Hike or Horseback
Hike on one of the numerous trails in the area or one of the beautiful Los Alerces National Park. Arrangements can also be made to take a horseback ride leaving from our lodge or departing other points of the valley. PRG always sends guests with a guide and a picnic lunch to enjoy the majestic Andes Mountains and Patagonia.

Holistic Healing
Enjoy a day relaxing, meditating, walking, and getting massage with local expert Valerie Roberts. The day day could place at our lodge with one or more experienced guides to relax you beyond your imagination. The combination of massage and meditation makes this one of the most relaxing and enjoyable experiences you can have. 

Float Trip or Rafting Trip
Guests can enjoy a day or. two floating one of the many beautiful rivers in the area.  Non-fishing guests enjoy a spectacular picnic lunch and maybe even a streamside siesta in the middle of the day and the day can be as long or as short as desired.  It is possible to enjoy a day with the non-fisherman's spouce on an area river, or guests could also choose a more exciting trip and enjoy a little white water on the Corcovado River

Los Alerces National Park Visit
This National park has much to see and much to do including boat rides, hiking, fishing, camping, or just relaxing at one of the many lakes. The national park was established to protect on the last stands of Alerce (sequoia trees of South America) which live to over 2000 years in age. There are glaciers, large mountains, and many rivers and lakes to enjoy. The scenery is breathtaking in this unique ecosystem and will surely be a highlight of your trip. You can spend as many days as you like exploring the national park and its beauties.

A. Take a drive through the national park to see the entire Eastern side. Enjoy some scenic stops and a great picnic lunch at one of the many lakes or rivers. Take lots of film because you will surely want to take some photos. Enter the park from the Esquel side and exit through the Cholila Valley side. If you wish, see the estancia of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in this old western style valley. You will see Futalafquen Lake, Rio Arraynes, Lago Verde, Rio Mendez, Rio Rivadavia, Rio Carileufu, Glacier Torcillas and much much more.

B. See the grand stand of giant Alerces trees in the most remote area of the national park. You will enter the park from Trevelin and drive to Puerto Chucao (about 1 hour). From here you will make a short walk on a nature trail along the Menendez River until you reach the dock on Mendez Lake and the lake crossing boat. From here, you take the boat ride (approximately 45 minutes) to the far side of Lago Mendez, which is where the Alerce trees exist. From here you can hike amongst the giants for a couple of hours and then return in the afternoon. Enjoy a picnic lunch and drink some mate (traditional yerbal tea) with your guide.

C. Enjoy one of the many hiking trails or nature trails in the national park. The trails range from easy, with little elevation change, to moderate and difficult depending on your skills and desires. You can hike from 2 to 20 kilometers in one day and see waterfalls, glaciers, rivers, lakes, and much of the flora and fauna the park is protecting. Once again, a picnic lunch at one of the beautiful beaches of the lake will be provided.

Bird Watching
The Esquel area is alive with bird life and contains completely distinct species of birds to what we are used to seeing in the Northern Hemisphere. A day bird watching would take your to many beautiful places and would depend on what type of birds you wanted to see. For Example, you could visit Lago Rosario and the valley of the Nant Y Fall creek. Here is one of the most important wetlands in the area and where you could likely see all the waterfowl the Andes has to offer in one place. You would see many ducks, geese, stilts, and swans. You could also travel to Arroyo Pescado and see Chilean pink Flamingos, black necked swans, parrots, buffed necked ibis and many different species of ducks. With luck, you could also see a Nandu (wild ostrich) and condor. The national park also has many birds including the evasive Chucao with it’s impressive jungle call, brightly colored kingfishers, rare torrent ducks, and greater grebes.  A local ornithologist can guide you if you wish. You will be provided with a Patagonian bird book but would be advised to bring one in English from the US before you visit. Also, binoculars would help in your enjoyment.

