Jewels Off the Beaten Path - Private Walking Tour by BA Off the Beaten Path Tour
Follow a local around her hometown in this detailed and colorful exploration of a vibrant city. Discover the jewels of Buenos Aires outside of published guidebooks and traditional highlights that most tourists miss! In this distinctive walking tour, you will enjoy finding the treasures of a neighborhood that you would never have the opportunity to explore without a local's knowledge.
The tour has a nice mix of history, art, architecture and culture.
Buenos Aires Off the Beaten Path Tours is proud to have received the certificate of Excellence for 2017, 2018 and 2019 from TripAdvisor. Also, we are pleased to say that we have been selected as the winner for : ” Innovative Tour Company of the Year 2018 in Buenos Aires” by Travel and Hospitality Awards.
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Jewels Off the Beaten Path - Private Walking Tour by BA Off the Beaten Path Tour
What's included in Jewels Off the Beaten Path - Private Walking Tour by BA Off the Beaten Path Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Recoleta
The second most-beautiful book shop in the world: an old theater that was converted into a book shop. A prominent British periodical named it second in its 2008 list of the World’s Ten Best Bookshops. Just stepping inside this former grand theater will take your breath away. Impressive buildings with a variety of architectural styles (including art nouveau).
Balvanera
A massive Victorian structure that many people stop and look at in wonder: A fantastic palace of more than 300,000 lustrous, multicolored tiles and glazed and enamel bricks. An incredible large shopping mall that used to be the city’s central wholesale fruit and vegetable market. The original art deco building & structure remain largely untouched. The area of Carlos Gardel – the most famous tango singer in history- : House facades and shops covered in “fileteado” artwork. A creative art, one-of-a-kind, full of vivid colored ornaments and symmetries that became a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The style of painting associated with Buenos Aires that has much to do with tango and that have been part of the culture of the Porteños (inhabitants of Buenos Aires) since the beginnings of the 20th century. . Also, expect to view creative street art and murals painted by local artists, a tango clothes and shoes store, for a most memorable experience. This tour includes uncommonly visited city landmarks that deviate from your typical tourist locations. Because we enter several buildings that we visit, you will get an extra personal experience of each place that most large walking tours won’t be able to offer. No visit to Buenos Aires would be complete without a visit to these fabulous places!
El Museo Casa Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel museum (closed on Tuesdays): We will visit the chorizo (sausage) style house where he lived. At the end of the tour your guide will hail a taxi for you. Since this is not a strenuous walk, it is a great idea to combine it with our Buenos Aires Off the Beaten Track walking Tour -Caballito Through the Ages
Inclusions
- Entrance fee to the Carlos Gardel museum
- Local bilingual (English Spanish), university-educated guide.
- Subway or bus ticket or taxis during the tour.
- Any taxis that you decide to take after the tour
- Transportation to and from the meeting place
- Snacks, coffee and drinks that you decide to consume during the tour
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- What you'll need: Wear comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing (Don't worry about the distance, we won't walk too far and as it's a private tour we'll go at your pace). If rain looks possible, dress appropriately and ask your hotel to borrow an umbrella.
- Come with a few extra pesos if you want to stop for coffee, a drink, bottled water, snacks etc
- This is a private tour/activity. A private tour is run exclusively for your party only. Only your group will participate
- Availability: Tours run every day (except on some holidays).
- If you like history you can join us on our In the Footsteps of Dictators walking tour
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- We will meet at a street corner in Recoleta neighborhood: Santa Fe Avenue 1780 (corner of Callao Ave. and Santa Fe Ave.) outside the McDonald’s. To get to the meeting point you can take a taxi or subway line “D” (green color). Your guide will carry a sign that says ‘Walking tours”
End Points
- The tour ends at the Carlos Gardel Museum , Jean Jaures 735 (Abasto area).
