Get off the beaten path in Patagonia

Do a fast bucket list of destinations you want to visit.

If you are an outdoor enthusiast, Patagonia probably popped up there (even if you already know it).

One of the reasons for this is Patagonia is one of the world’s remotest places on the planet. Its breadth is a mind-blowing 659,045 square miles with a density of population of 3.65 persons per square mile.

That is 1 person every 1,447 feet in a straight line.

Yet, like many other popular bucket list destinations, travelers usually manage to squeeze themselves into one tiny fragment of it.

BUT THERE IS A SOLUTION.

To experience the Patagonia you are dreaming of on your bucket list you need to — cliché alert — get off the beaten path.

That means aiming for small, privately-owned lodges that may or may not even have a Website/Instagram/GoogleMaps location in outlying coordinates.

In most cases, these lodgings are the places where their owners were born and raised and turned their homes into receptive destinations. They know all their secrets but they only share them with the ones that can find them.

Staying in these places means you’ll be far from tourist traps, and likely to explore places and stories devoid of other visitors.

So here you have 3 retreats that will keep you away from crowds and closer to the destination on your bucket list:

ESTANCIA PEUMA HUE

• Location: Lake Gutierrez, Patagonia, Argentina. This Eco-lodge is nestled within the grounds of the first and largest national park in Argentina, Nahuel Huapi National Park, in the Northern Patagonia Lake District.
• Access: Private Aircraft or Helicopter, Ground & Lake Transportation. Peuma Hue´s 500 acres of wilderness are located at the southern end of Lake Gutiérrez, only 25 minutes from Bariloche and 45 minutes from its international airport.

• Accommodation: 28 visitors total distributed in 4 Private Houses. The estancia offers a highly personalized experience and an inviting atmosphere for all.
• Method: Private lodging & activities in close connection with nature. Explore the mountain scenery on horseback, hike the numerous mountain trails, or just sit in silence while reading a book.
• Community & Impact: Been referred to as one of the best Natural Spas in South America.

“Peuma Hue means “ place of dreams” in the native Mapuche language. It’s a place that invites travelers to come to live Patagonia in a slow travel mode.”

Evelyn Hotter, Creator & Hostess

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TRES RÍOS CASA DE CAMPO

• Location: On Chimehuin and Collon Cura Rivers, Patagonia, Argentina. Set on a bluff on the steppe overlooking both rivers.
• Access: Private Aircraft, Helicopter, Fishing Raft or Ground-Transportation. Although remote and isolated, the lodge is just under an hour away from San Martin de los Andes, its airport and array of other activities.

• Accommodation: Tres Rios holds up to 8 guests in 4 double rooms, providing a more intimate reception.
• Method: A brook river trout with first-class cuisine and premium wine selection; all within waking distance of 10 miles of private access to the river.
• Community & Impact: Solar panels and windmills provide energy; green gardens and farms provide organic supplies.

“Sun fading, flies hatching, trout rising. Dinner is on its way and the bar is open. Patagonian lifestyle at its finest!”

LUCAS RODRIGUEZ TATCHER, Creator and main guide at Tres Rios Casa de Campo.

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LONCONAO LODGE

• Location: Lake Loncanao, Chile.
• Access: Helicópter & Ground Transportation.

• Accommodation: 32 total visitors distributed in four modern 1500 square feet hand-crafted cottages (8 per cottage).
• Method: 1 mile of private lake shoreline to go fishing, stand-up paddling, kayaking or even swimming. 3 miles away from Futaleufu River (ranked top 3 destination for River Rafting)
• Community & Impact: Non-motorized navigation combined with low-impact architecture and solar panel energy.

“We have everything where we have nothing”

JORGE BECERRA, Creator at Lonconao Lodge

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There’s more in traveling than just being in motion.

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