From cañuelas to exaltation of the crossall destinations approximately two hours from the city, there are several ideal ranches to spend a fun day in the field or, also, to stay overnight and disconnect from the routine
Enjoy a day in the Buenos Aires hectaresis an enriching proposal in which you can ride, walk, learn about rural activities and taste the homemade delicacies that come out of the kitchen with organic ingredients from the garden and farm.
Of course, there are, in most of these complexes, accommodation for couples and families, which have been set up for weekend tourist visits. A romantic and recreational option that can close the holiday period at the beginning of the year with renewed energy.
The Ombu Ranch
120 kilometers from the city, El Ombú is a 300-hectare ranch that preserves its historic center from 1880. Visitors can stay and enjoy the pool and large outdoor spaces for sports, sulky rides, and long walks. The stay includes full board with continental breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner, with a fixed menu with starter, main course, drink and dessert.
La Mimosa Ranch
Converted into a ranch, his old house still preserves its original style, which combines the colonial with Italian and art nouveau tendencies. And its main garden, endowed with exotic and varied vegetation, also boasts sesquicentennial trees and the highest drunken tree in the province of Buenos Aires. La Mimosa, located in the historic district of Exaltation of the Cross with Chapel of the Lord As the main town, it is a referential property since 1869 and proposes a day with barbecue, snack with cooked mate and cakes. In addition, it includes a folkloric demonstration with traditional dances and malambo with boleadoras.
Puesto Viejo Ranch
The 220-hectare ranch, located in cañuelas, at kilometer 82 of Route 6, is ideal for lodging or going to spend the day. The field has a boutique hotel that was the house away from the farmhouse, where the most trusted gaucho in the family lived. It has 10 rooms, whose names evoke the owner’s favorite horses, decorated with antiques. In addition, a living room with a wood-burning stove and a library.
La Bandana Ranch
120 kilometers from Buenos Aires, in San Miguel del Monte, the La Bandada ranch suggests enjoying the countryside by enhancing its uses and customs. With its 80 hectares, it is ideal to spend a splendid day in which you can watch birds, do garden workshops and also stay the night in an elegant colonial-style house. Includes lunch and snack with Creole pastries, which are served under the hundred-year-old plane trees in the park or in the wide gallery of the main house. The stay includes four meals and activities within the estancia, such as horseback riding, hiking, biking, and a guided tour of the orchard and farm sector.
La Bamba de Areco Ranch
The origins of the ranch date back to 1830, when it was one of the post offices in the royal road that linked Buenos Aires with the north of the country. Its main building, its watchtower, its old stables, the general store and its 200-year-old park are rooted in Creole history. Transformed into a ranch in the 1980s, it retained its name and was completely renovated in 2009, maintaining its tradition. The stay includes all meals and activities such as horseback riding, carriage rides, bicycles, swimming pool and walks along the river.