The 15 Best Estancia Day Trips in Argentina

1.9-Course Argentine Meat Tasting at Fogón Asado

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 826 reviews · 2 hours · from $93Our pick

At Fogón Asado, you sit at a low bar around a custom grill while an asador chef prepares nine Argentine meat courses in front of you. Expect a welcome cocktail, cooking lessons, still and sparkling water, and an optional wine pairing. English, Spanish, and Portuguese service is available, with lunch and dinner seatings.

“I would have given six stars. SUCH a great experience. We were a group of nine people having the 9-course-asado around lunch. Beautiful location in the heart of Palermo. Service can also explain everything in English. You can also order wine by the glas, chose between two options of wine pairing or just have the included non-alcoholic drinks. Every course looked like in a Michelin Star restaurant. Every courses was cooked really good and was very taste. The meat was SO awesome. Truly the best steaks I had in Argentina so far. They came with very tasty sides as well. It is a lot food but you really don‘t want…”

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2.Gaucho and Ranch Day Tour

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

Spend nine hours beyond Buenos Aires with a multilingual guide such as Victoria, Oriana, or Facundo. Visit San Antonio de Areco, then enjoy empanadas, horseback or carriage riding, a generous asado, folk dancing, and, on Premium tours, a skilled gaucho horse demonstration. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included in selected central neighborhoods.

“The day was well planned and Carolina our guide was excellent. Carolina was professional informative and helpful. She gave us great facts about the Pampas and the history of Argentina. She was on hand all day even making sure we had full glasses of drink and talking us through of the different types of meat we were given.”

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

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

Leave Buenos Aires at about 9:30 a.m. for Estancia Santa Susana, a country ranch near Los Cardales. Expect empanadas, wine, a carriage ride, ranch museum and chapel, a generous Argentine barbecue, tango and folk music, and gaucho horsemanship displays. Hotel pickup is limited to downtown, with central drop-off after the return drive.

“The place was very nice and cosy (even if it was big and with 300 guests). The gauche show as well as the gaucho show was good. The horseback riding on the other hand was lousy. We expected to be allowed to ride the horses, not to go on a ride at horses with their head in the arse of the horse in front.”

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4.Authentic Argentine Asado BBQ with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 3 hours · from $74Best value

Join hosts Roger, Milton, and their team for a small-group Argentine asado in Buenos Aires Province. Over three hours, you will share seven courses of grilled meats, provoleta, salads, regional snacks, dessert, and four Argentine wines. The evening ends with live acoustic tango and folk music, all in a friendly local setting for up to 10 people.

“Roger and Milton were great hosts. We were a group of 10, and they encouraged us to socialize. Top notch food- grilled meats, salad, and variety of drinks including Argentinian wines. They explained the asado process, and the cuts of meat. Informative and enjoyable! Recommend.”

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

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

Spend about eight hours traveling from downtown Buenos Aires to Don Silvano Ranch for empanadas, horseback riding, an asado lunch, folk music, mate, and gaucho horsemanship. Guides speak English and Spanish. Expect a polished tourist ranch, short guided rides, hotel pickup from central hotels, and a city-center return.

“Awesome Trip. Great food! Good wine! Loved the guide. Gave us so much information on Argentina, the nation and the area!”

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6.Estancia Cristina Mirador del Glaciar Upsala

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 122 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $285

Spend a full day sailing Lake Argentino from El Calafate to remote Estancia Cristina. Enjoy onboard snacks, a ranch museum, mountain views, and your choice of a bumpy 4x4 ride toward Upsala Glacier or a guided walk to Los Perros Waterfall. Hotel pickup, guides, and boat transport are included.

“It was very nice, we had a great local tour guide and the all experience was lovely”

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7.Full Day Tour of Cabo San Pablo and Estancia Pirinaica

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $180

Leave Ushuaia for Cabo San Pablo in a small group of up to 12. Follow Route 3 and Route A past Lake Fagnano, forests, ranches, guanacos, and coastal cliffs. Visit the leaning Faro San Pablo and Desdémona wreck, eat fresh róbalo at Miguel and Silvia’s home, and see working life at Estancia Pirinaica.

“Great guide & only three participants. The location is out of the way & parts require 4-wheel drive, so we had the locations to ourselves. Great for photographs not having other tourists in the shot. The scenery along the way was amazing. And a tasty homemade lunch.”

