Gaucho Day Tour Ranch at an Estancia from Buenos Aires

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Duration:9 hours (approx.)
Location: Buenos Aires, The Pampas

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Enjoy a full-day, shared tour and visit the town of San Antonio de Areco , which is one of the most traditional in the Pampas. You will get to know the history and development of the Argentinian pampas and the lifestyle of the Gauchos.

Languages Offered: Spanish & English

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1. Buenos Aires
Begin your 9-hour tour with a drive from your hotel in Buenos Aires to the village of San Antonio de Areco. Enjoy views of the pampas en route and listen to commentary about the area from your guide.
2. Museo Draghi
Paradores Draghi is the ideal corner for those who enjoy the cultural attractions offered by a place. There you will access a tour through the sumptuous space where you can see a vast collection of pieces of rural goldsmithing of the nineteenth century, which reveals the mysteries of a period of national identity consecration of the figure of the Gaucho as a main character of that time. In Paradores Draghi begin your journey through history not only as a spectator, but also as a participant in the process of making exclusive goldsmith pieces that take shape through the hands of artisans recreating the techniques of traditional goldsmithing as their founder, Juan José Draghi, did in the 60s.
3. Parroquia San Antonio de Padua
Located on Segundo Sombra Street, between Alsina and Arrellano. Don José Ruiz de Arellano founded the first oratory in the center of his stay. The foundation of this oratory was very important for the creation of the town. In the years 1720 and 1728, the first chapel was built, it was located a little more to the right than the current one. The foundation stone of the present church was placed on February 7, 1869 and was buried under the central entrance door. Inside it was placed a lead box containing the original records written on parchment, newspapers of the day, medals and coins of the time.
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At the corner of Don Segundo Sombra and Zapiola streets, a peaked house rises from its peeling walls. This is the grocery & drinks store where peasants and country people who came to town to provide themselves and do errands to the cereal house, the store, the doctor, the bank, used to meet. Don Segundo Ramírez, the gaucho who was later a character in the novel by Ricardo Güiraldes, used to stop here. Nowadays, it continues to be a meeting place and has a long history of typical people from the countryside.
5. San Antonio de Areco
Make your way to the Estancia. At this place, you will have a chance to take rides on horses or go for a ride in a carriage while enjoying some traditional cold cuts, cheeses and beverages. Then, you will enjoy a typical Argentinian barbeque of the finest meats. While you have dessert, you will be able to see a folklore show followed by a demonstration of gaucho skills.

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Posted By : Jeremy_A
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
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 09:24:03

Posted By : Carl_T
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.
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Posted On : 2024-04-16 14:36:13

Posted By : Dana_Y
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.
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Posted On : 2024-04-13 07:05:52

Posted By : Michael_D
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!
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Posted On : 2024-04-12 14:21:31

Posted By : gersac2014
Excellent fun day in the beautiful ranch with horse riding, Asado, music, dance lession, and horse whispering. The must to do, when you are around Buenos Aires.
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Posted On : 2024-04-10 15:42:40

Posted By : Khristine_G
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.
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 20:58:09

Posted By : MarieClaude_S
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.
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 13:18:48

Posted By : Max_S
Silent horse demonstration
Guide spent 90% speaking Spanish
Not great for English speaking patron
Sabrina pleasant
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Posted On : 2024-04-07 14:24:14

Posted By : Katarina_M
Great experience. Beautiful estancia and very nice hosts. We enjoyed riding the horses. The lunch was scrumptious. Great value. We enjoyed it very much.
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Posted On : 2024-04-05 12:55:29

Posted By : Jonathan_T
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!
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Posted On : 2024-04-03 06:07:48