ARECO PRIVATE TOUR & ESTANCIA
Duration: Approximately 9 hours.
Tour: private
Times:
Departure from Buenos Aires: 8:30 / 9:00 a.m.
Return to Buenos Aires: approximately 6:00 p.m
– Departure and return to hotels, Airbnb or place chosen by you, within the city of Buenos Aires.
– The passenger will be picked up according to the agreed time, in a comfortable van or car depending on the number of people.
-Accompanied by a bilingual guide.
-Includes the tour: round trip transportation, tickets to the Museum (Gauchesco Museum / Parque Criollo
Ricardo Güiraldes or Draghi Museum) and to Estancia La Porteña.
-Includes in the Estancia: meals, drinks and activities (historical visit, music and folk dance, horseback riding, wild animals, demonstration with horses, among others).
Additional information
-You will receive confirmation of the tour by email when making the reservation.
-Wear comfortable clothing and shoes for walking.
-You will need a valid passport on the day of the tour.
-The tour is suitable for children.
-Not suitable for people in wheelchairs.
Detailed information:
Exclusive private tour, for you, a couple, family or friends!!! After picking you up at your hotel or chosen location, a professional driver/guide will accompany during the trip, telling you stories and information related to the places you will visit. The first destination will be the town of San Antonio de Areco, a place well known for its artisans and gaucho traditions. Depending on the opening day, you will visit the “Ricardo Güiraldes Gauchos Museum”, The museum follows Ricardo Güiraldes, a very important writer of Argentine literature, who lived and gained inspiration for his books in “Estancia La Porteña”. You will find everything related to the writer, his works, habits and customs of the Gaucho’s life. (https://museoguiraldes.areco.gob.ar).
The “ Draghi Museum” exhibits works and techniques made in silversmithing. There will also be exhibitions of goldsmithing and clothing of unique pieces made in Creole style. (http://www.marianodraghi.com/el-museo) You will later take a tour of the main square and visit the San Antonio de Padua Parish and a Gaucho’s Bar / store. After this culturally enriching tour, “Estancia La Porteña” will be waiting for you just 10 minutes from San Antonio de Areco! Being a typical Argentine Estancia, the “ Estancia La Porteña” is considered one of the most attractive and traditional in the country. The historic site was built in 1822 and its park was designed by the French landscape designer Charles Thays.
En San Antonio de Areco, se pueden visitar muy lindas Estancias, pero solo una es Monumento Histórico Nacional y esa es Estancia La Porteña; en donde apreciaran lugares únicos, como árboles de más de 200 años, el Rincón del Poeta y el viejo fogón de “Don Segundo Sombra” (la obra más reconocida del escritor). También Estancia La Porteña ha sido distinguida y elegida, como uno de “Los 1.000 Lugares para ver antes de morir ” !! (Elegida por Traveler´s Life List by Patricia Schultz).
Estancia La Porteña” will offer you Argentine traditions on an unforgettable day:
- Reception with a variety of empanadas and accompaniments.
- Lunch: roast with different types of meat, grilled vegetables, variety of salads and includes dessert.
- Accompanied by drinks and wines from Argentine wineries (at no additional cost).
- Tea Time / Mate accompanied by a variety of cakes, puddings, fritters and homemade pastries.
Activities included in the Estancia:
- Historical visit and unique representative places of the Estancia.
- Guided horseback riding through the pampas, passing through a natural forest.
- Carriage Ride.
- Demonstration of horses / Creole skills.
- Guitar and folk dance, whoever chooses to participate will be taught typical dances of the region!
- Come and visit farm animals: horses, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, among others.
- Pool/Swimming pool (in season).