Tours & guides
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Walking tours with a local guide
Tours & guides
Tour guides in Buenos Aires
Local guides that expats in Buenos Aires have walked the city with — useful in your first weeks, and again every time somebody comes to visit.
Guides expats here have toured with
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Why a guide, when you live here
Most expats book a tour twice: once in the first weeks, to get the shape of the city and its history, and again whenever family or friends come to visit. A good local guide also shows you the barrios the bus tours skip — the places where porteños actually live, eat and dance — and that is often where you end up spending your weekends.
Buenos Aires is a big city of very different neighbourhoods. A walking tour covers one or two of them properly; trying to see the whole city in a day mostly means seeing it through a window.
Kinds of tour
- Walking tours of one or two barrios — San Telmo and La Boca for the oldest city and tango, Recoleta and Palermo for the grand avenues, or the quieter barrios for everyday life.
- Food tours — empanadas, parrilla, a bodegón, a heladería, and the coffee-and-medialunas habit.
- Day trips — Tigre and the delta, or a day in the countryside at an estancia.
- Tours by car and airport transfers, which some guides also offer.
What to ask before you book
- Is it a small group or private, and how many people at most?
- Which language is the tour in, and is it the same guide all the way?
- How long is it, how much walking, and where does it start and end?
- What is included — entry fees, food, transport — and what is paid on the day?
- Prices move in Argentina: ask for the current price, the currency and how to pay before you confirm.
- What happens if it rains?
Common questions
Are walking tours in Buenos Aires worth it if I live here?
Usually, yes. A local guide gives you the history and the shape of a neighbourhood in a few hours, and shows you the places locals use. Many expats book one in their first weeks and again when visitors come.
How much does a tour guide cost in Buenos Aires?
It depends on the tour, the group size and the moment, and prices in Argentina change often, so none are printed here. Ask the guide for the current price, the currency and what is included before you book.
Can I get a tour in English?
Yes. Several guides in Buenos Aires work mainly in English. Check the language with the guide before booking, as some tours run in Spanish by default.