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8.Argentine Barbecue Asado Dinner Experience with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Join hosts Milton and Roger in Buenos Aires for a small-group Argentine asado at a private home. Over about 2 hours 45 minutes, you’ll enjoy multiple courses of grilled meats, vegetables, salads, dessert, four local wines, Fernet and cola, and live tango and folk music. The setting is intimate, social, and easy to reach by Uber.

“The Argentinian asado was the highlight of our trip to Buenos Aires. An authentic experience of the country’s culture and its culinary traditions. The hosts were very welcoming and friendly. The atmosphere was very intimate since it takes place in a small venue with a small group of people and the music gave us a sense of a family gathering!”

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9.Make an Argentine Asado BBQ w/ Local Host & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89

Join local host Fede in his Mendoza home for a four-hour Argentine asado at 8 p.m. You will make empanadas, help prepare the fire, taste wine, beer, and Fernet-Cola, and share a meal of chorizo, morcilla, pork matambre, and beef. The small group is capped at five, with an indoor option in bad weather.

“Fedo’s asado was absolutely amazing! We had the pleasure of enjoying delicious, homemade Argentinian food while making new friends in the process. The experience was so fantastic that we decided to join him for another trip the very next day. I can’t recommend Fedo’s asado highly enough!”

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10.Horseback riding and barbecue in a private ranch – La Carrera, Mendoza

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $200

Spend about seven hours at El Pico Palma ranch in La Carrera, riding well-cared-for Criollo horses with Gilda, Lucía, and Ángel. The private 2.5-hour ride reaches 2,000 meters in the Andes, followed by empanadas, high-altitude wine, an Argentine asado, and regional desserts. Pickup from Mendoza and lunch are included.

“Really great experience! First of all nice personal contact right away together with a quick confirmation of the trip. The Ranch is beautiful, the surrounding is so spacious, I found it breath taking. The horses are super well behaved and well taken care off! The ride itself is beautiful and we enjoyed every bit of it. The food afterwards was excellent. You just feel that they have a heart of liking good products. We geld so relaxed. And next to that we even got really nice tips for the rest of our stay. Thank you so mutch!”

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11.Polo Under the Stars and Argentine BBQ Evening Venue from Buenos Aires

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $247

Leave Buenos Aires at 7 pm for Argentina Polo Day, about 80 kilometers from the city. A bilingual guide explains polo between chukkers, then you can visit the pony line and practice shots on foot. After the match, enjoy empanadas, wine, drinks, dessert, and a traditional Argentine asado.

“That has been an amazing experience! The hosts are so nice and I really enjoyed playing polo myself!”

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12.The Real Gaucho Day Trip from Mendoza – Don Daniel Ranch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $290

Leave Mendoza for Don Daniel’s ranch, where you’ll learn the mate ritual, eat homemade sopaipillas, and saddle up for roughly 3.5 hours on mountain trails. Guides such as Matias, Martin, Noemi, and Timotheé have led guests through the Andes, with an asado or cold lunch at 2,700 meters, weather permitting.

“Indico para os amantes da natureza. Deliciosamente exótico! Faria o passeio novamente. Uma emoção única! Deliciosamente exótico! Faria o passeio novamente. Uma emoção única!”

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13.Santa Susana Ranch Day Tour, BBQ & Shows

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

Travel from Buenos Aires to historic Santa Susana Ranch for empanadas and wine, a museum and chapel, antique carriage rides, Argentine barbecue, gaucho demonstrations, and a tango and folklore show. English, Spanish, and Portuguese hosts are available. An optional horse ride costs extra.

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

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14.Make An Argentine Asado With A Local & Taste Malbec

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $89

Join Fede in central Mendoza for a four-hour, small-group asado at his home. Help prepare empanadas, build the fire, grill chorizo, morcilla, pork, and beef, then share Malbec, dessert, and Fernet with a city and mountain view. The experience is limited to five people and can move indoors if it rains.

“Myself and a friend shared a fantastic evening with Fede. The food was delicious, the conversation and wine flowing, and we even got a lesson in building the asado fire! I would highly recommend this activity to those who are keen to enjoy a traditional Argentinian asado!”

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15.Asado Experience at Parrilla Don Julio

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $228

Spend two to three hours at Parrilla Don Julio in Palermo, one of Buenos Aires’ best-known grills. Your set menu includes chorizo, provoleta, rib-eye, entraña, sides, ice cream, and dulce de leche pancakes. Choose optional pickup and return from central Buenos Aires or Palermo hotels. English and Spanish driver service is available.

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