Full-Day Tour to Estancia Nibepo Aike From El Calafate (Incl. Lunch)
Highlights
El Calafate, Los Glaciares National Park
nature, rural, Wildlife
Group Tour
6 Hours
Easy
English, Spanish
Description
Travel to Estancia Nibepo Aike to gather a unique experience, far from mass tourism but readily accessible. Walk around the Quincho and the shed area to feel the essence of the old Patagonian estancias. Learn about the process of shearing and making wool from the host, see condors, foxes and hares on tour, and much on a delicious Patagonian lamb while enjoying the impressive mountain range view.
Itinerary
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Nibepo Aike Ranch Day Tour
- Meet your tour guide at the agreed-upon location and depart from El Calafate at 8.30-9.00 a.m and travel along Provincial Route 15, also known as “the road to the estancias”. Along the way, it is common to come across condors, foxes and hares, with Cerro Frías taking centre stage. After crossing over the Río Rico, the landscape changes suddenly from the steppe land to mountain scenery.
- Travel along the edge of Lago Roca, and you have entered the Los Glaciares National Park.
- Arrive in Estancia and head to the Quincho [rustic dining room], where you will be invited to have a hot drink (tea, coffee or mate) accompanied by homemade cakes and pastries. A good moment to pause and enjoy a magnificent view of the Andes mountain range.
- Start the walk around the main building, the perfect example of a typical Patagonian estancia that was formerly devoted to sheep rearing and now has become the most prestigious Hereford breeding ranch of these latitudes while still retaining a small herd of sheep.
- Later, meet again at the door of the shearing shed. This is a chance to see inside a shed with all its skilled hands and understand the work of the shearing teams. The process is described from the shearing of the animal to the baling of the fleece, ready for the wool to be stored and transported.
- Return to the Quincho, where the person doing the roasting has the meat ready to delight the diners with tasty Patagonian lamb while enjoying the impressive view of the mountain range.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |
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