Private City Tour Including The Old Underground Tunnels of Buenos Aires
Duration
5 hour(s)
Languages
English
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Visit Plaza de Mayo and other key historical landmarks
Explore San Telmo, one of the city’s oldest and most charming neighborhoods
Descend into El Zanjón de Granados and explore its mysterious underground tunnels
Discover Puerto Madero, the city’s modern riverfront area
Enjoy a private guided experience with personalized commentary
€ 183
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Step back in time and uncover the hidden secrets of Buenos Aires on this private city tour including the old underground tunnels of San Telmo. This unique experience blends history, architecture, and mystery as you explore the city’s most iconic neighborhoods and descend beneath its streets to reveal a forgotten world. Begin your journey with a guided sightseeing tour through Buenos Aires’ most important landmarks. Visit Plaza de Mayo, the historic and political heart of the city, and admire the Casa Rosado, Metropolitan Cathedral, and Cabildo. Continue through the charming neighbourhood of San Telmo, one of the oldest in the city, known for its cobblestone streets, colonial houses, and lively tango atmosphere.
The highlight of your adventure is a visit to El Zenon de Granados, an extraordinary archaeological site hidden beneath a restored 19th century mansion. Walk through a maze of underground tunnels, wells, and cisterns that date back to the 16th century and uncover stories from Buenos Aires’ earliest days. After this captivating visit, continue exploring the city as you pass through La Boca with its colourful Caminito Street and Puerto Madero, the modern waterfront district. This private tour offers the perfect balance between history, culture, and discovery, making it an unforgettable way to experience the true spirit of Buenos Aires.
Admission ticket for Zanjon de Granados
Licensed guide and professional driver specialized in tourism
Transport by air conditioned vehicle
Hotel or Port pickup and drop-off
Lunch in Puerto Madero
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Wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 15 people per booking
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Activity Provider: Buenos Aires Tours
Customer Reviews
Darrell
Fascinating place. Run as a private concern by the owner who created/restored this site. A little expensive in terms of normal museum prices but I think worth it.
Jerry
We visited on a Tuesday afternoon (4pm) tour. The guide, Martin, was very well prepared, friendly and accommodating. The history of the house and tunnels is fascinating.
Bryan
Excellent museum! They operate only on private tours so ensure you show at the right time based on your language. The scale of the mansion and the ruins makes you feel like you’re in Athens or in Rome. Highly recommend and not crowded.
Rui
Wonderful tour with Rocio. Loved her passion of story telling about the origin of the city and the culture background. It made a richer experience of BA for me like a time walking to the past in 19th century.
Globetrotter
This as much a museum as a HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION of a EXCAVATED OLD MANSION (turned conventillo) from old Buenos Aires. *** It’s an illustration of the evolution of neighborhoods/communities: from large mansions of the rich, to their abandonment, to their re-habitation and conversion to communal dwellings of the poor. From the colonization viewpoint, the mansion shows the startling strength of Bricks and Adobe in the construction of colonial dwellings! From the social viewpoint, illustrates the wealth of Spanish colonial aristocrats…. AND implicitly, the poverty of those who later domiciled in the rooms on the mansion (called Conventillos) sharing kitchens and latrine, when owners abandoned their mansions to escape the local epidemic. The story of the “tunnels (Zanjón)” is more fascinating. These tunnels were, in effect city drains and/or sewers. In an attempt to protect their property, people walled the streams and direct them to the estuary… rather ingenious!