ESTANCIA
DON SILVANO
A traditional Fiesta Gaucha excursion in the Pampas
Argentine
ranches get turn us back in the time to revive the argentine ranches past
and their traditions.
Contacting with nature.
Feeling protagonist of an ecosystem that works far away from time hours
and races, out of the city vortex.
Breathing pure air. Feeling the sun and wind on the cheeks.
Experiment the freedom sesation that provokes projecting a look towards
the horizon and find just a rural landscape, where sement is not a natural
state but an unknown word practicaly, nearly surrealist.
Well be abble to find
all this and more at only 87 km. From buenos aires city ( just travelling
one hour ) , where wait for you the incredible magic of don silvanos
ranch, a place to enjoy the argentine countriside immensity and the hospitality
from our country-man.
The ranch (the principal building):
An antique victorian style stately home. Lounge: 80 people capacity.
Restaurant:
Arranged old stable for horses whose capacity is 500 people
Organic orchard:
To consumption its products at the settlement.
Gauchesco museum:
Inside the museum it is able to watch a big amount of implements and antique
objects for the rural use and domestic jobs: carriajes, machinery and
country implements, etc.
Coffee hause:
Arranged from an old matera,
(place where anciently the farm hands used to join together for drinking
mate,
argentine traditional beverage).
Bakery:
Where bread is elaborated (artisanal way and baked into a mud stove),
which will be eaten afterwards at the restaurant.
Argentine traditional store-room:
Its building is completely made in straw and mud.
On its shelves we can find every kind of regional products: honey, cheeses,
sweets, mermelades, etc, (artisanaly elaborated at the ranch) and artisan
objects like mates, knives, ponchos, bows and
a big variety of ornament and souveirs.
Swiming-Pool :
We have recently inaugurated our swiming-pool at this uncomparable beautiful
and calm place, as is the stage offered by the argentine ranch.
We have also a children games park, mini-farm, football, volley and bochas
sports ground
To enjoy the gaucha party
or "Fiesta Gaucha" that offers don silvanos ranch is necessary
to make reservations in time.
RECEPTION
Small meat pie, wine and juices.
Visit to the installations: the museum, bakery, etc.
Public participation in cows milking.
Horses saddling demostration.
cuadrera race.
LUNCH
Grill: sausages, blood sausages, roasted meat ans its bones, roasted meat
at chicken.
Salad: mixed salad and carrots and eggs salad.
Beverages: red and white wine, gaseous, water, soda-water.
Dessert: ice cream.
During the lunch folk singing and dances show.
The public participation in folk dances.
Carriages ride, tractor ride and horse
back riding.
People into pouch race, axe man competition,
short football and volley matches. Rings race.
AFTERNOON SNACK
Boiled mate tea and traditional fried confection..
DAY 1 - Arrival to Ezeiza Int. Airport and
transfer to hotel. 03 nts of accommodation with breakfast
DAY 2
- Traditional City Tour, visiting the best of Buenos Aires: La Boca, San
Telmo, 9 de Julio Avenue and the Obelisk, Colon Theatre, The Congress,
The Governor House called "Casa Rosada", Puerto Madero, La Recoleta...
DAY 3
- Excursion to a traditional "Estancia" or farm in the Pampas.
Meals and Activities included. This excursion is usually called "Fiesta
Gaucha"
DAY 4
- Transfer to airport
This is a basic program to visit Buenos Aires. Please visit our tour list
to see more tours combining this area and others place in Argentina and
Chile