Free tour

A Natural Oasis in Buenos Aires: Discover Costanera Sur!

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Buenos Aires

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Emanuel

PRO

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Registered on 25 March 2024

I'm Emanuel, a naturalist passionate about history, architecture, and biology. Since I was a child, I've been curious to explore the world and share it with others. As an Environmental Science Technician, I have extensive experience with tour groups, having worked as a Park Ranger and Guide in urban nature reserves and some of Buenos Aires' most touristy neighborhoods. Follow me on Instagram and meet those who have already experienced this! https://www.instagram.com/walkingsantelmo/

Free reservation and cancellation

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

Tour description

Do you want to discover the nature of Buenos Aires?

Come and discover the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve!

Covering approximately 350 hectares, this is the largest green space in the City of Buenos Aires. It preserves diverse natural environments representative of the Río de la Plata coast: wetlands, riparian forest, thorn scrub, and grassland provide the settings where we can appreciate a great deal of biodiversity.

Its more than 500 species of plants , butterflies, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals will accompany us throughout the tour. We will also be able to observe and listen to some of the more than 300 species of birds that visit the reserve. For this reason, this site has been declared a wetland of international importance , as well as an area of importance for bird conservation .

You'll be able to take incredible photos of the nature of Buenos Aires and the majestic Río de la Plata, the widest estuary in the world!

This tour is ideal for nature and outdoor lovers.

Would you like to explore this place with us?

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Av. Dr. Tristán Achával Rodríguez 1413 C1107, C1107 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

We will meet at the "Nereids Monumental Fountain", at the South Access of the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve (Dr. Tristán Achával Rodríguez and Migone Avenue).

Free entry

Fuente Monumental de Las Nereidas

Welcome to the Costanera Sur! Here we begin the tour, in front of this work by Lola Mora, inaugurated in 1903 in the city center, but censored and moved to the river in 1918. It depicts the Nereids attending the birth of Venus, goddess of fertility and sexuality, linked to nature and the protection of gardens. Can you imagine a better place for this work than at the entrance to an ecological reserve, facing the river-sea, where its power shapes and dominates life?

Free entry

Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Welcome to the Costanera Sur! From a popular beach resort to a failed urban development project and an ecological reserve. Here we'll talk about how this space developed, what it originally was, and how it was used by Buenos Aires residents before becoming a protected natural area, an important bird conservation site, and an international wetland.

Outside visit

Monumento Al Plus Ultra

Why are we greeted by a statue of Icarus with his wings outstretched just a few meters from the entrance? This monument commemorates one of the feats that took place on the Río de la Plata off the coast of Buenos Aires: the voyage of the "Plus Ultra" seaplane, of the Spanish Military Air Force, which in 1926 made a transatlantic flight between Spain and Argentina. Today, it's not seaplanes that arrive on this shore, but rather a large number of migratory shorebirds. Come and see them!

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 €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).