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Private Recoleta + Retiro Tour - Includes visit to unique Recoleta Cemetery

By Lunfarda Travel
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $625 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • 4h
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Overview

Discover Buenos Aires' upscale areas of Recoleta and Retiro, where Argentina’s French-inspired elites built opulent 19th-century mansions, leafy avenues, designer shops, and iconic churches. A tour highlight is the Recoleta Cemetery, resting place of aristocrats and historical figures, including Evita Perón, featuring ornate mausoleums.

Explore San Martín Square, the Anchorena Palace, Basilica of the Holy Sacrament, Kavanagh building, and British Tower. Stroll along Arroyo Street and Alvear Avenue, home to Argentina’s grandest palaces. Learn about Argentina's golden age, San Martín’s liberation campaigns, Peronism, and the vibrant quirks of porteños.

Finally, visit Floralis Genérica, a modern city landmark. Join us for an unforgettable journey through the cultural and historical heart of Buenos Aires' elite districts.

Activity location

  • Cementerio de la Recoleta
    • Junin 1760,
    • C1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Junín 1760
    • 1760 Junín
    • C1113, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Private Recoleta + Retiro Tour - Includes visit to unique Recoleta Cemetery
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $624.62 x 1 AdultCA $624.62

Total
Price is CA $624.62
Until Sun, Aug 17

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry ticket to the Torre Monumental (when available)
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry ticket to the Recoleta Cemetery
  • What's includedWhat's includedExperienced guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge are not included and always welcome by our staff!

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour involves walking around 4km/3mi

Activity itinerary

Cementerio de la Recoleta
  • 1h
Discover the last resting place of the elites of Argentina's most powerful period. In this necropolis you'll find stunning mausoleums with great displays of artistry, architecture, sculpture and stained glasses. Buried within this cemetery are presidents, businessmen, dictators and politicians including the most famous woman of all Argentine history: Evita Perón Learn about the funerary rites of Argentina's elites, and about the drama they experiences while they lived.
Recoleta
  • 1h 30m
Explore Recoleta, the Paris of South America, with its beautiful manors, giant monuments and the famed Recoleta Cemetery
Retiro
  • 1h
Discover the area of Argentina's french-obsessed elites: from 60 room french palaces, to buildings made out of revenge for broken hearts. We will walk the San Martin Square area, including the San Martin Palace, Kavanaugh building and Holy Sacrament Basilica
Torre Monumental
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Let's go on top of the Monumental Tower, known as the tower of the British, for an amazing view of the new port, Puerto Madero, the river and the Retiro area

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCementerio de la Recoleta
    • Junin 1760,
    • C1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEJunín 1760
    • 1760 Junín
    • C1113, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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