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Argentine Writers Private Tour

By Signature Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is $330 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Focused on country's most famous writers like Ernesto Sábato
  • Visit to famous locations featured in novels & stories
  • Inspirational places & learning about Argentina's literature
  • Knowledgeable local guide providing insightful commentary
  • Tour available in 7 languages & roundtrip transportation

Activity location

  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
    • Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Argentine Writers Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$330.00 x 1 Traveler$330.00

Total
Price is $330.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate guided tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedRoundtrip transportation to and from your Buenos Aires hotel
  • What's includedWhat's includedLive commentary available in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French or Russian
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and beverages

Know before you book

  • Children under 2 are complimentary.
  • Maximum group size is 12 people.
  • Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Buenos Aires hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.

What you can expect

This tour is all about learning about the folklore portrayed in the works of Argentina's finest authors, their lives, and how it reflects on their stories. With your local guide, get an in-depth look at the literature and see places that inspired writers like Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar.

After pickup from your hotel, embark on a literary journey with your knowledgeable guide. You visit places where the novels and stories of famous writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Bioy Casares, and Ernesto Sábato took place. You also see settings that inspired them—including Biblioteca Nacional, the massive library where Jorge Luis Borges worked as a director.

Get a glimpse of homes and coffee shops where these writers met with other bohemian personalities such as Federico García Lorca, Lola Mora, Victoria Ocampo and Benito Quinquela Martín, among others. Enjoy insightful commentary as you see the most profound sides of Buenos Aires and its artists as well as settings that led to the creation of some of the best literary works in the world.

This tour will introduce you to these great writers as you discover their presence in Buenos Aires.
As you drive by the most important neighborhoods of the City such as: Retiro, Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo, Recoleta and Palermo.

We are granted by the safe travel seal of World Travel & Tourism Council.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
  • Vehicles and venues kept vacant between travelers
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
  • Protective shields in place at main contact areas
Safety measures
  • Masks required
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Hand sanitizer provided
  • Masks provided
  • Individually wrapped food options available
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Temperature checks available
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Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
    • Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina