Best of Buenos Aires Private Walking Tour
Description
The absolutely most thorough tour of Buenos Aires' swankiest areas! An ultra-enjoyable walk that will help you understand Buenos Aires (and Argentina!!) much better. Lots of stories, mores, cultural peculiarities, sites and highlights explained by our expert local guides. This 3 mile (4.8km) morning walking tour of Buenos Aires is the most pleasant way to experience our city, its history, customs, buildings and monuments. An educational and fun way to explore Argentina's capital city!
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This is where we meet and start our tour NO LATER than 10am: Please look for the guides that have a (small) BA Walking Tours sign in their hands or clothes. We meet OUTSIDE the cafe corner door (corner with Paraguay St.).
As we walk we explain Florida Street (Spanish: Calle Florida): one of the oldest in town and a popular shopping street downtown. It communicates the foundational area (Plaza de Mayo) with Plaza San Martin (San Martin Park) and is chock-full of history and stories.
Built by Lady Mercedes Anchorena for her family in 1916 it is astonishingly beautiful and has part in many peculiar stories (love/hate/power) we will tell you about.
Tallest Art Deco skyscraper in Buenos Aires overlooking Plaza San Martín. It was the highest skyscraper in Latin America and declared UNESCO heritage building. Its construction took only 14 months and was commissioned in 1934 by Corina Kavanagh, a millionaire woman of Irish descent who sold two ranches at the age of 39 to erect her landmark skyscraper
We will explain the strong legacy of England in Argentina contemplating this British Clock Tower (now Torre Monumental) and we will also see and explain the monument to the 1982 South Atlantic war (Malvinas/Falkland) just opposite the tower.
We will thoroughly explain our long standing love/hate relationship with England and the unsuspected British presence in our economy while looking at the memorial monument commemorating the 1982 South Atlantic war (Malvinas/Falkland) just opposite the British tower.
Chock full of history, this park, close to the old slave depots, housed a fort, a bullfight ring and much more. Today it boasts the magnificent monument to our maximum independence hero: Gral. Jose de San Martin. We will tell you his full story.
Impressive city-palace, built 1914 for José C. Paz, the proprietor of the city's then-second most-circulated newspaper and aspiring President. Built entirely with material imported from France. 120 rooms for a family of four!
It is really the Anchorena Family Palace, now called San Martin for political reasons. We will explain all about the amazing woman (Mercedes Anchorena) who built it and its nearby fabulous church for her family.
Beautiful parisian buildings fill the flamboyant, unique and unforgettable Barrio Norte neighbourhood that gives Buenos Aires its reputation for being the Paris of the South. Amazing mansions, elegant streets. Immigration explained (Spanish, Italians, French, British, etc.).
In 1992 a single bomb blast destroyed the local Israeli embassy murdering 24 people. We will explain all that happened: why, how, who. Also we will explain a bit about politics and justice in Argentina.
Originally the Ortiz-Basualdo Palace, this beautiful building is full of historical gossip you'll enjoy, including, for example, when Edward the 7th of England came to visit with his American wife-to-be.
You would not suspect how deep British influence is in Argentina until you see this amazing British horse-and-cattle auction building turned into our poshest mall around 1990. Designed by English Argentine architect Juan Waldorp, Patio Bullrich was originally built as an auction house in 1867 for the prominent local Bullrich family. The auction house was long one of the city's premier sales floors for livestock, particularly prize bulls, and thoroughbreds, as well as serving as a consignment house for a variety of valuable heirlooms and other collectible items.
Why is there an Argentine Pope? What relationship is there between Argentina's ultra rich women (Anchorena/Harilaos/Alvear) and the church? Why did Adelia Harilaos donate her palace to the Vatican? We will tell you the amazing stories behind this beautiful palace and gardens.
The Recoleto Franciscan Monks where given this land as a gift. Nowadays Recoleta is a strollable, affluent area known for Paris-style townhouses, lavish former palaces and posh boutiques.
We will stroll along this most elegant of avenues in Argentina and explain its lavish mansions. We will also explain 1880-1930 immigration in Argentina and and the rise and fall of our country.
