6 Estancia Days in Buenos Aires Worth the Day

1.Gaucho Day Tour Ranch at an Estancia from Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,025 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $168Our pick

Spend a full day on an Argentine estancia with gaucho traditions, horseback riding, asado, wine, music, and countryside scenery from Buenos Aires.

“Victoria was a terrific guide. 5+stars. The food at the ranch was disappointing but the wine was plentiful and good. Both beef and pork were overcooked, tough and dry. The folk dancing and gaucho show were interesting. There was a lot of downtime waiting for lunch, waiting for the show, etc. but overall a pleasant day.”

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2.Gaucho Small-Group Full Day at a Farm in Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 937 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $168Top rated

Spend a full day near Buenos Aires with gauchos, horseback riding, asado, music, dancing, and hotel pickup to San Antonio de Areco.

“This Gaucho tour was so fun and I can definitely recommend. We starting off by stopping in the local town for 5 minutes to see how the town lives before heading off to the ranch. We first rode a horse, then had a tour of the ranch before having an amazing Aregentine BBQ lunch. All drinks were included so we had plenty of wine. The gauchos then performed a traditional dance for us and showed us how well they could tame their horse. Finally Hernan was the best guide we could have asked for. He was so friendly, loved telling stories and was always smiling and laughing. Keep it up…”

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3.Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 809 reviews · 9 hours · from $168

Escape Buenos Aires for San Antonio de Areco, horseback riding, gaucho skills, folk dancing, empanadas, and a generous Argentine asado.

“Emelia, our guide was great. she's very personable , attentive and informative. The gaucho farm experience was just what we wanted, the hosts made sure we had a good time. I can highly I ly recommend this tour.”

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4.Gaucho Day Trip from Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 272 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $313

Review of the Santa Susana gaucho day trip from Buenos Aires, with ranch rides, barbecue, wine, music, and practical booking advice.

“Be sure to bring mosquito repellent! Nice day in the country. Superb dancers, lots of good meat, fun to watch the Gaucho's in action.”

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5.Gaucho Experience: A Day Trip to Don Silvano Ranch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 148 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $244

Don Silvano Ranch review: horseback riding, asado, gaucho shows, mate, transport, costs, drawbacks, and practical booking advice from Buenos Aires.

“A soul destroying experience!!! This was not a trip to anything resembling a gaucho ranch. It was a hotel with grounds, some chickens, peacocks and 20 or so horses. And the experience was commercial garbage for the most part. You arrive at the ranch and are given a ticket if you want to 'ride' the horses. For the next 2 1/2 hours there is nothing organised except for some mediocre empanadas and drinks and a 15 minute walk on horses that are so sedate we wondered if they might be drugged. The signs said trotting was forbidden, but they needn't have bothered as the poor creatures barely wanted to walk.…”

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6.Private Tour to San Antonio de Areco: Gaucho town & Estancia from Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $285

Ride across Argentina’s Pampas, tour gaucho-era San Antonio de Areco, and enjoy an asado, music, and horsemanship at a private estancia.

“That was great day, it is really worth! Horses, dancing, show, very tasty BBQ, excellent guide. Thank you!!!”

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