City of the Dead Tour: Mysteries of Recoleta Cemetery Argentina — #1

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City of the Dead Tour: Mysteries of Recoleta Cemetery

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Provided by: Akelarre Tours

Duration

2 hours

Meeting point

Plaza Juan XXIII

Languages

English, Spanish

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Tip based

Free Booking. Free Cancellation.

No fixed price — pay what you feel the tour is worth.

Overview

Haunting and beautiful, majestic but gloomy, the Recoleta Cemetery attracts thousands of visitors year after year. Located in the elegant neighborhood of Buenos Aires since the early nineteenth century, it houses mausoleums of the most emblematic characters of the country. Behind each tomb there are ghosts, myths and urban legends.

From the Lady in White to the Knights of the Night and from Rufina Cambaceres to Benjamin Solari Parravicini, the city of the dead invites us to explore the hidden side of a place full of history, symbolism and art.

what are we going to talk about?

History and Symbology of the Tombs
The Lady in White
Felicitas Guerrero
Rufina Cambaceres
The Knights of the Night

and much more!

⚠️*IMPORTANT*⚠️

Price: free tip based tour, you name the price!
Entrance to the cemetery (Pesos Ar): $14.320 INTERNATIONAL /// $2.850 DOMESTIC
Tickets are available at the gate. Only credit/debit cards accepted.
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE GUIDE AT THE MEETING POINT BEFORE ENTERING THE CEMETERY AND PAY

This activity includes:

Recoleta Cemetery
Plazoleta Juan XXIII

Meeting point

Plaza Juan XXIII

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On arrival

Meeting point

On the day of the tour we will be waiting for you at PLAZOLETA JUAN XXIII, in front of the Recoleta Cemetery, a few meters from the monument, near the green bench, with a black umbrella with the AKELARRE TOURS logo. REMEMBER TO ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE

how to get there?

SUBWAY-SUBWAY: LAS HERAS STATION (LINE H)
BUS: 92A-92B-92C-130A-101A-41-108A
CAR: If you need it, we will send you information about parking lots near the meeting point.

how to recognize us?

You will be able to recognize us by our BLACK PARAGUAS with the AKELARRE TOURS logo. We will be happy to help you!

Things to note

*IMPORTANT*

To participate in this tour it is necessary to previously purchase the mandatory entrance fee to the cemetery. The price is 8270 ARS (approx. 9 USD / 8 EUROS) for foreign visitors and 2850 ARS (approx. 3 USD / 2 EUROS) for local tourists, which will be paid to the government of the city of Buenos Aires. You can buy this ticket at the entrance of the cemetery (only credit/debit cards are accepted).

PLEASE WAIT FOR THE GUIDE AT THE MEETING POINT BEFORE ENTERING THE CEMETERY AND PAY FOR THE TICKET

Rating

9.5

Organisation

9.6

Atmosphere

9.7

Content

9.5

Guide

9.6

Usefulness

9.5

Reviews (90)

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Reviewed on Dec 23, 2024

“Somewhat disappointed”

The truth is that I was expecting a tour with more architectural demonstrations, of course with a brief and significant review of each one, referring to the architecture and the person who was in that place, for example in the pantheon of the boxer Firpo a very extensive explanation was given, and other pantheons of presidents, characters of our history were not shown. I think that the recognition of this cemetery is mainly for the architectural part and for those who are there, important historical characters, writers, presidents, military men, etc., such as Brown for example, and very little of that was shown. Thank you very much, this is my humble opinion

Reviewed on Dec 14, 2024

“Interesting day ”

Neutral guide David did very well, he explained as much as possible in the 2 hours we were with him, he was very nice.

Reviewed on Nov 30, 2024

“Too many explanations that no one will even remember”

I left after a whole hour that the guide had us stand at the first tomb at the entrance and did not finish explaining in the same place for more than an hour. I wanted to see tombs and stories about the tombs and not be stuck at the entrance for more than an hour

Reviewed on Nov 29, 2024

“Very good tour of Recoleta Cemetery”

The tour of the Cemetery is well organized, the guide is very friendly and explains very well the stories linked to the mausoleums. Sometimes the stories are a bit long and one could think to do more stages with shorter comments. But overall, very good tour

Reviewed on Nov 22, 2024

“Recoleta tour”

Excellent explanation, interesting facts and the guide (nicolas) very kind and attentive .... I highly recommend it.

Reviewed on Nov 20, 2024

“History and architecture of Recoleta.”

A pleasant walk through the noblest neighborhood of B.A., visiting the residences of the great families that made the history of Argentina, remembering history and events.

Reviewed on Nov 18, 2024

“ALL IN ALL AN EXPERIENCE”

Very good the stories of the guide.... Each stop had a context, a story, a myth, a reality. Really a great experience to recommend!

Reviewed on Nov 03, 2024

“excellent”

very interesting, organized and striking, the guide immersed you in the stories he told, I liked it very much and I highly recommend it

Reviewed on Oct 20, 2024

“Cancelled. Twice”

Sadly excursion was postponed by a day, then cancelled. The only positive i can give is at least i was notified before showing up and buying tickets.

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2024

“Not to be missed ”

Good tour to understand many things about the history of the cemetery, the guide very well and with great knowledge, recommended

Free Cancellation

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