Argentina · RECOLETA CEMETERY TOURS
Free to walk into, near-impossible to read without a guide. These 14 compare the short cemetery walks with the ones that carry on into the barrio, with prices and how much of the hour is spent at Evita’s vault.
Review of Buenos Aires’ Recoleta Cemetery English tour, with Evita, ornate mausoleums, local legends, costs, tips, and honest advice.
“Entertaining, informative guide. Disorganized at start, but better once we entered the cemetery. Too big a group, perhaps due to rain earlier in the day. As an aside, “Free Walks” is a confusing name for a company that isn’t always free.”
Review of Buenos Aires’ 3-hour bike tour through Puerto Madero, Recoleta, and Palermo, with route details, value, safety tips, and honest drawbacks.
“A must do FIRST! you get a feel for the city and learn a little history.We signed up for two but my wife couldn't make the second one, so she laments that fact.This is one HUGE City.!! You'll have fun.!”
Explore Recoleta Cemetery with a small English-speaking group, hearing Evita’s story, cemetery legends, art history, and Buenos Aires secrets.
“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.”
Review of Buenos Aires’ tip-based Recoleta and Retiro walk, with palaces, parks, Teatro Colón, Plaza San Martín, and practical tips.
“Walking was a little rough for a couple old folks, but we saw so much up close. The explanations were great by Maria, and her English was mostly easy to follow. Thankful for the bathroom break. Luckily for us, we are staying very close to the Cemetery, so was just a short walk to return “home” at end of tour.”
Cycle Palermo and Recoleta with a local guide, visiting the cemetery, Floralis Generica, parks, and Palermo Soho over four hours.
“Excelente el circuito, el acompañamiento, contando la historia de cada lugar, hermosa experiencia, cumpliendo con todo lo prometido, mates, alfajores y demas cerrando el circuito”
Explore Recoleta Cemetery, Eva Perón’s crypt, Belle Époque buildings, Floralis Genérica, and Buenos Aires art with a local guide.
“It was excellent. Veronica was a great informative guide and we learned a lot about the area and its history . She was fantastic to talk to and I would really recommend this tour and her”
Explore Recoleta’s French-style streets, Fine Arts Museum, Floralis Genérica, and cemetery with a small-group guide in 150 minutes.
“Excelente servicio por parte de Laura, buena plática y muy amable!! gracias, fue un gusto”
Explore Buenos Aires from Plaza San Martín to Recoleta Cemetery with an interactive guide, grand mansions, elite history, and thoughtful debate.
“Sehr interessante Tour in angenehm klainer Gruppe. Guise Nicolas war top, indivuelle Fragen immer beantwortet auch mit landesspezifischen Anektoden. Weierempfehlung zu 120%”
Explore Buenos Aires highlights, Recoleta Cemetery, La Boca, San Telmo, and a Tigre Delta cruise on this 8-hour small-group tour.
“We really enjoyed our day. We got to see the places we wanted to see and enjoyed the time we spent in Tigre as well. The boat trip was beautiful. We saw the changing of the Guard in the Plaza Major / National Cathedral. Franco, our guide, was very informative and helpful. He also had excellent English. The vehicle we travelled in was large, very comfortable and the Driver drove carefully. All in all, we had a lovely memorable day.”
Review of Buenos Aires’ private Recoleta Cemetery tour, with Eva Perón’s grave, Iglesia del Pilar, palaces, guides, price, and practical tips.
“Everyone needs to see the Recoleta Necropolis. It is gorgeous and enormous and so unique. We had Juan Manuel as our tour guide and he was outstanding. He knew so much about the architecture, history and culture. My husband is a historian and he was very impressed with Juan’s depth of knowledge. 5/5 stars for Juan and this fascinating and extraordinary tour.”
Walk elegant Recoleta with Luz, admire French architecture, then enjoy an intimate live jazz show in Buenos Aires for $38.
“We loved the jazz. It was intimate and classy. The band invited our guide (Luz) to sing, and she was great (nice phrasing). She was also an excellent tour guide to Recoleta. We highly recommend this tour.”
Review of Recoleta Cemetery’s two-hour art and legends tour with Gonzalo Escarguel, including costs, highlights, access, and booking advice.
Review of Palermo and Recoleta bike tour in Buenos Aires, covering the route, cemetery, Rosedal, price, guides, fitness needs, and practical tips.
“It was a great tour. Easy ride, fun and some sightseeing. Leii was our tour guide and she is the best!”
Explore Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires with a Spanish-speaking guide, visiting tango legends, musicians, historic mausoleums, and British and German grounds.
“This was a great tour. For someone that speaks English, but is learning Spanish, he was very patient with me and able to speak Spanish slowly so I learn better. I have been to the regular cemetery and this was very interesting to see in comparison. I would highly recommend.”
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