PATAGONIAN RANCHES

Lagos del Furioso

Estancia La Maipú

Truchaike Lodge


These ranches of Patagonia are agricultural and livestock establishments where the principal residences have been adapted to receive guests.
All of them have the particularity of, in addition to offering comfortable lodging, allowing the visitor to participate in the typical activities of the Argentine ranch.
The guests can go horseback riding, play sports, observe the flora and fauna, as well as sharing the daily activities of the gauchos (the Argentine cowboys) that work there.
The habitual tasks are rounding up the livestock, the sheathing of the sheep, marking the animals, cattle branding, and it is also common to see a taming or breaking in of the horses, or a competition of improvised verses that are sung and accompanied by a guitar--as well as other activities related to rural life and the local folklore.
Lodging on the ranches allows us to enjoy exquisite meals based on excellent meats and the famous Argentine wines.
Different from a hotel, on the ranch the visitor receives a more personalized service which makes one feel like a special guest of the owner of the house more than a passenger in a hotel.
The ranches offer the visitor the possibility of sharing special moments in the daily life of the gaucho, watching him work with his horse, etc.; these establishments continue normally with their agricultural and animal production, with a peculiar form of life where one practices and respects the old traditions.
One of the main objectives of this type of tourism is the possibility to come in contact with a privileged non-contaminated nature, living the customs and traditions of rural Argentina, and participating among a wide selection of sports and recreation.

Lagos del Furioso

This ranch is located over the peninsula that separates the Posadas and Pueyrredón lakes, which stand out in the landscape due to their different colors. The shade trees, the comfortable cabins, the sauna, and other amenities welcome the guests. These adventures take place in the middle of the enormous region of San Lorenzo. It is 580 kilometers from the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, 228 kilometers from Perito Moreno, and 146 kilometers from Los Antiguos (next to Mount Zeballos). The imposing Cañadón del Valle del Río Pinturas is located 2½ hours away. The things to visit: Mount San Lorenzo, Lake Pueyrredón, Posadas and Ghio, Valle del Oro, Río Oro and Furioso. Valle del Chacabuco, Río Baker, and Puerto Bertrand. The ranch offers 4 rooms in cabins for groups, 8 groups in double and triple rooms, 1 suite, and a sauna.

Estancia La Oriental
This ranch is located in the National Park Perito Moreno. Its great valleys, created by glaciers, house beautiful rivers and lakes. Condors live less than 2 kilometers from the ranch. It is 710 kilometers from Comodoro Rivadavia, 320 kilometers from Perito Moreno, 220 kilometers from Gobernador Gregores, and 450 kilometers from Puerto Península in Lake Belgrano (with abundant fauna), Lake Burmeister, the beginning of the Roble and Lácteo rivers, Cerro León and Cerro Hermoso, Lake Posadas, and the home of the condors.

The ranch offers 7 rooms, four in the main house with private baths, and three in the Patagonian house with private baths.

Estancia Alma Gaucha

In the mountain range, with access from National Route 40, this ranch offers the guests the opportunity to participate with the owners and the gauchos in the rural tasks of wool production. Great hospitality in a family ambient with a bilingual guide. The ranch offers 3 double rooms with private baths and one triple room with a private bath. It is located 675 kilometers from Comodoro Rivadavia and Rio Gallegos, 220 kilometers from Gobernador Gregores, and 317 kilometers from Perito Moreno. Attractions: Fossil Reserve, the Glacier Narváez, old pioneer settlements, Lagunas del Bote, Río Mogote, the Río Mayer run-over from Río Ñires, and Río El Bello.

Estancia La Maipú
 

Lying by the imposing Andes mountain range, over the banks of Lake San Martín, we find this ranch that is 280 kilometers from El Calafate, 240 kilometers from El Chaltén, 100 kilometers from Tres Lagos, and 500 kilometers from Río Gallegos. The ranch offers 4 double rooms and 2 triple rooms with private baths. It also offers shelter for mountain climbers and hikers.

Attractions: Lago del Desierto, Continental Ices, Los Glaciares National Park. Hiking to the home of the condors, walking to La Vega, visits to Cerro Península and Museo Lively, horse riding to Cerro Astillado, visits to la Palmera Petrificada.

Estancia
Helsingfors

A lodging ranch located in the central western part of Los Glaciares National Park, over Lake Viedma, 175 kilometers from El Calafate, 430 kilometers from Río Gallegos, 180 kilometers from El Chaltén, and 135 kilometers from Tres Lagos. It offers 6 rooms and two triple rooms with private baths.

