Field Day at El Ombu de Areco’s Ranch
San Antonio de Areco City & El Ombu Ranch. The best experience to know the Gaucho’s life and the Argentinean Tradition
This day trip gives you the chance to get to know more about the heritage of Argentina by way of visiting San Antonio de Areco, one of the last towns in the country that proudly maintains its Gaucho customs and traditions. You will also get the chance to visit an authentic Estancia (Argentinian ranch)in the prairie, where you’ll be able to enjoy traditional Argentine gastronomy, horse riding activities and natural landscapes.
Schedule activities
08:30am | We’ll pick you up at your hotels and take you to San Antonio de Areco, home of gaucho traditions.
10:45am In San Antonio de Areco we take a panoramic city tour. We’ll be admiring chamferless corners – which were a tradition of our countryside – and emblematic buildings such as: the San Antonio de Padua parish, the Draghi silversmith’s workshop (optional), and the Navarro rope factory, both internationally recognized, as well as the Bessonart grocery store, among others.
11:45am | We head to the Estancia located 20 minutes away by road, in the middle of the Pampa plain. After a brief presentation of the place and a beautiful horseback ride (or carriage ride) to discover the 350 hectares of the property, you are invited to enjoy a delicious grilled lunch served, weather allowing, in the shade of ancient trees or in the estancia’s lounge. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to admire a demonstration of a gaucho’s skill and gentleness with the horse, and folk Argentine music and dances.
4:30 pm | We return to Buenos Aires.
