• Pick up at the guest 's hotel in Calafate and transfer to the estancia.
• Welcome reception on the patagonian lodge. Marcos will be waiting to meet the riders and tell them about the ride and get to know their experience with horses. Based on their level, Marcos will assign the perfect horse for each of them. The place has all the equipment the riders may need: helmets and chaps. Already from the lodge riders will appreciate the view of the Argentinian Lake. Also, they can leave their personal belongings like bags or backpacks that they don’t want to take with them in the lodge.
• When everybody 's ready, they will walk to the stables where they will meet and join their horses. The adventure begins here. Riders will pass by the old shearing shed and go down a small hill that will give them the first real view of the lake and the patagonian steppe that awaits. They will ride through the land full of its typical bushes, like the Calafate. The legend says those who try its fruit are destined to come back. In the way they will spot the estancia’s sheep besides from the many, many hares and birds of the region (condors, ducks, swans). If they are lucky they might even see red and gray foxes. On the way, riders will cross the Centinela River and get to another hill which will give them another great panoramic view. The Centinela River comes all the way down from the mountains and ends in the Argentinian Lake, inside the estancia. The river’s depth depends on the time of the year, being higher in springtime when the melting of the ice is stronger. Of course, Marcos knows all the crossing spots, so you will be safe and mostly dry!
• Once the river is crossed, riders will find themselves in the immensity of the patagonian steppe. This is the best opportunity for a long canter feeling the wind in your face. The lake will be on your left and on the other side the estancia and the Frias Mount. Riders will arrive at a big hill (flat once at the top) which they will slowly climb. Once on top the view gets even better. After some picture time and a rest, they will descend towards the lake where they will notice the landscape will get a bit more desertic. Finally, they will get to some pretty big sand dunes where they will be able to gallop and walk around. After riding in the dunes, they will go even lower until reaching the lake. A tip doing down: lay your body back so as to balance the weight and help your horse go down easier.
• Big picnic break: once near the lake, riders will get down off their horses and tie them to a bush for a nice rest. The guide will provide some snacks he will be carrying with himself. Energies will be charged in this amazing place.
• The way back will be by the lake. If the weather allows, riders and horses can even enjoy the water.
• Back on the estancia, riders will be taken back to the lobby where they can have a drink and just relax and have a rest. Once ready, a car will pick them up and take them back to their hotel in Calafate.

• Warm clothes.
• Riding pants (bombachas de campo, jeans or leggings).
• Long, thick socks, the warmer the better.
• A good jacket (for rain and/or wind).
• Sunscreen.
• Hood and neck warmer.

September to May. The best time for this ride is in December and January.