My husband and I had the pleasure of honeymooning in Argentina. To say our trip would not have been complete without Joy, is an understatement. Joy showed us a behind the scenes look at the beautiful country, culture and wonderful people. She made every step of the trip memorable. Always positive, smiling, and up for an adventure. Joy truly loves her home, and wants to show it off to the world. We are very thankful that we had the opportunity for her to share it with us. We hope to be back one day soon! Lots of love from Canada!
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Mia & Geoff
Toronto, Canada
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When you travel you don’t want to walk the mainstream tourist path. You want to experience a place in its full authenticity and off the beaten track by inhaling local life and hearing real stories from locals.That’s exactly what Joy does! She’s an authentic, vivacious, funny lady with great insights, insider tips and fun facts. She lives and breathes Buenos Aires and made me do it too while I was there!
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Caroline
Austria
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We first met Joy in Buenos Aires, she was super friendly and full of energy and ideas, and really got us excited about seeing what the city had to offer right from the start.Joy’s knowledge and passion for Buenos Aires was evident right from the beginning of our tour of the city and she passed this onto us in her own unique way, you couldnt help but abosrb her passion and excitement (particularly if you get her talking abouther beloved Boca football team!).As we toured around Joy had a great awareness of the interests of both the group as a whole and of individuals, highlighting sights and activities which would be of an interest to each. Then with her knowledge of the city and her contacts was happy, and easily able to help organise whatever this may be, whether this was attending a football match, an amazing tango and dinner evening (including tango lessons!), or a great place to eat. Joy was also happy to accompany us out to dinner or out to bars, letting us have a great time experiencing the city like a local while feeling safe and secure, so that we could really enjoy ourselves worry free.We couldn’t recommend any better person as a guide!
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Simon and Rachael
Auckland, New Zealand
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My wife and I celebrated our anniversary in Buenos Aires, on our first-ever visit to Argentina and South America. Two days of our trip were spent with Joy of Buenos Aires. Although we could have crammed all the city tour spots into one day, which is what a lot of people do, we opted to do it over two whole days, giving us ample time to explore off-the-beaten path sites, take unlimited photos and shoot videos, relax as needed and snack whenever we desired. Choosing two days (with a break in-between) was the best decision we made, and the 16 hours we spent with Joy, in a wide variety of situations, simply revealed to us that she is undoubtedly pursuing her passion! And there's nothing better than having a guide/friend who seems as excited about her tours (ones she's done numerous times!) as you are. It makes a big difference! And in this day and age, where websites and ads often exaggerate a person's or product's accomplishments or benefits, my feeling is that Joy gives you amazing value for your investment. And her website and Facebook page accurately reflect who she is and what she can do. Thank you, Joy!
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Allen & Kade
Asheville, NC - USA
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Johanna has a passion about her country of Argentina that is incredibly infectious to anyone who meets and spends any time on a tour with her. She is extremely knowledgeable with history and goes above and beyond to ensure travelers get the best experience possible. Professional, but one of the most fun people you’ll encounter in a long while!
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Katie
Seattle, USA
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Buenos Aires is one of the best cities I have visited. Joy's knowledge and love of her city is obvious. She knows the best spots to see, eat and drink. She can tell you all about the fascinating history and culture of Buenos Aires. Her friendliness and infectious enthusiasm really helped me fall in love with the place. I can't wait to return to Buenos Aires, and when I do I'll definitely be getting in touch with Joy to show me what's new in the city!
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Alan
Ireland
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From the first day I met Joy, I loved her! Joy is friendly, fun, off beat, and VERY knowledgeable about both the city Buenos Aires and argentinian history, culture and entertainment. I cannot recommend her strongly enough, she is wonderful: patient, caring and FUN! And she was even willing to put up with my feeble attempts at speaking Spanish! Great girl, awesome city, FUN FUN FUN!
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John
USA - Washington, DC
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My wife and I had the best time with Joy! Joy is a ball of positive energy and very passionate about her home country. She also seems to know EVERYTHING about Argentina! I am vegetarian and all the restaurants Joy took us to were vegetarian friendly. Thank you Joy for making our trip so wonderful!
