Services included:
. Entry fee for the Estancia 25 de Mayo Natural Reserve.
. Safari in 4x4 vehicle with a Spanish/English bilingual guide.
. Passengers pick up and drop off at El Calafate hotels.
. Lunch or dinner with beverage (water & wine).
. Available during the safari: binoculars, telescope, tripod, guide of birds.
Total circuit: 40 km (26 miles). Duration: 5 h to 5:30 h.
You will be drived to Estancia Huyliche (Huyliche Ranch). After visiting the ranch compounds, you will go into “Estancia 25 de Mayo” Natural Reserve: Here you are going to visit the old Stone house of the first family who settled down in this land and you will receive an interesting introduction about the history of the ranches in Patagonia. You will Continue your tour through the steppe towards “La Seccion” a genuine ranch house situated within the inmensity of Patagonia. At this site, you will be able to observe the native animals, a fantastic moment for photography . The third stop will enable you to approach the “guanacos” herds being assured the center stage when interacting with these native animals.
Four kilometers ahead, you will make the fourth stop at the fossilized oyster’s deposit, dating 23 million years. You will receive a paleontology and geology explanation about the place to understand that the desert where you are standing was once covered by the ocean. As the trip goes upwards, you can observe the notorious difference in flora according to the height. Above 1,000 meters high, a strong change takes place. Towards the Chilean border, there is a stunning panoramic view of the Baguales and Centinela mountains, the summits representing the border between Argentina and Chile. Once back in the canyon (“quebrada”), it is time to taste a country stew, homemade bread and country cheese at “La sección”, a site where the “baqueanos” used to stop by at the times they were herding cattle in this area.
After this Amazing day, you will return to your hotel a bit exhausted, so take your evening to rest and relax.
