Buenos Aires Tour: Recoleta Cemetery & Tigre Delta Cruise

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Duration8h

GroupUp to 16

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Eight hours, five neighborhoods, one boat ride through the delta

A full-day Buenos Aires tour starting at Plaza de Mayo and moving through San Telmo, La Boca, and Recoleta Cemetery before heading to Tigre for a 60-minute delta cruise. The guide speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese; pickup is included, as are entry to Recoleta Cemetery, the boat ride, an empanada snack, and air-conditioned transport between stops. The day ends at Puerto de Frutos, the riverside artisan market, and Paseo Victorica promenade.

Step-by-step itinerary

Buenos Aires and Tigre Delta tour

Visit Plaza de Mayo
Explore San Telmo neighborhood
Walk through La Boca district
See Caminito Street
Visit Recoleta Cemetery
Boat cruise on Tigre Delta
Snack on empanadas
Walk Puerto de Frutos market
Stroll Paseo Victorica promenade

The Experience

The day starts at Plaza de Mayo, where the Casa Rosada, Metropolitan Cathedral, and Cabildo anchor the city's political and colonial history. From there, the guide moves the group into San Telmo, the neighborhood where artists and tango performers fill cobblestone streets lined with antique shops and cafés—on Sundays, the city's most famous antique fair takes over the blocks. La Boca comes next, the port district that boomed in the 1800s and gave Buenos Aires the name "porteños" for its residents. Caminito Street, the most vivid block in the neighborhood, draws crowds for its colored houses, weekend art fairs, and street tango.

Recoleta Cemetery is where the tour pauses longest. The ornate mausoleums and French-style architecture make it the most distinguished neighborhood in the city, and the cemetery itself holds Eva Perón's tomb—entry and a walk through the grounds are included. After Recoleta, the group heads north to Tigre town, where a 60-minute boat cruise cuts through the delta's serene waterways. The route passes lush greenery and the unique houses built on stilts that line the channels, and a traditional Argentine empanada snack comes partway through. The day ends with a walk through Puerto de Frutos, the small pier and artisan market on the Luján River's banks, and Paseo Victorica, the scenic riverside promenade that borders the water.

Transport between stops is in an air-conditioned vehicle, and the guide handles the route. Pickup from your hotel is included, as is the return. The remaining time across the eight hours covers travel between neighborhoods and the pickup-to-dropoff window.

What’s included

Professional local guide in your choice of English, Spanish or Portuguese.
hotel pickup and air-conditioned transport to all stops.
entry ticket to Recoleta Cemetery and Eva Perón's tomb.
60-minute boat cruise through the Tigre Delta.
traditional Argentine empanada snack.
return transport to your hotel.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Tours Buenos Aires

Is this one for you?Book this if you're visiting with others and want one day hitting Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo, La Boca, Recoleta, and Tigre—a guide handles the route so you're not piecing together five neighborhoods across the city yourself.