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Buenos Aires: Palermo Food Tour with Steak & Empanada Tasting
Buenos Aires: Palermo Food Tour with Steak & Empanada Tasting★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (156)3hYou’ll wander Palermo’s lively streets tasting steak hot off the grill, fresh empanadas, and sweet alfajores—all with stories from your local guide. Expect laughter over pizza debates and quiet moments reflecting on Buenos Aires’ layered history. By the end you’ll feel both full and oddly connected to this city’s rhythm.Free cancellationTravelers' pickMost bookedfromUS$ 93View ›
Buenos Aires: Argentine Cooking Class & Four-Course Lunch
Buenos Aires: Argentine Cooking Class & Four-Course Lunch★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (154)3hYou’ll step into a local’s kitchen in Buenos Aires, learn to cook classic Argentine dishes side-by-side with new friends, taste regional wines, and share stories over a four-course lunch. Expect laughter over empanada folding fails and leave with recipes—and memories—that last longer than any souvenir.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 75View ›
Buenos Aires: Palermo Viejo Asado Cooking & Street Art Walk
Buenos Aires: Palermo Viejo Asado Cooking & Street Art Walk★★★★★★★★★★ 4.99 (152)5hYou’ll get your hands smoky learning asado in an old Palermo bakery-turned-loft, stroll colorful streets with a local guide, pick out steak at the butcher’s and sip Malbec with charcuterie before sharing lunch in a sunlit garden. Expect laughter over mate and plenty of small moments that stick with you long after you leave Buenos Aires.Free cancellationKids −43%fromUS$ 283View ›
Buenos Aires Street Art Walking Tour: Small Shared Group
Buenos Aires Street Art Walking Tour: Small Shared Group★★★★★★★★★★ 4.93 (151)2h 30mA 2.5-hour street art walking tour in Buenos Aires through Villa Urquiza and Coghlan, led by a professional English-speaking guide from Buenos Aires Street Art, the organization that has curated and sponsored over 200 murals across the city since 2009. The tour visits works by international artists like Fintan Magee and Alice Pasquini, plus pieces by local creators, and passes through neighborhoods known for their bars and coffee shops. Tours run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday starting at 2pm.Is it for me?This is a shared group tour, so you'll walk with other travelers and have one guide leading the whole group. Choose it if you want someone who actually knows the artists and the stories behind the murals—not just a guide reading facts, but the organization that funded the work itself.Free cancellationBest valueKids −26%fromUS$ 26View ›
Buenos Aires Palermo Viejo: Food Tour & Street Art with Steak
Buenos Aires Palermo Viejo: Food Tour & Street Art with Steak★★★★★★★★★★ 4.94 (144)6hYou'll start with a Porteño breakfast and medialunas, walk through the Botanical Garden and Plaza Italia (where a 2,000-year-old Roman column sits), eat steak at a local grill, explore side streets filled with street art, and finish with gelato at Antiche Tentazioni. All food, coffee, and drinks are included, and the guide weaves in the neighborhood's history — from its past as the city's gateway to its role in Argentina's political memory — so you understand what you're tasting and where you're standing.Is it for me?Pick this if you want to eat and move through Palermo Viejo as locals do, not as a tourist checklist — the six-hour pace and included meals mean you're not rushing between stops or calculating what to order, and the guide's knowledge of the neighborhood's history (from its role as the city's gateway to its connection to Argentina's political memory) turns the food into something that makes sense in context.Free cancellationKids −47%fromUS$ 223View ›
Asado BBQ Class in Buenos Aires: Grill Argentine Steak
Asado BBQ Class in Buenos Aires: Grill Argentine Steak★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (143)3hA hands-on asado class in a private Buenos Aires home where you grill premium cuts over wood embers, make chimichurri from scratch, and share the meal with Malbec and Torrontés wine. The grillmaster—who has worked at top steakhouses—teaches the fire management and meat selection that define Argentina's centuries-old BBQ tradition. Small group, three hours, dinner included.Is it for me?Book this class if you want to cook, not watch—you'll spend the evening at the grill learning fire and meat, then eat what you made. The small group and private home setting mean real instruction instead of a performance.Free cancellationKids −19%fromUS$ 100View ›
