Argentina · ESTANCIA & GAUCHO DAY TRIPS

The 15 Best Estancia Day Trips in Argentina

30 tours  ·  from $74

A ranch day is riding, an asado and folk dancing, in that order, and the only real variable is the drive. These 15 compare distance from the city, how much time is on a horse, and exactly what the lunch includes.

Buenos Aires: 9-Course Argentine Meat Tasting at Fogón Asado - Arriving at the low counter
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Buenos Aires: 9-Course Argentine Meat Tasting at Fogón Asado

1.9-Course Argentine Meat Tasting at Fogón Asado

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 826 reviews · 2 hours · from $93Our pick

At Fogón Asado, you sit at a low counter around a custom grill while an Argentine asador prepares nine courses in front of you. Expect a welcome cocktail, premium cuts, creative sides, and clear explanations in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. Optional wine pairings add Argentine bottles to this two-hour, adults-only meal.

“Incredible food, amazing service and venue. Would highly recommend.”

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From Buenos Aires: Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour - San Antonio de Areco, a proper town stop
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From Buenos Aires: Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

2.Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

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

Spend nine hours beyond Buenos Aires in San Antonio de Areco and the Pampas. Your guide takes you through the historic town before a ranch visit with empanadas, drinks, horseback or carriage riding, a large asado, folk music, dancing, and gaucho horsemanship in Premium options. Pickup covers central Buenos Aires neighborhoods.

“This trip was a perfect mix of learning, activities, and eating!!! We especially loved the horse riding and horse whispering.”

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Gaucho Day Trip from Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch - Welcome empanadas and Santa Susana’s old buildings
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Gaucho Day Trip from Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch

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

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

Spend about eight hours at Estancia Santa Susana, a ranch outside Buenos Aires. Ride in a carriage, see the chapel and museum, eat an asado lunch with wine, and watch tango, folk dancing, boleadoras, ring races, and gaucho horsemanship. Pickup is from downtown hotels, with central drop-off.

“We had a wonderful time at the ranch. highly recommend this tour! Lunch was spectacular, with steak, sausages, chicken, salad, bread and all you can drink beverages. The Gauchos were charming, and the dancers and singer at the lunch show were amazing. Wish we could go back again! Definitely a must-do.”

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Buenos Aires: Authentic Argentine Asado BBQ with Live Music - Arriving at a private local setting
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Buenos Aires: Authentic Argentine Asado BBQ with Live Music

4.Authentic Argentine Asado BBQ with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 3 hours · from $74Best value

Join hosts including Roger and Milton for a seven-course Argentine asado in a welcoming local setting. You’ll try chorizo, sweetbreads, provoleta, steak and seasonal dishes, with four Argentine wines, soft drinks, dessert, and live acoustic tango and folk music. The group is limited to 10 and the evening lasts three hours.

“Very friendly fellowship hosted the BBQ. Treated everyone like family. Great food!”

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Gaucho Experience: A Day Trip to Don Silvano Ranch - Empanadas, wine, and the first look at Don Silvano
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Gaucho Experience: A Day Trip to Don Silvano Ranch

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

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

Leave central Buenos Aires by coach for Estancia Don Silvano, where you’ll sample empanadas and wine, ride a horse, watch gauchos work, eat an included asado lunch, learn about mate, and enjoy Argentine music and dancing. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for downtown hotels, with a maximum of 20 people.

“This is a tourist ranch popular with the locals and overall a really fun experience. The star was the BBQ and the show during it with 2 excellent singers and 2 dancers. The staff really went out of the way to make us feel welcome and ensure we had a great time. Everyone there was fantastic and the best tour of our trip.”

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Estancia Cristina Mirador del Glaciar Upsala - Sailing through the ice on Lake Argentino
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Estancia Cristina Mirador del Glaciar Upsala

6.Estancia Cristina Mirador del Glaciar Upsala

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 122 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $285

Spend about 11 hours sailing Lake Argentino, passing icebergs, touring historic Estancia Cristina, and choosing a 4x4 trip to an Upsala Glacier viewpoint or a walk to Los Perros Waterfall. Hotel pickup, boat snacks, a guide, and a small group of up to 15 make this a full but varied day.

“Fantastic organisiation with an absolutely stunning daytrip! Coming from central Europe, this is a place were you enjoy the rest and peace far away from all war situations... Thanks for this beautiful day!”

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Full Day Tour of Cabo San Pablo and Estancia Pirinaica - Route A to the Atlantic Coast
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Full Day Tour of Cabo San Pablo and Estancia Pirinaica

7.Full Day Tour of Cabo San Pablo and Estancia Pirinaica

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $180

Leave Ushuaia for Cabo San Pablo in a small group of up to 12. Travel Route 3 and Route A, stop at Tolhuin, walk to the leaning lighthouse, visit the Desdémona wreck, eat fresh róbalo at Miguel and Silvia’s home, and finish with sheep-farm life at Estancia Pirinaica.

“Hermoso paseo!!! Imperdible!!!nuestro guía Lucas genio!!! Tranquilo explicando, buena onda!!! Paso Garibaldi..estancia , cabo san Pablo, el desdemona, la comida riquísima en lo de Miguel y Silvia , crotalo a la pizza riquísimo!!!! En Tolhuin la panadería..imprnsada en ese lugar..precioso!!!”

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Argentine Barbecue Asado Dinner Experience with Live Music - Arriving at Gral. César Díaz 1549
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Argentine Barbecue Asado Dinner Experience with Live Music

8.Argentine Barbecue Asado Dinner Experience with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Join hosts Milton and Roger for a nearly three-hour Argentine asado at a private home in Buenos Aires. You’ll share grilled meats, vegetables, salads, dessert, four local wines, Fernet and cola, and soft drinks with up to 11 other people. The evening ends with live acoustic tango and folk music.

