Teatro Colón Tour: Explore Argentina's Iconic Opera House

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Buenos Aires

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Explore Teatro Colón’s stunning frescoes and rich history on a guided tour. Choose your language and uncover Argentina’s cultural gem.

Duration: 1 hour

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Teatro Colon - Explore Teatro Colón, a cultural gem of Argentina, on a guided tour in Buenos Aires. Discover the artistic legacy that has graced its stages, and admire the ceiling frescoes and famous auditorium.

What's Included

Guided Tour
Tours in English and Spanish
Professional Guide
Teatro Colon guided tour entry ticket

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Souvenirs
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Delve into the Teatro Colón, considered to be one of the top 5 venues in the world, due to its acoustics. Follow your guide around this opera house, famous for its chandelier with 700 light bulbs, and ceiling frescoes. Hear about the history of Argentina’s most famous cultural treasures.
Choose between an English, Spanish, and Portuguese language tour…

Location

Teatro Colón

Cerrito

Once you enter the Theatre, you'll have to head to the 'guided tours' sign and show the PDF ticket we sent you.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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955rosej

Mar 4, 2025

Fabulous - Well organized. Theater is spectacular . Highly recommended . Guide was knowledgeable !!!!!! I wish we stayed longer so that we get to see a performance in this fabulous theatre

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Judith_d

Feb 21, 2025

A beautiful theatre with... - A beautiful theatre with a rich history. A must-do when in Buenos Aires. Be sure to take this tour when you’re there.

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Sarah

Feb 4, 2025

Exceeded my expectations. - The tour exceeded my expectation mainly due to the fantastic guide we had. She had lots to tell about the theatres history but also the culture surrounding it. I would highly recommend this tour.

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Sibyllao

Feb 4, 2025

Great experience - A very informative tour we enjoyed the fun details about the history of this beautiful place. Hint: Make sure you get the actual tickets from your tour operator - they will not except your voucher or number.

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Bryce04

Feb 2, 2025

Well worth a visit. - Stunning architecture, well-worth the visit. Interesting information. The guide presented interesting information. Not too long and not too short. But tickets at the theater and get a bite to eat while waiting.

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431kailik

Jan 14, 2025

double the original price - the tour itself was great. However, TripAdvisor charged me twice as much as the official price. That is too bad. Isn't it?

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Iouri_p

Feb 22, 2025

Theater tour in full darkness - We were shown the foyer, the stairway, the bust gallery of composers with a brief lecture on the history of the theater. Our English group had about 40 people from various countries, some people were handicapped. All were eager to climb stairs in order to see the magical opera house. Finally we were allowed to enter the main thing and sit on a balcony with the view of the stage and all seven levels of the theater seats plus the famous ceiling. Because of the new season preparations we were told to keep quiet to allow the theater audio tests. Well, we expected to be able to see the famous interior which means having at least some illumination. Instead we were sitting for 15 minutes in darkness and then told to leave. Our tour was ruined but nobody apologized. The tour guide said that the new season preparation is always a priority. It was not a power outage, the first floor cafe and ticket office had lights. It is an unbelievable disregard of tour visitors. Shame on Teatro Colon and tour organizers.

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Sheila

Feb 22, 2025

Theatre Colin - First booking cancelled because of a demonstration. The staff at the theatre Colon said there was no demonstration. Time was changed, e-tickets couldn’t be opened and then ‘disappeared’ from email. They were twice the cost of official tickets. We believe we were scammed.

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Iourip2016

Feb 21, 2025

Theater tour in full darkness - Our tour started as expected. We were shown the stairway, a foyer, and a bust gallery before we were allowed to take balcony seats in the theater itself. We were asked to keep quiet because theater technicians were doing some tests. Our English group had people from many far away countries including some handicapped people who were eager to climb stairs in order to see the magic opera house. We were sitting on the balcony in full darkness for 10-15 min and then asked to leave!? Somebody on the scene was working with flashlights, but the theater was dark and we could see nothing. Nobody explained or apologized for the ruined tour. Nobody cancelled following tours. The tour guide said: " La Scala has occasionally their problems too." Some visitors demanded their money back, though I do not know if they got them. The tour was $46,not free. What happened is an unbelievable disregard to guided tour visitors. Shame on the Theater Colon management and tour organizers!

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Marcy_a

Feb 15, 2025

The company kept changing the tour time and date - First reserved for Saturday at 3 p. Got a message a couple of weeks later that 3 p tour changed to 2 p. We cancelled and rescheduled to Friday at 3 p. The day before got a message that our 3 p tour cancelled due to protests and would need to change to 2 p. We couldn't make 2p so asked for reimbursement. Still haven't heard back. And the protest excuse was a lie. The theater said there was no 3 p tour because a concert was scheduled. The company should gave known that

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