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Buenos Aires Sightseeing: Iconic Sights Coach Tour
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395 Ratings
Buenos Aires
Experience the best of Buenos Aires on a 3-hour sightseeing city tour. Visit iconic landmarks like Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, and La Boca, and learn about the city’s history from a knowledgeable guide.
Experience the best of Buenos Aires on a 3-hour sightseeing city tour. Visit iconic landmarks like Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, and La Boca, and learn about the city’s history from a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Buenos Aires - Meet the guide at the hotel in the downtown area or, if staying outside the pickup zone, at a central meeting point.
- Palermo - Head to Palermo, one of the city’s largest districts, and drive through Palermo Woods, which features attractions like the Eco Park (formerly the Zoo), Plaza Italia, and the Galileo Galilei Planetarium….
- Buenos Aires - Meet the guide at the hotel in the downtown area or, if staying outside the pickup zone, at a central meeting point.
- Palermo - Head to Palermo, one of the city’s largest districts, and drive through Palermo Woods, which features attractions like the Eco Park (formerly the Zoo), Plaza Italia, and the Galileo Galilei Planetarium.
Opting for the Premium option allows an extension of the tour to include the Palermo Racetrack and the Islamic Cultural Center before continuing.
- Recoleta - Travel through Retiro and Recoleta, one of the city’s most exclusive neighborhoods, known for its elegant shops, open-air cafes, and the famous Recoleta Cemetery.
With the Premium option, there’s an opportunity to purchase an entrance ticket and visit the cemetery.
- Teatro Colon - Proceed to 9 de Julio Avenue, the city’s grandest avenue, to see the Colon Theatre. Built between 1889 and 1908, this magnificent opera house is near Plaza de la República, just off Avenida 9 de Julio. Renowned for its grandeur, superb acoustics, and rich history, it’s considered one of the world’s top five opera houses.
- Obelisco - Continue along 9 de Julio Avenue to view the iconic Obelisk of Buenos Aires, a 1936 monument commemorating the city’s foundation. Standing 67 meters tall, this landmark is a symbol of Buenos Aires’ rich history and vibrant culture.
- Plaza de Mayo - Arrive at Plaza de Mayo, the main square of Buenos Aires and a historic site of political activism and civic engagement. Stop to visit key landmarks such as the Casa Rosada (Presidential Palace), the Catedral Metropolitana, and the Cabildo (Old City Hall).
- San Telmo - Continue the tour to San Telmo, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, celebrated for its well-preserved colonial architecture. Discover attractions like Dorrego Square, where spontaneous tango performances often occur – San Telmo is the heart of tango in Buenos Aires.
- Calle Caminito - Next, visit La Boca, Buenos Aires’ most colorful neighborhood, where a European atmosphere persists since its settlement by Italian immigrants. The district is famous for the vibrant buildings on Caminito, the main pedestrian street where you can stroll and see local artists selling their work.
- Puerto Madero - Proceed to Puerto Madero, one of the city’s most modern neighborhoods. This revitalized dockside area is popular with tourists and business lunchers, featuring the renowned “Puente de la Mujer” by Calatrava.
The tour concludes at Galerías Pacífico, a popular shopping destination, where you can explore more of Buenos Aires at your leisure.
Choosing the Premium option concludes the tour with transportation back to the hotel (only selected downtown hotels).
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up from downtown selected hotels
- Descents in Plaza de Mayo and La Boca
- Descents in Recoleta Cemetery (if Premium option selected)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel drop-off (if Premium option selected)
- Professional guide
- Hotel pick-up from downtown selected hotels
- Descents in Plaza de Mayo and La Boca
- Descents in Recoleta Cemetery (if Premium option selected)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel drop-off (if Premium option selected)
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Recoleta Cementery Entrance Fee
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Recoleta Cementery Entrance Fee
Additional Information
Explore Buenos Aires with two distinct options that offer unique ways to experience its main attractions.
The Panoramic City Tour is ideal for those eager to see the city’s most iconic sights. This tour takes you through some of Buenos Aires’ most notable neighborhoods, including La Boca, Recoleta, Palermo, and Puerto Madero. Stops at significant…
Explore Buenos Aires with two distinct options that offer unique ways to experience its main attractions.
The Panoramic City Tour is ideal for those eager to see the city’s most iconic sights. This tour takes you through some of Buenos Aires’ most notable neighborhoods, including La Boca, Recoleta, Palermo, and Puerto Madero. Stops at significant landmarks like Caminito and Plaza de Mayo provide opportunities to explore and appreciate their history, symbolism, and allure.
For a more comprehensive experience, consider our Premium option, which offers a deeper insight into the city’s essence. This tour includes a visit to the Recoleta Cemetery and exclusive areas such as the Hippodrome and Polo Field.
Don’t miss out!
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- Please note: tour is conducted in both English and Spanish
- Tour departs from most hotels located in downtown Buenos Aires, Recoleta and Congreso areas. If your hotel is not in one of these areas, you will meet your guide at a centrally located meeting place.
- If you choose the Premium option and wish to visit the cemetery, you will need to book the entrance separately on your own.