Buenos Aires: Empanada Cooking Class & Mate in Local Home
Buenos Aires: Empanada Cooking Class & Mate in Local Home★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (135)3h 30mYou’ll roll up your sleeves in a real Buenos Aires kitchen, learning to make empanadas from scratch with a local host who cares about every ingredient. Taste mate and alfajores, share stories over Malbec wine, and enjoy an unhurried meal together. It’s less like a class and more like spending an afternoon with friends you didn’t know you had.Free cancellationTop ratedKids −50%fromUS$ 90View ›
Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport Pickup: 45-minute transfer
Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport Pickup: 45-minute transfer★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (130)45m–1hYou get picked up at Ezeiza Airport or your hotel door in an air-conditioned private car, with the driver meeting you at arrivals or collecting you from your accommodation. The 45-minute drive to the city is included, along with luggage handling and a fixed price agreed before you travel. Infant seats and wheelchair access are available on request.Is it for me?Right choice if you land tired and don't want to negotiate transport at the curb or wait for a shared shuttle. The fixed price and door-to-door pickup mean ground transport is settled before you arrive, which is what makes the first hours of a trip feel less stressful.Free cancellationTravelers' pick-15%from · per groupUS$ 77View ›
Buenos Aires: Private City Tour with Local Guide & Pickup
Buenos Aires: Private City Tour with Local Guide & Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.84 (129)5hYou’ll walk Buenos Aires’ plazas where history still feels raw, visit Recoleta Cemetery with its tangled stories, taste street food in La Boca, and see both old and new sides of the city with your local guide. With hotel pickup included and time to ask real questions or pause for coffee, you’ll leave feeling connected in ways you didn’t expect.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 218View ›
Buenos Aires: La Ventana Tango Show & Optional Dinner
Buenos Aires: La Ventana Tango Show & Optional Dinner★★★★★★★★★★ 4.41 (127)3h–5hYou get entrance to a 32-artist tango show in a restored San Telmo convent, with two orchestras and Argentine folk dancers rotating through the evening. Add a three-course dinner with wine if you want to eat while the show runs, or book the tango class option to learn the steps yourself. The venue is fully accessible, and the whole experience is built around the golden age of Buenos Aires culture.Is it for me?Right for travelers who want to see tango performed at scale—32 artists, two orchestras, the full production—without arranging transport or hunting for a venue in San Telmo. The dinner option lets you eat while the show unfolds, and the venue is accessible for families with infants and wheelchair users.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 72View ›
San Antonio de Areco: Private Gaucho Day Trip & Estancia Lunch
San Antonio de Areco: Private Gaucho Day Trip & Estancia Lunch★★★★★★★★★★ 4.94 (125)10hYou’ll wander cobbled streets in San Antonio de Areco with a local guide, taste fresh alfajores, visit silversmiths’ workshops, then head out to a real working estancia for horseback riding and an asado lunch under ancient trees. Expect music, laughter, and slow moments that stick with you long after you leave.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −35%fromUS$ 310View ›
Buenos Aires: Tango Lesson & Wine Tasting in Historic Conventillo
Buenos Aires: Tango Lesson & Wine Tasting in Historic Conventillo★★★★★★★★★★ 4.72 (122)2hYou’ll step inside a historic Buenos Aires conventillo for a relaxed tango lesson led by a local guide, then share homemade empanadas and Malbec wine with your small group. Expect laughter, stories about immigrant life, and that warm feeling of being welcomed into something real—even if you can’t dance yet.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 65View ›
Buenos Aires Night Tour: City Lights, Monuments & Palermo Soho
Buenos Aires Night Tour: City Lights, Monuments & Palermo Soho★★★★★★★★★★ 4.60 (121)3hYou’ll feel Buenos Aires come alive at night—lights flickering on Plaza de Mayo’s monuments, the surreal shine of Puerto Madero’s bridges, and Palermo Soho’s late-night buzz. With hotel pickup and a local guide sharing stories along the way, this small-group tour lets you see (and feel) another side of the city.Free cancellationfromUS$ 59View ›
