Gaucho Experience: A Day Trip to Don Silvano Ranch

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8 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 9 guests
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English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Immerse yourself in the authentic gaucho lifestyle at Don Silvano Ranch. Enjoy traditional food, exciting ranch activities, horseback rides, and an unforgettable Argentine cultural experience.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Spend a day in the Argentina countryside on this full-day tour from Buenos Aires to Estancia Don Silvano, a traditional ranch where you’ll enjoy a full 'fiesta gaucha' (gaucho party) experience. Loosely translated as the South American version of cowboys, gauchos are residents of the Argentina plains. The gauchos of Don Silvano will provide you will a fabulous day of ranch activities, horseback rides, snacks, a typical argentine asado lunch, dancing and a performance of their superb horse-riding skills.


On this day you will learn about the tipical activities at the ranchs in Argentina, and you are going to live an entire day like them. You will try tipical Argentinian food, such as asado, mate, tortafritas, wine, among others. And you will enjoy music and dance tipical from this country.


What You Get

Horseback riding
Afternoon Snacks
Authentic Argentine Lunch with Beverages
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • 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
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Cruise Passengers are not allowed to take this tour
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

1

Buenos Aires

Depart Buenos Aires in a comfortable coach for the scenic ride through the Argentine pampas (plains) to Estancia Don Silvano.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
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Touristic Argentinian Ranch Don Silvano

When you arrive at the estancia (ranch), your day of gaucho fun begins with a friendly welcome reception including empanadas, wine and juice. Visit some of the ranch’s attractions, and then, watch the gauchos saddle up the horses, and take off on a leisurely horseback ride through the countryside. Back at the ranch, tuck into a delicious asado lunch of grilled sausages, ribs and chicken accompanied by potato salad and ice cream. Red and white wine, soda, water and coffee are also all included. During lunch, be entertained by a folkloric song and dance show, and then work off your meal by participating in some traditional Argentine dances. Later, go for a carriage or tractor ride, and then watch the gauchos show off their incredible horse-riding skills with ring races and other performances. Before heading back to Buenos Aires, enjoy a glass of mate (an Argentine drink of yerba mate leaves steeped in hot water) accompanied by sweet cakes with quince jelly.
5 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
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Buenos Aires

At 5 PM, after enjoying this amazing day, and living a typical day on a ranch at Argentina, you will be returning to the city of Buenos Aires.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

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The pick up transfer is only from selected centrally located hotels. If your hotel is outside the geographic area, we will confirm you the closest meeting point. Indicate the name and address of your hotel.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, AR

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Pick up transfer included from centrally located hotels.
End Point

Buenos Aires, Argentina, AR

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Return point: Downtown Buenos Aires

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Trip to an Estancia
December 09, 2024
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I had such a fun day out! It was thrilling! There was horseback riding, horse carriage ride, a huge asado lunch and lots of snacks throughout the day! The traditional Argentinan song and dance perf...read more

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Full day at the ranch
February 12, 2024
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We arrived about 11:00 AM from the city, and after leaving the bus, we began our visit by lining up for a small cup of wine and empanadas which we ate inside a large open pavilion of sorts. Pret...read more

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January 06, 2024
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Falta un mejor mantenimiento de las instalaciones. Los carruajes tenían telarañas. La comida es buena

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Gaucho Experience
April 14, 2023
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We were lucky to have a day to spare in Buenos Aires. This was a perfect excursion for us. We were picked up from near our hotel and taken by minibus to the Don Silvano ranch. We were greeted and g...read more

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August 22, 2022
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Un petit établissement au visuel propre , au personnel jeune a l'accueil en demi-teinte sans sourire. Proposant une cuisine rapide qui laisse perplexe. Une préparation sans gants alimentaire. Une ...read more

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