Buenos Aires

Private city tour of Buenos Aires

Badge of ExcellenceBuenos Aires, Argentina

5 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the history and culture of Buenos Aires during this private half-day tour. With a local guide, travel through neighborhoods like Puerto Madero, La Boca, and Palermo. Downtown, stop by important historical sites like Plaza de Mayo and enjoy informative commentary from your personal guide. In San Telmo, visit Dorrego Square and keep an eye out for spontaneous tango performances. Visit the tombs of the Argentine elite in the famous Recoleta Cemetery and walk along the Caminito.

Travel through neighborhoods like Puerto Madero, La Boca, and Palermo
Stop by important historical sites like Plaza de Mayo and Parque de la Memoria
Enjoy informative commentary from your personal guide
Visit Evita's tomb in the famous Recoleta Cemetery and walk along the Caminito

What's Included

Driver/guide
Private tour
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

1/1/2023 - 6/3/2025
Monday - Sunday : 07:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Pickup details

We will pick you up from any point in the capital.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Not wheelchair accessible
A maximum of 4 people per booking
Note: If you wish to be picked up from the airport, please provide your flight details at checkout or by contacting the local tour operator upon booking. Drop off at the international airport is an extra charge of 40USD

Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

121 reviews

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Great Half Day Tour of Buenos Aires

Stan_S, Feb 2024

Our guide Howard, although he was British, was very knowledgeable and informative. He guided us through the city and provided valuable information. He was also very accommodating to our needs.

Response from Host, May 2024

Thanks, Stan for your review. Best, Clara Boyle

Best way to see city in a few hours

Denise_W, Jan 2024

Howard was amazing and full of information. Favorite place to see was mausoleums. Loved the cultural area of LA Ricotta. Rose gardens were spectacular.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thanks Denise, I am glad you have enjoyed the tour! Kind Regards, Clara Boyle

Didn’t work out

Vicki_R, Jan 2024

They did not show up to pick us up and did not respond to messages. In all fairness, I’m not sure Viator should have booked this at the last minute.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Sorry, we have received this booking on Saturday Jan 6th at 6pm to do the city tour immediately and we did not have a guide available. We had refunded your money immediately, also I have asked you if were possible to do it the day after buy you could not. Sorry indeed for any inconvenience. Kind Regards, Clara Boyle

Great tour

ivi_s, Mar 2023

This if the way to go when you have unlimited time in Buenos Aires a private tour. Our guide was Harold and he has lived here for over 10 year. He picked us up at the EZE airport ( additional fee of course). We went to all of our bucket list places and at our own pace and didn’t have to wait for other people to catch up.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thanks for your review!

A walk in the park

jlafemina88, Mar 2023

Our visit to the Buenos Aires Rose Garden just for its sheer beauty. Our tour guide Duhas (sic) was extremely personal and engaging as we discussed the similarities and differences of our cultures over the course of the day.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

I am glad you enjoyed the Rose Garden very much. Thanks for your review. Kind Regards, Clara Boyle

Great tour

Kate_H, Feb 2023

Dusan was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thanks for your recommendation! All the best, Clara Boyle

Howard was one of the...

David_N, Feb 2023

Howard was one of the best tour guides we’d ever worked with. He knew people at every stop along the way. Very much worth the cost and time invested. Would recommend Howard to anyone, any time.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you, David! I am glad you enjoyed the tour with Howard. Kind Regards, Clara Boyle

Great tour guides make great tours.

John_R, Feb 2023

Howard was a great tour guide. He clearly enjoys living in the city and showing it off to tourists. We would recommend this tour to anyone.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you,John for your recommendation. Best, Clara Boyle

Great city tour

Scott_J, Feb 2023

Knowledgeable and friendly driver. Was able to take us places that weee not on the agenda and was helpful finding a coffee and Lunch

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you for your review! Best, Clara Boyle

Cannot fault this type of tour in Buenos Aires

Jackie_P, Feb 2023

This was a fantastic way to not only see quite a lot of Buenos Aires but to learn about the history, culture and what it’s like to be a local in Argentina. Our guide Howard was nothing short of brilliant! He knew the city inside out and was filled with loads of interesting stories and facts. We loved the pace of the tour and also Howard’s generosity in sharing what it’s like for him. I just loved the mausoleum and could have stayed there to wonder around for hours. This really is the best way to see a city as vibrant as Buenos Aires!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thanks Jackie, I am glad you really enjoyed the tour with Howard.

