San Antonio de Areco Gaucho Day Trip from Buenos Aires
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Experience Highlights
Explore Argentine folklore on a 1-day tour to San Antonio de Areco from Buenos Aires. Visit an authentic ranch and enjoy the gauchos' (cowboys') horse-riding show. A local guide will accompany you on a tour of the town of San Antonio de Areco and its historic centre.
At the estancia in El Ombú de Areco you can take a horse or carriage ride and enjoy an Argentinean barbecue, snacks and drinks. You will also visit places of interest such as the Draghi Museum, the Parroquia San Antonio de Padua and more. The activity includes transportation to and from the hotel.
- 1 day visit to San Antonio de Areco with gaucho horse riding show
- Enjoy a horse or carriage ride.
- Taste a delicious Argentinean barbecue and snacks
- Roundtrip transportation from Buenos Aires city centre hotels
What’s included
- Food, soda or soft drinks, alcoholic beverages
- Local guide
- Pick up and return to the hotel
- Live entertainment
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Step by Step
Enjoy a day trip to San Antonio de Areco, the town of the famous Argentinean gauchos or cowboys, from Buenos Aires. A local guide will lead this activity and together with him you will visit an authentic ranch, called El Ombú de Areco, where you will enjoy a horse riding and gaucho wrestling show.
In addition, you will be able to take a horse or carriage ride. You will also enjoy an exquisite Argentinean barbecue, some sausages, cheeses and traditional drinks.
You will take a guided tour through the town of San Antonio de Areco and its historic centre, where you will visit points of interest such as:
- Draghi Museum: it houses a large collection of rural goldsmith elements from the 19th century. You will be able to be a participant or spectator of the elaboration of the goldsmith pieces.
- San Antonio de Padua Parish: the first oratory centre in the area founded by Don José Ruiz de Arellano and built between 1720 and 1728. A historical jewel.
- Boliche de Bessonart Bar: it was one of the places visited in ancient times by the peasants to buy groceries and drinks. It was also a recurrent stop for the famous gaucho Don Segundo Ramirez, who was later a character in the novel Ricardo Güiraldes.
To guarantee a complete and comfortable experience from start to finish, the activity includes transfer to and from hotels in downtown Buenos Aires in areas such as Palermo, Recoleta and others.