Horse Riding and Fishing in Patagonia
This ranch is the best adventure vacation destination to combine horse riding and fishing in Patagonia. Everything is special about this place, the people, the way of living, and of course the horses. The refugee offers endless trails of unfenced horse riding. The connection with the horses and nature is incredible.
Also, Patagonia is one of the world’s greatest fly fishing destination. The Estancia is the perfect fly fishing lodge you are looking for. It’s the ideal get away place where you can just get lost in nature and the rivers with no one to bother. It has privileged access to miles of private water on the Trocoman and Picunleo Rivers.
Fly fishing and horse riding have a very close relationship. Both activities involve being in contact with nature and in this lodge, visitors can enjoy both. For horse lovers the estancia offers horses for all tastes and levels. They even have Arab horses that are for more advanced riders.
As for fishing
This eco lodge is one of the best places for fly fishing in Patagonia, Argentina. The Trocoman River runs for many kilometers through the Estancia Ranquilco till it dumps its water in the Neuquen River. Trocoman is almost a virgin river, therefore fishermen can find here a unique place to do fly fishing.
The ranch offers a unique fishing experience. The “Trocoman River House” is located by the Trocoman River bank. It’s a fully-equipped house that guest can rent. It can be used as a base to practice fly fishing or to ride in the surrounding foothills of the Andes. It’s the perfect retreat away from the distractions of the front country. It’s a thirty minute away horse ride from the main lodge.
The fishing season begins in November and ends on the 15th of April.
About the place
The ranch is owned by the Carrither family, who for two generations have been working with cattle at the Estancia. Ashley Carrither, father of T.A, is from California. He has been coming for many years to fish and explore the 100.000 acre farm by horse. He loves fly fishing and playing polo. Without a doubt, this place is his special place in the world.
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Departure
Neuquen City
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AccomodationAdvancedAlcoholic DrinksBeginnerBreakfastDinnerEndurance HorsesEquipmentFull Board AccomodationIntermediateLunchLuxuryprivate GuidesRiding HorsesTransport
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Caballos de equitaciónEconomicGimnasioHalf Board AccomodationJumping HorsesLocal ToursPolo HorsesSpaTickets to National Parks
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Itinerary
- Pick up at Neuquen Airport (from where guests will have a 5 hour ride to Buta Mallin) or by Zapala town ( a 3 hour drive to the estancia). Once at the estancia, guests will be assigned their corresponding room and will be able to get to know the staff and hosts; they will be welcomed with a drink on the terrace of the main house. This is an eco lodge, owners dedicated to minimizing human impact through practices of self-sufficiency. They grow much of their own food in their large organic garden, and produce all of their own grass fed meats. The electricity is produced onsite by hydro turbines, water for showers is heated by fire; they even mill their own wood from trees they have personally planted in their early days on the land.
- Each day of the lodge stay guests will be able to choose among different activities such as horse riding, fly fishing, trekking picnics; they can combine these activities, for example riding from the main house to the river where they can do fly fishing. The philosophy of the owners is that riders get really involved with the horses, therefore those that feel like can take care of their assigned horse during the whole stay.
- Fly Fishing: Trocoman river is borned in the “Valle de las Damas” 1300 meters over sea level in the Andes mountains, and runs for 140 kilometers till it meets with Picunleo river. The Trocoman river ends in Neuquen river (890 meter above sea level). Rainbow trouts (of more than 60 cm) and brown touts are the most popular fish species. Each day guests can go to the river to practice fly fishing and enjoy a picnic by the river bank or in the Trocoman house. There is a riverside sauna in the ranch, an ideal place to relax.
- Dinner will always take place in the main house and guests will be able to share moments with the owners and hosts of the ranch. All ranch staff are very friendly and at the end of each guest's stay they organize a farewell celebration.
Location
Cholar town is the nearest town to the estancia, located in the Ñorquin department in the province of Neuquen Argentina. The access to this town is by provincial road 6, 64 km west from the town of Chos Malal.
Other activities for riders and non riders companions
Most of Patagonia´s activities are related with nature and sport both in summer (trekking, fly fishing, horse rides, lakes) as in winter (ski).
Two hours by car away from the ranch is the Caviahue town. This town is part of Neuquen's province touristic circuit because it is an exclusive ski resort and because of its thermal water hotels and spas. As for skiing, this is a great place to practice the sport because of its location (very close by of the Andes Mountains). The snow is of very good quality and perfect ski days are granted. Also, as it is located in a remote place, it's better for those that are looking for less crowded places. It has top level hotels and every once in a while the town hosts a polo or rugby snow tournament show.
Caviahue is considered one of the best places in the world as for thermal waters. These have many healing properties: medicinal minerals, sludge, algae and vapors (that emanate from the Copahue Volcano). As a matter of fact, there is no other thermal destination in the world that gathers all these healing properties.
Other places to visit near this town are Laguna Escondida, Copahue Volcano, the Agrio waterfalls or Puente de Piedra.
