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Enjoy a more eco-friendly stay in Patagonia with our green guide to the region, taken from travel bible Great Escapes.
Ecocamp’s owner, Cascada Expediciones, organizes a circular seven-day trek in the Torres del Paine that begins and ends at the camp, taking in Lago Nordenskjold, Valle Francés, the glacial Lago de Grey, the eastern lakes and the gigantic granite monoliths of the Torres del Paine. From the top of this awesome range you’ll feel like you’re at the ends of the earth, though of course you’re not: the Falkland Islands are only 800km away.
Prices, bookings, and details of walking itineraries are at www.cascada.travel. Wilderness Journeys (www.wildernessjourneys.com) also organizes a sixteen-day trekking holiday visiting the Torres del Paine, Fitzroy range and Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.
Ride across northern Patagonia on a nine-day wilderness horse-riding adventure, galloping across water meadows and rolling hills, passing through narrow rocky gorges and climbing up to high vantage points where condors soar overhead. The trip begins and ends at Estancia Heuchahue, a working cattle farm by the Río Aluminé in the Patagonian Steppes. The estancia is a centre for horse-riding – there are some eighty horses here – and is almost entirely self-sufficient: water for irrigation is gravity-fed from natural springs, all the electricity is provided by a hydro-turbine and fuel for hot water and heating comes from firewood on the farm.
The trip starts at Chapelco Airport in San Martín de los Andes, by Lago Lacar in western Argentina. For prices and itineraries see www.equineadventures.co.uk.
For prices, directions, booking and details of accommodation and activities see www.peuma-hue.com.
For trekking routes and expedition details see www.fitzroyexpediciones.com.ar.
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