Sandy Supposes....

Intoxicating Buenos Aires

August 12th
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Dust off your cowboy boots for a day on an authentic estancia (ranch) and see Argentina’s legendary gauchos (cowboys) demonstrate their unique horsemanship and wrangling skills. This small-group full-day tour takes you to San Antonio de Areco, where you can saddle up for a horseback ride or carriage ride, enjoy a traditional folklore show and tuck into a typical Argentinian barbeque (included). ust off your cowboy boots for a day on an authentic estancia (ranch) and see Argentina’s legendary gauchos (cowboys) demonstrate their unique horsemanship and wrangling skills. This small-group full-day tour takes you to San Antonio de Areco, where you can saddle up for a horseback ride or carriage ride, enjoy a traditional folklore show and tuck into a typical Argentinian barbeque (included).
Your tour begins with hotel pickup from your centrally located hotel in Buenos Aires. Board the vehicle and drive to San Antonio de Areco. On the way there, you can enjoy the views of the pampas and receive some explanation from your guide.
Hit the showers because we’re off to see a Tango Show.
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Hope you’ve got an appetite. Enjoy a memorable night out in Buenos Aires and experience the passion of the Argentine tango at an evening La Ventana tango show. With live tango and folk bands, a gaucho demonstration and a moving tribute to Eva Perón, this is one of the city’s most unique tango performances. For the full experience, kick off the night with a delicious 3-course dinner.
Overview
Enjoy a memorable night out in Buenos Aires and experience the passion of the Argentine tango at an evening La Ventana tango show. With live tango and folk bands, a gaucho demonstration and a moving tribute to Eva Perón, this is one of the city’s most unique tango performances. For the full experience, kick off the night with a delicious 3-course dinner.
What to Expect
After hotel pickup, head to the cobblestone streets of San Telmo, the birthplace of tango and the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires. Arrive at a conventillo, a historic tenement restored and now used as a restaurant-theater, where La Ventana takes place.

As you stroll through the theater’s preserved architectural interior, travel back in time to the tango grandeur of the early 1900s. If you’ve opted for dinner, arrive 90 minutes before showtime and dig into a three-course meal featuring a wide array of Argentine and international dishes, accompanied by Argentine wines. See below for a sample menu. Or, if you chose the show-only option, slip into your seat in time for the performance, and enjoy provided wine or soft drinks.

Two tango orchestras and an Argentine folk music group provide live accompaniment to the five smartly costumed couples on stage, who grace the stage with sensuality and breathtaking precision.

Listen to both Spanish and indigenous styles of music from the bands as well as vocalists. Get a glimpse of the gaucho culture, or Argentina’s version of cowboys, through a demonstration of boleadoras, used to wrangle livestock.

After the show closes with a moving tribute to Eva Perón, our driver takes us back to our hotel.

Day 12....Lovin' Argentina

         More wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime experiences.... Today, we travelled to an authentic "estancia", or ranch in San Antonio de Areco. Our trip showcased breath taking scenery.

         We were treated to a show by "gauchos", or cowboys. It was like participating in a western movie, or a wild west show. The men proudly displayed their skills with the horses. They made everything appear to be so easy, and effortless.

         I was offered another caballo to ride, but I declined. My posterior is protesting in what I presume to be an attack of "saddle soreness". Walking is slow and careful today. I opted for a carriage ride instead. I almost wished I was attired in a hoop skirt, and brandishing a parasol.

         The evening's entertainment was spectacular. We visited a barrio to view La Ventana Tango Show. The Argentine Tango is so seductive, sexy, passionate, and dramatic. The only thing missing was a long-stemmed red rose clenched between my teeth. This dance left me gasping, and fanning my burning skin. I envy these dancers their fluid movements. My cheeks were blushing, and I certainly felt the heat, but then again, I did drink freely of the proffered wine... Buenos Aires is intoxicating!