Buenos Aires: Private City Tour with Recoleta & La Boca

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Duration7h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · DE +3

PickupAt your hotel

A Metal Flower That Opens at Dawn, and Eight Stops Through Buenos Aires History

You customize the duration and departure time to fit your schedule, then a private guide meets you at your hotel and takes you through eight of Buenos Aires' key landmarks — from the mechanical flower at Floralis Generica to the immigrant history of La Boca. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, along with a professional guide and soft drinks in the car. Entry fees to attractions like Recoleta Cemetery are separate, so you decide which ones to enter.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Buenos Aires city highlights

Visit Floralis Generica sculpture
Relax at the main city park
Tour Recoleta Cemetery
See historic water tanks
Pass by Colón Theatre
Explore Plaza de Mayo square
Visit San Telmo neighborhood
Tour La Boca district
Pass by 9 de Julio Avenue

The Experience

Floralis Generica sits in the middle of a park, a giant steel bloom that lifts its petals as the sun rises and closes them again at dusk. It's the kind of thing you'd miss if you were driving past, but your guide will stop there first, and you'll stand in front of it while the city wakes up around you. That's how this private Buenos Aires city tour works — you pick the time you want to start, the neighborhoods you want to see, and the pace that suits you, then a guide meets you at your hotel and takes you through the places that matter.

The route moves through eight stops across the city. After Floralis Generica, you'll head to the park where locals actually go to run and sit, then to Recoleta Cemetery, where Eva Perón is buried alongside the families who shaped Argentina's history (entry fee is separate, so you decide if you want to go in). The Teatro Colón comes next — the National Opera House, a building so grand it held the first drinking water tanks ever built in the Americas. Then Plaza de Mayo, where Argentina's independence story lives in the architecture and the square itself, and San Telmo, the bohemian neighborhood full of artists, small restaurants, and a covered market where you can feel the old Buenos Aires still breathing.

La Boca is the last major stop, the immigrant quarter where millions of people arrived and started over, and where Boca Juniors plays — Maradona's club. From there you'll see the 9 de Julio Avenue, the widest avenue in the world, with the Obelisc standing in the middle as a tribute to independence. Your guide is multilingual and knows the city well enough to answer questions that come up, not just point at things. The whole day is yours to shape — you choose when to linger, when to move on, and when to stop for lunch or a coffee.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't arrange transport separately or worry about finding your way back. Soft drinks come with you in the car. Call the operator as soon as you book to confirm your preferred start time, since the cutoff for scheduling is tight.

What’s included

Your day includes private transportation with a professional guide, hotel pickup and drop-off in Buenos Aires, parking fees, and soft drinks during the tour.
You customize the duration and departure time to suit your schedule.
Entry fees to attractions like Recoleta Cemetery are separate.
Specialized infant seats and strollers are available if needed.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by BUENOS AIRES TOURING

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to see Buenos Aires' main landmarks without arranging your own transport or timing — the private guide and hotel pickup mean you show up at your hotel and the day is already planned around your schedule.