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Gaucho Day Trip from Buenos Aires: Traditional Experience at Santa Susana Ranch
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Buenos Aires
Immerse yourself in the traditional gaucho culture on a day trip from Buenos Aires. Experience horseback riding, a folk show, delicious food, and more at Santa Susana Ranch.
Immerse yourself in the traditional gaucho culture on a day trip from Buenos Aires. Experience horseback riding, a folk show, delicious food, and more at Santa Susana Ranch.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Buenos Aires - Guests will be picked up from their hotel and at approximately 9:30 am, they will depart Buenos Aires in a comfortable bus for a scenic 2-hour journey through the Argentine pampas (plains) to Estancia Santa Susana, located in Los Cardales.
- Estancia Santa Susana - The day of gaucho fun begins with a warm welcome at the ranch…
- Buenos Aires - Guests will be picked up from their hotel and at approximately 9:30 am, they will depart Buenos Aires in a comfortable bus for a scenic 2-hour journey through the Argentine pampas (plains) to Estancia Santa Susana, located in Los Cardales.
- Estancia Santa Susana - The day of gaucho fun begins with a warm welcome at the ranch pub, featuring empanadas and wine. Visitors can tour some of Santa Susana’s attractions, including its museum and church, before enjoying a horse-drawn carriage ride to explore the ranch grounds. Back at the ranch, guests can indulge in a delicious parrillada of asado lunch with grilled specialties such as sausages and chicken, accompanied by salad and beverages (red and white wine, soda, water, and coffee). Then, savor a glass of mate (an Argentine drink made from yerba mate leaves steeped in hot water) and finish with a pastelito (pastry)! During lunch, enjoy a tango and folk show featuring classical music and dance, and watch an exciting boleadoras show, showcasing the throwing weapons used by gauchos. After dining, the real entertainment begins as the gauchos demonstrate their impressive ranch skills. Be amazed by a ring race (known as la sortija), animal herding, and the cuadreras race, a traditional gaucho game.
- Buenos Aires - Once the day of fun at the ranch concludes, guests will be driven back to Buenos Aires and dropped off at a central location.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup (Downtown hotels only)
- Transportation by horse-drawn carriage
- Traditional gauchos performance
- Argentine BBQ lunch with drinks included
- Afternoon refreshments
- Convenient drop-off in central Buenos Aires
- Professional bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
- Admission to Estancia Santa Susana
- Hotel pickup (Downtown hotels only)
- Transportation by horse-drawn carriage
- Traditional gauchos performance
- Argentine BBQ lunch with drinks included
- Afternoon refreshments
- Convenient drop-off in central Buenos Aires
- Professional bilingual guide (English/Spanish)
- Admission to Estancia Santa Susana
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Come join the fun at Estancia Santa Susana, a classic ranch nestled in the Argentine countryside, just a day trip away from Buenos Aires. Dive into the rich culture of the gauchos. At Santa Susana, you’ll be treated to a packed day of ranch adventures, horse-drawn carriage ride, a traditional folk show, Asado for lunch, wine and a performance of their…
Come join the fun at Estancia Santa Susana, a classic ranch nestled in the Argentine countryside, just a day trip away from Buenos Aires. Dive into the rich culture of the gauchos. At Santa Susana, you’ll be treated to a packed day of ranch adventures, horse-drawn carriage ride, a traditional folk show, Asado for lunch, wine and a performance of their fantastic horse-riding skills.
- Passport name, number, date of birth, expiry and country is required at time of booking for ALL participants
- IMPORTANT: You must bring your passport at the time of the tour as there may be checks during the trip
- Cruise Passengers are not allowed to take this tour
Location
Buenos Aires
Departure Point: from selected hotels in the downtown, Recoleta and Congreso areas.
If your hotel is not located in the pickup area, please meet your guide at the meeting point indicated on your voucher.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(274 Ratings)
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Mhuehnergard
Feb 7, 2024
Wonderful family owned gaucho experience! - Excellent day trip, wonderful family ranch with fantastic lunch, tango and gaucho riding show. The owner greets you and performs in the gaucho riding. Overall a great tour.
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Francescoan192fl
Aug 15, 2023
A dive into gaucho culture. - Fantastic staff, always attentive to guests. Fantastic meat, music, tango performance, horse show, all beautiful!!!!
A nice dive into the Argentine world. Highly recommended!!!
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Bigboy61455
Mar 9, 2023
Excellent daytrip from Buenos Aires - Total change of scenery coming out of busy BA and we were greeted by very friendly ranch owner and his family. A lot of good food coming nonstop from start to finish and empanada they served is the best in Argentina - very moist and tasty.
Rustic experience at a typical Argentine ranch (estancia), dedicated to agriculture and the breeding of cattle and horses. After a tour of the grounds and interesting family history, barbecue lunch is served in huge dining hall. They must have much better business when hundreds of people visited in a day when there is cruise ships at BA port. Barbecue is also very good, followed by a folklore show with live music and dancing. Owner himself and family also showed their horse riding and cowboy skills at the end.
Tip: don't be discouraged by very high dollar prize shown here (it must be something wrong with conversion (official rate is more than 50% than street rate). We just visited this summer and it was $99 with our tour bus.
May be wait until you arrive to Buenos Aires, then exchange your dollars and let your hotel book for you.
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Sarah
Dec 7, 2022
Fabulous - Fabulous day out, lovely barbecue and wine, fantastic tango show. Great experience for a day trip from Buenos Aires. Cart ride was brilliant as well as all the entertainment!
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Patricia_p
Mar 8, 2020
An adventure out of the city! - The trip was fun and our guide was informative and friendly. The small group experience made it easier to hear the information and to share experiences with fellow travelers. It was well organized and the food was great.
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Donald_l
Feb 15, 2020
Awesome - Our guide was very informative and helpful. Nice to be out of city and spend a day in the country. Lunch meal was absolutely wonderful.
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Birdwoman1959
Jan 24, 2020
Amazing day!! - Well I don’t know where to start. Everything was fantastic. The driver who picked us up was lovely. The arrival at the ranch was spectacular. Greeted with red or white wine, fruit juice, and of course a empanadas.
Explained we had an hour and half to explore the ranch. Ride horses, take a ride on the horse and cart, visit the chapel and little museum.
I am 60. Haven’t been on a horse since I was 8 years old.
The guys made it so easy for me to do so. Helping you up and Alabama around everyone to make sure everyone was safe. I loved it so much I didn’t want to get off.
We then were took into the banquet hall. An amazing place and fed and watered as much of eat as you wanted. It just kept coming!!
Followed then by entertainment. Which was excellent too.
Just when we thought that was everything, we were then guided out to the field where all the cowboys put on a lovely show for us all.
We got into the car from home, with big smiles!! What a fantastic day we had. Totally recommended.
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Alanquintonw
Dec 29, 2019
Gaucho day trip - A pleasant day spent at Santa Susanna Gaucho Ranch. Brilliant display of horsemanship. The lunch was excellent and the quality/quantity superb. Lunchtime entertainment was an added bonus with the argentine tango being performed a. o. All in all a good outing.
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Patricia_p
Feb 23, 2020
Santa susana day - 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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Barbara_l
Jan 28, 2020
A fun day at Santa Susanna Ranch - I especially enjoyed the gaucho show. It was amazing to see the gauchos leading a horseback ride, serving the meal and demonstrating their skills with their horses. They worked really hard and were super hospitable.
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