An insight to Argentine culture through its main historical spots.
✓A must for a first day in the city!
✓The best option if you are short of time.
A day to explore the unmissable places in Buenos Aires: main historical districts, parks, and famous cafés.
✓All the must-see places in the city in a day!
✓If you are keen on history, open air and architecture, this tour is for you.
An insight to Evita´s life, through those iconic places where her memory is kept alive.
✓No feminist can skip this tour!
✓An approach to a world mythical figure.
Discover the specifics of urban art in Buenos Aires and its socio-political influences while you enjoy local life beyond the strictly touristic areas of La Boca.
✓For walking lovers!
✓If you are keen on urban art, this tour is for you.
A bike ride through Center and Northern districts: San Martin Square, Recoleta & Palermo
✓For outdoor sport lovers..
✓A different way to know the city.
An excellent approach road to Argentinean and Latin American culture.
✓For art lovers!
✓Visits to important museums!
An approach to the darkest period of Argentina in the Twentieth century.
✓If you are keen on history and politics, this tour is for you!
✓A tour to remember and honor the disappeared of the last dictatorship.
Cafes, neighborhoods and emblematical corners of Buenos Aires literary bohemia
✓For literature lovers!
✓If you are interested in history and culture, this tour is for you.
Exclusive Tango lesson with professional dancers + milonga in a typical hall of Buenos Aires.
✓ For tango lovers!
✓ Taste tango as a true Porteño.
A walk through Recoleta and Palermo: Parks and culture
✓If you are keen on walking, this tour is for you!
✓A peaceful way to know the main attractions of Northern Buenos Aires..
History and art in old areas of Buenos Aires city. Witness the transformation of thriving districts.
✓If you are keen on walking, this tour is for you!
✓A peaceful way to know the main attractions of Old Buenos Aires.
A visit to Tigre and its surroundings and a rowing excursion through one of the largest Deltas in the world
✓For nature and adventure lovers!
✓A unique experience.
Wanderings around Martinez, San Isidro district and Villa Ocampo.
✓To enjoy the beautiful outskirts of the city!
✓This tour includes a visit to Villa Ocampo!
A visit to San Antonio de Areco Colonial Town and Silver workshop. Barbecue and open air activities in a Touristic Ranch.
✓If you like the countryside, this is your tour!
✓To see the authentic gaucho traditions.
Unique tours designed according to your interests and preferences.
✓If you are looking for a totally personalized tour, this is for you!
✓Flexible tour: according to your interests.
Travel through the past and present of Buenos Aires city through its main historical centers: La Boca district, famous for Tango and Football and the colorful Caminito with its picturesque tenement houses; San Telmo, the Ezeiza Palace, antique stores and its vibrant old Market; Plaza de Mayo (the country’s political heart) and the Metropolitan Cathedral and finally, Recoleta neighborhood, well known for its French architecture, art museums, wide parks and the worldwide famous graveyard: Recoleta cemetery. Place of the last rest of Evita Perón, among other iconic people, this cemetery (third in importance in the world) is also considered a piece of art itself.
✓All the must-see places in the city in a day!
✓If you are keen on history, open air and architecture, this tour is for you.
Explore Buenos Aires by extending the traditional Half day City Tour (La Boca, San Telmo, Plaza de Mayo and Recoleta) to some of the following areas: Puerto Madero and its famous Women Bridge (designed by Spanish artist Calatrava); the emblematical Tortoni Café; the aristocratic Palermo Chico, its grand mansions and Tudor-style homes today home of Embassies and national celebrities; the “Floralis Generica”, an outstanding sculpture in United Nation Square; the avant-gardist Palermo Soho (fashion and gastronomic district) and finally, the Rose Garden, with around eight thousand species of roses, an artificial lake and a beautiful garden of Poets.
✓All the must-see places in the city in a day!
✓If you are keen on history, open air and architecture, this tour is for you.
By the end of Nineteenth Century, Buenos Aires grows vertiginously, and this phenomenon had a direct impact in Argentinean literature, which experienced a flourishing period of creation: tails, novels, journalistic reports, poetry and tango; from Eugenio Cambaceres to Roberto Arlt, Jorge Luis Borges to Alfonsina Storni and Julio Cortázar, from Leopoldo Marechal to Homero Manzi and Enrique Santos Discépolo, Nora Lange and Oliverio Girondo, Silvina and Victoria Ocampo, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Alejandra Pizarnik, and many other uncountable figures of our literature.
Visit some of the emblematic corners of this literary bohemia to have a vivid sight of the lives of its protagonists, going over this diverse city, contradictory and fascinating as Argentinean literature
✓For literature lovers!
✓If you are interested in history and culture, this tour is for you.
Walk through the least known corners of La Boca, a working-class neighborhood steeped in art and history, and home to some of the most huge and spectacular murals in the city as well as a recent urban art district and place of festivals and artistic projects. Appreciate the great variety of murals and other expressions that reveal the local characteristics of graffiti in Buenos Aires, combined with the history, tales and images that reflect the social background of this area.
