Buenos Aires Origins

Feel the origins of Buenos Aires.
  • Wed, Fri
  • 3 hs.
  • USD *from 55
  • ~ 10 kms
  • We ride, rain or shine!
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BOOKING IN TWO STEPS
HIDDEN STORIES
OF BUENOS AIRES

What is the relationship between Cannes festival, the author Julio Cortazar and a selfie?

Feel the origins of Buenos Aires.

 

Buenos Aires Origins is a 3hr ride around the original sites of the city. We´ll start from one of the oldest buildings in the city, so that we can get in the mood. Visiting San Telmo, La Boca, and Plaza de Mayo, we´ll cover the history of the city ́s upbringing.

 

OCTOBER – MARCH   | This tour leaves every Wednesday and Friday at 1 PM from Balcarce 1016 – Casa de Castagnino – San Telmo.

APRIL – SEPTEMBER | This tour leaves every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 PM from Balcarce 1016 – Casa de Castagnino – San Telmo.

 


Highlights:

  1. Get inside one of the oldest building in town
  2. Choose your saddle!
  3. Stand on BA´s 1st founding site
  4. Cheer for the most popular football team in town
  5. Walk through Caminito and it´s colorful houses
  6. Stand at Plaza the Mayo, the ¨heart of the city¨
  7. Hear about the mothers of May square.
  8. Understand why BA is the way it is

 



Why choose this Experience?

At Biking Buenos Aires, we offer a different way of discovering the city. We are looking to help you cross the cultural bridge, and reveal our connected uniqueness.

This is one of our short rides, so it´s perfect if you have very little time to discover and understand this amazing city.

 



Who is this Experience for?

Our experiences are designed for curious travelers who speak English, and wish to discover the TRUE Buenos Aires. No mainstream tourism, no staged stops, no sitting behind a glass window.

We work for adventurous travelers, diversity-lovers, history nerds, world customs recorders. In short, we work for those who believe we are scattered seeds from the same tree.

 



Additional Information
:

  • Minimum age limit for this group tour is 10 y/o
  • We can accommodate vegans and vegetarians
  • Total distance: 10Km
  • Physical demand: Easy! We stop often and go at a moderate pace.
  • Aprox riding time: 1.45hrs
  • Optional: start from your hotel for an extra fee
Know your way
1 Casa de Castagnino
2 Parque Lezama
3 La Bombonera
4 Caminito
5 Plaza de Mayo
what does it
include?

Our AAIB (Almost All-Inclusive Bureau) remains attentive to any legitimate expectation of your day with us. A tortoise with salad in the basket of your bike, for instance, is not included (if you do want one, please check our Tailor Made options).

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  • Bikes

  • Do it yourself

  • Smiling solutions

  • Helmets

  • Weather upgrades

  • Snacks

  • Expert Skipper

But also

Public Liability Insurance
Bottled filtered water (environment matters)
Bilingual guides (when not trilingual)

Your initiatic journey

What is the relation between an anarchist, an Italian immigrant and a blob of dulce de leche on your shoe?
Jump on and become an active part of the culture of our city.

1

START

Get to know your guide, the other guests, the route. Chat with us about the latest weather and inflation updates and master our safety gesture language (the dictionary has 4 words).

2

RIDES!

At the rhythm you need to wake up, and get to know your bike.

3

LOOKOUT!

You did not see it, but 3 floors above you there is a huge mural.

4

ASK US

Along the way, about any weird custom you may notice - there are a lot.

5

SHARE

Your travel experiences with your co-riders - many roads lead to Buenos Aires!

6

ASK THE GUIDE

For live translation of the joke the chef just made with you OR get an express street class on local gestures and cope on your own.

7

MAKE YOUR OWN

mate (Argentine typical infusion) and take your own selfie while tasting it!

8

GET RID

of your guide and wander independently (no extra charge).

9
KEEP MOVING

Get back to our place, freshen up and choose (one or more answers).
A/ enjoy further personalized recommendations
B/ go to the bar with your new local connections
C/ Start processing your memories
D/ Hit the road again!

WHAT OTHER TRAVELLERS
LOVED ABOUT US

Date of experience: 12/2018 - tbologne

Very impressive.

For someone that was not from Argentina and had only been living there for 4 years, she had a tremendous amount of knowledge of the history and origins of the country. Very impressive.
Strategic smiles
committee

We take the worry away. Our pioneering group is full of innovative departments whose daily focus is the operative part of your adventure, just for you not to bother. But if you do, here goes the list of their specialities:

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convinced?

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