Amazing tour!

KarenB, Feb 2023

Fantastic introduction to Buenos Aires! It was our first visit to the city and Howard introduced us to some truly unique and wonderful features of the city. The Rose Garden, street tango dancers, Recoleta Cemetery and the La Boca neighborhood were beautiful. The tour around Recoleta Cemetery and would have been a wasted trip without the context and anecdotes Howard shares about the history and culture and famous people in the cemetery. I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thank you Karen for your kind review.

Glad we did the tour

Kate_P, Jan 2023

The cemetery. The stories were fascinating. Our guide Howard did a great job.he knew the history of the memorials which were fascinating.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thanks Kate for your kind review. Take care!

Best Private Tour

Annie_F, Jan 2023

This tour was great. We managed to see a lot of Buenos Aires. The tour guide was excellent and we used a ride

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you Annie!

Howard have a good tour...

Gary_O, Jan 2023

Howard have a good tour and was very knowledgeable of the country. Enjoyed La Boca no the cemetery tour.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you Gary!

Best tour ever!!

Roy_A, Jan 2023

Our tour guide was the best ever he was a Brit living in Argentina he knew all the history, all the sites and all the great places to eat!!!

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thanks Roy and Diana! Good to hear you really enjoyed the tour with Howard. Best, Clara Boyle

Wonderful experience!

Kelly_S, Nov 2022

Howard was wonderful and accommodating to my needs. He was very knowledgeable of the area and if Argentina. You could hear his passion for the city. He offers many other tours as well and highly recommend him.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thanks you for your review! We wish you a speedy recovery from your hip problem, hope to see you again in the near future.

Howard was a great guide....

Teresa_f, Jan 2022

Howard was a great guide. We had only a couple hours between flights and he showed us the nightlights of the beautiful city ans managed to get us to the airport at just the right time. Be sure to see the rose garden and cemetary. Asks for Howard!

Howard Crowston is a fabulous guide

Kurt_S, Dec 2021

Our guide was Howard Crowston, originally from England but has lived in Argentina for 17 years. He is completely conversant in English and Spanish. Originally, we signed up for a driving tour of Buenos Aires since our plan was to arrive in the morning, spend one night, and depart the next day to catch our Antarctica cruise. The day we arrived, the cruise company announced that the cruise was going to be cancelled due to crew members testing positive for COVID, but we would get a full refund, and the cruise company would cover our hotel stay and hotel meals for 7 nights. We opted to stay and see more of Buenos Aires. Howard made a huge difference our enjoyable stay! He picked us up at the airport and returned us to the airport at the end. Besides providing a superb city tour as contracted for through Viator, he took us to other locations on another day to allow us to get a better sense of Buenos Aires. He was vital in helping us get COVID PCR tests for our return flight since the cruise operator, who was originally going to provide these tests our last day on the ship, was leaving it to each traveler to figure out how to get this test done in Buenos Aires. Howard is super pleasant, outgoing, and caring. We learned about him meeting his wife, his relocation from England to Argentina, his two children, his work activities, his tennis and other fun activities, and more. Simply outstanding! Be sure to ask for Howard.

Response from Host, Dec 2021

Thanks for your review!

Great tour of Buenos Aires!

Kevin_T, Mar 2020

Howard gave my wife and I the best 1 day tour of BA. He picked us up at the airport, and showed us his personal perspective of BA. Howard was very knowledgeable about the history, culture, and cuisine. In addition to the all the tourist highlights, we visited the monument to Argentina's "The Disappeared", a very moving experience not normally visited by tourists. When I mentioned that I collect Hard Rock T-shirts, Howard drove to the Hard Rock store, helped me buy a shirt, and took pictures of me in front of the store! He showed us a great lunch place near La Boca where we had parilladas, a BBQ meat lovers feast! If you want to see the real BA, look no further to Howard and John's Private City tour! Thanks Howard!

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Thank you very much for your wonderful review. Please stay safe in these very difficult times Kindest Regards Howard & John

Doesn't disappoint!

WENDY_M, Mar 2020

We had a wonderful tour of the highlights of Buenos Aires. John made the tour very interesting and we learned so much about the history of the country. We were so happy to get an engaging tour guide!

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