Nibepo Aike Ranch.
Daily half-day or full-day excursion.
Pick ups / drop off at hotels in regular or private.
Lunch included.
Nibepo Aike is a ranch dedicated to rural tourism. Hereford cattle are its main livestock activity, and it also has a long history of sheep farming. It is located within Los Glaciares National Park, 56 km from El Calafate. A ranch with over 110 years of history, it is still in the hands of the same pioneering family. Nibepo Aike covers an area of over 12,000 hectares, delimited by the southern arm of Lake Argentino and the border with Chile, framed by the Andes Mountains. The ranch offers the opportunity to experience a truly rural experience surrounded by mountains and glaciers. An immersion in the life of an authentic Patagonian ranch.
*Consult dinner for groups.
Operates: SEP 15 TO MAY 15 DAILY.
Duration: 08:30 to 16:30 HS.
Guides: ESP/ ING.
Age: NO AGE LIMIT.
Physical demand: EASY (WALKING).
THE STAY ALLOWS ACCOMMODATION * CONSULT
Country Day Experience: Lunch (spit-roasted lamb) + field activities; guided tour of the ranch + shearing demonstration + milking and sheep herding + hiking, and an optional 45-minute horseback ride. (Half day)
Crystal horseback riding experience: Includes the same as the field day + crystal horseback riding of approximately 2:30 hours (full day)
Stay 25th of May.
Regular or private half-day excursion.
Pick ups / drop off at hotels in regular or private.
Cena incluida.
Estancia 25 de Mayo covers 17,000 hectares of land. Its historic building is located just steps from the center of El Calafate, an ideal place to relax and contemplate the landscape at the foot of Cerro Calafate while enjoying authentic Patagonian lamb. A chance to discover the rural side of the destination on one of its great pioneering estancias. The Quincho Asador Parrilla, located in the estancia's main building, allows us to experience the most exquisite traditional flavors of the area. Delicious regional empanadas, a salad bar from the organic garden, and a barbecue with lamb expertly prepared by the best Patagonian grillers. We have three experiences to offer:
Operates: SEP TO APR DAILY.
Duration: Depending on the selected excursion.
Guides: ESP/ ING.
Age: NO LIMIT.
Physical demand: NULL.
Food: ACCORDING TO THE CHOSEN EXCURSION.
Afternoon country experience: Welcome with mate, fried cakes, and coffee from the roadside + Sheep herding with dogs, corral work, visit to the old shearing shed and shearing demonstration, tour of the organic garden and the first buildings on the ranch, hike along the "Arroyo Calafate" trail. Interpretation of flora and mountain wine at Mirador del Arroyo with tasting of confit lamb.
Afternoon Country Experience + Dinner: Same as the afternoon country experience. After the tour, dinner at the El Quincho restaurant with spit-roasted lamb, empanadas, garden salad, and dessert, NO drinks.
Dinner show experience: If you don't have time to go on excursions, you can just take a dinner show at the El Quincho restaurant, as we already told you.
Ask about additional horseback riding.
El Galpón del Glaciar- Estancia Alice.
Located 22 km from El Calafate, in the old Alice ranch, spread over 1,800 hectares on the shores of Lake Argentino.
Half-Day Countryside Experience: Lunch (stake-cooked lamb) + field activities; guided tour of the ranch + shearing demonstration + sheep herding and shearing + hiking, and optional 1:30-hour horseback ride / 2:30-hour Centinela River crossing / 4-6-hour sand oasis + two-course lunch. (Half-day) PM - starts 5:00 PM
Possibility of booking the same excursion for groups with lunch. Minimum 15 passengers.
Pick ups / drop off at hotels in regular or private
Dinner included
Opera: OCTOBER TO MARCH.
Duration: 5 HS APPROX.
Guides: ESP / ING.
Age: NO AGE LIMIT (ASK ABOUT HORSEBACK RIDING).
Physical demand: LOW.
Food: DINNER - NO DRINKS.