Private City Tour of the city + Tigre Delta with Local Guide
Private City Tour of the city + Tigre Delta with Local Guide
Our city tour of Buenos Aires with navigation in the Tigre delta will allow you to get to know and explore all the attractions of the city in a private and exclusive environment. It is a tour that lasts 9 hours in total where you will make a 1 (one) hour navigation through the fifth largest delta in the world, learning about the flora, fauna and small rivers that compose it. Then, they will have a tour of the city of Tigre visiting museums and will be given free time to visit the Puerto de Frutos, the most typical craft fair in the city. At the end of the tour of Tigre and San Isidro, they will go to the big city, to take a city tour visiting the most emblematic points and knowing all the curiosities and culture of Buenos Aires where they will be able to take photos and enjoy each point as long as they like. The entire tour is accompanied by a bilingual guide
Itinerary
Pick up
We start the tour by picking you up at your accommodation.
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Caminito
Caminito is the most famous pedestrian street in Buenos Aires. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city due to its colorful houses and its deep historical and cultural significance. Caminito is located in the popular neighborhood of La Boca, on the banks of the Riachuelo River and only 400 meters from La Bombonera, the Boca Juniors stadium. It is a 150-meter long curving pedestrian walkway where important artistic works can be appreciated.
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Mafalda Statue
The Mafalda Monument is a sculpture dedicated to the most famous character of the cartoonist Quino: 'Mafalda' in which you can see her materialized on a bench resting. The Mafalda Monument is located a few meters from where the cartoonist lived, in the neighborhood of San Telmo, where a plaque that says 'Here lived Mafalda' commemorates him.
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Alberto J. Armando Stadium (La Bombonera)
Recognized by several international media as one of the most emblematic soccer stadiums in the world, and declared of “sporting, tourist and cultural interest of the city of Buenos Aires”, it was inaugurated on May 25, 1940. Diego Armando Maradona defined this stadium as “the temple of La Boca”. Likewise, several sports glories such as Pelé, Zico, Andrés Iniesta and Thierry Henry, among others, have stated that the Boca Juniors stadium is a good experience. The stadium has a capacity of 40000 seated spectators and 57000 seated spectators.
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Avenida de Mayo
Inspired by Madrid's Gran Vía, Avenida de Mayo is one of the largest and most important arteries in Buenos Aires. It runs through the city from Plaza de Mayo with the Casa Rosada at one end, to the National Congress building at the other. Officially inaugurated in 1894, it is worth walking along it, as it is like taking a trip through the entire history of the city.
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San Telmo Market
It is a large indoor market located in the neighborhood of San Telmo. Although it preserves old stores selling vegetables and meats, it is now a tourist place and antique shops abound. The old “neighborhood” stalls that have been preserved for several decades coexist with the antique shops, more recent and related to the tourist boom of San Telmo. The building also includes some stores that have their own entrance from the street, among them greengrocers, liquor stores, a restaurant and two notable bars: “San Pedro Telmo”, and “La Coruña”.
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Puente de la Mujer
The Puente de la Mujer, one of the emblems of the Puerto Madero neighborhood, is the first work in Latin America by the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and represents another example of the City's constant search to position itself at the forefront of art and architecture throughout the region. It is a rotating pedestrian bridge with one of the largest turning mechanisms in the world, designed to allow the passage of sailing boats that sail along the docks of Puerto Madero. The work, made in Spain and donated to the City by a private individual, represents the image of a couple dancing the tango, where the white mast symbolizes the man and the curved silhouette of the bridge the woman.
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Casa Rosada
It is a palace located in front of Plaza de Mayo that serves as the seat of the National Government. This imposing pink building occupies the site where the Fort of Buenos Aires was erected in 1580. It was the residence of the Spanish viceroys and later it housed, with some reforms, the authorities of the successive national governments. The present building is the product of the fusion of two previous constructions: the presidential headquarters and the Palacio de Correos (on the corner of Hipólito Yrigoyen and Balcarce).
