3 hours Private La Boca Street Art Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover the true heart of La Boca, a Buenos Aires barrio rich in culture, football, and street art. Despite being one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, La Boca thrives as a tourist hub and home to a major football club. This tour reveals its vibrant working-class identity through stunning murals and powerful social commentary. Explore the Usina del Arte area, transformed by street art, and admire works by renowned artists like Gordo Pelota, Martín Ron, Red Sudakas, and fileteadores del Conurbano. Learn about the history of Argentine street art and how it reflects idiosyncrasies, history, and popular class culture. The murals of La Boca narrate stories of left-wing politics, gentrification, football hooliganism, and feminism in Argentina and Latin America. Conclude your tour in Caminito, one of Buenos Aires’ most iconic areas, with the option to explore independently or join a private guided walk. Join us to uncover the vibrant spirit and challenges of La Boca!
Inclusions
What's included
- Guiding and public transportation fees
What's not
- Tips are not inlcuded and always welcomed by our team
Itinerary
We'll start at San Telmo checking out some street art. On Defensa, on the western side of the park you’ll find the National Historical Museum (Museo Histórico Nacional), which opened its doors in 1897. On it’s north side you’ll easily spot the bright blue domes of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Brasil 315), designed by Alejandro Christophersen.
We will explore this neighborhood in depth seeing its graffiti and main attractions
Caminito ("little walkway" or "little path" in Spanish) is a street museum and a traditional alley, located in La Boca, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The place acquired cultural significance because it inspired the music for the famous tango "Caminito" (1926), composed by Juan de Dios Filiberto.
The tenement buildings made of wood and sheet metal are typical of the conventillos, precarious, communal dwellings built by Genoan immigrants starting in the late 19th century. Many dwellings are built on raised foundations due to frequent floods in the past.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet at the corner of Defensa and Brasil, at Lezama Park
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Lunfarda Travel
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Buenos Aires
- Its from-price is 39% above the median of the 1517 experiences we list in Buenos Aires.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 922 of 1517.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is Argentina's elegant, passionate capital, a city of grand boulevards, tango halls, leafy barrios and late-night steak dinners.
The Plaza de Mayo, framed by the pink Casa Rosada and the Metropolitan Cathedral, is the historic heart of the city, and the vast Avenida 9 de Julio leads to the Obelisk. The Teatro Colón, one of the great opera houses, and the grand cafés of Avenida de Mayo recall the city's golden age.
Top-ranked sights in Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo, Palermo, Puerto Madero.
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