Buenos Aires: Soccer Match Tickets & Stadium Transfers
Buenos Aires: Soccer Match Tickets & Stadium Transfers★★★★★★★★★★ 4.86 (120)4hYou’ll join local fans at a real Buenos Aires soccer match—hearing songs echo through Estadio Más Monumental or another iconic stadium—with your local guide sharing club legends and helping you feel right at home. Includes stadium transfers, entry tickets, bottled water, and stories you’ll be repeating long after you leave.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 190View ›
Buenos Aires: Old City Bike Tour San Telmo, La Boca & Mate
Buenos Aires: Old City Bike Tour San Telmo, La Boca & Mate★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (120)4hYou’ll pedal through Buenos Aires’ most storied neighborhoods—San Telmo’s tango corners, La Boca’s wild colors, and riverside Puerto Madero—with a local guide leading the way. Expect stops for mate and alfajor, laughter over mispronounced words, and moments where city history feels right under your wheels.Free cancellationfromUS$ 55View ›
Tigre Delta: Semi-Private Speedboat Tour with Local Skipper
Tigre Delta: Semi-Private Speedboat Tour with Local Skipper★★★★★★★★★★ 4.92 (119)4hYou’ll glide through Tigre’s winding rivers with an expert local skipper, spotting native wildlife and hearing stories only locals know. Enjoy a simple snack mid-cruise as you explore quiet streams far from crowds. This semi-private speedboat tour includes bottled water and cookies—and leaves you with that rare feeling of calm only found on the delta.Free cancellationfromUS$ 130View ›
Buenos Aires Tango Lesson: Learn from a Pro Dancer
Buenos Aires Tango Lesson: Learn from a Pro Dancer★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (119)1hA private tango lesson in Buenos Aires with a professional dancer in a studio located close to your hotel. You'll learn the abrazo (the tango embrace), the walk, the basic step, the ocho, and how to move on the dance floor, all adapted to your level. The studio location is arranged after booking based on which neighborhood you're staying in — Downtown, Palermo, or elsewhere — so travel time stays short. All levels welcome, including families with children from age 12.Is it for me?The lesson is arranged in a studio near your hotel so you're not spending time traveling across Buenos Aires — you show up, learn tango from someone who dances it professionally, and the location works around where you're staying.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −48%fromUS$ 39View ›
Buenos Aires: El Viejo Almacen Tango Show & Dinner Pickup
Buenos Aires: El Viejo Almacen Tango Show & Dinner Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.50 (114)4hYou’ll slip into San Telmo’s tangled streets for an evening at El Viejo Almacen—starting with a three-course dinner (think empanadas and Malbec), then crossing to watch live tango up close in an old theater. A local guide handles hotel pickup and drop-off so you can just sink into the music and stories swirling around you.Free cancellationTravelers' pickInfants freefromUS$ 50View ›
Buenos Aires Private Car Tour: Obelisk, Recoleta & La Boca
Buenos Aires Private Car Tour: Obelisk, Recoleta & La Boca★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (114)4hYou’ll get to see Buenos Aires your way—at your pace—in a private car with an easy-to-follow audioguide. From historic plazas to colorful neighborhoods and legendary stadiums, this tour lets you dig deeper or just soak up the city vibe without rushing or crowds.Free cancellationfrom · per groupUS$ 55View ›
Tango Porteño Show with Optional Lesson: Buenos Aires at 10 PM
Tango Porteño Show with Optional Lesson: Buenos Aires at 10 PM★★★★★★★★★★ 4.22 (109)2h–4hTango Porteño is a tango show and optional lesson in a restored theater steps from Buenos Aires's Obelisk, where you can take a one-hour beginner class with professional dancers before the main performance at 10 PM. The show features more than 30 artists and 12 live musicians performing in period costume and set design. Dinner, transfers, and the tango lesson are each optional at checkout; the show itself runs two to four hours depending on what you add.Is it for me?Book the lesson if you want to understand the dance before you watch it performed; skip it if you'd rather arrive fresh and let the spectacle speak for itself. The dinner option gives you the full evening experience; show-only works if you want the performance without the meal commitment.Free cancellationTravelers' pickInfants freefromUS$ 48View ›
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