The highlights of the tour are Usina del Arte cultural center, the spectacular murals in the least touristy areas, but also famous Bombonera, the iconic street Caminito. By the end of the walk, enjoy a “choripán” (typical sausage sandwich) in one of the colorful restaurants of La Boca.
✓For walking lovers!
✓If you are keen on urban art, this tour is for you.
✓To know the least known corners of La Boca.
The historical importance and the legacy of Eva Duarte, “Evita”, are unquestionable. But nothing is above debate for Argentineans. Her leadership continues to generate controversy till today. So let’s explore together the lights and the shadows of her life through those emblematical places and buildings that represent her; Plaza de Mayo, epicenter of popular revolts and also the stage for some of Evita’s more memorable speeches, the giant “Mural de Evita” and the Ministry of Public Work, Evita’s tomb in the famous Recoleta cemetery and Evita s Monument in the front of the National Library (built over the residence of Evita and Juan Perón after this was demolished by the opposition). Finally, visit Eva Perón Museum, a former halfway house to underprivileged single mothers during the Peronist administrations.
✓No feminist can skip this tour!
✓A reflection of the Peronist movement of the '40s/'50s..
✓An approach to a world mythical figure.
Enjoy the visit to two different museums whose collections may complement each other, in order to get in touch with diverse cultural trends and historical periods. We suggest the following three options to combine according to your preference: MALBA (Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires), Fine Arts National Museum, and Museum of Colonial Hispanic Art “Issac Fernández Blanco”.
Optional: Visit to a private workshop of a well known Argentinian artist. Plan in advance a visit to a private workshop of a well-known artist after the visit to museums. This will give you the “unique opportunity” of meeting a contemporary Argentinian artist and possibly, if you wish, acquire an art piece in the very moment, out of galleries and art dealers.
✓For art lovers!
✓A vision of Argentine and Latinamerican art.
✓Visits to important museums!
This tour will give you some clues about the genocide that devastated the country during the 1970s, taking the lives of close to 30,000 people. To get on topic, we will stop by some of its most significant landmarks: Plaza de Mayo (May Square), political hub of the country and the place of reunion of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo (mothers of the “desaparecidos”; El Atlético, an archeological site of a nearby detentions center; the ex ESMA, formerly the biggest detention center today transformed into the Museum of Memory, a space that invites to ponder on State terrorism and the struggle for democracy. Finally, the “Parque de la Memoria”, an extensive green space of 14 hectares by the Río de la Plata river, where art and nature merge to become a place of remembrance, homage, testimony and reflection.
✓If you are keen on history and politics, this tour is for you!
✓A tour to remember and honor the disappeared of the last dictatorship.
Take a ride with a private car or van to the oldest parts of town, guided by a professional tango dancer and tour-guide, who will introduce you to the history and geography of tango with both mind and body; by showing you special corners related to this worldwide loved dance and by teaching you your first steps of tango at a typical tango hall. This first lesson will be easy and fun, a perfect insight to the culture of “porteños”, to take philosophy into an experience, a good way to learn with the body the clues of this phenomenon called tango. After the lesson you will enjoy a traditional Milonga of Buenos Aires where locals gather to dance tango. After Milonga, around 11PM you can return to your hotel or stay on your own at the Milonga bar.
✓ For tango lovers!
✓ Taste tango as a true Porteño.
✓ An unforgettable experience!
Tigre neighborhood is situated in the Delta of Parana River, formed by the confluence of the Paraná and the Uruguay rivers, just 30 km from Buenos Aires and considered one of the largest deltas in the World. On your way, enjoy sightseeing of the Northern districts of the city, the famous Rio de la Plata, and make a stop at San Isidro, a former colonial town where the wealthiest porteños used to have their weekend homes.
Once in Tigre, adventure will start. Paddle for around two hours, in stable Canadian canoes, along the different rivers that form this delta, through narrow channels of lush vegetation, to see the secret natural gardens and the daily life of islanders in their picturesque homes, built on palafitos. Stop for lunch or a typical Argentinian picada (at your choice) at some nice spot in the islands and return to town.
✓For nature and adventure lovers!
✓A unique experience.
✓100% outdoor activity.
Start your day driving North to the traditional town of San Antonio de Areco (just one hour and a half away from the city), well-known for its quiet streets and beautiful colonial houses but also for being the most important center of silverwork in the country. Visit Chavo Stagnaro´s workshop, one of the most famous silversmiths in town, who will show you his house and his work. Then, spend a relaxing full day at a beautiful, historical but yet active ranch nearby, where you will enjoy a tasty “asado” (barbecue), horseback riding, sulky (carriage) rides, intimate folk shows with live music and dancers, demonstrations of “Doma india” (traditional Argentine horse whispering) or “tropilla” (herd of horses), hiking, cycling and bird watching, or swimming, if the weather allows you. In the afternoon, after drinking some “mate” with traditional “pastelitos” (typical pastry of Argentina) we return downtown.
✓If you like the countryside, this is your tour!
