Where to Go: the 11 Best Farm Tours in Argentina

1.Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

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

Spend nine hours beyond Buenos Aires with a multilingual guide such as Oriana, Florencia, or Facundo. Visit San Antonio de Areco, then enjoy empanadas, a horseback or carriage ride, a generous asado, folk music, dancing, and, in Premium bookings, a skilled gaucho horse demonstration. Hotel pickup and lunch are included.

“Stella was a great tour guide! A very relaxing day at the ranch. Lovely hosts, plenty of food, interaction with the horses and a live dance / musical show at the end. The only thing I wish I could've seen was how the asado (lunch) was prepared - this was done in a private kitchen.”

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

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

Spend about eight hours at Estancia Santa Susana, a historic ranch near Los Cardales. Ride a horse or carriage, tour the chapel and museum, eat a generous asado lunch with wine, and watch tango, folk dancing, boleadoras, and gaucho horsemanship. Downtown hotel pickup is included, but return is to central Buenos Aires.

“It is a nice trip to see the culture outside the city. But there is substantial downtime during the tour that could be filled with more activities/stories. Recommended for meat lovers!”

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

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

Ride a gentle horse at Estancia Don Silvano, watch gaucho horsemanship, eat a generous asado, and learn about mate on an eight-hour trip from Buenos Aires. English- and Spanish-speaking guides, hotel pickup from downtown hotels, drinks, snacks, and lunch are included. Expect a polished ranch show, not a working estancia visit.

“Well organized tour with excellent shows, lunch and horse rides. Guide Soledad was very attentive and professional.”

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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 in La Carrera, near Tupungato. Private transport takes you to a family-run ranch at 2,000 meters, where guides Gilda, Lucía, and Ángel lead a two-and-a-half-hour ride on well-cared-for Creole horses. Finish with empanadas, wine, an Argentine asado, dessert, and time to relax or walk.

“The experience with Lucía's family is incredible. After we reserved the trip, Lucía sent us a confirmation message right away. From the pick up to the horseback riding, until the asado, it was really top notch. Gilda and Angel ride with my boyfriend and I. My boyfriend is a first-time rider, he felt very comfortable with the riding. I am intermediate rider, so I cantor with the Gaucho Angel at the last part. The horses are lovely!!! After the ride, we went back to the ranch to have the argentina barbeque, the meat was very good! Really good lol. I must say that the hospitality is very high standard -…”

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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 ride calmly trained horses into the Andes. A guide such as Matias, Martin, or Noemi leads the day in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Lunch is an open-fire asado when weather allows, with a cold sandwich offered in strong wind.

“This tour was definitely the highlight of our trip to Argentina! Our guide Martin was especially professional, knowledgeable and kind. The experience itself was mesmerizing with enchanting views and peaceful moments. Though the terrain is pretty rough and sometimes a bit scary, the horses are so well behaved and the guide and Daniel, the gaucho, so helpful that in no time you feel that you are in control and can relax and enjoy the moment. The doughnuts as well as the lunch were also amazing. Well worth the money!”

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6.25 DE MAYO FARM

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

Spend an afternoon or evening at Estancia 25 de Mayo near El Calafate. A bilingual guide explains the farm’s past, then you watch sheep herding, old-style shearing, wool work, tastings, and a visit to the garden and chicken coop. Add a Patagonian dinner with lamb, local dishes, and live folklore music.

“Muy rica la cena, y él ambiente durante la misma.”

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7.Santa Susana Ranch Day Tour, BBQ & Shows

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

Travel from Buenos Aires to 1,200-hectare Santa Susana Ranch for empanadas and wine, a museum and chapel visit, antique carriage rides, an Argentine grill lunch, gaucho demonstrations, mate cocido, tango, folklore, malambo, and horse skills. Transfers and a multilingual host are included. An optional horse ride costs extra.

“el show artístico estuvo espectacular y la comida muy buena”

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

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

Leave Buenos Aires for Santa Susana Ranch in the pampas. You’ll enjoy empanadas and wine, tour the chapel and museum, eat a generous Argentine barbecue, and watch tango, folklore, boleadoras, ring racing, herding, and gaucho competitions. English and Spanish guides, including Sofia on some departures, lead the day.

“A really enjoyable day spent away from the hussle and bussel of the city. A define place to spend eating, drinking, being entertained, enjoying the culture and history plus ride like a gaucho. It was so much fun from start to finish!”

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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 inside Los Glaciares National Park. A bilingual guide introduces you to ranch life, sheep shearing, Hereford cattle, and gaucho traditions before a 45-minute horseback ride and lamb asado with wine. Hotel pickup from central El Calafate is included.

“Me encanto ! Fue una gran experiencia: paisajes hermosos, ambiente agradable y hospitalario, comida deliciosa, muy interesante la interacción con animales de la estancia y un espectacular paseo a caballo. Altamente recomendado”

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10.Don Silvano Ranch Gaucho Day Trip

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

Leave Buenos Aires for Estancia Don Silvano, where an English or Spanish-speaking guide leads you through a full gaucho day. Enjoy empanadas, a gentle horseback ride, endless grilled meat, wine, folk music, dancing, carriage or tractor rides, mate, and a lively horse show. Pickup is from central hotels, but return transport is not included.

“Lovely ranch all the people were so enthusiastic and friendly. Loads of food and drinks.”

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11.Punta Loma + Ranch Shore Excursion for cruise passengers

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

Meet your bilingual guide outside Comandante Luis Piedra Buena Pier for a four-hour outing to Punta Loma and San Guillermo Ranch. Watch sea lions and cormorants, enjoy tortas fritas and mate, see sheep shearing, then eat lamb empanada and lamb goulash. Ferdinand is one guide who has led this route.

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

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