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Gaucho Experience: Authentic Estancia Adventure
4.7
13 Ratings
Capital Federal District
Experience the cowboy culture of Argentina on an authentic estancia tour in San Antonio de Areco. Watch gauchos showcase their horsemanship skills, enjoy a horseback or carriage ride, and indulge in a traditional Argentinian barbecue.
Experience the cowboy culture of Argentina on an authentic estancia tour in San Antonio de Areco. Watch gauchos showcase their horsemanship skills, enjoy a horseback or carriage ride, and indulge in a traditional Argentinian barbecue.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Capital Federal District - The journey begins in Buenos Aires, where the guide will meet you at your accommodation or the Cruise Terminal. From there, the trip to the estancia on the city’s outskirts will commence. Along the way, enjoy the scenic views of the pampas while the guide provides insightful commentary.
- San Antonio de Areco -…
- Capital Federal District - The journey begins in Buenos Aires, where the guide will meet you at your accommodation or the Cruise Terminal. From there, the trip to the estancia on the city’s outskirts will commence. Along the way, enjoy the scenic views of the pampas while the guide provides insightful commentary.
- San Antonio de Areco - Discover the artisanal charm of Areco with visits to a silver workshop and a chocolate store. These brief yet unforgettable stops highlight local craftsmanship and sweetness.
- San Antonio de Areco - The estancia experience offers horse rides, local snacks, a traditional Argentine asado, and a live folk dance performance during dessert.
What's Included
- Port Pick-Up and Drop-Off
- Horse riding
- Lunch
- Professional Local Guide
- Port Pick-Up and Drop-Off
- Horse riding
- Lunch
- Professional Local Guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Souvenirs (available for purchase)
- Gratuities
- Souvenirs (available for purchase)
Additional Information
Put on your cowboy boots for an exciting day on a genuine estancia (ranch) tour and witness Argentina’s renowned gauchos and cowboys showcasing their exceptional horsemanship and wrangling abilities. This intimate full-day tour transports you to an Estancia in a rural area of Buenos Aires, where you can embark on a horseback ride, enjoy a traditional…
Put on your cowboy boots for an exciting day on a genuine estancia (ranch) tour and witness Argentina’s renowned gauchos and cowboys showcasing their exceptional horsemanship and wrangling abilities. This intimate full-day tour transports you to an Estancia in a rural area of Buenos Aires, where you can embark on a horseback ride, enjoy a traditional folklore performance, and savor a classic Argentinian asado barbecue.
We are proudly recognized with the safe travel seal from the World Travel & Tourism Council.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- This is a kid-friendly tour
Location
Capital Federal District
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(13 Ratings)
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Narelle_w
Dec 23, 2025
Best tour ever - farm experience in Argentina - The best tour ever. Fantastic guide and driver. The farm experience was amazing- really felt like a member of the family. The horse show incredible and dancing was fun with the group joining in. The food and drink 10 stars. Anybody wanting to experience real regional Argentine life, should do this tour.
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Agc3284ve
Nov 18, 2025
Family friendly and fun day at a traditional Estancia - We had a fantastic day with the family at the Estancia - 1.5 hrs drive from BA into beautiful countryside. Stella is a font of knowledge about everything Argentina and great company too! A horse ride, delicious snacks and lunch, followed by dancing and a gaucho horse demonstration. The kids (5.9 and 13) had a wonderful time and so did we. Thank you Stella, and Maxi for driving us!
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Adam_p
Jan 7, 2025
Gaucho ranch experience. - This was a great idea experience and an opportunity to learn a little about the history of the Gaucho. The food was delicious and plentiful. Everyone was extremely friendly. The horseback ride is not very long (about 20 min), nor strenuous. As you walk the perimeter of the property.
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Karencarroll2032
Jan 31, 2020
An amazing day out - I’ll do this in point form as my original review didn’t go through and then it was ‘lost’.
* A terrific day out!!!
