Buenos Aires City Tour: Plaza de Mayo, La Boca & Puerto Madero

Nine stops across Buenos Aires in one guided afternoon, starting at Casa Rosada

You visit nine neighborhoods and landmarks across Buenos Aires in a single guided day, including Casa Rosada, the Mafalda statue, Caminito, and the metal Floralis Generica sculpture. The tour includes six photo stops, a dulce de leche tasting, and hotel pickup and drop-off in downtown, so you only need to show up ready to walk and listen.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each7 stops

1. Plaza de Mayo25m
2. San Telmo20m
3. La Boca30m
4. Floralis Generica10m
5. Palermopassing by
6. Recoleta25m
7. 9 de Julio Avenuepassing by

Buenos Aires city highlights tour

• Visit Plaza de Mayo and Casa Rosada
• Explore San Telmo and taste Dulce de Leche
• Walk Caminito and watch tango dancers
• See Puerto Madero docks and skyscrapers
• View Puente de la Mujer bridge
• See Torre Monumental landmark
• Visit Floralis Generica metal flower
• Pass through Palermo parks and planetarium
• Tour Recoleta neighborhood and craft fair
• Drive along Avenida 9 de Julio and see Opera House

The experience

The Obelisk on Avenida 9 de Julio is so wide the street feels less like a road and more like a plaza that happens to have traffic. That's the first thing that hits you about Buenos Aires: the scale of things, the way the city sprawls and then suddenly compresses into neighborhoods that feel like separate towns. This tour moves through that landscape in a single day, starting at Plaza de Mayo where Casa Rosada sits pale pink and official, then fanning out to San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero, and up to Recoleta. You're not rushing. There are six photo stops built in, and the guide speaks Spanish, English, or Portuguese depending on who's in the group.

San Telmo is where the Mafalda statue lives, tucked into a corner of a neighborhood that still feels like it belongs to another era. After you see it, there's a dulce de leche tasting, not a formal thing, just the sweet, caramel-thick paste that Argentines eat on everything, and it tastes better when someone who knows the city hands it to you. Then you move south to La Boca, where Caminito is the famous painted street and the Boca Jrs Stadium sits nearby like a landmark everyone knows. The guide will point out the tango dancers who work the street, though they're there for the tourists and everyone knows it.

Puerto Madero is the newer part, all glass and steel along the river, and the Puente de la Mujer, the bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava, is shaped like a couple dancing tango if you know to look at it that way. From there you see the Torre Monumental (locals call it the Argentine Big Ben) and Floralis Generica, the metal flower sculpture that's the size of a building. Palermo comes next with its parks and green space, then Recoleta with the French-style mansions and weekend craft fairs, and finally back to Avenida 9 de Julio and the Teatro Colón opera house. The whole thing ends with hotel drop-off downtown, so you don't have to figure out how to get back.

The tour runs small-group size, which means you're not herded through with fifty people, and the driver is licensed specifically for tourism, not just someone with a car. Hotel pickup is included, so you don't start the day figuring out the address or waiting for a taxi. Wheelchair accessibility is available if you need it, and collapsible wheelchairs work as long as someone can help you board.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off at downtown hotels, a Spanish, English, or Portuguese-speaking guide, six photo stops across the city, a dulce de leche tasting in San Telmo, and visits to Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, San Telmo, La Boca, Caminito, Puerto Madero, the Puente de la Mujer, Floralis Generica, Palermo, Recoleta, Avenida 9 de Julio, and the Teatro Colón opera house.

Options for this experience

2 options

Pickup from hotels in downtownGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 09:00 and 13:45Lasts 4 hours 30 minutes, includes pickup

Pickup at the cruise portGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 09:304.5 hours, pickup is included

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Information

Lasts 4h 30m, runs every day at 09:00, 09:30 and 13:45, from US$ 65.70 per person, with a live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese, in groups of up to 14 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00, 09:30 and 13:45

GroupUp to 141 private ›

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to17h before

AgesAdult (18 to 50 years) · Senior (51 to 95 years) · Youth (6 to 17 years) · Child (3 to 5 years) · Infant (under 3): free

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessiblePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Private Tours

Is this one for you?This works well if you want to see the main Buenos Aires neighborhoods and landmarks in one day without arranging your own transport or timing between stops: the fixed route and included pickup mean you only have to show up at your hotel.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (6 to 17 years); Child (3 to 5 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What neighborhoods does the tour visit?

The tour covers Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero, Palermo, Recoleta, and Avenida 9 de Julio, with stops at Casa Rosada, Caminito, the Puente de la Mujer, Floralis Generica, and the Teatro Colón.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes, hotel pickup and drop-off at downtown hotels is included in the tour price.

Is the dulce de leche tasting included?

Yes, a dulce de leche tasting is included as part of the tour in San Telmo.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

The tour is wheelchair accessible. Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated if the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist with boarding and disembarking. Notify the operator at booking.

What is included in the tour price?

The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a professional tour guide, licensed driver, all taxes and fees, six photo stops, and a dulce de leche tasting.