Patagonia Gaucho Ride (trip)

Patagonia Gaucho Ride

  • Bariloche Airport, Argentina
  • Active & Adventure
Argentina, South America

Contact provider for price8 DaysYear-round
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Boojum Expeditions 14 people max
Offered just a half dozen times per year, these rides take place on a working estancia where our
host, Martin Jones, personally guides the ride with his gaucho crew. Descendants of Welsh
immigrants via the US, the Jones family is prominent in the Bariloche region. Martin raises cattle
when not guiding a lucky few on a ride through
his property.

From our base at estancia Nahuel Huapai, we
ride high up in the mountains, on rugged trails
aboard strong, sure-footed Criollo horses. We
camp out, the crew cooks over wood fires and
each day brings new terrain and new vistas. This
is a trip for riders with good basic riding
experience; it is not a place to learn to ride.
Meals feature asado, the famous Argentine
barbecue of meat, meat and meat plus local
specialities whipped up by our cook. And always,
there is mate.

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Argentina, South America

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Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Bariloche midday. You will be met at Bariloche airport by our host Martin Jones, and
transported to estancia Nahuel Haupi National Park.

Day 2: Meet Criollo horses and local gauchos /
wranglers. Orientation to tack and "shakedown" ride.

Day 3-6: Day-long rides including wide open spaces,
river crossings, rugged, steep mountain climbs, great
fishing, daily lunchtime 'asados' and campfire
camaraderie. Expect to see condors, armadillos, red
deer, ostriches, guanacos and if you’re a fisherman,
try your luck in the cold streams that drain off the
Andes.

Day 7: After breakfast at camp, return drive to
Bariloche and check into hotel. Free time in the
afternoon for shopping & sightseeing; restaurant
dinner and overnight in local hotel.

Day 8: Fly to Buenos Aires and on to home.

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