Estancias in Peninsula Valdes
Peninsula Valdes, in Chubut province, has not only a wide range of fauna activities to offer all year long. In the last years, old ranches for sheep breeding decided to recycle their buildings to create an spectacular unique place, lodging with excellent room service for people whose contact with nature goes beyond regional fauna watching (sea lions, whales, sea elephants, penguins, etc.). For those who wants to have a closer relationship with Patagonia, there is a real opportunity when visiting one of these “estancias”:
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Rincón Chico: Rincón Chico is a comfortable country house;
carefully hold by one of the pioneer families.
Rincon Chico has over 15 km of private Atlantic coastline with wild
stretches of beaches upon which hundreds of elephant seals breed each
year.
Changes Peninsula Valdes has suffered through the years can be seen
in the geological formations in the area.
Rincón Chico is a perfect place for both lodging and enjoying right
in the heart of Peninsula Valdes.
The house has eight comfortable en suite double-bedrooms, a cozy living-room
and a dining-room decorated with old family furniture.
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Punta Delgada Lighthouse “Hotel de Campo”: It is a country
hotel located at 70km from Puerto Pirámides, in the Southeast end of
“Peninsula Valdés”., facing the Atlantic Ocean.
It is placed at a privilege and strategic point. From the viewpoint
there is a stunning view. Punta Delgada lighthouse used to be an Army
base. The three beaches along a coast of 7km house one of the large
colonies of elephant seals in the world.
The hotel boasts 27 rooms, a pub, a restaurant and a boutique warmly
decorated.
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San Guillermo: Estancia San Guillermo is a very important reference
in your knowledge of Patagonia. Southern territories are well known
thanks to the Southern Right Whale; but nobody knows that few meters
from Estancia San Guillermo whales can be seen from Golfo Nuevo coast.
There exist much information about sea lions, elephant seals and penguins
but, on the other hand, very little is known about Patagonian flora
and fauna -center of tourism attraction at Estancia San Guillermo.
This estancia was originally built for sheepherding tasks; these rural
facilities are now used to offer a new vision of the natural wonders
of the region.
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La Ernestina: It is an impressive 14ha estancia in Peninsula
Valdes. “La Ernestina” has a private penguin colony and on the coast,
in front of “La Ernestina house”, takes place one of the most exciting
annual wildlife spectacles on earth: orcas beach themselves in an attempt
to catch unwary sea lions.
“La Ernestina” also offers you sheep-shearing, photographic safari,
birds-watching and regional home-made dishes.
