Price
2026
There is a minimum stay of 3 nights throughout the year. There is a minimum stay of 5 nights between 15th December and 8th January.
3 to 6 nights - $675 per person, per night, sharing
7 nights - $4,165 per person, sharing
Minimum age for children riding is normally 10 years old, any younger need to be made with prior arrangement. The child discount of 20% applies from 10 to 16 years old.
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Group exclusivity from groups of minimum 6, ideal for polo clubs or charity rides
Tailored itineraries
Dates & Prices
ARGENTINA
Estancia Los Potreros
Overview
Estancia Los Potreros is a 6,500 acre estancia, nestled between the pampas and the Andes, on top of the ‘Sierras Chicas’, in the heart of the region of Cordoba. This authentic estancia has won many accolades, including most recently ‘Top 100 Hotels’ voted for by the Sunday Times Traveller Magazine. We guarantee you will enjoy this unique, working estancia for its warm hospitality and upmarket accommodation.
The ranch is owned and run by your perfect hosts, Kevin Begg and Georgina Beech. It is a perfect location for those looking for a relaxed horse riding holiday in Argentina with excellent, well-schooled horses and comfortable, country house style accommodation, which is adorned with antiques, giving the place a rustic, grand feel. You’ll also enjoy the superb, tasty, home cooked food, served with excellent, locally produced wine.
Day rides from Estancia Los Potreros are exciting and adventurous, and you can often accompany the ranch gauchos on a working day rounding up the Aberdeen Angus cattle or a herd of rested horses and lassoing calves. The relaxed atmosphere lends itself well to families and groups who are looking for a bit of variety, rather than hard core riding all day, although you can do that as well if you wish.
There is a polo field and a fine string of polo ponies at Estancia Los Potreros, so it is an ideal place for those who wish to try a few relaxed chukkers. Due to the extreme dry weather conditions of the last few years, polo cannot be guaranteed as dependent on the suitability of the ground.
In addition, there are lots of other activities at Estancia Los Potreros making this also an ideal place to take non-riding partners and family, like guided walks, cooking classed with the estancia chef, visiting a nearby vineyard, bird watching, fishing, golfing and sight-seeing. Or, you can just chill out and soak up the warm sun, enjoy the gentle breeze and swim in the pool in complete tranquillity, which is only interrupted by bird song or the distant echo of everyday ranch life.
Location
Cordoba, Argentina
Airport
Cordoba, Argentina
Duration
Flexible
When to go
August - April
Riding level
All levels
Weight
90 kg / 14 stone / 198 lbs
Group size
12 max
Accommodation
Estancia
Included
All riding (except Polo), full board accommodation
Extras
There is no single supplement.
Excluded
Flights, transfers and tips
Price guarantee
All our riding holidays hold a price guarantee. We believe in your piece of mind on price when you book with us and will refund the difference should you find the same riding holiday elsewhere at a lower price.
Exchange rate
Rates are subject to daily exchange rate fluctuations, please refer to our Terms and Conditions for full details.
Transfers
The car journey from the airport in Cordoba to the Estancia takes around an hour. The transfer cost is $120 per car each way. Max 3 guests per car.
Departure dates
Open August - April. Flexible dates and length of stay, please enquire for availability.
Riding & Itinerary
The estancia stays don't follow a set itinireray but the activities and riding vary depending on the time of your visit and what ranch work needs to be done. Some days you may follow the gauchos and participate in their daily activities like herding cattle, other days if there's no ranch work that guests can participate in, you may have more leisurerly trail rides. The below is an example to give you a flavor of what to expect during a week stay.
NOTE: On Sundays, there are only longer than normal morning rides, no afternoon rides.
Day 1
Your transfer will meet you at the international airport of Córdoba. Just under an hour from your pick-up, you will arrive at Estancia Los Potreros in time for a late lunch. An introductory ride to get used to the ‘gaucho’ style of riding – long legs, deep seats and neck reining, whilst enjoying the comfortable sheepskins on the saddles. After your ride, the Begg Family invite you to dinner in what has been the Begg family home for over 100 years.
Day 2
Ride to the ‘Top of the World’, the highest point on the estancia, to appreciate the spectacular views out over the Sierras Chicas. The trail along the ridge is perfect for condor and eagle spotting, before returning to the estancia in time for lunch on the veranda. Demonstration and introduction to the very special Peruvian Paso horse. Learn more about this amazing 5-gaited horse before trying out their super smooth paces yourself. All these horses are home-bred on the estancia and are forward-going and extremely comfortable.
