Top 15 Estancia & Gaucho Days in Buenos Aires

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

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

Full-day Gaucho ranch tour from Buenos Aires with San Antonio de Areco culture, empanadas, big asado lunch, tame horseback rides, and live dancing.

“It was a great day. The estancia was beautiful, the food was good and plentiful, and the staff was very hospitable. The horse riding and horse show were nice extras, and the music/dancing was fun. It takes a full two hours each way to get to the ranch, but the ride was comfortable and we were glad to see some of the scenery outside the city. There were multiple small groups at the estancia, but it is large and easily accommodates everyone. Our guide, Florencia, and our driver, Carlos, were great. All in all, we highly recommend this tour as a contrast to the city sites in Buenos Aires.”

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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

Small-group gaucho farm day from Buenos Aires with horse riding, folklore dancing, and an included BBQ lunch plus hotel pickup.

“This was a great day!!! Food was amazing (including being very accommodating to a celiac needing a gluten free experience.....5star). Enjoyed conversation, experience ( horse riding, gaucho life and food), and entertainment!!! Money well spent... Thank you ( Gracious!!!!)”

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3.Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

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

San Antonio de Areco and a gaucho estancia day trip from Buenos Aires with town stops, empanadas, asado BBQ, shows, and horse time.

“Recommend! Great fun, so much to learn about Argentinian culture!”

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

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

Full-day gaucho ranch retreat from Buenos Aires: empanadas, asado BBQ with wine, mate, tango and folk shows, plus boleadoras.

“A little too much unstructured time, good food and plenty to drink. Pick up was fine but drop off wasn’t (we were next to last on pick up and last on drop off!). Estancia was beautiful!”

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

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

Spend 8 hours on a Buenos Aires gaucho ranch with empanadas, tame horseback riding, asado BBQ lunch, folkloric dance shows, and mate.

“OK trip. 140 ?? Horses did not look well cared for - docile and a bit scruffy.”

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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

Private gaucho-town and estancia day trip from Buenos Aires, with guided history walks, horseback or carriage, and a big asado BBQ lunch.

“Facundo enjoys his job and takes great passion in the way he presents himself. The food portions are ginormous”

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7.Tailor-made Day Tour to San Antonio de Areco & Estancia El Ombu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $270

Small-group day trip from Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco and Estancia El Ombu, with town culture, gaucho BBQ lunch, and horses.

“Our guide was the best. Very knowledgeable, nice, taking care of all the little details. She made the experience unforgettable. I was worried that it would be too many activities in the morning, but since all of them are around a square, it was more like a walk around the city. And the Ombu estancia is definitely a must!”

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8.Estancia Gaucho Day at Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $168

A full day beyond Buenos Aires for gaucho culture, a real estancia lunch and barbecue, horseback riding, and a folklore show in the pampas.

“We had a great experience. Jael was a very good hostess. She made the experience very good.Also the food was amazing continuous meat.”

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9.Gaucho Day Tour Don Silvano Estancia From Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 35 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $229

Gaucho Day Tour to Estancia Don Silvano from Buenos Aires with transfers, asado lunch and wine, horseback, carriage rides, and live gaucho show.

“My wife really wanted to go horseback riding in Argentina and her we encountered so much more. First provided transportation was in a 18 passenger. There was good communication telling us what time to expect them. Ride from downtown Buenos Aires to the ranch is about an hour and 15 – hour and 30 minutes depending on the on traffic. Once there you were met with a meat filled local snack, which was very good, and your choice of soft drinks or wine. The rest of the morning was spent roaming around the ranch, going horseback riding, horse drawn carriage riding, there was a bit of a wait, 30 minutes…”

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10.Estancia Don Silvano Tour with Lunch.

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 23 reviews · 8 hours · from $165

8-hour Estancia Don Silvano day trip from Buenos Aires, with empanadas, Creole roast lunch, folk dance show, and afternoon snack.

“La experiencia fue buena en general , le mejoraría que si quieres pedir un corte adicional no te digan que no hay más , porque piden propinas si se pagó un costo elevado y cada uno pidió propinas”

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11.Gaucho Tour in San Antonio de Areco and Authentic Estancia

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $149

Gaucho day trip from Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco and Estancia La Porteña, with museums, asado, mate, and horse rides.

“Our guide Santiago was very knowledgeable and made our day so enjoyable. It was about an hour and 1/2 from Buenos Aires but he gave us a lot of information as we travelled. We really enjoyed the stop at the silversmith / museum. We met the owner who studied in Florence and was actually working on a beautiful gaucho knife covering. He let us watch while he worked and we toured his garden and museum. Our visit to the estancia was enjoyable and so educational. The amount of food they gave us for lunch was incredible! And then came the coffee, tea and dessert. It was a truly wonderful experience”

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12.Private Day Tour to an Argentinian Estancia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $259

Private day tour from Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco and Estancia El Ombu de Areco for horses, gauchos, folklore, and barbecue.

“The ranch was beautiful. The gauchos had well trained horses and they also danced up a storm! The lunch was also excellent.”

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13.Full-Day Horseback Riding with Gauchos from Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $250

Spend a full day on criollo horses with gauchos near Buenos Aires, with BBQ lunch and maté, plus door-to-door hotel pickup.

“Passeggiata a cavallo di circa 4 ore, adatta anche a principianti. Asado delizioso cucinato direttamente dai Gauchos”

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14.Private Gaucho Day to an Authentic Argentinian Estancia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $198

Private gaucho day trip from Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco and Estancia Las Dueñas, with horseback riding and BBQ.

“Our guide Henry arrived right on time. The vehicle was new and comfortable so our trip out to the courtyside was very comfortable. Henry was very knowledgeable and gave us a commentary all along the trip. The town of San Antonio was beautiful. Not a big tourist spot so we saw a real Argentine small town. The ranch was fun. A beautiful lunch with more food than you could eat. The show was lovely. Highly recommend this day out of the big city.”

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15.Discover the Mate Ritual in a Gaucho-Style Bar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $25Best value

Taste Buenos Aires mate in a gaucho bar: learn calabash curing and cebado, sample 5 yerba types, plus medialunas and alfajores.

“Super fun experience learning about Mate and trying a few different kinds. Very knowledgeable and friendly hosts. Would recommend!”

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