Buenos Aires City Tour with Tigre Delta Cruise

Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo tango, Caminito houses, Evita's tomb, Tigre Delta boat ride

A full-day small group tour of Buenos Aires covering the city's historic center, neighborhoods and the Tigre Delta, with hotel pickup, a professional guide in your language, air-conditioned transport, Recoleta Cemetery entry and a sightseeing boat cruise included. The guide leads you through Plaza de Mayo and the presidential palace, the bohemian streets of San Telmo, the brightly painted Caminito alley in La Boca, the renovated Puerto Madero waterfront, and the Belle Époque tombs of Recoleta Cemetery before boarding a boat to tour the rivers and markets of the Tigre Delta. Snacks are provided during the day; the tour runs 7 to 8 hours including travel time and hotel transfers.

Step-by-step itinerary

Buenos Aires and Tigre Delta tour

• Hotel pick-up in Buenos Aires
• Visit Plaza de Mayo
• Explore San Telmo neighborhood
• Photograph La Boca and Caminito Street
• Walk through Puerto Madero
• Tour Recoleta Cemetery
• Travel to Tigre
• Board sightseeing cruise in Tigre Delta
• Explore Puerto de Frutos market
• Snack on empanadas at local restaurant
• Visit Tigre City and Victorica walk
• Return to hotel

The Experience

If you've just arrived in Buenos Aires or have a free afternoon, this tour handles the logistics so you see the city's main sights without arranging transport between them. A guide meets you at your hotel, and from there the day moves through the neighborhoods where Buenos Aires actually happens. You start at Plaza de Mayo, where the Casa Rosada presidential palace faces the square that witnessed the 1810 revolution, then head into San Telmo — the old bohemian quarter where tango was born, its winding streets lined with antique shops, galleries and street murals. The guide walks you through Lezama Park and explains why this neighborhood matters to the city's story.

Next is La Boca, where Caminito Street runs between brightly painted zinc houses that once housed immigrants and now draw photographers. The narrow alley inspired the famous tango of the same name in 1926. From there you cross into Puerto Madero, the renovated waterfront with redbrick buildings and the elegant Woman suspension bridge, then move on to Recoleta Cemetery — the one major stop where entry is included. Inside, the guide shows you Eva Perón's tomb and explains why this cemetery reads like a city of the dead, with Belle Époque mausoleums and the names that shaped Argentina's history carved into stone.

After the cemetery, you head north to Tigre, where you board a boat and cruise the Luján, San Antonio, Carapachay, Angostura and Sarmiento rivers — the waterways that make up one of the world's largest natural deltas. The boat stops at Puerto de Frutos, the old market pier on the Luján River where boats once unloaded fresh fruit straight from the Paraná Delta; today it's a bustling craft and souvenir market. You also visit Tigre City and have time to walk the Victorica promenade before returning to your hotel. Snacks are provided during the day; the remaining time covers travel between stops and your pickup and drop-off.

What’s included

• Small group tour with a professional local guide.
• hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• entry to Recoleta Cemetery.
• a sightseeing boat cruise through the Tigre Delta rivers.
• snacks and an empanadas snack in Tigre.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Signature Tours

Is this one for you?Choose this shared tour if you want a guide to navigate between neighborhoods and handle timing; pick a self-guided option if you'd rather explore each area at your own pace.

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Top questions

What is inside Recoleta Cemetery that makes it worth visiting?

Recoleta Cemetery holds Eva Perón's distinctive tomb, Belle Époque mausoleums, and the graves of figures who shaped Argentina's history — the guide explains the cemetery's importance to the city and shows you why it reads differently from most burial grounds.

How much of the day is spent on the boat in the Tigre Delta?

The boat ride itself is one part of the Tigre stop; the tour also includes time at Puerto de Frutos market, Tigre City, and the Victorica walk along the river, so the delta experience spans several hours but is not the entire second half of the day.

Does the tour include lunch?

The tour includes snacks during the day and an empanadas snack in a local restaurant in Tigre; a full lunch is not part of the itinerary, so you may want to eat before pickup or budget for a meal on your own.

What neighborhoods do you actually walk through on this tour?

You walk through San Telmo's bohemian streets and Lezama Park, stroll Caminito in La Boca, explore Puerto Madero's waterfront, and spend time in Tigre City and at Puerto de Frutos market — the guide leads you on foot through each neighborhood before moving to the next by vehicle.

Is the guide included, and what languages do they speak?

A professional local guide is included and leads the entire tour in English, Spanish, or Portuguese — you choose your language when you book.

What happens if I arrive late at my hotel or need to be dropped off at a different location?

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so the tour starts and ends at your accommodation; if your hotel is outside the standard pickup area or you need a different location, confirm this when booking.