5hs Small Group City Tour of Buenos Aires (optional street food)

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Duration:5 hours (approx.)
Location: Buenos Aires, The Pampas

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In this tour you will be picked up from your hotel and taken on an historically based tour of the city, where you will get to see how Buenos Aires developed throughout the years since its foundation. By travelling with an experienced tour guide, you will get in a van for a small group 5 h tour that 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 15 people, about your personal interests. We suggest taking this tour early in your visit, as this great overview will show you places to visit in your stay.

Languages Offered: Spanish & English

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1. Plaza de Mayo
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.
2. Calle Defensa
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.
3. Caminito
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.
4. La Boca
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.
5. Puerto Madero
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.
6. Teatro Colon
The Teatro Colón is an opera house in the city of Buenos Aires. Due to its size, acoustics and trajectory, it´s considered one of the five best in the world. According to a survey conducted by the acoustic expert Leo Beranek and outstanding international opera and orchestra directors, the Teatro Colón has the hall with the best acoustic for opera and the second best for concerts in the world. Comparable with the most important lyrical rooms in the world, such as the Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the State Opera of Vienna, the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) in London and the Paris Opera, it is an unequivocal place of consecration for those who present themselves in it and an inescapable place for music lovers.
7. Retiro
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.
8. Recoleta
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.
9. El Ateneo Grand Splendid
"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.
10. Floralis Generica
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.
11. Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Buenos Aires
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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Posted By : Q6371UMmichaelk
Great tour. It covered all highlights plus we had walking time with several stops. It was informative yet not too much to give a first impression of the city. Will do more deep dives later in the next trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 17:24:25

Posted By : Ines_M
Our tour guide was excellent. We walked around the city, stopped at key locations and learned about the Argentinian culture and traditions. If you have the time (it was a long tour, but time went by quickly), I would recommend you take this tour before exploring the city on your own. The only thing that would be important to know is that you don't stop for lunch, there is a lot to see, and we ended the tour around 2:30pm. Totally recommend it!
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Posted On : 2024-04-13 14:36:26

Posted By : Josue_R
Diego was amazing, very professional yet flexible and accommodating. I would definitely do another tour with him and I recommend him highly!
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Posted On : 2024-04-13 14:05:50

Posted By : alex_a
The tour was super helpful and beautiful. It helped me learn more about the history of Buenos Aires!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 12:56:09

Posted By : XiaoYun_L
Yael’s expertise as a guide opened up Buenos Aires as a beautiful city of eclectic architectural and design styles, cultures, steeped in the nation’s history.

Recommend this tour as the starting point of your trip to gather what you’d like to discover more in detail if you plan to spend a few days in Buenos Aires.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 22:29:40

Posted By : Paul_T
Late pickup. Supposed to be 5 hrs and started 9.30 finished 12.15.
Only 3 stops for this tour.
Very disappointing.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 12:58:58

Posted By : Lourdes_L
This was fantastic. It was on an air conditioner bus. They pick you at your hotel and then took you to several places where you had the chance to get off and take pictures. Who is the lovely experience definitely recommend it. And the guy was super funny too.
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Posted On : 2024-03-20 13:34:09

Posted By : Christine_A
Great little tour around the main sites and attractions. Also had several stops to walk around and take pictures. Good option if you don’t have a lot of time in the city and want to cover a lot. Nice comfortable van that can accommodate small groups. Our tour guide Facundo was super informative. Picked up promptly from our our hotel. We enjoyed the tour and would recommend
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Posted On : 2024-03-19 12:35:36

Posted By : Passenger56771974145
This was a very good tour, despite the absolutely pouring rain! Our guide, Alejandra and driver Ryan did an excellent job of showing us the points of interest on this tour while keeping us dry.
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Posted On : 2024-03-13 10:48:53

Posted By : james_m
Good overview of the city. Alejandra was excellent covering the highlights. Transportation was good.

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Posted On : 2024-03-12 16:02:40