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Historic Walking Tour Buenos Aires from Scratch in City centre

By Viageris
Free cancellation available
Price is £45 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Most travellers arrive in Buenos Aires and find themselves immediately disoriented by what they see. On the surface, the city looks like a grand capital from another continent, but after walking just a few blocks, you feel a Latin energy that leaves no doubt about where you truly are.

We'll go beyond the obvious facades to discover what lies behind that initial impression of grandeur. We will talk about the real history of the city, one that feels like it was written for a television series and is filled with bold decisions, unexpected twists, and a constant obsession with looking across the ocean. From the myths and facts of your foundation at Plaza de Mayo to the symbolic architecture of the National Congress, we connect the dots between the past and your modern identity. We will explore the city's landmarks from the outside.

This is more than a walk; it's a dive into the city's soul. When you return home, you won't just say you were in Buenos Aires—you'll say you truly knew it.

Activity location

  • Plaza de Mayo
    • Av. Hipolito Yrigoyen S/N,
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Pirámide de Mayo
    • Plaza de Mayo
    • C1064, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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BA desde Cero en Español
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Spanish

Duration: 3 hours

Language options: Spanish
Price details
£44.57 x 1 Adult£44.57
Total
Price is £44.57
BA do Zero em Português
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Portuguese

Duration: 3 hours

Language options: Portuguese
Price details
£44.57 x 1 Adult£44.57
Total
Price is £44.57
BA from Scratch in English
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Duration: 3 hours

Language options: English
Price details
£44.57 x 1 Adult£44.57
Total
Price is £44.57

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional Guide Service: Expert narrative and historical context.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    City Orientation: Practical tips on navigating Buenos Aires and local recommendations.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small-group experience: A reduced-group, anti-crowd approach to ensure a personal conversation.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Passenger Pickup/Drop-off.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Drinks, meals, or snacks not included.

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Plaza de Mayo

  • 45m
The tour begins in Plaza de Mayo, where the guide will tell you about the birth of Buenos Aires and the origins of Argentine identity. Stories of explorers, smuggling, invasions, and dreams of grandeur.

Casa Rosada

  • 5m
The guide will tell you how this place went from being a defensive stronghold of the city to the seat of the nation's president. They'll share its architectural curiosities, symbolism, myths, and the events surrounding it.

Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral

  • 5m
At this point, the guide will explain how a church might not seem like what it is. They will describe its main architectural features and share interesting details about the final resting place of the Liberator of Argentina—a place also connected to Pope Francis.

Cabildo

  • 5m
One of the few places that still preserves the architectural style of the Spanish imperial era in the city. The guide will tell you about significant events in the birth of Argentina as a nation and how this place has managed to survive to this day.

Avenida de Mayo

  • 40m
You'll enter Avenida de Mayo, the avenue that earned Buenos Aires the nickname "Paris of America." Here, nothing is accidental, and your guide will explain how the Parisian atmosphere was a political decision that transformed the city forever. The rest of the tour follows this avenue from end to end.

Edificio La Prensa

  • 5m
You will pass by the La Prensa Building, yes, an old newspaper that had "advanced" technology for the end of the 19th century in a nation that aspired to development.

London City

  • 20m
A notable café. Your guide will tell you about this special classification of the city's cafes. Here, Argentine literature became intertwined with the romantic views that the avenue reflects over the London.

Avenida 9 de Julio & Avenida de Mayo

  • 10m
You'll reach the crossroads of the main historic avenues in the city centre. Avenida de Mayo, with its French-inspired layout, connects to the striking, brutalist Avenida de Julio, which many travellers associate with New York. From there, you'll follow a section of Avenida de Mayo that feels more like Madrid. Buenos Aires is eclectic. Here you'll see the Obelisk, an icon of the city, and a mural of Eva Perón will seem to shout at you from above. Your guide will share many interesting details about this central point.

Palacio Barolo

  • 10m
Just when you think you've seen it all, your guide will present a truly Dantean scene. You'll arrive, metaphorically, in hell, with heaven as your only promise. You'll discover how literature has shaped Buenos Aires and how Alighieri's concepts intertwine in this area.

El Pensador

  • 5m
Now you will be in the final stretch of the journey with "The Thinker" looking at you like his inspiration at the gates of hell. But fear not, it's just an artistic concept with a political message behind it. Spoiler alert: this is an original work, just like the one in Paris.

Plaza del Congreso

  • 5m
Congress Square is our final destination. A large and important square, a testament to the strength of democracy in Argentina. A witness to how the people monitor everything that happens in the National Congress.

Monumento de los dos Congresos

  • 5m
As you approach the magnificent Congress Palace that you will see on the horizon, in Congress Square your guide will describe this monument that represents the nation's ideals of the Argentine people.

Congreso de la Nación Argentina

  • 10m
Finally, overlooking the Plaza and with the magnificent Palace of Congress in front of you, your guide will briefly tell you its history, describing the purpose of its most striking exterior architectural elements and their connection to the surrounding buildings. Here you will also learn how the Argentine legislative branch works in just a few minutes. Your guide will give you some final recommendations for getting around, hoping the tour has been a memorable one for you.

Location

Activity location

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    Plaza de Mayo
    • Av. Hipolito Yrigoyen S/N,
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Pirámide de Mayo
    • Plaza de Mayo
    • C1064, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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