When is the 2027 Triple Crown?

From September to December 2027. The exact dates are announced by the Argentine Polo Association and we add them as soon as they are out. Send us your enquiry now and we will come back to you first.

Do I need to know anything about polo?

No. A match is easy to follow once you know the basics: four players a side, with the game played in eight periods of seven minutes called chukkas.

Smart casual: linen, a good shirt, sunglasses. The stands are open, so bring a hat and sunscreen, and flat shoes if you want to tread in the divots at half-time.

Can we play polo ourselves?

We are confirming what is possible with our team on the ground. If you would like to ride or try polo, tick it in your enquiry and we will tell you the options with your quote.

How much does it cost?

Every trip is quoted for your group, your dates and your choice of hotels. Tell us what you want and we will send you a quote. Nothing is booked until you say yes.

Argentina · 3 ways to go · on request

Polo in Argentina

Argentina is the home of the world's best polo. Every year from September to December the Triple Crown brings the best teams in the game to Buenos Aires, finishing with the Argentine Open final at Palermo in December.

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September to December 2027

The 2027 Triple Crown · dates to be confirmed

3 opens

Hurlingham, Tortugas and Palermo

Buenos Aires

All three in and around the city

On request

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No country plays polo like Argentina. The best players in the world are Argentine, the best ponies are bred on its estancias, and the season's three great opens, known together as the Triple Crown, are the most important tournaments in the sport.

Watching a match at Palermo, with the crowd packed into the stands of the Campo Argentino de Polo, is one of the great days out in world sport. Around it you have Buenos Aires: steak, wine, tango and a city that stays up late.

We build the trip around the matches you want to see, with hotels and transfers arranged by our team on the ground. Tickets for the opens are arranged for you, subject to availability.

The trips

Three ways to do it

Every one can be shortened, lengthened or combined. Open one to see a sample, then plan your own.

The Triple Crown

Three opens, one after another, from September to December, all in and around Buenos Aires. The first two change order from year to year; the Argentine Open at Palermo always comes last, with its final in December. The 2027 dates are announced by the Argentine Polo Association, usually around the middle of the year, and we add them here as soon as they are out.

First played 1893 · Club founded 1888 · Trophy: Copa The Ayrshire · Hurlingham Club · west of Buenos Aires · September to October

Played at the Hurlingham Club, founded in 1888 and modelled on the Hurlingham Club in London, then the governing body of polo.

The venue

The Hurlingham Club, in the town of Hurlingham, west of Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1888, modelled on the Hurlingham Club in London, and its clubhouse opened in 1894. Polo, golf, cricket and rugby are all still played there.

When

September to October. In 2026 it ran from 22 September to 4 October, as the first of the three opens. The 2027 dates are to be confirmed.

The history

First played in 1893; the 2026 edition was the 133rd. Lewis Lacey, Argentina's first 10-goal player, was the son of William Lacey, who built much of the club.

The final

Played at the club itself. In 2026 the final was due on Saturday 3 October and was played on Sunday 4 October, moved a day for rain.

Watching it

Top-level polo at a historic club ground outside the city, before the season moves on towards Palermo. Tickets are arranged for you, subject to availability.

Where you stay in Buenos Aires

We usually stay in Recoleta, in one of these four. They are all well placed for a quick exit north to the polo and the golf, which are 60 to 90 minutes out of the city, and the domestic airport is 15 minutes away, where our guides look after the paperwork.

Hotels we often use, or similar, subject to availability.

Loi Suites Recoleta

In the heart of Recoleta.

Mio Buenos Aires

A boutique hotel in Recoleta, home of Rufino, one of the most celebrated restaurants in the city for Argentine food.

Sofitel Buenos Aires Recoleta

One of the finest hotels in Buenos Aires.

Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt

A restored palace and one of the finest hotels in the city. Worth a visit for a drink in the late afternoon, even if you stay elsewhere.

Good to know

When to go

September to December, when the opens are played. It is warm in Buenos Aires by then, with long evenings; December can be hot.

Wine tasting in Buenos Aires

For groups not going to Mendoza: a private tasting of Luigi Bosca wines, in a restaurant room closed for your group and led by an English-speaking sommelier. It takes 60 to 90 minutes, and dinner can follow at the same restaurant. There is nowhere in Buenos Aires itself to taste wine, so it has become a favourite with groups.

Tickets

Tickets are sold through the official ticket office, and the finals sell out. We arrange yours for the matches you want to see, subject to availability, so the earlier you ask, the better.

Allow a spare day

Rain can move a match by a day or two: the 2025 Palermo final moved, and so did the 2026 Hurlingham final. We plan a spare day either side of the final.

Where the early rounds are played

The early rounds of the Hurlingham Open, and sometimes the Tortugas Open, are played at the Argentine Polo Association ground in Pilar, north of the city. The finals are played at the clubs themselves.

A day at the polo

Usually two matches a day, early and late afternoon. A match is eight chukkas of seven minutes. By tradition, spectators walk onto the field at half-time to tread in the divots, so wear flat shoes.

Getting there

Flights from the UK go via Madrid or via Brazil. British Airways' Heathrow service to Buenos Aires currently stops in Rio de Janeiro, with non-stop flights (about 14 hours) due to return from 28 March 2027.

Flying via Rio? It makes an easy stopover: add a few days in Rio de Janeiro before or after your trip.

International flights are not included: you book your own and we plan the trip around them. Flights within Argentina are arranged with your trip by our team on the ground.

Entry: British passport holders

What you need to enter Argentina, and Brazil if you add a Rio stopover or visit the Brazilian side of Iguazú.

Argentina: no visa needed for tourism for up to 90 days. Your passport must be valid for the whole of your stay.
Brazil (a Rio stopover, or the Brazilian side of Iguazú): no visa needed for up to 90 days. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive in Brazil.
Travelling on another passport? Check your own government's advice.

Checked against GOV.UK travel advice on 5 October 2026. Rules can change: always check before you travel. GOV.UK: Argentina · GOV.UK: Brazil

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Polo in Argentina

Three ways to do it

The Argentine Open Final

Polo in Buenos Aires

The Triple Crown and Beyond

The Triple Crown

The Hurlingham Open

The Tortugas Open