Gaucho Day Tour Ranch at an Estancia from Buenos Aires

Name: Gaucho Day Tour Ranch at an Estancia from Buenos Aires
Brand: Tours Buenos Aires
SKU: 14659P3
Price: 160.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (801 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceBuenos Aires, Argentina

Full Day Tour at a Estancia in San Antonio de Areco from Buenos Aires

From $160.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

9 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Venture into the wild Argentinian pampas and experience 'gaucho' (cowboy) life on a traditional 'estancia' (ranch) on this full-day tour from Buenos Aires, including lunch. Saddle up for a horseback ride or 'sulky' (horse cart) tour, visit the country town of San Antonio de Areco, enjoy a folklore show and tuck into a barbecue lunch, while the gauchos entertain you with rope tricks and tales of estancia life.

Enjoy an authentic Gaucho experience on a traditional estancia
Full-day tour from Buenos Aires
Fun for the whole family, including live music and dancing
Round-trip transportation from your hotel

What's Included

Lunch
Horseback riding
Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Live entertainment

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

Pickup details

Pick up at centrally located hotels in Buenos Aires

What To Expect

Buenos Aires

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Museo Draghi

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Parroquia San Antonio de Padua

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Boliche de Bessonart Bar

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

San Antonio de Areco

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please wear comfortable clothes
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This is a kid-friendly tour
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

801 reviews

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Fun Time!

Alexander_B, Apr 2024

This trip was a lot of fun! I wanted a gaucho experience and most certainly got one! The food at the estancia was incredible and it never seemed to stop—it just kept on coming, and all of it was amazing. That being said, there were no gaucho exploits or tricks as advertised, but the food and conversations I enjoyed with my fellow travelers more than made up for it. Note, this is not for introverts as most of the fun comes from dancing with people and enjoying the conversations!

Day in the country

Jeff_B, Apr 2024

Great experience in the countryside! Fun tour guide, Anna, and great group of fellow travelers. Beautiful setting, fun horseback ride, good food and wine, and music and dancing. Couldn’t have asked for a more relaxing break from the city.

Excellent experience

faran_b, Apr 2024

Great transport, great guide. Good company. Transport to ranch, horseback riding, food, music and dancing.

Fabulous day

Janet_W, Apr 2024

We had a great day. Alejandra and Mario were the guide and driver. Alejandra was very informative about the history of Buenos Aires and the life of a typical gaucho. The food and wine were delicious and the dancing and music from the different regions of Argentina was really interesting and beautiful.

Well organized and a great day out in BA.

Pablo_F, Apr 2024

Amazing experience, Great help from the company, they reached out vía WhatsApp and told me the pick up time. The estancia was amazing, Great food and wine and fun activities to watch and participate.

great Introduction to gaucho life

Shaun_M, Apr 2024

Our guide, Yael, was very helpful and informative. The estancia was beautiful and the staff seemed genuinely interested and supportive.

Gaucho ranch

Jeremy_A, Apr 2024

The experience was not what I thought we were getting I feel that we were taken to a different ranch then what was advertised. First we thought we were getting a ride on a horse on a trail or in a wagon. What my husband got was a 5 minute walk around a paddock. Secondly we thought we were going to see a display by gaucho cowboys riding their horses and doing rope work we didn’t see anything. Thirdly when we arrived we had a nice drink and appetiser then sat at a table we then waited over two hours for the main meal with no entertainment finally when the food came out not all together meat then salad then chips. We then waited another hour before we got a couple dancing some folk dancing which lasted about 20 minutes so I didn’t really enjoy the trip to much sitting aroun

Disastrous time waiting trip

Carl_T, Apr 2024

Poor organising. Unhelpful tour guild. Explaining the tour sitting down facing in front of the van, and instead of speaking English, she spoke mainly in Spanish to most of the group. Fake gaucho met. Wasted time after bad lunch, fly everywhere. Dance performance by 2 elderly couple same age like my grandparents. No horse riding as claimed the bad weather and no compensation for that. Totally disastrous trip. Choose other company.

