Buenos Aires

Recoleta in Depth (not literally) Private Walking Tour

Buenos Aires, Argentina

From $89.00

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3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience the grandeur and sophistication of Recoleta's architecture on this afternoon walking tour. Visit Palais de Glace, Pilar Basilica, and Evita Peron's mausoleum among many other fascinating sites at Recoleta Cemetery. Learn about the Spanish, British, Italian, and French influences in this iconic Buenos Aires neighborhood during a 2-mile (3.2-km) circuit led by an informative guide.

Afternoon walking tour in the Recoleta district
See the Pilar Basilica and Palais de Glace
Escorted by a local, knowledgeable guide
Learn about the various cultural influences in Buenos Aires

What's Included

Professional English-speaking guide
Cemetery admission ticket

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Meals

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

La Biela
Av. Pres. Manuel Quintana 596, C1129 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Departure Point: La Biela Cafe Address: 600 Quintana Ave., Buenos Aires, Argentina Directions: Please look for our guides with handheld signs that read "BA Walking Tours". They will be waiting OUTSIDE the CORNER door of the cafe, near the red telephone booths. Dates: Monday - Friday

Start time

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End point

Floralis Genérica
Av. Pres. Figueroa Alcorta 2301, C1425 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Approximately 1/2 mile away from where we met.

What To Expect

Meet your guide in the afternoon and explore Recoleta on foot during this 2-mile walking tour. This easygoing tour steps off the beaten path and introduces you to the history, architecture, traditions, habits and unique features of Buenos Aires. Each of the sites has a story to tell and your guide will make sure you hear it!

Visit Recoleta Cemetery and hear fascinating tales about Evita Peron, the misfortune of Rufina Cambaceres, Tiburcia Dominquez's miserly husband, and Admiral Brown. Stop by Pilar Basilica to admire its stunning architecture, then learn about the history of Recoleta Cemetery itself at the Recoleta Cultural Center and Old Monastery.

View Bourdelle's Monument to Alvear, then continue to the Palais de Glace, where the Argentine tango came of age. Learn about the history of tango from your guide before visiting the BA Design Center and Terraces, the National Library, and the National Fine Arts Museum before your itinerary concludes.

Gomero de la Recoleta

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

La Recoleta Cemetery

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Eva Peron's Tomb

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica de Nuestra Senora Del Pilar

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento al General Carlos Maria de Alvear

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palais de Glace-Salas Nacionales de Cultura

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento a Eva Peron

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

San Martin National Institute

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento de Francia a la Argentina

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Casa Alcorta

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museo Nacional De Arte Decorativo

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Pass By)

Floralis Generica

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Children aged 8 years and under are free of charge when accompanied by an adult.
Note: tour operates rain or shine
Coverage of full itinerary may depend on weather, city-dynamics (riots, strikes, repairs), timing and other circumstances at time of tour.
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.

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Reviews

4.5

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Complete Recoleta’s highlights

238annaj, Sep 2019

Complete and interesting tour through Recoleta’s neighborhood with lots of fun facts and historical highlights of the cementery and other spots!

Recoleta was a pleasant cultural...

Jenny, Sep 2018

Recoleta was a pleasant cultural shock... I was delighted to discover and bought a T-shirt from Hard Rock Cafe we chinese if we cannot avoid it, visit cemeteries only on that one day of all-souls day. It reminded me of the one I saw in Manila, that had street names!.

we really enjoyed our time with our...

Pat D, Jan 2018

we really enjoyed our time with our knowledgeable guide. the stories about each location were very good.

Do not recommend this tour guide at...

Sini-Emilia A, Aug 2017

Do not recommend this tour guide at all! Probably some other guides are better as there are many good reviews, but my experience was really bad. Here is my story: The tour is supposed to last for 2,5 hours. The tour guide was a bit late and I had already gotten a bit worried. Then I encountered her. She told me that I'm the only person participating for the tour today, and because of that the tour wont take quite as long, as with a group it's more slow to move around. I thought that that's nice, a private tour, probably I will get even more out of it! Here are the good things I have to say about the tour: - she speaks good English - she was nice - she told me a few interesting stories about the graves in Recoleta Cementary Here are the bad things I have to say about the tour: - She didn't talk very much for a tour guide. Actually she talked VERY LITTLE. Half of the information I received was because I asked questions myself, for example some really basic info about the cemetary that I think she should have told me without asking! - The tour lasted less than 1 hour!!! I was quite astonished. I asked if she could maybe tell me something more as I was only in BA for 2 days and wanted to get as much out of my trip as possible. This is also the reason I booked this tour. She said Okay I can show you one more thing. Then she walked me to Evita's monument and the national library, that were 20 meters away afterwards I reviewed that this should have been included in the tour anyway, and now I got it as extra. After that she really seemed eager to get rid off me, so I left. We had started some minutes after 1 pm and finished before 2 pm. Now I reviewed what what was promised on TripAdvisor about this tour, and there are MANY things that weren't included, even though it should have been. How could it have been, if 2,5 hours turned into less than an hour? I could have understood if the tour had lasted for two hours as it was only me, but this was unacceptable. These are the things that you promise your tour includes, but WERE NOT included: - 2.5-hour tour - Learn about the Spanish, British Italian and French influences in this iconic Buenos Aires neighborhood - led by an informative guide - introduces you to the architecture, traditions, habits and unique features of Buenos Aires. Each of the sites has a story to tell and your guide will make sure you hear it! - hear fascinating tales about Evita Peron she didnt tell me the story of Evitas body, which I learned in the other tour - hear about Admiral Brown - Stop by Pilar Basilica to admire its stunning architecture - continue to the Palais de Glace - Learn about the history of tango from your guide - visit the National Fine Arts Museum Thank goodness there was Buenos Aires Free Tour that started at 15.30 highly recommend!!. I went there and I received more information in the first 15 minutes from that tour guide than from this tour guide during the whole tour. I have never met a tour guide as silent as in this tour, most of the time she was quiet. This was mostly waste of my precious time and waste of money.

