Gaucho Day Trip from Buenos Aires: Santa Susana Ranch
Description
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.
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Itinerary
You will be pick up from your hotel and around 9.30 am depart Buenos Aires in a comfortable bus for the scenic ride of 2 hours through the Argentine pampas (plains) to Estancia Santa Susana, located in Los Cardales.
Your day of gaucho fun begins with a friendly welcome reception at the ranch pub with empanadas and wine. Take a tour to some of Santa Susana’s attractions, including its museum and church, before enjoying a horse-drawn carriage ride to explore the grounds of the ranch. Back at the ranch, tuck into a delicious parrillada of asado lunch of grilled specialties such as sausages and chicken, accompanied by salad and beverages (red and white wine, soda, water and coffee). Then sip on a glass of mate (an Argentine drink of yerba mate leaves steeped in hot water) and finish with a pastelito (pastry)! During lunch, be entertained by a tango and folk show of classical music and dance, and watch an exciting boleadoras show, with throwing weapons used by gauchos. When you’re done eating, the real entertainment begins as you watch the gauchos show off their incredible ranch skills. Be impressed by a ring race (known as la sortija), animal herding and the cuadreras race, a typical gaucho game.
When your day of fun on the ranch is over, you’ll be driven back to Buenos Aires and dropped-off at a central location.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
If your hotel is not in the list, please, add it at the time of booking. If your hotel is outside the pick up area, we will confirm the pick up from a central meeting point.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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
Reviews(274)
Very slow start, a lot of hanging about. Food very good . Singing and dancing good. Horse ride on cart around a field. Not allowed to ride horses. Goucho show not very exciting. At least at Blackpool you can ride a donky. On Easter Sunday. Over priced. Tony uk
A ranch with no cattle and just horses is a horse farm. Lunch was good, but definitely not worth the money. Go do something else for the money, and skip seeing a fake ranch.
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.
Fantastic staff, always attentive to guests. Fantastic meat, music, tango performance, horse show, all beautiful!!!! A nice dive into the Argentine world. Highly recommended!!!
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.
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!
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.
Thank you for your comments! We are glad you enjoyed the experience, our guides organize our groups so that everyone can enjoy the service. We hope you remember us for your next visit to our country. Regards.
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!
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.
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.