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Tasha & Ravi
San Francisco, USA
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I can’t recommend Joy highly enough. If ever being supremely professional as well as bubbly becomes an Olympic sport, she would run away with the gold medal. She loves her job and her home city, and it shone through, countless times going above and beyond the call of duty…Joy’s enthusiasm and attention to detail was my favourite thing. Also she has a great dry sense of humour and her local knowledge of where to go and experience the culture was second to none. You really felt you got the benefit of escaping the usual tourist traps and really seeing the city as it really is. She had a genuine interest in your life too and tailored the programme to what you wanted…whether that was taking a tour of the Boca Juniors stadium, or watching some traditional dancing. Joy just wanted you to make the most of your trip and for you to enjoy yourself, without it being forced fun. To me that was important. Seeing Peron’s grave, visiting a distillery or having a great meal was just as key as unwinding with a drink or two at the end of the day. Although I’m sure she would have shown us every spot in town and told us every historical fact if she could, she understood that a holiday is also about a bit of R&R and so the pace of it all was just right. One last thing..Joy is a great photographer, so don’t be surprised to come away with some good snaps as well as some great memories! Can’t wait to go back some time and see my friend again.
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Pete
UK
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Joy is a very passionate tourguide, she has a great love for her country and especially for her city Buenos Aires. She has so much knowledge and is very capable of delivering this knowledge about her city with passion. She is also very fun to hang out with and if you wanna go on a night out with her, she will make sure you see the right places and make you have a great time! During the tour that I had she became my friend, and I’m very glad that I’ve met her! Even after the tour we met for some drinks with other people of my group. If you choose to experience Buenos Aires with Joy, you won’t regret it!
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Tim
The Netherlands
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I had the pleasure of Joy being my tour guide.Joy is a fun, friendly, enthusiastic and passionate about her work. She never stops and has lots of local knowledge and contacts to make your trip really special and unforgettable. Joy took us off the beaten track and took us to places that weren't even on a typical itinerary. You won't find a better guide!
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Aaron
Glasgow,Scotland
Best experience makers in Buenos Aires✅ - Joy and her team are the top experience makers in Buenos Aires. Highly recommended. Great fun, very well organized and will be using them again.
MCCanada1 14 de November de 2022
Joy is an incredible guide! She tailored our tour to our interests and hit everything on our wishlist! It was so easy to coordinate with her and I highly recommend... read more her to anyone who wants a locals perspective.
Kristyfry31 18 de January de 2023
Joy is an excellent tour guide. Her English is very good and her knowledge about the history and the buildings of Buenos Aires are also excellent. We had such... read more a nice time with her. She responds individually to all questions and situations and gives you a good feeling. We booked a half day walking tour and would book it again. Thank you so much, Joy. We can wholeheartedly recommend her.
sabine658 28 de May de 2022
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 !!
kellyhB2813AO 17 de July de 2022
Passionate, competent, present, joyful, spontaneous, sociable, lots of good local connections, punctual, all in all - she is in my opinion must have experience of Buenos Aires. Real deal.
djordjet149 31 de January de 2023
Passionate, kind, knowledgable, genuine, funny and highly professional. I enjoyed every minute with her. She is a great story teller and that keeps you intrigued and attentive for the whole... read more tour. She has little details which adds to the experience. I work in tourism and have done many city tours, this one is top notch, no doubt. Thank you Joy for sharing Argentina and Buenos Aires stories in such a JOYFUL way. Highly recommended!
valentinaaK7384RD 6 de October de 2022
I had an amazing local experience with Joy. Felt truly guided to the best of what BA has to offer. With the areco experience, I felt in tune with my... read more surroundings horseriding and the asado + wine after was absolutely exquisite. Some of the best steak I ever had. What I really liked was the choose your own adventure nature of the plans for the rest of the day which was perfect to really explore the town at my own pace with my group. All in all, worth every penny!
Razin68 27 de September de 2022
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
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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!!!!
LorenaMas 30 de July de 2022
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!
Robert60659 30 de October de 2022
I have visited several places with Joy and our group, the cemetery of Recoleta and the Tiger river in the north of Buenos Aires.
Beside being an amazing guide... read more and very passionate about her job she is a wonderful person. She will make you feel that you are a part of the story. Couldn’t recommend more. Go for Joy is you want to have a truly authentic experience.
Thank you again Joy and of course see u next time ! ♥️
Alina A 3 de March de 2022
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.
DavidMcLeod12 20 de September de 2022
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!!