Rural Tourism in Paraguay
Rural estates are one of the options that tourism in the interior offers in Paraguay, and they give visitors a chance to enjoy the charm of the countryside experience.
Estates and farms with privileged natural landscapes also offer everyday activities like long horseback rides, typical cuisine and rodeos, which combine rustic environments with the cosiness and comfort necessary to satisfy the most discerning visitors.
The gastronomic journey doesn’t end with traditional dishes: fruits and vegetables are also essential, meat, poultry and fish are on the daily menu and all breakfasts, lunches, afternoon snacks and dinners are enriched with ingredients of international cuisine.
The rural tourism industry boasts of numerous livestock and agricultural establishments, nucleated since 1997 by the Paraguayan Rural Tourism Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Turismo Rural or APATUR) in order to cater to the most demanding visitors. People and businesses, not necessarily from the livestock business, are associated with APATUR. Through their incursion into tourism they have achieved diversification for farms and estates and created new jobs.
Golondrina Estate and Ypeti Natural Reserve
Located at Km 235 of Route 7. Lodging includes breakfast, lunch and dinner with non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a guide for all the activities the visitor may prefer.
Guided tours to activities performed by “Grupo Espírito Santo” in Paraguay and the company’s different administrative and production departments. Furthermore, visitors can tour ranching and livestock areas up to Retiro Santa Teresa on the southernmost end of the property and visit the pig farm.
Other recreational activities are boat rides and sport fishing in River Monday, exploration of the Monday Pathway at the “Ypeti” Natural Reserve (with commentary on flora and fauna), and visits to the MBYA indigenous community that inhabits part of the forest.
Iparoma Estate
This family ranch is located 20 km from Filadelfia to the North. It consists of a large natural pool for water activities, rooms for lodging purposes, camping, sports areas, and rural activities.
La Quinta Estate
“La Quinta” is a leisure establishment for people of all ages with the goal to provide a place for sharing and appreciating the wonderful feeling of being in contact with nature. It is located in the city of Piribebuy, minutes away from Paraguarí.
Amid exceptional beauty and preserved native forests, “La Quinta” offers hospitality among animals in their natural habitat, a garden, and beautiful scenery that is a postcard for Paraguay. Its mission is to publicize coexistence with the charming countryside and unforgettable sunrises.
The estate offers activities such as: horseback riding and trekking, as well as volleyball courts and tabletop games.
Mbuni Ostrich Farm
The beautiful scenery at “Mbuni” Ostrich Farm shows you Paraguay’s most charming side, inviting you to feel at home in one of their cosy lodgings.
Mbuni, as well as caring for their guests, devotes itself to the breeding of the African Ostrich, from egg to adult animal. The feeding pastures for the young animals extend up to the guesthouses, so they can observe young ostriches right from their balconies.
A harmonious and tasteful atmosphere can be felt in Mbuni Ostrich Farm’s 4 bungalows. The El Massai Restaurant has several dishes to choose from the international cuisine, and the fully furnished kitchen has all things needed for those who wish to make their own meals.
The establishment offers tours to the ostrich farm and has a soccer field, children’s playground, swimming pool and jacuzzi.
Francisca Farm
Francisca Farm is located in Colonia Independencia, Department of Guairá, 167 km from Asunción. It offers cabins with all the comforts, camping areas, horseback riding, sport fishing and a restaurant. Visits by reservation only.
Oñondivemi Farm
The farm draws visitors close to the rural and natural world, joining tradition, innovation, comfort and technology in perfect harmony.
Located in the city of J. A. Saldívar, 27.5 km away from Asunción, this farm has accommodation for 35 people in three rural houses which combine a modern style with rustic touches, fully equipped for high quality countryside tourism. It also has a park and camping area for 100 people.
Guided visits are offered to the Natural and Cultural museums, the zoological garden, the organic garden, alternative energy centers as well as horseback riding, trekking, beekeeping, vermiculture, pig farms, tree-planting areas, fishing and sailing.
Don Papalo Tourist Farm
Located in Ciudad de Altos just 10 minutes from downtown San Bernardino, Don Papalo Tourist Farm is surrounded by lush vegetation, a place in the middle of the mountain range enclosed by beautiful landscapes, it’s an ideal place for both a relaxing time and full days spent in a group.
The 50 hectare property offers first class facilities, which are a restaurant service, 2 swimming pools, a games and conference room, bar, grill, pavilion, gym, children’s playground, football courts, beach basketball and volleyball, a Paraguayan hammock garden, recreational catch-and-release fishing, and a massage parlor. Additionally, it includes a 3 km circuit for horseback riding, cycling and 4×4 mules, hiking, a mini zoo, and various farm activities.
