, “Free time. Enjoy a coffee.” The guide was nice, but not helpful. We chose a guided tour because we wanted to learn more about the history and culture of Buenos Aires and have someone actively guide us through the areas we visited. Unfortunately, this tour fell short in all of those areas. At the end of the tour, we chose to finish in Puerto Madero because the vehicle did not actually stop where we could properly see the bridge. We had only driven past it and could not see it well from the window. After ending the tour early, we walked to the bridge ourselves and then returned to several places we had previously only driven past so we could actually see them. This also created an unexpected Uber expense. It is possible that our guide was simply new or inexperienced, or maybe he thought we really wanted the free time for coffee, as other travelers who wrote reviews appear to have enjoyed this tour. However, we requested a guide because we wanted a fully guided tour. I've tried contacting the tour company directly via email and the messaging platform in Trip Advisor, but have not received a response.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear that the experience did not meet your expectations. According to the information provided by your guide as well as the other passengers in the group, the phrase “free time, enjoy a coffee” was not used. We have also been informed that the guide remained attentive throughout the tour and communicated respectfully at all times, as we expect with all of our guests. Additionally, the tour is scheduled as a 5-hour experience, and based on our records, the service operated within the established timeframe. That said, we take your comments very seriously. We will continue investigating the situation in detail, as your feedback is extremely valuable and helps us improve the quality of our services. Kind regards, Tours Buenos Aires
It’s an excellent overall experience. Pablo was a great tour guide and I was happy with our itinerary on that day. Highly recommended
We learned a lot about the city centre from hitting many major spots; we came to appreciate the great mix of development and parkland that Buenos Aries offers.
Nice tour but didn't get too many photo opportunities or time alone. Guide was nice and so was driver
