Farm in La Pampa (31 K)

Estancias
The Argentine estancias are agriculture establishments, their "cascos" main or principal house, are often XIXth century mansions, they have been adapted to receive guests and they are almost always assisted by their owners. They are usually big extensions of land, with livestock and sown fields and with a rich history and tradition.
The " cascos " can be houses of French or English style, luxuriously furnished and with all comforts of excellent hotels or of attractive colonial style, elegant and comfortable.
The farms allow the visitors to participate in all the typical tasks of an Argentine estancia. They can be located in the
Pampa, in Patagonia, in the coast in the Northeast or in the Northwest, on the Andes or in the immensity of the plains or plateaux.


Farm (26 K)

The accomodation in farms allows enjoying an exquisite gastronomy based on the excellent meat and the famous Argentine wine. It is necessary to know that these farms are the production centres of the best meat (asado) in the world.
Apart from the meat, the kitchen of the estancias uses ingredients cultivated in the establishment.
These elegant houses, with traces of colonial life together with Creole atmosphere, are the best offer for a tourist.
Farm tourism is included by many tours and operators that organise trips to Argentina, offer its clients the possibility of lodging in this type of establishments, of enjoying a singular modality, or simply, of getting to know a different place, typical of Argentina.


Farm in La Pampa (21 K)

It is necessary to know and to keep in mind some characteristic particularities when lodging in an estancia. Contrary to a hotel, in the estancia, the visitor receives a more personalised service so that one is made to feel as the owner's special guest, more than as a hotel guest.
One of the objectives of this type of tourism is the possibility to come closer to a privileged uncontaminated nature, to live the customs and traditions of the Argentine campsite and to participate of a wide sport and recreational offer, to breathe its air, to see the sky and the stars without interference of any artificial light.
The farms grant the visitor the possibility of sharing the daily tasks of the gaucho, to see him work on his horse, an actor in this huge scenario.
The farms are an inseparable part of the history of the country and today they still keep a vigorous presence in the national economy. They constitute a unique opportunity to get to know and enjoy the landscape of the Northwest, the Pampa, Tierra del Fuego, the south end or the Argentine Mesopotamia; and to discover the comfortable mansions, the uses and typical customs of the field, the pure, generous and prodigal nature of a simple, frank people and enjoying an extremely friendly treatment.