Buenos Aires: Private Tour with Wine Tasting & Local Food

Four neighborhoods, three food stops, one guide who knows where locals actually eat

You visit five major neighborhoods and landmarks (Caminito, Plaza de Mayo, Puerto Madero's Puente de la Mujer, Recoleta Cemetery, and Floralis Generica) with 15–20 minutes at each to photograph and absorb. Between stops, you eat a market pastry, a proper Argentine choripán, and taste selected wines at a boutique bar, all guided by someone who lives in the city. Hotel pickup and a bilingual guide are included, so you're not arranging transport or wondering what you're eating.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Caminito1h
2. Plaza de Mayo1h
3. Puerto Madero15m
4. Recoleta Cemetery30m · entry included
5. Floralis Generica10m

Explore Buenos Aires neighborhoods and cuisine

• Visit Caminito street in La Boca
• Walk along Avenida de Mayo from Plaza de Mayo
• Explore San Telmo Market and try Creole patty
• See Puente de la Mujer in Puerto Madero
• Visit Buenos Aires Cathedral
• Tour Recoleta Cemetery
• Visit Athenaeum Grand Splendid bookstore
• See Floralis Generica sculpture
• Enjoy choripán at Porteño grill
• Wine tasting at boutique wine bar

The experience

What makes you want to slow down in a city? Usually it's the moment someone who lives there takes you somewhere you'd never find on your own. That's what this private tour does. It moves through Buenos Aires at your pace, not a schedule's pace, stopping in San Telmo, La Boca, Recoleta and Palermo with a local guide who builds the day around what you actually want to see and taste. The guide stays with you the whole time, which means no rushing between stops, no standing in a group waiting for stragglers. You get 15 to 20 minutes at each landmark (Caminito's 150-meter pedestrian street, the Recoleta Cemetery with its 90-plus historic mausoleums, Floralis Generica's 20-meter steel sculpture) long enough to really look, to ask questions, to take the photo that doesn't feel hurried.

The food part is what separates this from a standard city tour. You'll stop at San Telmo Market, one of the oldest in the city, and try a creole patty fresh from the oven. Then there's the porteño grill: a classic Argentine choripán with chimichurri, the way locals eat it, not the way it's plated for tourists. The guide knows which places have kept their character and which ones have turned into photo ops. After that comes a guided wine tasting at a boutique wine bar, where someone who understands Argentine wines walks you through what you're drinking and why it matters. It's not a rushed tasting. It's a conversation over a glass. The whole thing happens in an air-conditioned vehicle with a bilingual guide, so you're not translating menus or trying to figure out what the neighborhood actually is.

This works because it's built small. No large groups means the guide can adjust if you want to spend an extra ten minutes at the Athenaeum Grand Splendid (the bookstore The Guardian ranked as the second largest in the world, still housed in a former movie theater with its original frescoed ceiling and velvet curtain), or if you'd rather skip something and sit longer over wine. Hotel pickup is included, which saves you the negotiation of getting across the city on your own, and the vehicle is wheelchair accessible if that matters for your group. Soda and water come with the tour, and anyone over 18 can have wine included in the tasting.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle, a bilingual local guide for the entire tour, soda and water throughout, a creole pastry tasting at San Telmo Market, an Argentine choripán with chimichurri at a historic porteño grill, and a guided Argentine wine tasting at a boutique wine bar. You'll also visit Caminito, Plaza de Mayo, Puerto Madero's Puente de la Mujer, Recoleta Cemetery, Floralis Generica, and the Athenaeum Grand Splendid bookstore, with 15–20 minutes at each landmark for photos and exploration.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 10:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (20 to 75 years) · Senior (76 and older) · Youth (11 to 19 years) · Child (2 to 10 years) · Infant (under 2)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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 accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Depasseios

Is this one for you?Best for travelers who want to see Buenos Aires' main landmarks and taste real local food without the pace of a group tour: the private guide and small-group format are what make it possible to linger at each stop and eat where porteños actually go instead of where tour buses stop.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 19 years); Child (2 to 10 years); Infant (under 2).

Is wine tasting mandatory?

Wine tasting is included, but it's only for those over 18. Non-drinkers can enjoy the boutique wine bar without alcohol.

Do I need to book restaurants in advance?

No. The guide handles the stops at San Telmo Market, the porteño grill, and the wine bar. You don't arrange these yourself.

What's included in the price?

Private transportation, bilingual guide, soda and water, Argentine wine tasting, and entry to the attractions. Food tastings at the market and grill are included.

Can the tour be customized?

Yes. Because it's private and small-group, the guide can adjust which neighborhoods you visit or how long you spend at each stop based on your interests.