Day 3
A long morning’s ride galloping alongside the gauchos, heading out to explore our hidden waterfall of the Condors, before heading back to enjoy a Los Potreros speciality of Pizza a la Parrilla. Take the rest of the afternoon to relax by the pool and in the early evening head out for a sunset ride on Peruvian Pasos.
Day 4
Cattle day! Discover your inner gaucho as you help the gauchos round up our herd of awardwinning Aberdeen Angus, collecting them and moving them across the hills to our cattle station. Following lunch ´gaucho style´ under a shady tree, see if you can master the art of the lasso in the corrals, before some lovely long open canters along the top of the hills as you return to the estancia for tea and cake on the veranda.
Day 5
The ride this morning drops down to our hidden waterfall where you can take a dip or just take a few moments to relax in the cool shade. From there a wonderful long canter takes you up to ‘Potrero de Niz’, the original family home of the Beggs, and a delicious picnic lunch on the porch. Perched on the top of a hill, the house has stunning views over the valleys, and we warn you that once there, you will never want to leave! In the afternoon we ride back via the ‘Bellstone’ which will have the geologists amongst you scratching your heads. Tonight, the chefs open the farm kitchen doors and invite you to join them in preparing some traditional local dishes whilst sampling some more fabulous Argentine wines.
Day 6
This morning head out and gallop with the gauchos around a different area of the farm, look out for burrowing owls and enjoy your mid-morning coffee with panoramic views and incredible blue skies. Enjoy a traditional Argentine ‘asado’, sampling several different cuts of the estancia’s home-reared beef, washed down with plenty of Malbec. Take the rest of the afternoon to relax by the pool and in the evening, you are invited to an informal wine-tasting, sampling local wines of the region before sitting down to a candle-lit dinner.
Day 7
On your final day, ride through plunging gorges and over soaring mountain tops to reach ‘Las Tasas’ – a gorgeous natural swimming-hole where you can dive, swim or just take a snooze in the sun. After a shady picnic lunch, help our gauchos round up the mares and foals to protect them from the elusive puma. Tonight, enjoy some live traditional Argentine music with a glass of wine in the garden before sitting down to a fabulous farewell dinner.
Day 8
After breakfast depart for your onward travels.
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Tailored itineraries
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Horses
Criollo, Peruvian Paso, Thoroughbreds and Part Breds
Riding level
All levels
Type of riding
Leisurely trail rides around the estancia or rounding up and moving cattle with the gauchos. Riding is gaucho style – neck reining, long legs and deep seats in the comfortable sheepskins
Tack
Sheep skin covered traditional recado saddles, or polo saddles
Weight limit
90 kg / 14 stone / 198 lbs
Group size
12 max
Accommodation & Meals
Accommodation on Estancia Los Potreros is in one of two farmhouses. Rooms are traditionally decorated and preserved as much as possible in the original colonial style with tiled floors, rugs and original furniture and fittings. Bedrooms have brand new ensuites with walk in showers.
There is also ‘La Casita de Carpintero’ (The Little Woodpecker House), a self-contained cottage with spacious accommodation, consisting of 2 bedrooms (a double, and a twin or triple), 2 bathrooms, sitting room, veranda area and front garden.
Estancia Los Potreros operates with a strong ‘farm-to-table’ ethos when it comes to their food, providing home-reared beef, free-range eggs, and fruit and vegetables from the estancia gardens. You can expect excellent, fresh and tasty food. Meals are eaten in the dining room of the main house.
Days start with a cooked breakfast for those who wish or you might have muesli with yoghurt, fruit, freshly baked bread, toast and homemade jam.
Lunch and dinner are often a traditional Argentine ‘asado’ (barbeque) with beef, chorizo or lamb, accompanied by fresh salads, home-made bread and cheese, washed down with Argentinian wine. Los Potreros have their own label of locally made wine and the various grape varieties make for interesting wine tasting. Vegetarians will be catered for as far as possible but please give us prior notice of any special dietary requirements.
Accommodation
Estancia
Single Supplement
No single supplement
Meals
Inform us about food allergies and intolerances
Drinks
All drinks included
The Destination
Córdoba, a province of Argentina, is located in the center of the country, set amid pampas grasslands and the Sierras de Córdoba foothills.
Córdoba is the second-most populous Argentine province, with 4 million inhabitants, and the fifth by size. Almost 41% of its inhabitants reside in the capital city, Córdoba, and its surroundings, making it the second most populous metro area in Argentina.
The rolling hills and pampas plains of this region are ideal for horse riding, while Córdoba is an upbeat city with a beautifully preserved colonial centre to wander in.
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