“Roger and Milton were incredible hosts and it was a great asado experience. Don’t think twice, just book it! It was very fun to have the small group experience where we met interesting people from all over the world.”

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Mendoza: Make an Argentine Asado BBQ w/ Local Host & Wine Tasting - Making empanadas while the coals get ready
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Mendoza: Make an Argentine Asado BBQ w/ Local Host & Wine Tasting

9.Make an Argentine Asado BBQ w/ Local Host & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89

Join Fede in central Mendoza for a four-hour home dinner built around Argentine asado. You will make empanadas, help prepare the coals, taste wine, eat morcilla, chorizo, pork matambre, and beef, then finish with Fernet and Coca-Cola. The small group meets at 8 p.m. and may move indoors in bad weather.

“What a fabulous evening! Fede was a wonderful host and the food and wine were excellent. The 4+ hours that we spent with Fede went by rather quickly. Highly recommended.”

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Horseback riding and barbecue in a private ranch - La Carrera, Mendoza - The Andes provide the main scenery
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Horseback riding and barbecue in a private ranch – La Carrera, Mendoza

10.Horseback riding and barbecue in a private ranch – La Carrera, Mendoza

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $200

Spend about seven hours at El Pico Palma ranch in La Carrera, riding well-trained Creole horses with Gilda, Lucía, or Ángel through private mountain country at 2,000 meters. After the 2.5-hour ride, settle in for empanadas, high-altitude wine, an Argentine asado, and regional desserts, with time to walk or relax.

“Really great experience! First of all nice personal contact right away together with a quick confirmation of the trip. The Ranch is beautiful, the surrounding is so spacious, I found it breath taking. The horses are super well behaved and well taken care off! The ride itself is beautiful and we enjoyed every bit of it. The food afterwards was excellent. You just feel that they have a heart of liking good products. We geld so relaxed. And next to that we even got really nice tips for the rest of our stay. Thank you so mutch!”

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The Real Gaucho Day Trip from Mendoza - Don Daniel Ranch - Getting comfortable in the saddle
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The Real Gaucho Day Trip from Mendoza – Don Daniel Ranch

11.The Real Gaucho Day Trip from Mendoza – Don Daniel Ranch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $290

Spend about eight hours with a gaucho family near Mendoza. Learn to drink mate, eat homemade sopaipillas, ride for roughly three and a half hours through the Andes, and enjoy an asado or cold lunch at 2700 meters. Guides such as Matias, Martin, Noemi, and Timothee have led this small-group outing.

“A most enjoyable day, horses were great, guides were pleasant. Lunch and wine was a bonus and the fire warmed us all.”

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El Calafate: Estancia 25 de Mayo Tour with Dinner & Transfer - Fried cakes, mate, and stories of the first settlers
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El Calafate: Estancia 25 de Mayo Tour with Dinner & Transfer

12.Estancia 25 de Mayo Tour with Dinner & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · 5 hours · from $109

Join a five-hour evening at Estancia 25 de Mayo, just outside El Calafate. You’ll hear stories of early settlers, watch sheep herding and shearing, taste local treats, walk by Calafate Stream, and eat lamb at El Quincho before a live Argentine folk show. Guide Martina has earned praise for her clear English and warm approach.

“De lo mejor. Fue una experiencia en la que explicaron muy detalladamente la faena con ovejas, desde cómo arrearlas con un perro, cómo clasificarlas, ver cómo esquilan una oveja y el proceso de hacer un hilo de lana. Degustar comida típica argentina y tomar café de carretera hasta disfrutar un baile típico con una excelente cena de cordero. Fue fabuloso”

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Tailor-made Day Tour to San Antonio de Areco & Estancia El Ombu - San Antonio de Areco and the square at its center
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Tailor-made Day Tour to San Antonio de Areco & Estancia El Ombu

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

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

Travel from Buenos Aires to San Antonio de Areco with a bilingual guide, then visit silver and gaucho museums before heading to Estancia El Ombu. Ride a horse or carriage, eat a full asado lunch, and watch gaucho riding, folk music, and dance. Guides may include Enzo, Jessica, Andres, or Pierena.

“Brilliant day History, food, horse ride and gaucho experience with amazing food Loved all it with an excellent host”

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Estancia Gaucho Day at Buenos Aires - Arriving at the estancia under the ombú tree
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Estancia Gaucho Day at Buenos Aires

14.Estancia Gaucho Day at Buenos Aires

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

Leave Buenos Aires for San Antonio de Areco and a traditional estancia. You’ll visit a silversmith, church, and chocolate shop, then enjoy empanadas, horseback riding, an Argentine barbecue, live music, dancing, and a gaucho horse demonstration. Guides such as Carolina, Enrique, Miriam, and Marcelo have been praised for warm, attentive service.

“A really fun day. Our guide was wonderful. We had an enjoyable day with lovely food and sensational horsemanship on display. Topped off with some music and dancing.”

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Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch Day Tour, BBQ & Shows - The pulpería welcome with empanadas and wine
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Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch Day Tour, BBQ & Shows

15.Santa Susana Ranch Day Tour, BBQ & Shows

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 32 reviews · 8 hours · from $270

Travel from Buenos Aires to 1,200-hectare Santa Susana Ranch for empanadas and wine, a museum and chapel visit, carriage rides, Argentine barbecue, gaucho demonstrations, mate, and a tango and folklore show. Transport and a multilingual host are included. Horse riding costs extra.

“el show artístico estuvo espectacular y la comida muy buena”

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