fantastic tour and guide. spent...

Rakesh H, Apr 2017

fantastic tour and guide. spent several hours walking around the charming neighborhood and cemetery. Guide was very knowledgeable. tour was well worth it.

Soledad was a wonderful guide...

Rebecca B, Jul 2016

Soledad was a wonderful guide. Perfect English, and excellent knowledge of the history of the city and of the architecture we viewed. We even went to a local place for delicious empanadas after the tour -- someplace I would never have found on my own. Thanks for a great experience!

Interesting, although I would have...

Julie_G, Jun 2016

Interesting, although I would have liked more information about more graves. You probably could do this on your own. The tour guide was very nice though and I enjoyed our conversations.

I gave this three stars only because...

Janice G, May 2016

I gave this three stars only because our tour guide was good but not the best. The Recoleta Cemetery itself is absolutely amazing, and I highly recommend that anyone see this when traveling to Buenos Aires. Our tour guide was nice and knowledgeable, but she went past some of the tombs we wanted to see and seemed a tad bored. She didn't point out some of the tombs that I read about later. Overall though, this is a MUST see!

We enjoyed this tour however it was...

Kerrie_M, May 2016

We enjoyed this tour however it was shorter than expected and also almost solo concentrated on cemeter. We therefore felt we never got to see as much as we had hoped.

This was a very enjoyable tour...

Thomas M K, Mar 2016

This was a very enjoyable tour. Carlos is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and full of ineresting cemetery stories. We had a great afternoon with him.

NIce walking tour through La...

Anna-Maria B, Feb 2016

NIce walking tour through La Recoletta. Good way of getting to know a bit of the Argentine and Buenos Aires history. Totally recommend!

An excellent tour. The guide was...

Peter L, Jan 2016

An excellent tour. The guide was very informative and discussed many residents of the Recoletta cemetary. We then proceeded to other areas around this place which was interesting.

Brilliant tour with very...

FIONA H, Jan 2016

Brilliant tour with very knowledgable guide. You need to be reasonably fit as he sets a brisk walking pace and expects you to keep up. I highly recommend this tour especially the informative walk around the cemetery .

Insightful and overall superb...

veronliburd, Dec 2015

Insightful and overall superb! Carlos delivered an educational experience! The highlight of my BA visit!

The walking tours were great. I did...

Kelly B, Dec 2015

The walking tours were great. I did the Best Of Buenos Aires and Recoleta tours with Carlos and he was stellar. I learned so much about the history of this beautiful city and country and am so glad that I decided to do the walking tours. They are intimate and the guides are incredibly knowledgable and passionate. I am from Canada and Carlos actually lived in my beautiful country for awhile so we had great chats along the way. And his English is better than mine! ;) I would highly recommend doing at least one of these walking tours during your time in Buenos Aires. If you don't know about the history of Argentina it's a great crash course. I was left with a thirst to learn more.

Our guide was fun, informative and...

Tom W, Aug 2015

Our guide was fun, informative and entertaining. I would highly recommend this tour. Recoleta is a gem of history and architecture.

I enjoyed the cemetery. But my guide...

Olivia H, Jun 2015

I enjoyed the cemetery. But my guide showed up eating. And then she answered her phone multiple times throughout the tour. I also feel like there was probably more to see in the cemetery, but we were there less than an hour. Maybe go to the free tour the cemetery holds?

A really good small group with a...

Mrs Beverley D, May 2015

A really good small group with a guide that knew her information We found the tour very interesting Graves like small houses Lots of history here

For some reason we thought this was...

Diane L, Apr 2015

For some reason we thought this was a walking tour of Recoleta, including the cemetary. We were wrong. maybe our fault. It was basically a walk around the cemetary. all done in one and a half hours. we seem to cover every avenue in the cematary. the reason we went was to see the Duarte plot. So I would reccomend just going round on your own and save the money, sorry

Big thumb up! The guide was very...

Eugeniya H, Feb 2015

Big thumb up! The guide was very knowledgable and a great story teller. He made this tour very interesting and half day went by very quickly. We've learned a lot! Thank you!

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