Visit La Boca Like a Local 🎨⚽ With a True Local Guide

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Buenos Aires

Duration: 2 hours

Languages: English

Guru: Buenos Aires Horizon Tours

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Registered on 27 October 2022

We’re a team of passionate local guides who love showing off our city. Our goal is simple: to help you experience the real Buenos Aires—its stories, hidden corners, and local charm. We know this city like the back of our hand, and we’re here to make your time unforgettable, with tours that feel personal and authentic. Join us and discover Buenos Aires beyond the guidebooks.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

🌟 Explore the most colorful and passionate neighborhood of Buenos Aires — guided by someone born and raised in La Boca, famous and loved in the entire barrio!

This isn’t just sightseeing — it’s a deep, fun, and emotional walk through real local stories, hidden corners, and the true spirit of Buenos Aires. With every step, your guide will show you the La Boca that tourists don’t usually see — one full of history, culture, and community.

You’ll laugh, learn, and feel the heartbeat of a neighborhood that lives through its people, its art, and its football. This is La Boca like you’ve never experienced it before.

Highlights include:
🎨 “Welcome to La Boca” mural – a burst of color and pride
🏠 Casa Amarilla – a symbol of tradition and identity
🖌️ Local street art & murals – voices of the barrio on every wall
🚒 Fire Station – local heroes with a rich past
⚽ La Bombonera Stadium – home of Boca Juniors and a football temple
🌈 Caminito – the iconic heart of La Boca’s artistic soul

📍 Meeting point: “Maqueta Barrio la Boca" – Av. Paseo Colón 1578-1598 — look for the yellow umbrella!

👉 Spots fill up fast — book now and experience La Boca like a local… with a local.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Av. Paseo Colón 1578-1598, C1063 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

📍 Meeting Point “Maqueta Barrio la Boca" – Av. Paseo Colón 1578-1598 This colorful scale-model mural marks the entrance to the neighborhood. It says Bienvenidos a La Boca — the perfect spot to start the tour and snap your first photo! 📸 🔎 How to Recognize Me I’ll be waiting with a bright yellow umbrella — you won’t miss it! 🟡

Outside visit

Maqueta Barrio La Boca ("Welcome to La Boca Mural")

This colorful mural shows a small version of La Boca — you can see houses, streets, and people. It even says “Welcome to La Boca.” It’s the perfect place to start the tour, take nice photos, and feel the spirit of the neighborhood from the first minute. 🎨

Outside visit

Yellow House

A symbol of La Boca’s history and pride 💛. This bright yellow building is inspired by the house of Admiral Brown, the Irish-born founder of the Argentine Navy — and a true local hero here in the barrio.

Outside visit

La Boca Fire Department

This isn’t just a fire station — it’s a symbol of pride for La Boca. Run by local volunteers, it’s full of history, character, and stories of real heroes. If we're lucky, we might even get to peek inside. 🧯🚒

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).