Private Buenos Aires City Tour: Recoleta, Palermo & La Boca

A day across Buenos Aires neighborhoods, from pink government palace to the river's edge

A private full-day tour of Buenos Aires with a bilingual guide covers the city's main cultural landmarks (Recoleta Cemetery, the Grand Splendid bookstore, Casa Rosada, Caminito, and Palermo's parks) with all entry tickets included and time for lunch. You choose the group size at checkout (up to 4, 6, 10 or 15 people), and the guide can personalize stops if you already know the city.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each6 stops

1. Recoleta Cemetery45m
2. Floralis GenericaEntry included20m
3. Parque Tres de Febrero45m
4. Caminito45m
5. Casa Rosada45m
6. Plaza de Mayo20m

Explore Buenos Aires cultural highlights

• Visit Recoleta Cemetery
• Tour Ateneo Grand Splendid bookstore
• See Floralis Generica sculpture
• Walk through Rosedal rose garden
• Stroll Japanese Garden in Palermo
• Explore Caminito street in La Boca
• Visit San Telmo Market
• See Casa Rosada palace
• Walk along Avenida de Mayo

The experience

How do you see the whole city without spending the day planning stops and buying tickets separately? A private guide handles the route, the vehicle and entry to each site, leaving you to walk through neighborhoods instead of managing logistics. The tour runs six hours and covers the landmarks that shape how Buenos Aires sees itself: the pink Casa Rosada facing Plaza de Mayo, where the government sits; the Recoleta Cemetery with its imposing mausoleums and the tomb of Eva Perón; the Grand Splendid bookstore, a former theater with its original dome and velvet curtain still intact; and the colorful pedestrian street Caminito in La Boca, 400 meters from the Boca Juniors stadium.

The route also passes through Palermo's green spaces: the Rosedal with over 18,000 roses and the Japanese Garden, built in 1967 and the largest Japanese-style garden outside Japan. You'll have time to stop for lunch in the city, and the bilingual guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language, so the commentary adapts to who is in the vehicle. If you've already spent time in Buenos Aires, the guide can skip the standard stops and go deeper into neighborhoods or sites that interest you instead.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and private to your group. Pickup is included, and the tour suits all fitness levels. The itinerary is built around walking at a relaxed pace through each neighborhood rather than long hikes. Wheelchair accessibility is available across all stops and surfaces, and infants can ride in specialized seats or on an adult's lap.

What’s included

• Private air-conditioned vehicle for your group.
• bilingual guide in English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language.
• entry tickets to all attractions.
• time for lunch in the city.
• pickup from your location.

Options for this experience

4 options

Private city tour for up to 4 passengersUp to 4 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 10:00Private city tour with a local guide for up to 4 people. Lasts 6 hours and includes pickup.

Private city tour for up to 6 passengersUp to 6 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 10:00Up to 6 passengers travel in an SUV, and pickup is included

Private city tour for up to 10 passengersUp to 10 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 10:00City tour with a guide for up to 10 passengers, travelling in a Hyundai H1 van built for groups of up to 10 people. Pickup is included.

Private city tour for up to 15 passengersUp to 15 per booking · Guide in 4 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 10:00Private city tour for groups of up to 15 people. Fully private, lasting 6 hours, in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus, with pickup included.

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Information

Lasts 6h, runs every day, 5 start times, from US$ 220 per group, with a live guide in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30 and 10:00

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to1h before

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book this if your group wants to cover the whole city in one day with a private vehicle and guide: the fixed route and included tickets mean you skip the planning and entry lines that would eat up hours.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

What is the Recoleta Cemetery and why do so many visitors go there?

Recoleta Cemetery is the most visited cemetery in Buenos Aires, built on the grounds of an old monastery garden in the exclusive Recoleta neighborhood. It holds the tombs of major figures in Argentine history, including Eva Perón, and more than 90 vaults are declared National Historical Monuments. The mausoleums and vaults are architectural works in marble and sculpture, built when Argentina was an emerging economic power and wealthy families competed to create splendid pantheons.

Is the Grand Splendid Bookstore just a bookstore, or is there something else to see there?

The Grand Splendid was built inside a former theater and retains the original building's splendor. The dome is decorated with frescoes, the railings are original, and the old stage with its velvet curtain slightly open now holds a bar where you can sit with a book. The Guardian named it the second most important bookstore in the world. Reading rooms are set up in the old theater boxes, and the basement has a children's section while the upper floor hosts exhibitions.

What neighborhoods does the tour visit, and how much time do you spend walking around?

The tour covers Recoleta, Palermo, La Boca, and the historic center near Plaza de Mayo and Casa Rosada. The itinerary is designed around a relaxed pace through each neighborhood rather than long hikes, with stops at landmarks like Caminito's 150-meter pedestrian street, the Rosedal rose garden, and the Japanese Garden surrounded by Palermo Woods. Lunch time is built into the six-hour day.

Can I customize the tour if I've already been to Buenos Aires?

Yes. If you already know the city, the guide can personalize the tour to explore in depth the places of most interest to you instead of following the standard route through the main attractions.