Nibepo Aike keeps the shape of the old Patagonian estancias: a house in the vernacular style of the first settlers, old wood floors and a fire in the living room, on the southern arm of Lago Argentino and inside Los Glaciares national park. More than twelve thousand hectares run to the border with Chile. Sheep made it, Hereford cattle keep it going, and the work of the place carries on around the guests: gauchos bringing horses, cows and sheep in from the horizon.
Day 1 · From El Calafate to the estancia
Highlight · The southern arm of the lake, and a first ride or walk to the rhythm of the farm.
The road leaves El Calafate for the southern arm of the lake. The afternoon is the estancia's: a first ride or walk, and the rhythm of the farm.
Night · El Calafate
Day 2 · Estancia life
Highlight · Lookouts on Cerro Cristal facing the Perito Moreno and the southernmost glaciers of the park.
A full day on the land, with as much or as little as the day asks for. Branding, dressage, milking, shearing and herding, and the skills of the criollo horse; then out on foot, on horseback or by bike, to the valley of the Río Cachorro, the shore of Lago Argentino, the border marker with Chile or the slopes of Cerro Cristal, where lookouts face the Perito Moreno and the southernmost glaciers of the park.
Night · El Calafate
Day 3 · Back to El Calafate
Highlight · A last morning on the land and lunch at the estancia before the drive to town.
A last morning at the estancia and lunch before the drive back to town.
