Buenos Aires Sunday Essentials Tour, Max 7 Guests

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7 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Make Buenos Aires click with a resident guide and no more than seven guests. This Sunday-only route begins in San Telmo, when the neighborhood is at its liveliest, then connects Monserrat, Plaza de Mayo, the city center, Barrio Norte and Recoleta. BuenosTours has led conversational English-language city walks since 2006, combining architecture, politics, immigration and everyday life without a memorized script. Coffee, a local lunch, public transport and Recoleta Cemetery entry are included.

What's Included

One local lunch main and one alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink.
One bottle of water.
Recoleta Cemetery admission.
All subway and local bus fares used during the tour.
Coffee or an equivalent drink at the meeting point.
English-speaking BuenosTours resident guide.
Transportation to the meeting point and from the finish.
Additional food and drinks beyond the listed inclusions.
Optional gratuities.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Sundays, at 9.50am. Please do not turn up without a pre-existing booking! The exact meeting location for the Sunday version of this tour starting in San Telmo is sent to you approximately 24 hours before your tour start time, along with your guide details (name, photo, bio, contact).

End point
Recoleta Cemetery

On Sundays, we end the tour at around 5pm either outside, or near, Recoleta Cemetery.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Meet your guide and fellow travelers over an included coffee or alternative drink at this atmospheric San Telmo café notable. It is an easy start to the day and a chance to talk through the route and your interests.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    San Telmo

    Explore San Telmo on its liveliest day, from cobbled streets and historic buildings to Plaza Dorrego and the Sunday fair. Your guide brings the neighborhood’s immigrant, market and tango history into the present.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    La Manzana de Las Luces

    Walk through historic Monserrat and pause by Manzana de las Luces, one of the city’s oldest surviving complexes. Your guide explains how the colonial center grew around these streets on the way to Plaza de Mayo.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Plaza de Mayo

    See the Casa Rosada, Cabildo and Metropolitan Cathedral while unpacking the revolutions, political movements and public demonstrations that made this square Argentina’s symbolic center.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Microcentro

    Cross the city center on a quieter Sunday, seeing Avenida 9 de Julio, the Obelisk and Avenida Corrientes while learning how this commercial district shaped modern Buenos Aires.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6

    Pause for an included local lunch at a Buenos Aires favorite: pizza or empanadas, with one beer, wine, soft drink or water. The relaxed stop leaves plenty of time for questions and conversation.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 7
    Plaza Lavalle (Lavalle Square)

    See Teatro Colón, the Palace of Justice and the varied architecture around Plaza Lavalle as your guide connects the city’s cultural ambitions with its political history.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Barrio Norte

    Walk through Barrio Norte’s elegant streets and see standout architecture such as Palacio de Aguas Corrientes and Palacio Pizzurno, reminders of the city’s late-19th-century transformation.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 9

    Step inside this beautifully preserved former theater, now one of the world’s best-known bookstores. See its boxes, frescoed ceiling and stage café before continuing into Recoleta.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Recoleta

    Explore Recoleta’s grand avenues and green spaces, including Plaza Francia, the Basílica del Pilar and the monumental public buildings that give the area its distinctive character.

    45 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Recoleta Cemetery

    Finish inside Recoleta Cemetery, where architecture and family stories reveal another side of Argentine history. Visit Eva Perón’s tomb and several of the cemetery’s most memorable mausoleums. Admission is included.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please arrive 10 minutes early, at 9:50 AM. The group may wait until 10:20 AM, but late arrival can mean missing part of the tour. Contact your guide if delayed.
  • This is a full-day walking tour at a relaxed pace, with seated breaks and public-transport journeys.
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