A memorable experience! One tour not to be missed.

Dana_Y, Apr 2024

Our tour guide, Sabrina, was great! She made the whole experience so enjoyable. She was very knowledgeable and shared her stories and love of her job with us.

A MUST DO EXPERIENCE!!!

Michael_D, Apr 2024

I usually shy away from touristy tours … but this is so worth it!! Our guide, Anahi, was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable and gave us a wonderful historical overview of the development of Buenos Aires, the native people and the relationship with Gaucho’s, and the estancia experience was wonderful! Loved the beautiful ranch, performances and lunch!

A must-do gaucho cultural immersion.

Khristine_G, Apr 2024

A wonderful way to immerse into the gaucho (cowboy) way of life. Very good tour guide and driver tandem of Maria and Nicolas who made sure that we are well informed of the day’s itinerary and kept us safe all throughout. Maria was very informative about Gauchos and about Argentina in general and spoke very good English. Nice visit to San Antonio de Areco town center (Museo Draghi and San Antonio de Padua church). The Ombu ranch where we went was also nice and served nice empanada, salads and choice cuts of meats (beef, chicken, pork). There was an option as well to do horseback riding or ride the carriage. The folk show was also nice. Overall a very good and fun full day tour.

Great day spent in countryside

MarieClaude_S, Apr 2024

We really enjoyed our day at the ranch, the horseback riding part is very short- plan anti mosquito spray, the mosquitoes are vicious- but nice, the ambiance of the outdoor picnic, the delicious- and very generous !! - lunch, and wine made for an awesome day in the countryside.

Gaucho’s experience

Max_S, Apr 2024

Silent horse demonstration Guide spent 90% speaking Spanish Not great for English speaking patron Sabrina pleasant

Beautiful estancia lovely hosts

Katarina_M, Apr 2024

Great experience. Beautiful estancia and very nice hosts. We enjoyed riding the horses. The lunch was scrumptious. Great value. We enjoyed it very much.

This is a must do!

Jonathan_T, Apr 2024

This was so much fun!!! The tour guide, Micaela, was so great! She was knowledgeable, and fun. The farm was so beautiful and the staff were warm, accommodating, and genuine. The food was delicious and just kept coming! The folk dancers were great and explained the dances and even pulled us into some of them. This is a must do to experience gaucho and farm life in Argentina!

A must do!

Jean_W, Apr 2024

We enjoyed the brief tour on our way to the ranch. The empanadas, a snack when we arrived, were delicious. Then came the fun part - horseback riding. People of all ages did the ride. The gauchos were so helpful. That was followed by a large meal, dancing and the wonderful demonstration of the gaucho and his horse.

Disappointing

Amanda_M, Mar 2024

Very disappointed no gaucho show with his horse as stated didn't see any cart ride. The ride on the horse was on and around a field about 2mins there was 3 horses at a time took longer to get on and off than the ride. The singers and dancers were very good.Food was so so not impressed really we sat about ages waiting for it. Very disappointed was really looking forward to the gaucho and his horse show and that was the main reason for the trip Very very expensive to not have the experience we paid for. Anne the guide was lovely though. And the ranch was nice. But definitely not worth the money.

Enjoyable but not as advertised

Della_M, Mar 2024

It was an enjoyable afternoon but not as stated in the advertisement. We didn’t go to the Estancia as advertised and there was no Gaucho tales only folk dancing. Horse riding was a lap of the paddock.

A good experience

Heather_L, Mar 2024

The communication with the tour operator was the best I have experienced on Viator. The friendliness of the tour guide Mariam was exceptional as was the driving skill of driver Brian. The venue was great and the horse riding demonstration was good. Food was just OK. I'd recommend this to anyone wanting a day away from the city bustle of Buenos Aries .

Gaucho demonstration

kennethballan, Mar 2024

Energetic and diligent tour guide, wonderful ranch hosts, generous offerings, every accomplished riders and dancers.

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