i would like to take a city tour my first day in BA to get an overview. i saw someone mentioned Eternaut as and i was wondering if anyone had used them and what thier experience was? any other recommendations? i will be there in Feb. thanks much

mwoodrowe:

We had a wonderful tour with Eternautus last year. It was a private tour and they took us where we wanted to go with very interesting stories of Arg. history and color. The guide was knowledgable, intelligent and quite an effective purveyor of the history, culture, architecture and drama that is Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Historico also gets excellent reviews: http://buenosaireshistorico.com/

And do not forget the BsAs Free Tours: (http://www.buenosairesfreetour.com)

And Cicerones - a group of Porteños who provide free tours.

And as a private guide: Cintia = [email protected] is highly recommended for several years.

There is also the Hop-on-Hop-off Bus for City wide Tours.

Have a great trip.

~MarnieWDC

thanks for the advice! i did read a bit about the free tours. did you try one? any restaurant recommendations? we are staying at the mariott.

We highly recommend Eternautas Tours. The guideds are historians , small groups, meet at Alvear

We did the BA Free Tour. The guide was very nice- but we went on a week day in December and it was VERY crowded- over 30 people. The spots we stopped at were highly congested and I really couldn't hear her. If you have limited time and money isn't an issue- I'd go for a different tour. Maybe off season it's a bit better.

thanks everyone!

i think we will try eternautas. does anyone know if the free tours on in Feb? thanks!!

I believe that all the tours are on in February. Do not forget the Cicerones (free) tours of Recoleta Cemetary on Thursday mornings.

In February the cemetary is wide open with little shade, so do bring water, etc. and try to go during the the morning or evening hours, if possible.

Both Eternautas and BsAs Hisitorico provide excellent tours - as do a number of private guides.

Enjoy your trip. ~MarnieWDC

http://www.cicerones.org.ar/index_eng.php?newLang=eng

The Cicerones do free tours of wherever you would like them to go .. just give them a call and arrange a tour of the places you are interested in. They are always highly recommended .