Buenos Aires · MATE EXPERIENCES
Buenos Aires gives you more days out than days to spend. These 4 buenos aires mate experiences earn the slot, priced and timed so the choice takes minutes.
Spend a Saturday afternoon in an old-style Almagro mansion with dancer Johana Copes and her team. Start with mate and introductions, learn tango basics in a one-hour group class, then enjoy sweets and an hour of practice with the teachers. English, Portuguese, and Spanish are offered.
“Not enough time with a teacher. The teacher focused mainly on the regular students”
In this 90-minute workshop for up to 14 people, Tomi guides you through yerba mate’s origins, varieties, equipment, and social customs. You’ll practice preparing mate, sample several blends with Argentine sweets, and leave with a participation diploma. The session meets and ends at Tte. Benjamín Matienzo 1559.
“Thomás is a real expert with a professional mate background who taught us everything you need to know to understand the history and art of mate and master your very own mate ceremony. I can highly recommend this session, we were so glad we went! Thanks again!”
Join artist and host Jazmin for a small-group mate and painting session in Buenos Aires. Learn how to prepare mate, hear about its place in Argentine life, sample facturas and other traditional pastries, then paint a wooden cup to take home. The three-hour class includes materials, a bombilla, and coffee or tea if mate is not for you.
“I was extremely satisfied with this activity!! I loved learning about the history of maté, Argentinian culture, the painting and the pastries- they were delicious. Jaz was very friendly and made my first day in Buenos Aires very lovely as a solo traveler. She also displayed her own artwork to after the class - she is very talented!! Her English was very good. She served us the maté throughout our painting time and showed us the whole process of preparing maté. I HIGHLY recommend this experience. We received the maté cup we painted and were able to pick a bombilla to go with our cup included. Thank you for this…”
Vale and Juli of Carpincha lead a 60-minute mate workshop in Recoleta, covering the drink’s history, cultivation and customs. You’ll taste four types of yerba, learn to prepare mate using a mate provided for the session, and share medialunas, alfajores and biscochitos.
“The hosts demonstrated good expertise on the subject and answered all our questions about mate with great clarity. The herbs provided were of excellent quality and the pastries offered to accompany it were delicious, adding to the overall authenticity and value of the experience.”
A tango hall, a barrio, or a boat up the delta.
