Explore Buenos Aires: Private Half-Day Tour with Local Guide

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Experience the magic of Buenos Aires on a half-day private tour with a local guide. Customize your tour to your interests and discover the city’s history, culture, and gastronomy.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Plaza de Mayo - Discover the most historically significant landmarks of the plaza, which hold great importance to our city.
During this visit, you will see:
Cabildo
Casa Rosada
Pirámide de Mayo
Cathedral (Optional Entry)
Banco Nación
Av. de Mayo
Obelisco - Pause at the city’s most iconic monument, offering a view of Avenida 9 de Julio, the…

What's Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
In-vehicle air conditioning
Explore Buenos Aires: Private Half-Day Tour with Local Guide

What's Not Included

Lunch
Admission fees

Additional Information

There are countless ways to explore Buenos Aires, as unique as each traveler. That’s why every tour is customized to match the interests, pace, and curiosity of those who choose us.
Our local guides are not just familiar with the city—they are part of it. Through their narratives, insights, and personal experiences, you will connect with the essence of…

Location

Plaza de Mayo

Av. Hipolito Yrigoyen S/N,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Seaside05728933621

Feb 11, 2025

Best Private Tour and Transport in Buenos Aires - My husband and I had the pleasure of spending 2 days in Buenos Aires with Mariano. Our experience included airport pick up, two very comprehensive days of private touring in the city, and then a drop off at the cruise terminal. Mariano seamlessly coordinated our entire schedule and transport. He also provided invaluable recommendations for hotels and restaurants. Mariano has an incredible knowledge of the city that he grew up in and is very familiar with its history and architecture. Thank you, Mariano, for a most enjoyable experience. I would not hesitate to recommend Vivir BA and Mariano to anyone visiting the city.

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Calliecat56

Jan 26, 2025

Best personal tour in Buenos Aires - Mariano, Vivar Tours, was the best thing about Buenos Aires. We were two US citizens with limited knowledge about Buenos Aires and Mariano took it all in stride. He asked us what our interests were and tried to tailor the tour to what we might like to see. We were met at the cruise terminal (terrible disembarkation and I tried to let him know via Whatsapp when we might get off the ship). I don't know all the places we went, but we visited the Recoleta Cemetery(do not miss this!!!!), the LaBoca Juniors local area so we could buy our son a scarf, Casa Rosada (where the President works), changing of the guards who protect the tomb of St Martin, Metropolitan Cathedral (beautiful), a local walk thru market, and other areas of Buenos Aires. He even took us to a local place where we had empanadas. He pointed out the different buildings and what influence the different countries had on building them. You would never have had the personal tour he gave on a group tour. We were able to keep our luggage with us and he always parked in a secure area. We decided we needed to head to the airport for our trip home which we negotiated a price ahead of time. I think this has to be one of our best tours yet!

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Voyage25770834256

Oct 4, 2024

A highly recommended tour - I liked this tour. Mariano's care was excellent. It has the best disposition and is well prepared to give a context of all the places it takes you. It was a pleasant experience.

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Micheleh525

Aug 17, 2024

Very personalized tour of BA - We arrived in Buenos Aires from an overnight flight. It would have been very easy to go to our Airbnb and sleep for a bit. Instead we were met by Mariano and his Dad at the airport. From then on we were in for a wonderful treat. Mariano provided us with a personalized half day tour of the city that he clearly loves and knows quite well. He made sure we had water, and stopped at a cute cafe for us to get lunch when we were hungry. He explained about the history and culture of the city. He answered all of our questions. He also introduced us to alfajores- an Argentine cookie with filled with dulce de leche. Yum! I strongly recommend booking your tour of Buenos Aires with Vivir BA Tours. You will be so glad that you did!

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Alan_b

Aug 23, 2023

Wonderful tour with... - Wonderful tour with Mariano - very personable and loves to show you Buenos Aires. He is definitely the best! We saw so much in one day. Highly recommended.

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F2260tjlauriew

May 22, 2023

Excellent guide and a great experience - We had the most wonderful time touring with Mariano! We had a multi generational family group of four ranging from 20s- to 80s in age. Mariano was so informative, charming and just a delight to spend time with touring Buenos Aires. He took us to hidden corners and places we would not have discovered on our own as well as the major tourist sites. He likes to personalize tours based on your interests and is a great with communicating and coordinating before the tour. We did our tour with pick up from our Airbnb, but I know he picks up at airports and at the port for people in transit who would like a chance to see the sites. Having a private tour was a great use of our time in Buenos Aires. Mariano's English is excellent, which allowed us to ask all kinds of questions and really get to know the city better. I highly recommend this tour!

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Jjmayburg

Apr 3, 2023

Informative and relaxed and full of little surprises - We did two tours with Mariano - one when we arrived just to get our bearings and the second to La Boca. Mariano is everything you want in a guide. On time, organised and INFORMATIVE. His understanding of Argentinian history and context, right down to random topics not on the tour (i.e. Malvinas) was impressive. And there was so much unexpected information - like the stones around a statue in the square each representing a health care worker that lots their life in the pandemic. Great value for money, he knows his stuff and can't wait to learn more about BA from Mariano on our next trip. And I think, without a guide, La Boca would have just been a crowded, brightly painted place ... reminiscent of other touristic areas.

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(Per Group)

From $200 (Per Group)

up to 4 guests

1 - Traveler