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

By Areco Tradicion
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $377 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

We definitely offer the most complete, entertaining and customised Gaucho Day you can find in Argentina !

Take a deep dive into Argentina’s gaucho culture on this day tour and explore with a local guide who knows the intimate details of life in the Pampas!

We will show you around our colonial town. We’ll visit buildings which previously held and century-old bars, the parish of San Antonio de Padua and various local craftsmen, including the Draghi silversmith workshop. You’ll finish the morning with a visit to the Ricardo Güiraldes Gaucho museum and its pulpería La Blanqueada.

At midday we’ll take you to a nearby working Estancia (ranch), where you’ll ride horses to the open fields, feast on a traditional asado lunch (barbecue), and watch equestrian demonstrations and dance performances.

Our official licensed travel agency is made up of a warm and welcoming team, who share the same passion for history and Gaucho traditions. In addition, all our guides and drivers are bilingual.

Activity location

  • San Antonio de Areco
    • San Antonio de Areco, Argentina, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • San Antonio de Areco
    • San Antonio de Areco, Argentina, Argentina

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Private Tour to San Antonio de Areco: Gaucho town & Estancia from Buenos Aires
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 a.m.
Price details
CA $377.00 x 2 AdultsCA $754.00
Total
Price is CA $754.00
Until Sat, Oct 4

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tailor-made tour of the town
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private and comfortable transfer in/out from Buenos Aires, with air conditioned
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Reception with "empanadas" and drinks: Wine, beer, soft drinks, juice…
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All activities at the Estancia (ranch): horse riding or carriage, folkloric dance, equestrian gauchos' performance
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Asado lunch: a selection of meats, grilled on an Argentine BBQ (parilla) accompanied by salad, drinks, dessert & coffee
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Excess luggage charges (where applicable)

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Activity itinerary

San Antonio de Areco
  • 2h
At one-hour drive from Buenos Aires along the National Road “number 8” (Ruta 8), the vast plains of the Pampas make an appearance and show us their vastness. When we arrive in San Antonio de Areco, we have arrived at the centre of Gaucho culture.
Parroquia San Antonio de Padua
  • 20m
For those who love culture and History, the best way to start your visit is to go and see the main square called Ruiz de Arellano, home to the parish of San Antonio de Padua. You’ll get to know the storey of how the first Spanish conquistadors, importing from Europe noble materials as wood and floor tile, began to build the city around 1730.
Boliche de Bessonart Bar
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
The pub El Boliche de Bessonart opened more than 200 years ago. Its sloping frontage like the Tower of Pisa, its render of period, its uncommon roof, and its two main rooms help the pub stand the test of time.
Municipality Of San Antonio De Areco
  • 10m
From 1885 when it was built, up to 1966 when the town decided to buy it, the town hall, right in front of the parish, is an old colonial mansion which belonged to one of the wealthiest families in town. Today you can visit it and admire its large interior patio, its period tiles, old well and wrought-iron grids.
Museo Draghi
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
This museum exhibits a private collection illustrating the evolution of silversmith styles in Argentina, from the nineteenth century to the present day. In Mariano Draghi's workshop, you’ll get to see unique pieces inspired by traditional techniques.
La Olla de Cobre
  • 10m
The artisanal chocolate factory La Olla de Cobre is renowned throughout the province. People of Buenos Aires come specially to San Antonio de Areco to buy their delicious chocolates and their famous alfajores. An essential stopover for gourmets.
Museo Gauchesco y Parque Criollo Ricardo Guiraldes
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The Ricardo Güiraldes museum offers different perspectives on Argentina’s past, specifically in relation to the gauchos: their customs, equipment, how they earnt a living ... It also explores the life of the writer Ricardo Güiraldes’ personality.
Estancia El Ombu de Areco
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
Accompanied by your guide, you’ll head to an Estancia, located 15 minutes from town, in the middle of the Pampa plains. After a quick tour of the Estancia and a horseback ride (or carriage ride) to explore some of the 400 hectare property, you’ll be invited to enjoy a delicious asado lunch served under the shade of hundred year old trees. You’ll then have the chance to watch and admire the Estancia’s gauchos’ performance of equestrian dexterity, as well as listen to and watch traditional Argentine music and dance.

Location

Activity location

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    San Antonio de Areco
    • San Antonio de Areco, Argentina, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    San Antonio de Areco
    • San Antonio de Areco, Argentina, Argentina

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