- Cruise Passengers are not allowed to take this tour
Location
Buenos Aires
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(395 Ratings)
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Juaniefierro89
May 31, 2023
Stress free vacation thanks to Tangol Travel - We loved our time in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile thanks to Tangol Travel. They took care of airport transfer, tour excursion, and even tickets for dinner shows! They went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time stress free. Their communication was very good at all times highly recommend to download WhatsApp so you can stay in contact with them at any time. Thank you for making this vacation special.
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Bobkava
Feb 14, 2020
Excellent intro to the city - Super operation. Came to our hotel for pick up. On time. We had a van bus which was very comfortable. Able to see out very easily and to take photos
3 great stops. At the recoleta we were guided to several prominent tombs. Especially the tomb of Eva Peron
Drove through main neighborhoods with a short stop in La Boca. Plenty of time to see the area and get a snack.
There was a half hour stop at the Plaza de Mayo so you could get photos of the Casa Rosada and Cabildo. Enough time to go into the cathedral to see the tomb of San Martin
Our guide Lucilla was wonderful. Very informative. Great pace if you have problems walking
Have taken many tours. This was the best.
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Benoitbarrois
Mar 12, 2020
Great visit - It was an amazing visit. It was really complete. We visited every thing that had to be seen and the information given was really good. And the guide and bus driver were really friendly. It was a great tour.
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Jennyg88888
Mar 2, 2020
A good all round tour with a few caveats - This tour stopped in the top tourist spots and the guide kept us well informed and was engaging. We did however counter some issues though out of our guides control but to be considered from an operators view.
1. We had to change buses last minute, this was due to reaching seated capacity unexpectedly.
2. Part of the tour was whilst sitting on the bus and not everyone got a clear view when parked up but not disembarking of the monument, building, etc that we were looking at. The bus stopped and blocked our view often through the window with either a Ricki Martin concert poster and quite often trees.
3. The back seats aren't the best seats to get an all round view. It's very hit or miss which side is the best.
Though I would do again and recommend to my friends, I feel that this experience can be improved.
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826marleneb
Jan 16, 2020
Great Way to Start - A nice overview of the city. Guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Excellent price. Bus was very clean.
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Helenhc2344cy
Feb 25, 2020
The original city bus trip showed us stopping for 1/2 at certain places. It was all different when we took the tour. - Did not like stopping at a location and not being able to get out of the bus to take a picture.
We were the last ones picked up on the tour and sat at the back of the bus. When we got off the bus, we changed to the front of the bus. The people sitting there were furious that we took their spots.
We did not appreciate having to walk back to our hotel when promised to return us there when we signed up
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Marywaterhouse
Jan 25, 2020
Interesting tour, but would have been better if the tour guide didn't gabble her words in English. - The tour guide was very nice, but unfortunately the tour was in three languages, English, Spanish and Portuguese, so she had to speak really quickly, which made her very difficult to understand in English. The bus was late getting to our hotel to pick us up, and then didn't drop us off at the hotel afterwards, but we didn't have far to walk back. We had three stops where we could walk around on our own. The last stop was for 45 minutes, near some very tacky souvenir shops. The time would have been better spent at the other 2 stops and taking us back to the hotel afterwards. We only really needed 10 minutes to buy souvenirs. At the other two stops we were just left on our own to look around. It would have been better if the guide had come with us, and explained what the buildings were, we were looking at. At the cemetery we were just pointed to the entrance. Some of the people on the tour didn't even understand where to go so we had been to the cemetery earlier, we had to point them in the right direction. It would have been better of the guide had come to show them the entrance, and explained more about the cemetery.
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912sheliam
Jan 23, 2020
Good Tour Could Have Been Better - The tour sites visited were interesting and great. The biggest disappointment was not going to the cemetary where Eva Peron is buried. We were looking forward to visiting that site. Tour picked us up at our hotel, but did not drop us off there. The up hill walk in the heat of the day was a challenge for one member of our group. The tour guide was wonderful. Her English was very clear and she was very responsive to calling the van early when one member of our group needed to get out of the heat. The driver was professional. The van was clean and the stops were well timed. Good tour, but it could have been better.
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Stay56001449812
Mar 31, 2024
Driver/guide never showed up even though we had prepaid and scheduled the private four hour city tour in advance. Very d - We had booked a four hour private city tour of Buenos Aires. Our pick up was at the Marriott Hotel. The driver/guide never showed up. We called the numbers given and there was no response. That was the only day in Buenos Aires and we wasted a day. Very disappointing. Finally we took a hurried city tour with Hop On Hop Off bus. We lost the money we had paid in advance for the tour plus missed the tour we wanted to do. Very disappointed.
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Alwalburg71
Feb 12, 2020
City Tour Buenos Aires - We have been on MANY VIATOR tours. This was horrible with a fast talking tour director (Sol) who spoke Spanish quickly and reverted to English and back & forth with NO possibility of understanding her. She was rude & uninterested in her clients. We truly SHOULD be reimbursed because we received no knowledge of our sights! AWFUL! Al & Mj Walburg
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