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Heart of the City: Explore Buenos Aires' South
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79 Ratings
San Telmo
Embark on a thrilling bike tour through Argentina’s birthplace, exploring vibrant La Boca, historic San Telmo, and upscale Puerto Madero. Uncover the rich history and culture of this fascinating city.
Embark on a thrilling bike tour through Argentina’s birthplace, exploring vibrant La Boca, historic San Telmo, and upscale Puerto Madero. Uncover the rich history and culture of this fascinating city.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Biking Buenos Aires - Ring our bell!
Peru 988, you will find it to the right of the main entrance to our beautiful historic home-base.
Search no further to find our team of expert, multilingual guides - Parque Lezama - Discover the origens of the city which was once the second largest slave trading market in South America and learn why the…
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Biking Buenos Aires - Ring our bell!
Peru 988, you will find it to the right of the main entrance to our beautiful historic home-base.
Search no further to find our team of expert, multilingual guides - Parque Lezama - Discover the origens of the city which was once the second largest slave trading market in South America and learn why the surrounding neighbourhood fell into disrepair. It all started (and ended) here.
- Caminito - The birth-place of Tango and disembarkation point for more than 6 million immigrants. The colours how they came to be and why the volunteer fireservice are so revered. More than this you will experience with our local friends for an insiders view of the tourist hoards below…
- Puerto Madero - Designed to be the economic epi-centre of the city and built with the same brick used for the Albert Docks in England (and bollards from Sheffield foundry in Wales), this port could be considered one of the largest art installation in the world as it was only briefly used as a port before being abandoned and cordoned-off for 80 years…
- Reserva Ecologica - Bob Ross the famous TV painter might describe the reserve as a ‘happy accident’, we have Juan Domingo Perón and mother nature to thank for this peaceful respite from the city of fury. (closed Mondays).
- Plaza de Mayo - The Heart of the City, here at the site of the second founding of the city of Buenos Aires is where you will now understand better the people, city and culture of the city
What's Included
- Use of bicycle
- Use of helmet
- English speaking guide
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Local taxes
- Use of bicycle
- Use of helmet
- English speaking guide
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
A 28% discount will be refunded to solo travelers who join a group tour when additional travelers participate.
The Heart of the City tour offers a 5-hour immersive experience on the south side of Buenos Aires. Participants will explore the southern neighborhoods, with a focus on the city’s history, local customs, and popular culture.
The neighborhoods…
A 28% discount will be refunded to solo travelers who join a group tour when additional travelers participate.
The Heart of the City tour offers a 5-hour immersive experience on the south side of Buenos Aires. Participants will explore the southern neighborhoods, with a focus on the city’s history, local customs, and popular culture.
The neighborhoods to be explored include San Telmo, La Boca, Puerto Madero, and Plaza de Mayo.
Participants will delve into Buenos Aires’ captivating past to gain a better understanding of its present.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Balcarce 1016
Balcarce
Ring our bell!
Balcarce 1016, you will find it to the right of the main entrance to our beautiful historic home-base.
Search no further to find our team of expert, multilingual guides – all excited to provide you with an exceptional bike tour experience.
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
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Alip873
Jan 23, 2025
Southern Buenos Aires Culture and Nature. - Debi, the guide was brilliant. She has extensive local knowledge and interesting background stories. Her enthusiasm and cheerful nature made the tour a delight. The cycling was safe and perfectly paced.
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Peter188575
Dec 14, 2024
Great ride with Biking BA - Had the City Tour with Jackson, and had a great time. On the nice bamboo bikes we started with a short ride to La Boca and it was matchday for Boca Juniors, so atmosphere was great around the stadium. Continued to the Reserva Ecologica. Had lunch at a foodtruck, and rode through Puerto Madero (with the fantastic Calatrava bridge 😅). Last part was through the center and Plaza de Mayo). It is great to see BA from a bike, but best part was all the stories Jackson told. He explained a lot about the city, its history, politics, strange customs and more with alot of humor and amusement. We had a great time; thanks Biking BA and thanks Jackson.
