Explora Lodge
The lodge’s huge windows open out onto the Tamanto and Tamanguito hills, on whose slopes pumas stalk, and above which condors soar.
In keeping with this theme, the lodge’s eight standard rooms and five suites are styled simply, as if you were staying as a guest in a private home.
The rooms’ greatest selling point is their huge windows, and through them the magnificent views of the Tamanto and Tamanguito hills, where you might well spot puma, huemul, and guanaco.
With polished wooden floorboards and wooden beams across the ceiling, nature makes its mark indoors at the lodge, too.
The daily specials give diners the chance to explore Patagonia’s rugged territory through its flavours by highlighting seasonal local ingredients.
Many of the recipes are inspired by Chile’s gaucho legacy, a feature which feels even more meaningful as you gaze out at the majestic landscape as you eat.
At the end of each day, nothing beats retreating to the spa, soaking in an outdoor hot tub. Once night falls, the darkness of Patagonia’s skies is incomparable with its canopy of a million twinkling stars.
- Head to the Exploration Center, created in close collaboration with the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), for an introduction to the park’s flora, fauna, and physical geography, then get ready to embark on an unforgettable guided adventure
- Challenge yourself to an exhilarating bike ride to Laguna La Pepa, breaking your journey at a traditional ranch along the way.
- Discover the Patagonia National Park in the most natural way, hiking straight from the lodge. 15 mapped walking trails pass through forests and steppe, by lagoons and along rivers, revealing Patagonia’s geographical diversity at a pace you can take it all in.
- Chacabuco Valley boasts some of Patagonia’s best birding. There is a thriving condor population thanks to rewilding efforts, and you can also spot species such as the Fire-eyed diucon, Austral pygmy owl, and White-throated treerunner.
- Everything looks different from the water. Venture by boat along the Cochrane River to appreciate rock formations carved by millennia of erosion and the flora and fauna which flourish along the water’s edge.
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
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