✓To see the authentic gaucho traditions.
✓Get ready for horse riding in the Argentine pampas!
Experience a ride through the Northern districts of the city, in a fun and insightful way. On your bike, you will be able to see wonderful landscapes of the city and make some few stops for historical references, guided by professionals. Palermo and Recoleta are both residential best-of-cool districts, famous for its French-style majestic buildings, large wonderful parks, exclusive thoroughfares, aristocratic bars, exquisite restaurants and first- rate shops. Some of the highlights are: San Martin Monument, Malvinas Soldier Memorial and English Tower- Recoleta Cemetery, Florális Genérica and Law School- Barrio Parque (also called Palermo Chico) Planetarium, Rose Garden (closed on Mondays), Eva Peron Monument.
*Previous experience at riding a bike is conditional to participate in this activity
✓For outdoor sport lovers..
✓A different way to know the city.
✓Ready, steady….go!
Even if all our tours are private and can be modified at your taste, we offer the option of designing unique itineraries according to your interests and preferences.
We can organize cooking workshops, food tours, shopping tours, visit to well known artists houses and workshops, silversmiths, art and photography exhibitions, visit to famous Argentine photographers, art galleries, nature or architecture walking tours, emblematic cafes and bars, pizza or empanadas places, Costanera Sur, Fishing Club, bookstores, libraries, Jewish town, Synagogues, private visit to Colon Opera House, Barolo Palace, Zanjón de Granados, Wine Tasting, Polo matches, Horse races watching, and many other alternatives…
Just for you!
✓If you are looking for a totally personalized tour, this is for you!
✓Your way to know the city.
✓Flexible tour: according to your interests.
Visit San Isidro, a former colonial town where the wealthiest porteños had their weekend homes. Make a short stop on the way, to see the famous Rio de la Plata and appreciate a nice view of Buenos Aires and the islands of Tigre delta: a strategic spot from where to take memorable pictures. Once in destination, visit the neo-gothic cathedral, the main square and walk along the cobblestone streets to appreciate its beautiful buildings and San Isidro houses. Continue to Villa Ocampo, summer residence built in 1891 where feminist writer and publisher Victoria Ocampo used to host prestigious figures such as novelists Albert Camus and Henry Graham Greene, composer Igor Stravinsky, and poets Rabindranath Tagore, Federico García Lorca and Pablo Neruda. The house was declared UNESCO World Heritage in 1997. After the private visit, enjoy lunch by the beautiful house gardens.
✓To enjoy the beautiful outskirts of the city!
✓To learn about the former aristocratic customs of porteños outside Buenos Aires.
✓This tour includes a visit to Villa Ocampo!
During this tour we will walk from Recoleta to Palermo Woods, and make some stops at the following points of interest: Recoleta neighborhood and Cemetery: well known for its French architecture, its beautiful museums, its wide green areas and, most of all, its worldwide famous graveyard: Recoleta cemetery; Floralis Generica, an outstanding sculpture gifted to the city by the Argentinian architect Eduardo Catalano in United Nation Square; Palermo Chico: also referred to as Barrio Parque, designed by the French-Argentine landscape architect Charles Thays, characterized by its grand mansions and Tudor-style homes complete with private gardens, today home of Embassies, local television and sporting celebrities. Finally, the Palermo Rose Garden, one of the most outstanding parks in the city, with more than 8000 roses.
✓If you are keen on walking, this tour is for you!
✓A peaceful way to know the main attractions of Northern Buenos Aires..
✓Open air activity.
Walk along San Telmo, one of the main places for the historic heritage of the city. Starting in Mendoza Monument (founder of the city) at Lezama Square, one of the most beautiful parks in the city, full of interesting stories which offer clues to understand Argentinian history. Explore the emblematical corners and cafes such as Bar Britanico, the Ezeiza Palace, San Pedro González Telmo church, visit antique stores and the indoor Market of San Telmo, unique in town, where you may have some spare time to taste a chori-pan, a juicy meaty empanada, roasted coffee or wine tasting. Visit Marcelo Toledo´s gallery, a young and famous Argentine artist who also has his workshop and private Museum nearby.
Additional hour (optional) Guided visit through El Zanjón de Granados.
✓If you are keen on walking, this tour is for you!
✓A peaceful way to know the main attractions of Old Buenos Aires.
No one knows Buenos Aires like a local. That´s María, who was born in Buenos Aires and has traveled through the five continents. She has knowledge of every corner of this wonderful city and wants to share with you her twenty years´ expertise as a tour guide.
Even if we offer a great variety of pre-designed options, Buenos Aires In-Depth Tours is always ready to modify the itineraries according to your needs and preferences.
María is nos only a tour guide but also a journalist, a writer and poet. Her academic education and experience enriches her tours as she has a depth of understanding of her country’s culture and people that few can match.
Buenos Aires In-Depth Tours counts on a team of professionals from diverse disciplines (artists, historians, dancers, anthropologists, among others) who contribute their particular knowledge in each specialized guided tour.
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