Buenos Aires: Small Group 4-Hour City Tour & Optional Cruise Tour with Downtown Buenos Aires Pickup
ID: GYG300261-525377
Category:
Country: Argentina
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Experience the best Buenos Aires has to offer with this convenient small group city tour. Take pictures at Floralis Generica and Plaza de Mayo, go for a walk through Caminito at La Boca, and explore the Recoleta Cemetery.
Experience the past and present of Buenos Aires, visiting neighborhoods, admiring architecture, and seeing the best attractions the city has to offer on this 4-hour sightseeing tour.
The tour starts in the northern part of the city. Explore the neighborhoods of Retiro, Palermo and Recoleta, which are full of large green spaces and beautiful French-style mansions. Here, you’ll make your first stop: a 5-minute picture stop at Floralis Generica, a sculpture made out of steel and aluminum.
Then, stop for a half-hour tour of the Recoleta Cemetery, which contains the graves of notable people including Eva Perón, and a granddaughter of Napoleon. In 2013, CNN listed it among the 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world. Pass by Colon Theater and the Obelisk to reach your third stop, Plaza de Mayo, where the city was born in 1580. Admire the Pink House, the Cabildo, and the Metropolitan Cathedral for about 20 minutes.
Continuing towards the south of the city, breathe in the air of tango in its hometown: San Telmo. You’ll also visit the neighborhoods of La Boca, where one of the most famous stadiums in the world is located: La Bombonera. In La Boca, you can also admire the colorful conventillos (tenement houses), home to Italian immigrants at the end of the 19th century, as well as the picturesque street Caminito.
Afterward, you can be dropped off at the meeting point or various other attractions. If the hotel pickup was selected, you can be taken back to your hotel.
If option is chosen, at the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at Madero port, where lunch is included aboard Humberto M boat.
Highlights
- Learn about the history of Buenos Aires and visit its main sights
- Visit Floralis Generica, the Mausoleum of Eva Peron at Recoleta Cemetery, Plaza de Mayo, and La Boca
- See some of the most important points of interest such as the Colon Theater and the Obelisk
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Your tour will take place in a small group of maximum 15 people
• Unfortunately, this tour can only transport wheelchairs that are foldable/collapsible
• If the cruise with lunch option is chosen, embarkation is at 1:00 PM, then followed by lunch. The cruise only starts at around 2:15 PM, lasting 90-minutes
• The itinerary is subject to the weather conditions
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Pickup is available from hotels located in Downtown Buenos Aires. This process takes between 45 minutes to 1 hour. If you are staying at an apartment please choose the meeting point option. Pickup times (please verify the exact pickup time with the local partner):
• Morning Tour: between 8:45 AM and 9:45 AM
• Afternoon Tour: between 1:00 PM and 1:45 PM
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