Beautiful colonial Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Recoleta, Buenos Aires was built as part of the Franciscan Recoletos monastery, completed in 1732 it is the second-oldest church in Buenos Aires
Recoleta Cemetery Detailed Visit -- a thorough one! • Evita Peron, her Memorial & her Story • Rufina Cambaceres' misfortune • Tiburcia Dominguez' miserly husband • Admiral Brown • The ultra-rich Leloir • General Guido, Liliana Crociatti and many more • Pilar Basilica Visit • Cultural Center & Old Monastery • Bourdelle's Monument to Alvear • Palais de Glace: where Tango become of age • History of Tango, Ports & Immigration • BA Design Center & Terraces • Giant Flower Close-up Visit (when available) • Palermo Chico Qt. • National Library & Loma Mitre Qt. • Monument to France & Argentina • National Fine Arts Museum & Story • ...and lots of local stories, curious facts & peculiarities! Listen as your knowledgeable guide informs you about the local history, architecture, traditions, habits and unique features you might never have discovered otherwise. *Full itinerary will be covered depending on time and circumstances at time of tour
We end our walk just outside this landmark cafe while we explain its history, the neighbourhood and the nearby attractions so you can choose what to do next on your own.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Must confirm pickup point by email or telephone no less than 24 hours before the outing.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children aged 8 years and under are free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
- Note: tour operates rain or shine
- Coverage of full itinerary may depend on weather, city-dynamics (riots, strikes, repairs), timing and other circumstances at time of tour.
Reviews(73)
Excellent tour with Dali. Very informative and interesting. She knows her history inside and out and was very knowledgeable about the city. We couldn’t have been more pleased. Highly recommend this tour!
Our pleasure to let you discover our amazing city and its stories. Hope to see you in the future so we cover the rest of the city
It was a great and informative tour. Our guide Rosty was truly an expert in history and art and hotspots in Argentina, not to mention much of the rest of the world. He had great energy and stories. We would do it again!
Thank you Alex. You were lucky as Rosty was available for both the original schedule and your new request. We'll be glad to show you the rest of our amazing city at any time. Cheers
We had a wonderful walking tour of some of the very elegant and historic buildings and parks in amazing Buenos Aires. Our guide, Dalila , did a masterful job of explaining some of the political changes and social factors that have impacted architectural design and use over the centuries here. We also were really amazed at the architecture and heritage inside La Recoleta Cemetery, including Evita Peron's mausoleum. It is a complex cemetery but Dalila led us through some amazing sights and interesting histories in the cemetery. I'd recommend this Walking Tour to anyone who enjoys seeing and learning about some of the amazing structural evolution which has helped to make Buenos Aires so interesting.
Thank you John. Was nice meeting you and we are glad you've enjoyed and found valuable our tour. Mission accomplished :) - Hope to see you again in a next trip.
Fantastic Best of Buenos Aires private tour with Buenos Aires Walking Tours! Our guide Joaquin was amazing — super knowledgeable, and spoke perfect English. He really brought the city to life with great stories and insights. This experience is an absolute must, especially if you only have one day in Buenos Aires. One of the highlights of our trip — highly recommend, especially if you get Joaquin! Thank you for such a great experience — it made us fall in love with the city and we can’t wait to come back to Buenos Aires!
Our pleasure to show our amazing city and it's culture and stories. See you next time to show the rest of the main landmarks
Joaquin was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable. It was a great way to walk and get to know the city. We enjoyed our time spent on the tour and highly recommend it.
Our pleasure Palash to show our city to your lovely family. I hope our stories were not too boring for your children :)
We had a wonderful tour with Rosty,he was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Buenos Aires and was great fun, he showed us all the little hidden gems and made the walk very interesting for all of us. Would highly recommend him
Very glad to hear that you've enjoyed our tour Aiofe. Your group was really very charm. It was a pitty you couldn't continue to La Boca...Now you need to come back to see this pictoresque neighborhood as well as others pending :)
The tour and places we visited were so interesting- However, the highlight of the day was our guide, Clemencia. She was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. The tour was customized to our needs and interests. Clemencia went out of her way to make our day in Buenos Aires so very memorable.
I've told you, no risk, she is the best!!! All our team puts passion and knowledge to make tours memorable and fun
We had an incredible experience with Wilma, who gave us two, four hour private tours around the city on Friday and Saturday mornings. We hit all of the highlights and Wilma was extremely knowledgeable about the history, architecture, culture, etc. of Buenos Aires. Highly recommended!
It was a pleasure for us also to show our culture and amazing city. Your family is very nice, fun and kind, We are sorry one knee was hurting...Glad to hear the you've been able to include also our City Museum
We took the 4 hour private walking tour. Our guide Carlos was great. Having spent time in the U.S. and Canada his English was very good. He used the entire four hours to provide historical perspective as well as interesting stories. We would highly recommend this tour and Carlos as a guide.
Thank you for your review. We are very happy to see that our tour filled your expectations. Next time please allocate more hours so we show you the rest of our amazing city!!!
We had a wonderful time with Carlos and Marcello, exploring the city for about four hours. I usually like to explore on my own and do a lot of reading before visiting a place. But there's no substitute for talking with knowledgeable locals, especially when they have as much personal history with the city as our guides did. This was a great way to start our ten-day visit to Buenos Aires, and I highly recommend it!
It was our pleasure to guide your nice group, always focussed and interested to learn more about our city and it's history. Kind regards, Marcelo