Activities and attractions: navigation to Lago Viedma, Fiordo Moyano, and Chaltén. Horseback riding or hiking to Laguna Azul, Laguna del Morro. Other possible destinations are Lago del Desierto, Laguna Verde, and Glacier Moreno.

Estancia
Alta Vista
A house from the beginnings of this century in the lands of the legendary Estancia Anita. A different way from the existing tourist infrastructure to be able to visit the glaciers. An ideal ambient for family trips or get-togethers with friends. The ranch offers 1 suite and 6 double rooms with private baths. It is located 33 kilometers from Calafate and 350 kilometers from Río Gallegos.

Principal attractions and activities: Walking and horse-back riding to the glaciers Perito Moreno, Uspala, Onelli, and Spegazzini. Visits to Lake Roca and rupestrian paintings.

Estancia
Nibepo Aike
Located 56 kilometers from El Calafate and 366 kilometers from Río Gallegos, we find this ranch located within the Los Glaciares National Park over the southern rim of Lake Argentino. The principal activity is cattle production and the secondary activity is lamb production. In its eating facilities, it offers typical dishes based on meats and vegetables, the majority of which are produced on the ranch. It offers 2 double bedrooms and 3 triple bedrooms with private baths.

Principal activities and attractions: Glacier Perito Moreno, lake excursion to the Uspala and Onelli glaciers from the port of Bajo de la Sombra.

Estancia Cancha Carrera
Located on the way between the marvelous Los Glaciares and Torres del Payne National Parks. It is located 45 kilometers from Río Turbio, 175 kilometers from El Calafate, and 270 kilometers from Río Gallegos. From there, the travelers can appreciate beautiful snowcaps, a rock bridge whose architect was nature, and a cascade of thermal waters. The ranch offers 3 double rooms and 2 triple rooms with private baths.

Attractions and activities: Los Glaciares and Torres del Payne National Parks, the town of Río Turbio, and the city of Río Gallegos.

Truchaike Lodge
Located 30 kilometers from the city of Río Gallegos and 98 kilometers from the border pass of Mount Aymond, we find this ranch over the banks of the Gallegos River. The main house, which belongs to the Guer Aike Ranch, has been transformed into a fishing lodge. It offers 5 double rooms with private baths.

Principal activities and attractions: Fly-casting in the Gallegos River (silversided sea trouts), in the Coyle River (Fontinalis), and the Gallegos Chico River (brown), in the Chico Sur River (Fontinalis), and in the Santa Cruz River (Steelhead).

Estancia La María

In the middle of the Patagonian plains, this is a special place to observe rupestrian paintings in all their splendor. You can find 87 caves and overhangs distributed among 12 canyons, all of them in the middle of the rustic landscape of the central Patagonian meseta. To all of this, you can add the presence of petrified land and marine fossils, and beautiful geological pieces like quarts, amethyst, silicates, and obsidians. It is 154 kilometers from Puerto San Julián, 209 kilometers from Gobernador Gregores, 354 kilometers from Río Gallegos, and 419 from Comodoro Rivadavia. It offers 6 double rooms, three of which have private baths.

Estancia Suyai
 

The Suyai Ranch, located in a privileged place on the coast of Lake Pueyrredón, offers different alternatives on and outside of the ranch that allows the tourists to enjoy the following:
- Nautical activities in calm waters protected from the wind by the natural peninsula (wind surf, skiing, etc.)
- Horseback riding and guided walks to the border with Chile (Hito 5), or to the hills that surround the ranch, and which offer panoramic views of the different lakes, Pueyrredón, Posadas, Cerro San Lorenzo, etc.
- Walks, hiking, and camping at the Suyai Cascade, Bahía de Gendarmería, and panoramic points.
- Mountain biking to the point of the peninsula, cascades, small farms, etc.
- Boat fishing (2 semi-rigid boats of 4.2 and 4.6 meters) or on the coast from the Suyai dock, offering sheltered areas for fly-casting.

Estancia la Serena

Located on Lake Buenos Aires and facing the Mountains, on the road leaving from Comodoro and heading towards Los Antiguos, this is a place where the guests can enjoy the country, lakes and rivers, bird-seeing, fishing for trout and salmon, in a peaceful environment. Fruit growing activities, an ecological garden, and a smokehouse. You can make excursions to the Mountains, the southern forest, and the narrow passes, the lakes and the red deserts of the region.
Estancia Telken

Located in the northwestern part of Santa Cruz and on National Route 40, we find this ranch, dedicated to raising sheep and horses. It is a welcoming place, protected by trees and a pleasant garden. The attention is personalized, the food is home-made and enjoyed with the owners and a Patagonian hospitality that makes the visitor feel like an old friend.

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