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G4308vaandrewl
Nov 30, 2024
My favorite organized activity in BA - SUMMARY: This was a wonderful experience, Pablo was a fantastic tour guide, and it was my favorite organized experience in BA. DETAILS: I had originally wanted to do the Tigre/kayak tour, but heavy rain quashed that plan, so I booked the Heart of the City Tour instead. I ended up being the only one on the tour and it was great. Pablo spoke excellent English, was super friendly, knowledgeable about the city, entertained my random questions (including general ones about Argentina/Buenos Aires), and just in general all around provided a great day. I really thought the biking tour was a lovely way to see the city. If I'm ever back in BA and the weather lines up, I'd absolutely do another of these tours. USEFUL INFO: Helmets and water are provided, there is a choice of bicycle, and BA is quite a flat city (on our tour there was really one hill) so even just basic fitness should suffice!
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Johng_10_04_70
Nov 26, 2024
Nothing Beats “Indepedence Day” in Buenos Aires on a Bamboo Bike!! - Blue skies, Bamboo Bikes & the excellent company of our super cool, fountain of knowledge & incredibly hospitable bike guide for the day - Pablo, helped make this one of the highlights of our trip to Buenos Aires. My wife & I chose the “Heart of the City bike tour” which unbeknownst to us was on Indepedence Day - Día de la independencia!!
We got an incredible feel for the different aspects to a large historical city with back stories, sights & smells as well as an excellent demonstration of how to properly prepare and drink the Argentinian tea equivalent - “Maté”. Taking in many parks, nature reserve & lake down to the seaway, La Boca Junior soccer club “La Bombonera”, the colourful buildings & local artists & markets of “Caminito” and the story behind “Woman’s Bridge” and the “Plaza de Mayo” which was in full swing on Independence Day and the history of Eva Peron & President Juan Peron.
Pablo is an incredible guide who took great care of us making sure we were well fed & hydrated throughout the tour, taking time to explain to us the incredible history, architecture & current social situation in Buenos Aires & Argentina. This tour was better than expected and comes highly recommended - ENJOY! Thank you Pablo
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Zackomom
Sep 4, 2024
loved it - we absolutely loved this bike tour and DEVI our guide…what a perfect way to see the beautiful city of Buenos Aires! the buulding that houses the Bike Tour Company was so beautand full of history itself and the intimate time we shared in the garden learning how to prepare/drink Mate was a sweet moment we will never forget! highly recommend
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Rebeccajx3481ka
May 16, 2024
A perfect, fun way to experience the city - This bike tour was one of the highlights of our trip. We did a private tour because we got in from New Zealand late the night before and wanted flexibility.
Ray our bike guide was superb. It helped that he is a fellow Kiwi as our Spanish is lacking. But his passion for Buenos Aires and cool anecdotes made it so much fun. Even though I’m not much of a cyclist I found it a breeze. Very flat and easy to navigate with Ray’s expert guidance.
We only had 2 days in the gorgeous Buenos Aires and this was a perfect way to take in heaps of the city and soak in its beauty, culture and history. Loved it! And the April weather was perfect for it.
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Alecl326
Mar 7, 2024
Cool Biking Experience - Highly Recommend - Raymond was very fun and made sure to take cool photos and videos detailing our experience. He also served us mate from scratch and it was delicious. Go if you want to get a cool glimpse into Argentinian life while getting a workout in at same time.
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Chrisew6977ph
Feb 24, 2024
Fun way to see Buenos Aires - What a fun way to see Buenos Aires! We loved cycling around with Patricio and learning about the history and traditions of the city… from soccer to tango to drinking mate. Great experience!
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Stevennw5215xg
Feb 20, 2024
A great way to get to know Buenos Aires - Pablo was an excellent guide, knowledgeable and personable, and with wonderful English. He gave us a great overview of central Buenos Aires, the history and culture, and is understandably proud of this beautiful city. He was very pleasant to talk to, discussing history, culture and politics. As a special treat he produced mate that we enjoyed on the banks of the River Plate. The riding was flat and easy. We would highly recommend this excursion.
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Karen_d
Jan 19, 2024
Great tour - Patricio and Ricky were great guides and it was a fantastic tour. They gave a lot of history and lunch was good too.
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