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Cathedral
It is the main headquarters of the Catholic Church in Argentina. Besides being located in a key area of the City of Buenos Aires, it has a long history of construction setbacks. The current building is the sixth construction that was built in this place since the second foundation of the City of Buenos Aires. Its final structure is neoclassical and has a profile rarely used in cathedrals, giving it a closer resemblance to a Greek temple than to a classic Catholic building.
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Palermo Rose Garden
Inside the Parque 3 de Febrero, in Palermo, is the Rosedal, with a collection of more than 18,000 roses and a lake surrounding it. It occupies a space that belonged to Juan Manuel de Rosas' country estate, until he was defeated on February 3, 1852 in the battle of Caseros. The work began with the landscape designer Carlos Thays, the same who built the Botanical Garden, Avellaneda Park and Lezama Park, among others. Then, it was finished by his disciple Benito Carrasco in 1914. Every July, when the pruning season begins, neighbors and tourists come to the gardeners to receive flowers or cuttings from which new species can be reproduced. In this way, in winter the rose bushes bloom healthy and strong to reach the maximum point of development in October.
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Recoleta Cemetery
It is located in the exclusive neighborhood of Recoleta, which owes its name to the fact that there was the convent of the Recoletos monks, to which also belonged the neighboring Basilica Nuestra Señora del Pilar (in the old orchard of the monks was built the cemetery). It is the most visited of the city, for its numerous and imposing mausoleums and vaults, belonging to many of the main protagonists of Argentine history, such as that of Eva Perón (Evita), one of the busiest tombs. It is also worth a visit for its architectural value, as it is a sample of the times when the country was an emerging economic power and the main families of the city competed to build splendorous pantheons. Many of the vaults and mausoleums are the work of important architects and are adorned with marble and sculptures; more than 90 vaults have been declared National Historic Monuments.
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El Ateneo Grand Splendid
The Ateneo Grand Splendid was chosen by the British newspaper The Guardian as the second most important bookstore in the world. Located in the old Grand Splendid movie theater in the Recoleta neighborhood, it preserves its old splendor and elegance, with the frescoed dome, the original railings and the decoration intact. On the old stage -with the velvet curtain ajar- there is a bar that invites you to sit down, book in hand. You can also take advantage of the armchairs on both sides of the main hall or sit in the exclusive boxes that function as small reading rooms. In the basement there is a section dedicated to children's books, and the upper floor is dedicated to exhibitions and displays.
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Floralis Generica
This imposing 20 meter high sculpture that dominates the United Nations Square was donated to the City of Buenos Aires by its author, the Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano. It is made of stainless steel and aluminum and weighs 18 tons. It is the first moving sculpture controlled by a hydraulic system and photoelectric cells. The work was inaugurated on April 13, 2002. Its name, “Floralis Genérica”, is a tribute to all flowers. It is the projection of a dream of its creator, to build a large-scale structure that reflects the dynamism of our time.
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento River Station
The River Station in Tigre, where we can enjoy what the city has to offer. The service in our boats includes audio-guided in Spanish, English and Portuguese. We will then enter the first section of the Paraná Delta. We will enter through the San Antonio River, the area of “Tres bocas” and then the Sarmiento River, along the way we will see well-known attractions such as the Sarmiento House Museum, recreational areas and typical inns of the area, private houses, docks, native vegetation of the Delta, and the particular island life
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Puerto de Frutos
The Fruit Port is a small wharf on the banks of the Luján River in the town of Tigre, next to which the fruit market is located. It owes its name to the fact that until the middle of the 20th century the fruit production of the Paraná Delta was disembarked there, which was then marketed in the city of Buenos Aires.
Return
At the end of the experience, we will drop you back at your accommodation.
Details
Duration
9 hours
Languages
Spanish, English, Portuguese
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour starts
Includes
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Bilingual Guide and Private Car
- Admission: Buenos Aires Cathedral, Ateneo, Rose Garden, Puerto de Frutos, Catedral de San Isidro
- 1 hour sailing through the city to Tigre
- The tour is private with an official guide but the navigation will be shared.
Does not include
- Snacks
- Admission: Cementerio de Recoleta
- Tips
Additional information
Subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund