12 Argentina Farm Tours to Build a Day Around

1.From Buenos Aires: Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

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

Spend nine hours beyond Buenos Aires with guides such as Victoria, Oriana, or Facundo. Visit San Antonio de Areco, ride a horse or carriage, eat empanadas and asado, and enjoy folk music, dancing, and gaucho skills at an estancia.

“Veronica was a fun and knowledgeable guide. Interesting stops oh the way. The experience at the estancia was outstanding. Horses, asado, songs…in good company and in a beautiful setting.”

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

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

Leave Buenos Aires for Estancia Santa Susana, a country ranch near Los Cardales. You will tour the grounds, chapel, museum, and farmland by carriage, sample empanadas and mate, enjoy an Argentine barbecue with wine, and watch tango, folk music, and gaucho horsemanship. Hotel pickup is limited to downtown.

“We very much enjoyed this trip and our guide. The food was very good and the experience at the ranch was great. It wasn't that busy the day we went, so everything was easy and quick to do. Make sure you bring cash for tips, they'll ask for it.”

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

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

Spend about eight hours at Estancia Don Silvano, an organized tourist ranch on the pampas. You’ll enjoy empanadas, mate, horseback and carriage rides, a generous asado, folk music, dancing, and gaucho horsemanship, with hotel pickup from central Buenos Aires and return to downtown.

“We enjoyed the day because of the people we met. From the description I was not anticipating such a commercial/tourist ranch. There were many more people than I anticipated cars full of families, lines waiting for everything. I was looking forward to something more rustic. However, we did enjoy the people on our bus. We all laughed a lot and visited in our various languages. The guide was great! She easily maneuvered between Spanish, English and Portuguese. We were delayed getting out of B.A. as there was difficulty finding some of the pick-up sites and guests were not ready. The matte was served in plastic cups and was pre-filtered and…”

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

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

Spend about seven hours at El Pico Palma ranch with private transport from Mendoza, a two-and-a-half-hour ride led by Lucía, Gilda, or Ángel, and a full Argentine lunch. Expect calm Criollo horses, Cordón del Plata views, homemade empanadas, high-altitude wine, asado, and a relaxed family welcome.

“This was one of the coolest experiences we did in South America. Gilda, Lucia, and Angel were incredible guides and made the experience unforgettable. Great views of the Andes along the entire ride and then a delicious asado and wine lunch to cap off the day. Cannot recommend this enough!”

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

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

Leave Mendoza at 8:30 a.m. for Don Daniel’s ranch, where you’ll learn the mate ritual, eat homemade sopaipillas, and saddle up for about 3.5 hours on horseback. Guides such as Matias, Martin, Timotheé, and Noemi lead small groups of up to 10 through the Andes, with lunch at 2700 meters.

“The Gaucho Day trip with Don Daniel was outstanding. We transferred from our hotel to the ranch no problem and stopped at Potrerillos along the way to take in the amazing views as well as to pick up snacks and drinks. We got to the ranch where our guide showed us around the ranch, and then went into the gaucho's home where his wife and kids made us fresh sopapillas and mate. We headed out on horseback into the mountains taking in more amazing views and stopped in a very scenic valley for lunch. We had a wonderful lunch of meat, veggies, and wine which we chilled in the stream!.…”

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6.25 DE MAYO FARM

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 40 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $74

Visit Estancia 25 de Mayo for a bilingual guided look at sheep herding, old-style hand shearing, wool work, mate, local tastings, and a Patagonian dinner with live folk music. Choose an afternoon visit, dinner show, or the full afternoon-and-dinner program with hotel transfers in El Calafate.

“It was an amazing time even going alone. The staff is very friendly, the food was great and the show was amazing. They even get you involved in parts of the show. Overall a wonderful experience!!”

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7.Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch Day Tour, BBQ & Shows

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

Travel from Buenos Aires to historic Estancia Santa Susana for empanadas and wine, a museum and chapel visit, carriage rides, Argentine barbecue, gaucho demonstrations, mate cocido, tango, and folklore. English, Spanish, and Portuguese hosts are available.

“We missed the excursion due to lack of clear communication from the vendor. Poor communication prior to the event. My voucher had one ouck up point. The location was changed. Prior to the day of the excursion, I asked several times what time the van would board guests. I received a response the day of the excursion. Poor customer service.”

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8.Full-Day at Santa Susana Ranch with BBQ, Drinks and Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 19 reviews · 8 hours · from $595

Ride from Buenos Aires into the pampas for an eight-hour visit to Santa Susana Ranch. You’ll enjoy empanadas, wine, a generous Argentine barbecue, tango and folklore, gaucho contests, mate, and pastries. English and Spanish guides lead the day, with hotel pickup from selected central hotels.

“bylo super, wino i jedzenie super, mimo ze padalo odbyly sie pokazy gauchos, ominela nas jazda konna z powodu deszczu, wycieczka warta pieniedzy..... uwaga na wino darmo, dobre i MOCNE :)”

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9.El Calafate: Nibepo Aike Ranch with Horseback Riding

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 17 reviews · 7 hours · from $175

Spend seven hours at Nibepo Aike Ranch in Los Glaciares National Park. A bilingual guide introduces you to gaucho life, estancia work, Hereford cattle, and a 45-minute horseback ride, followed by lamb asado, wine, and Andes views.

“The horse back riding was fantastic and I highly recommend just booking a long horse back ride and skipping the other touristy parts (cow milking/sheep sheering) Scenery is phenomenal.”

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10.City of Salta: Alpaca and leather handicraft workshop in the open air!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $22Best value

Meet Carlos at the Martín Miguel de Güemes monument for a 2-hour outdoor craft session in Salta. Choose a wallet, card holder, or bracelet, then emboss alpaca onto Argentine leather while learning how to prepare and drink mate.

“So awesome! Carlos was amazing - we had such a great time. The actual embossing was really cool and he was good at helping us through the process. He also taught us the proper way to prepare and drink Mate which was a cool experience aswell. Such a fun day!”

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11.Buenos Aires: Don Silvano Ranch Gaucho Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · 8 hours · from $468

Leave Buenos Aires for Estancia Don Silvano in the pampas. A bilingual guide takes you horseback riding, then to a long Argentine barbecue lunch with wine, folkloric music, dancing, carriage or tractor rides, mate, and gaucho horse skills. Central hotel pickup is included, but not hotel drop-off.

“Had such a great time. A nice break from Buenos Aires. Learned a ton about Gaucho culture as well as Argentine traditions. The tour guide who took us there was so knowledgeable and friendly. Don Silvano kept feeding us and the food was delicious (especially the empanadas). The horse ride was so calming. Our guide at the ranch, Pablo was entertaining and so hospitable, as well as teaching us all things Gaucho and how to make a mate. The day wasn’t fast paced but a lot was crammed in. The lunch was never ending food and drink (wine). The music and dance show was excellent (they also make you dance).…”

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12.Punta Loma + Ranch Shore Excursion for cruise passengers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $150

Meet Ferdinand or another bilingual guide outside Piedrabuena Pier for a four-hour outing to Punta Loma and San Guillermo Ranch. You will watch sea lions and cormorants, try tortas fritas and mate, see sheep shearing, and eat lamb empanada and goulash.

“Ferdinand met us arranged, took us around Puerto Madryn before seeing Sea lions the to ranch. Excellent tour.”

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