Experience Buenos Aires through the eyes of an Argentine

  Stop looking elsewhere for a tour! If Joy is available, book NOW. I used led short-term study abroad programs for universities for 5 years so I have gone on countless... read more city tours, and Joy's Origin of Buenos Aires is without a doubt the best walking tour I have experienced. Joy perfectly balances authenticity and fun with professionalism and deep subject matter expertise. Her love of Buenos Aires shines through the tour and she goes above and beyond to provide useful tips and tricks to navigating Buenos Aires. I would highly recommend to anyone visiting BA!

  Took a tour of the Boca district, Buenos Aires. Joy speaks perfect English, is polite, takes the time to make sure all your questions are answered, and you get to... read more know all the facts and history of the places you visit. Gathered with a group, she made sure we stuck together, arranged transportation beforehand, and after sightseeing took us to watch (and celebrate) the final match of the local football cup, won by Boca. Great night with good memories, all thanks to Joy. Would recommend!

  Spending the day with Joy was so fun, she’s such a great licensed tour guide! Felt like my friend and that it’s also important! The tour was customized to my... read more interest which made it way more enjoyable than a tour that spends hours doing things you’re not interested in. She showed me places I would not have discovered on my own. Would recommend to anyone coming to Buenos Aires! For sure she is not the typical tour guide. Book a local experience with her! Totally worth it !!

  Joy is a fantastic and knowledgeable tour guide. She was a pleasure to deal with from before we even arrived in Argentina and we booked airport transfers through her as... read more well as a day tour around Buenos Aires. We had a little idea of where we wanted to visit and Joy gave us excellent recommendations as to where to go. She was very flexible in the tour approach and wanted to make sure we saw everything we wanted to all whilst having lots of fun and laughs along the way. Can't recommend her enough! Thanks Joy!!

  I had the pleasure of joining a tour with Joy and had such a good time while learning about the city and its history. Joy has so much passion and... read more enthusiasm and this shines through during her tour making it a fantastic experience.

She always has interesting facts or stories to share, and has great tips for the rest of your stay. She showed me a great wine bar and also introduced me to the best empanadas in Buenos Aires! I'm still grateful!

Thanks so much for the great experience joy!

  Joy is a brilliant tour guide. The tour was entertaining and informative and a great way to be introduced to the city.
The tour of Recoleta cemetery was great,... read more we learnt a lot of history and saw the grave of Evita Peron. We also visited La Boca and San Telmo amongst other important sights in the city.

  Oh my goodness, people. This was my fourth time in Buenos Aires, I took many tours but none of them were as fun, interesting and dinamic as Joy's. She's absolutely... read more amazing, educated, well-conected and funny! We had such a fun time.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a very demanding person when it comes to take a tour but Joy overcome my expectations. If you want a great time in Buenos Aires, she's your girl. Muchas gracias, Joy!

  I have always enjoyed doing the private tours when I travel abroad...and this was the perfect city to do this. Joy is the utmost professional. Although she has many options... read more on her website, in reality she will cater the tour to you and your interests. Whether your real interest is politics, history, religion, architecture, or culture, Joy knew it all. We booked a day tour. She met us at our hotel and we walked, bused, taxied to all that we wanted to see. Her knowledge was above and beyond what you are expecting. I have a real interest in politics and military history...and she was dead on. We had so much fun, that we ended up having lunch with her and kept going till after dinner. Over our week in BA, she continued to text with us and answer questions, book restaurants, and give advice. It's like having your own concierge!!

If you are a stickler for quality and want that "personal" experience, then Joy is worth her weight in gold!! Please message me for any tips.

  I was super excited to visit Buenos Aires, and I am so happy that I chose Joy to be our private guide for the day!
Joy and I started texting... read more a few days prior to our arrival and she took a lot of time helping us define the scope of our tour since we only had about 5 hours available. She was able to accommodate one of our other friends on the tour at the last minute and even got us a bigger vehicle! We had an outstanding private driver for the day as well!

She gave us a wonderful tour and showed us many of the must sees of this incredible city.
Joy is extremely knowledgeable and her love of Buenos Aires comes thru beautifully in every stop we made.
We truly left with a new love and appreciation of the city and are dying to go back!
Joy showed us: Recoleta Cemetery, San Telmo, Defensa st,
Parque 3 de Febrero
Obelisco
La Boca
Caminito
Puerto Madero
Hippodrome
Cathedral
Casa Rosa
Palermo
UBA law school
Metal flower
Large Fig Tree
Planetarium
Alvear ave.
Floating casino
Teatro Colón
&
Avenida 9 de Julio!!!!!!!

Yes, it was truly a wonderful day full of sights and stories. Most of all we enjoyed learning from Joy’s vast knowledge and the passion she shares it with! Highly recommend Joy for a tour to Buenos Aires. Joy is Truly an outstanding tour guide!!!!

  Increíble! Couldn’t recommend anymore. The tour guide was super knowledgeable and clearly had her license. We all loved her and the whole tour was phenomenal. We got to see things... read more you wouldn’t normally see while in Buenos Aires. And the whole experience was authentic and unique. A hidden gem on TripAdvisor!

  I could not recommend Joy more!!! We had the most incredible day exploring the city. She gave us a really authentic experience. We met and spoke to loads of locals... read more who shared stories with us (including a 4th generation Boca legend!! As well as the editor of Hecho magazine) Joy is so well connected and even took me/got tickets to the Argentina football match. She sorted travel and lunch etc so it was super easy. She is more of a friend than a guide. If you’re in BA, you must do her tour!!

  I learnt more about Argentina in 2 hours with Joy than I did in a week! Amazing tour guide with a wealth of knowledge. She delivers the information in a... read more fun and engaging way. Can’t recommend doing a tour with Joy enough. The best!!!

We did a tour of cementerio de la recoleta but I’m confident any experience with her would be great.