* Our guide, Rosa, was very informative and personable
* The estancia was in a beautiful setting with an attractive, historic main building, a beautiful lawn and trees that you sat under to eat lunch
*Very tasty food and delicious empanadas
* friendly, helpful staff
* a very enjoyable horse ride for at least an hour
* entertainment after lunch was good... singing and dancing and group participation if you were interested.
* The horse whisperer at the end was amazing. He had the horse laying upside down with its legs in the air as he was lying on top of it!!
* only small groups.. maybe 70 people in all. No bus loads of cruise ship passengers. Much more intimate.
* A great day out. I loved it.
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Eo22
Jan 7, 2020
A Day To Remember - We did 4 tours over our trip to Santiago and Buenos Aires and this was hands down the best experience for our family of 10. First off we had Pablo as our tour guide for the full day and he was nothing short of fantastic. His knowledge of Argentina as a whole and his comfort with our family which included 4 kids under 15 was amazing. The horse back riding was perfect for our family as many had never done it before so it gave you a great taste of what it was like without major risks. The lunch was a true Argentinian meat eating experience outside under the shade of the huge trees. All I will say is come hungry. Wonderful day and would recommend this to anyone touring Argentina for the first time.
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Marc-andre
Dec 23, 2019
Superb day at Estancia San Antonio de Areco - We had a fantastic day at San Antonio de Areco on Friday December 20, 2019. Our guide Enrique was excellent in everything. We highly recommend this excursion.
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Milanp998
Feb 25, 2019
Excellent tour that you can't miss - My wife and me took this nice tour and we really enjoyed. We were so happy with overall service and hospitality given from all the staff starting from Pablo our tour guide and all the staff working at the estancia.
Definitively , I recommend this tour. Pablo you ROCK!!!!
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Andrew
Apr 5, 2018
Estancia San Antonio de Areco - Picked up at our hotel in a lovely air conditioned mini bus. Laura was our guide and was very knowledgable. The journey took around 90 minutes and after a quick look around the village and the silver museum we went to the ranch. A short horse ride was followed by a large lunch with various meat cuts.... and the meat kept coming and coming. We were sat under the tree in the shade and it was a lovely afternoon. Then it was the local gaucho music and dancing followed by the horse whisperer.
An excellent afternoon and well worth a visit
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Andrew
Apr 22, 2018
Mixed review here ! - The tour generally was well worth it.....but I would have preferred a guide who didn't feel he/she needed to be a performer and stand up comedian with a shtick. I was particularly offended by Pablo's continued use of the "N" word when discussing social and class distinctions in Argentina. I know he could have addressed the issue without calling himself a "Ni**er" so many times - alluding to his skin coloring - but like a second rate performer, he was "playing to the crowd"- or so he thought.
We travelers are often beseached to be cognizant and respectful of the cultures we are visiting. Well, the opposite needs also be observed: Pablo knows that the "N" term is hateful, disgusting and blatantly racist to a good portion of travelers from many English speaking areas. Nonetheless, he was grossly insensitive and seemed to be promoting a type of reflection in a manner that was totally undignified, with an expectation that we his audience should laugh and agree,
Cultural sensitivity training needed here, Signature!
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Deborah
Jan 3, 2019
Signature Tour to San Antonio and Estancia el Ombu - Picked up at hotel by Pablo and Garston. 3 hrs with all hotel pickups before we arrived in San Antonio. Pablo extremely informative on all matters Argentina and Gauchos. Quick visit to San Antonio de Areco before arriving at the Estancia. Horse or carriage ride then welcome pastries and lunch.
Following lunch we watched local singing and dancing with the opportunity to take part if you so wished. We then witnessed what for us was the main event of the day the gauchos horsemanship. We saw a presentation of horse whispering. Excellent but we were disappointed as we expected to see far more with the horses a demonstration of their skills with the cattle etc. A good day out but not quite what we expected.
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