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Activitate Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best of Buenos Aires Private Walking Tour
4,6
(73 de recenzii)
3 ore
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Tur privat
din 5
73 de recenzii
Despre activitate
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!
Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
Walking Tours
Ports of Call Tours
City Tours
Shore Excursions
Port Pickup
Pe scurt
- Durată
- 3 ore
- Confirmare
- Confirmare în 48 de ore
- Bilet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Grup
- Doar grupul tău
- Persoane pe rezervare
- 1–15
- Ghid
- engleză, franceză, spaniolă
- Organizator
- Buenos Aires Walking Tours
Vârste: Copii (0–8 ani) · Adulți (9–99 ani)
Ce include
Inclus
- Inclus: Professional English-speaking guide
- Inclus: Cemetery Admission Ticket
Nu este inclus
- Nu este inclus: Gratuities
- Nu este inclus: Hotel pickup and drop off
- Nu este inclus: Meals
Itinerar
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Buenos Aires Walking Tours
5 min
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.).
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Calle Florida
5 min
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.
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Basilica del Santisimo Sacramento
5 min
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.
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5 min
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
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Torre Monumental
5 min
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.
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Monumento a Combatientes de Malvinas
5 min
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.
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5 min
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.
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5 min
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!
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Palacio San Martin
5 min
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.
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Palacio Estrugamou
5 min
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.).
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Oprirea 11
5 min
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.
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Embajada de Francia
5 min
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.
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Shopping Patio Bullrich
15 min
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.
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Embajada De La Santa Sede Nunciatura Apostolica
5 min
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.
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10 min
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.
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Avenida Alvear
5 min Intrarea nu este inclusă
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.
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Basilica de Nuestra Senora Del Pilar
10 min Intrarea inclusă
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
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o oră Intrarea inclusă
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
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Oprirea 19
5 min
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.
Punct de întâlnire și preluare
Poți fi preluat de la cazare sau poți veni direct la punctul de întâlnire.
Punct de întâlnire
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The emblematic Florida Garden Cafe at 899 Florida Street (main pedestrian street downtown) corner with Paraguay St. We meet OUTSIDE the cafe at the corner (main) door. Please look for our guides: they will be carrying a small portable sign or badge that reads BA Walking Tours.
Punct de final
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Return point: concludes at elegant Recoleta neighborhood by famous La Biela Cafe at one of the main restaurant and attraction districts
Locuri de preluare
- King's Hotel
- Hotel Reina
- Hotel Orense
- Holiday Inn Express Puerto Madero by IHG
- Palacio Paz Hotel
- Hotel Aldeano I
- Hotel Diplomat
- Hotel Tres Sargentos
- Recoleta RE099
- Hotel Atenas
- Infinito Hotel
- Hotel O'rei
și încă 359 de locuri de preluare
Must confirm pickup point by email or telephone no less than 24 hours before the outing.
Cum folosești biletul
Important: You must reconfirm directly (not your hotel concierge but you yourself) with Buenos Aires Walking Tours as sometimes the departure location may change. If the line is busy, please try calling again, leave a message or send an email to [email protected]. If you can't call within the specified timeframe, please contact Buenos Aires Walking Tours prior to your travels, or immediately upon arrival at your destination to guarantee that you will be given the correct meeting point.
Full itinerary will be covered depending on timing and circumstances at time of tour
Opening hours are:
08:00 - 22:00 Monday to Sunday
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Bine de știut
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Children aged 8 years and under are free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
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Note: tour operates rain or shine
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Coverage of full itinerary may depend on weather, city-dynamics (riots, strikes, repairs), timing and other circumstances at time of tour.
Variante
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Best of Buenos Aires Walking Tour
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