The 15 Best History Tours in Buenos Aires

Historical Sherpa Food Tour of San Telmo with Street Food, Drinks

1.Historical Sherpa Food Tour of San Telmo with Street Food, Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 920 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $69Our pick

Taste Argentine classics, market grill, dulce de leche ice cream, and coffee while exploring historic San Telmo in a small group.

“Great tour with Stan, our guide. Wonderful food locations from start to finish; several in the San telmo market which was great to experience. Stan provided good historical and cultural background in a relaxed and interesting manner while we visited some beautiful bars, restaurants and food stalls. Definitely recommend this tour.”

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Nazis in Buenos Aires: a historical walking tour

2.Nazis in Buenos Aires: a historical walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 193 reviews · from $25

Explore Buenos Aires’ Nazi past with historian Max, visiting Luna Park, Eichmann’s coffee stop, and the former Israeli Embassy memorial.

“Fantastic tour with Max he is really engaging and has done a lot of research on the subject.”

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San Telmo: Historical Guided Tour with Street Food & Drinks

3.San Telmo: Historical Guided Tour with Street Food & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 3h 30m · from $69

Explore San Telmo through history, market tastings, Argentine drinks, regional dishes, and dessert on a small-group walking tour.

“AMAZING! It was much more than a ‘food & drinks’ tour! A lot of anthropological perspectives, creative & cultural insights. Stanko, our guide, offered us an extraordinary experience. Thank you so much, Stanko!”

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Buenos Aires: La Boca Art and History Walking Tour

4.La Boca Art and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 55 reviews · 2h 30m · from $46

Explore La Boca through art, immigration, tango, football, and Quinquela Martín on a 150-minute guided walking tour in Buenos Aires.

“Fantastic historical tour of Boca with a wonderful guide Laura who was super friendly and very knowledgeable. Learned about the immigration to Buenos Aires, the artist and philanthropist Benito, wandered around the gorgeous colourful houses and shops and saw the Boca Juniors stadium. Great way to spend 2hrs!”

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Recoleta Cemetery – Small Group Tour of History & Secrets

5.Recoleta Cemetery – Small Group Tour of History & Secrets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 2h 30m · from $49

Explore Recoleta Cemetery with an English-speaking guide, Evita’s tomb, grand mausoleums, legends, and Buenos Aires history in a small group.

“Esteban gave a really interesting tour. The stories that he wove together to give us insight into both Recoleta Cemetery and the history of Buenos Aires was superb.”

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Buenos Aires: Historic Buenos Aires Landmarks & Icons Tour

6.Historic Buenos Aires Landmarks & Icons Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 2h 30m · from $20Best value

Explore Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, the Cabildo, and Buenos Aires history on a lively 150-minute Spanish walking tour.

“It was an excellent visit with Miguel who is very knowledgeable about the city and super friendly. My Spanish is not that good and he adapted well so that I could follow his explanation. It was a great afternoon in Buenos Aires !”

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Private Evita and Peronism Historical Tour in Buenos Aires

7.Private Evita and Peronism Historical Tour in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $140

Explore Evita and Perón’s Buenos Aires with a private historian, from Casa Rosada and Museo Evita to her tomb in Recoleta.

“Very knowledgeable, very friendly. I loved learning about Evita and Peronism one on one. Great experience.”

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Buenos Aires: San Telmo, History, Bars, and Tango!

8.San Telmo, History, Bars, and Tango!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 2h 30m · from $20

Explore San Telmo with Miguel, from tango bars and Mafalda to the market, Lezama Park, and Buenos Aires history in a small Spanish-speaking group.

“Miguel was an excellent informative and knowledgeable guide and I enjoyed the tour. recommend for anyone who wants to know Bhenos Aires more intimately”

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Shared Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires

9.Shared Afro-Argentine Heritage Walking Tour in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours (approx.) · from $70

Explore Afro-Argentine history in San Telmo, from María Remedios del Valle to tango, slavery, and El Tambo Afro.

“I highly recommend this tour. As you walk through San Telmo and the oldest sections of the city of Buenos Aires, the guides point out touch points for the history of Afro-Argentinians from the enslaved peoples during the colonial to more recent immigrants to those Argentinians who have only recently discovered the depths of their heritage. They also touch on the numerous ways that Afro-Argentinians helped to build Argentina and Argentinian culture. Something I truly appreciated about the guide, Julia, was that she had a conversation with us - it wasn't a lecture - and throughout the tour, we were able to relate the experiences of Afro-Argentinians to the larger…”

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Private Classic 4 hour City Tour with Historical sites

10.Private Classic 4 hour City Tour with Historical sites

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $223

Explore Buenos Aires by private vehicle, from La Boca and San Telmo to Recoleta, Plaza de Mayo, and Puerto Madero in four hours.

“Eugenia was such a wonderful guide. When she took me around Buenos Aires.”

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Argentine Art History Tour in Retiro neighborhood

11.Argentine Art History Tour in Retiro neighborhood

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $75

Explore Argentine art in Retiro with Tamara Kerzberg, from Kavanagh’s legend to Di Tella avant-garde and lively contemporary galleries.

“Muy interesante tour y recorrido. Tamara te va guiando a través del arte a conocer más de la historia de algunos spots de la ciudad y vas conociendo galerias o estudios de artistas muy geniales. Lugares que ni te imaginas que existen y son un oasis increíble con arte, muestras, exhibiciones y más. Charlas con los artistas, te cuentan más de sus obras y con la guía y comentarios que también va compartiendo Tamara durante el recorrido. Muy recomendado. Algo distinto para conocer otra parte de Buenos Aires”

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Jewish Heritage Walking Tour – Visit Libertad Synagogue + Jewish Museum + more

12.Jewish Heritage Walking Tour – Visit Libertad Synagogue + Jewish Museum + more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $223

Explore Buenos Aires Jewish history on a private walking tour with the Jewish Museum, Libertad Synagogue, Once, AMIA, and more.

“Our guide was fab, English was excellent and full of information /knowledge. Took us to two synagogues and one had a concert in progress which we heard the end of. Had a tasty lunch at one of the kosher shops and took something back for later to eat. Lived up to expectation and more … guide was Fernando.”

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Private Jewish Heritage Tour in Buenos Aires

13.Private Jewish Heritage Tour in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $166

Explore Buenos Aires Jewish heritage through synagogues, museums, AMIA, and Holocaust history on a private three-hour tour.

“Very excellent and informative I like Ariel amend Patricia. The one downside is that this was excessively expensive $335 for three hours we’re almost every other two hours for the whole day”

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Buenos Aires Private Historical Downtown, San Telmo and La Boca Walking Tour

14.Buenos Aires Private Historical Downtown, San Telmo and La Boca Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $125

Explore Buenos Aires on a private four-hour walk through downtown, San Telmo, and La Boca, with local history, architecture, and a café break.

“Learned lots of interesting information we would have not gotten on our own.”

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Social History and Secrets of La Boca (pick up option)

15.Social History and Secrets of La Boca (pick up option)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Explore La Boca’s immigrant roots, firehouse, conventillo, Bombonera, Caminito, and café culture on Paola’s intimate 2.5-hour tour.

“We had a fantastic tour, special walk and got a lot of information and background about the district la Boca. Paola gave a lot of space to ask questions. We had a specialand educational morning and a lot of fun”

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