Best of Buenos Aires Private Walking Tour

Best of Buenos Aires Private Walking Tour is a 3h private experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operated by Buenos Aires Walking Tours. Travellers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 73 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor. Prices start from $115 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Professional English-speaking guide, Cemetery Admission Ticket.

Duration

3h

Group

Private tour — only your group

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Pickup

Hotel pickup or meet at the start point

Confirmation

Confirmed within 48 hours

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

1. Stop 1 · 5m

   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.).

2. Stop 2 · 5m

   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.

3. Stop 3 · 5m

   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.

4. Stop 4 · 5m

   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

5. Stop 5 · 5m

   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.

6. Stop 6 · 5m

   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.

7. Stop 7 · 5m

   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.

8. Stop 8 · 5m

   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!

9. Stop 9 · 5m

   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.

10. Stop 10 · 5m

    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.).

11. Stop 11 · 5m

    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.

12. Stop 12 · 5m

    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.

13. Stop 13 · 15m

    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.

14. Stop 14 · 5m

    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.

15. Stop 15 · 10m

    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.

16. Stop 16 · 5m

    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.

17. Stop 17 · 10m

    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

18. Stop 18 · 1h

    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

19. Stop 19 · 5m

    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.

• •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.