Best of Buenos Aires Private Walking Tour

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About this activity

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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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, French, Spanish
Operated by: Buenos Aires Walking Tours

Ages: Children (0–8 years) · Adults (9–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Professional English-speaking guide
Included: Cemetery Admission Ticket

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Hotel pickup and drop off
Not included: Meals

Itinerary

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.).
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.
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.
Edificio Kavanagh

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
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.
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.
Plaza General San Martin

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.
Palacio Paz

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!
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.
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.).
Stop 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.
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.
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.
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.
Recoleta

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.
Avenida Alvear

5 min Admission not included

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.
Basilica de Nuestra Senora Del Pilar

10 min Admission included

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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La Recoleta Cemetery

one hour Admission included
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
Stop 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.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

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.

End point

Return point: concludes at elegant Recoleta neighborhood by famous La Biela Cafe at one of the main restaurant and attraction districts

Pickup points

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

and 359 more pickup points

Must confirm pickup point by email or telephone no less than 24 hours before the outing.

Using your ticket

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

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

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.