La Trochita Train
Enjoy a half day ride on the “Old Patagonian Express”, the oldest operating train in the world. This narrow gauge railroad used to link Esquel to the towns in the north of Chubut and Rio Negro Providences and carried local products like wool. Today the train still operates in a short round-trip circuit from Esquel to Nahuel Pan, an Indian village East of Esquel. This daily trip takes about 3 hours with a short stop in Nahuel Pan so that you can view the artesianal products that they produce. After the train ride enjoy a nice lunch in Esquel or a picnic lunch in the country. This day would also be a good day to combine with a visit to the Leleque Museum located 50 minutes North of Esquel on a million acre estancia and owned by Italian designer Carlos Benaton. It is a fantastic museum covering native and colonial history in the area. 

Welsh Heritage Day
Visit Trevelin (Welsh for Mill Town), the most important Welsh settlement in the Western Andes. Chubut Providence has the largest concentration of Welsh people outside of Wales in the world. They began to immigrate to Patagonia around 1860 and eventually spread from the coast to the western Andes Mountain valleys. Trevelin is know for its farming production but most importantly grain. There is a quality museum on welsh history in the area and several Welsh tea houses where you can enjoy typical Welsh tea, cakes, and pastries prepared fresh for your enjoyment. After some time in town, move on to see the antique welsh mill Nant Fach which still produces flour by water power and gives tours. After a short tour of the mill, you will head back toward the lodge l and stop to see the Nant Y Falls, a series of waterfalls in the area. It is a good place to have a picnic lunch or to drink some mate (traditional yerbal tea).

Piedra Parada
About 130 Km and two-hours from the lodge, lies on of the most important Indian archaeological sites and most beautiful rock formations in the country. The large rock which gives this area its name, sticks out of the ground some 600+ feet straight up. The Chubut river flows through strange and beautiful geological formations in the middle of the Patagonian steppe in this area, and the local Tehuelche Indians used this area to find volcanic rocks for arrow heads and other tools and weapons. Gusts may choose to enjoy a short hike around the area wile looking for arrowheads and other artifacts left behind by the natives. Guests can also enjoy a hike to Buitreras Canyon where one of Earth’s faults is exposed on the surface and has opened to create an impressive canyon. It takes about an hour to walk inside and enjoy the gorge. Guests will of coarse enjoy a nice lunch in the shade, and with some luck, will have some treasures to bring back to the lodge.

El Bolson Fair Day
Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of the summer, there is an exceptional artesianal fair in the town of El Bolson, located about an two hours north of the lodge in an impressive mountain valley. This day is all about enjoying the regional products that Chubut has to offer.  Guests can choose stop along the way at the Leleque Meuseum to see the history of the Tehuelche Indians and early settlers, or enjoy a stop in the small towns of El Hoyo and Epuyen on the way to El bolson. The area is know to have the best fine fruits in Patagonia due to the perfect micro climate and is also know for great cheeses, breads, and vegetables. Upon your arrival in El Bolson, you will enjoy a nice relaxing lunch at a nice restaurant and then enjoy the local craftsmen (more than 500) and what they have to offer.  Great wood carvings, leather products, jewelry, liquors, knives, fruits, and vegetables can be found here. If desired guests can lengthen the day and enjoy a few hours in Lago Puelo town and National Park only 15 minutes from El Bolson.

Futalaufu Chile
Drive 1 hour from our lodge to get your passport stamped and enjoy some Chilean culture. Check out the shops for traditional Chilean wool products and then take a horseback ride to a mountain lodge and enjoy a lunch overlooking the Futaleufu River. Take a siesta or just enjoy the mountain air and some good wine. Later in the afternoon, head back down the mountain and back to Argentina. If you are not in the mood for a horseback ride, you could take a drive down the Futalaufu Valley to Lago Yelcho and see many waterfalls and beautiful vistas along the way. You are in a rainforest the entire time and a unique climate change in only 30 miles driving from Esquel.

Bariloche Overnight Trip
A three hour drive to the north will allow guests to enjoy Bariloche, situated on Lago Nahuel Huapi. It is a beautiful tourist city and has many shops and restaurants, and everything from fine leathers to the most delicious chocolates in the world can be found here. Guests may could choose to stay in the city or at the resort of Llao Llao and get pampered a bit. Around Bariloche non-fishing guests can enjoy boat rides and the national park which surrounds the city.  Another option is to take a drive to Villa La Angostora and enjoy the small mountain town. It is a fun trip with many things to do and would be a great choice when the Anglers go for an overnight trip to remote areas or guests want some time to themselves.