Estancias in the Andean Area

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On the south bank of Lake San Martín, 220 Km. from El Chaltén
TE:(02966)422613

Lodging: breakfast included.
Gastronomy: Home made meals- typical Patagonian dishes and crossed spits-, Argentinean wines, sweet delicacies, cakes and different kinds of fruits.  
Activities: horse riding, fishing, bird watching, trekking through the Lenga’s woods and visits to the Patagonian Pioneer’s museum.
Excursions: Lake of the desert, Continental Ice, Los Glaciares National Park, trekking to condor’s nest, treks to La Vega, horse rides to Astillado Hill, 4x4 Jeep excursions.
Services: 4 double rooms and 3 triple rooms with private bathroom, in the main house. Lodging for trekkers is offered in the refuge (with hot water and wooden oven).

*Peak: from December 15 to February 28, and Easter Week
*Off-peak: October 1 to December 15, and March 1 to Easter Week

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Area de Reserva Lago Viedma, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, a 2 Km. de El Chaltén

Lodging: breakfast included. Transfer IN / OUT without charge from and to the core of the Estancia and the bus terminal in El Chaltén.
Gastronomy: dishes by their own chef comprised of varied products from the estancia. Several kinds of bread, pasta, sweets, cakes and fine fruits and meat produced in the estancia and selected beverages to accompany the appetisers. 
Activities: a number of trekking circuits of low, medium and high difficulty levels in the middle of the breathtaking mountain range; ice masses surrounding the eternal snow, fossils, noisy streams and all the beauty of the sub Antarctic forest. Bird watching, photographic safaris, encounters with history, myths and legends, interpretation of the geographical frame and the sky, lacustrine excursions and fishing.
Services: comfortable rooms, reception, living room with panoramic views, wooden chimney bar, historic archive and a library with more than a thousand books on Patagonia.

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On the north bank of Lake Viedma, 10 km. from Ruta Nac.40
TE:(02966) 421784

Lodging: it counts on 8 double rooms and 2 multiple as well in the Carlos Mauri refuge, all of them with private bathrooms.
Activities: horse riding, excursions of archaeological  interest, fishing and bird watching. 

October to March

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On the southeast bank of Lake Viedma, 7 km. from Ruta Nac.40, between El Chaltén and El Calafate

Lodging: full board service.
Gastronomy: regional and home made dishes served in the dinning room.
Activities: specially oriented to those keen on fishing. There are, as well, horse ridings and spinning.
Services: two double rooms and one triple with private bathroom.

October to March

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On the south bank of Lake Viedma, 45 km. from Ruta Nac.40
TE:(02902)491732

Lodging:: it includes breakfast, half or full board service.
Gastronomy: typical home made regional dishes and delicious Patagonian roasted lamb. 
Activities:  two to five hours horse ridings, tours through the surroundings: Condor
River’s shore, lagoons, etc. Views of the petrified forest, Viedma Lake’s riverside and off road. Bird watching (partridges, black necked swans, flamingos, etc.) hunting and fishing as well.
Services: dinning room and living room, 1 double room and 2 quintuple bedrooms (ideal for families or groups). Two bathrooms, kitchen, etc.

December to March

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Ruta Prov.11, 21 km. from El Calafate, on the way to Perito Moreno Glacier and Punta Bandera.

Lodging: half board service, in and out transfers from the Airport in El Calafate, visit to the Perito Moreno Glacier, entrance fee to the national parks and all the activities available for the general public of the estancia.
Gastronomy: it counts on a restaurant for those just spending the day. There is a home made meal.
Activities: horse rides to the Perito Moreno Glacier or to the Mitre river. Bird watching in Los Pajaros Lagoon. Livestock activities: cattle herding with kelpies dogs, shearing observation, presentations on farming Patagonian production. Rides in wagons pulled by horses, mountain bike, fishing, trekking, guided tour through the estancia.
Services: 8 double rooms and another 8 quadruple rooms with private bathroom.

October to April

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3 km. from El Calafate

Lodging: 3 double rooms, 3 triple rooms and one quadruple.
Gastronomy: home made meals.
Actividades: observation of livestock activities. Visit to the Glacier Perito Moreno, Upsala, Onelli and Spegazzini. Lacustrine excursions, trekking on the Perito Moreno Glacier, horse rides and fishing as well.

*Peak: from December 16 to February 28
*Off-peak: from October 1 to December 15 and from March 1 to April 15.

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East and South banks of Lake Roca, in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, 60 km. from El Calafate

Lodging: 2 double rooms and 3 triple ones, all of them with private bathroom. Full board service: breakfast, lunch (patagonian lamb), dinner (without beverages). 
Gastronomy: home made meals, meat and vegetable dishes based on autochthonous production. Grill room for Patagonian barbecues.
Activities: horse-rides, trekking, livestock related activities (shearing, rodeo, cattle branding and milking), fishing (it’s located near the shore of the Rico Lake), bird watching (eagles, condors, flamingos, avutardas and black necked swans). 
Excursions to: Perito Moreno Glacier, navigations to the Upsala, Onelli y Spegazzini glaciers, nautical safari and Chalten Hill (Fitz Roy). 

*Peak: December 15 to February 28 and Easter Week
*Off-peak: October 1 to December 15 and March 1 to April 30, except Easter Week

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Near Lake Roca, 33 km. from El Calafate
TE:(02902)491247

Lodging: 1 room in suite and 6 double rooms, all of them with private bathroom. It includes lodging and breakfast. 
Gastronomy: home made and international meals.
Activities: Horse-rides and bird watching. Horse rides and trekking to the glaciers P. Moreno, Upsala, Onelli y Spegazzini and Roca lake.

October 15 to April 15

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To the south of the Santa Cruz river, 55 km. away from El Calafate

Lodging: half and full board.
Gastronomy: menus based on ingredients produced by the estancia and preparation of sweets and regional liquors.
Activities: horse rides, trekking, fishing, bird watching and livestock activities. Horse rides to the mountain range area and trips of three to four days of journey, staying in camps and refuges. Treks through the surroundings.
Services: main house, 4 double rooms with shared bathrooms and one double room with private bathroom. Guests house, apartment with two double rooms and bathroom.

From October to April

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Near Cancha Carrera frontier pass, 175 km. from El Calafate and 80 km. from Torres del Paine
TE:(02966) 424236

Lodging: it counts on 3 double rooms and 2 triple ones, all of them with private bathroom.
Gastronomy: tasty home made meals prepared with organic products such as fruits, vegetables, meat, liquors and marmalades made in the estancia. 
Activities: rural tourism, strolls through footpaths surrounded by snowed peaks and a thermal water fall, visits to the neighbouring estancia, Ropal Pacha. Livestock activities observation, trekking, mountain bike and excursions to the national parks.

October to March

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Southwest of Provincia de Santa Cruz, Ruta Nac. 40, 75 km. from Yacimiento Río Turbio
TE:(02966) 422927

Lodging: 1 double room and 2 triple ones, all of the with private bathroom.
Gastronomy: home made  meals. Meat, vegetables, fruit, marmalades and liquors of the highest quality produced in the estancia.
Activities: horse rides, trekking, fishing, livestock activities observation and ecological tourism.

October to March

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Southwest of Provincia de Santa Cruz, Ruta Nac.40, 23 km. from 28 de Noviembre

Lodging: 4 double bedrooms in the guests house, with private bathroom. Plus, three double ones (only one of them has private bathroom).
Activities: the estancia is surrounded by a forest of lengas and ñires, valleys and hills apt for trekking, horse rides and bird watching specially condors. Visit to the National Park Los Glaciares, Río Turbio and Torre del Paine and Puerto Natales in Chile.

October to May