The whole estancia, just for your group
A family house on a working estancia on the shore of Lago General Carrera, between the Northern Patagonian Icefield and Patagonia National Park. Bring the people who matter to you and have it all to yourselves.
This is the big one
The House is a proper family home, looked after by the same family for four generations, sitting on its own stretch of lake shore with the mountains behind it. For your stay the whole place is given over to your group, with the horses, the boats, the gauchos and the kitchen all working around you and nobody else.
Every stay is built from scratch. You tell us who's coming, when, and what you want from your time here, and we put it together with the family who run the estancia, right down to what's on the table each night.
Made for big occasions
It works brilliantly for a large family get-together or a milestone birthday, and just as well for a company offsite where people need to properly switch off and spend real time together.
Groups of around ten or more get the most out of it. If there are fewer of you and you'd still like the place to yourselves, ask us anyway. We'll always see what can be done.
A home, not a hotel
Big rooms with wooden beams and open fires, bedrooms made up with thick woollen blankets, and windows that look straight out over the lake. Evenings are spent round the fire or at the long table in the dining room, which is big enough for everyone.
Food is a big part of it
Vegetables come from local gardens, the asado goes on the fire the traditional way, and lunch might well be cooked on a beach you've just ridden to. All your meals and drinks are included, so once you're here there's nothing to think about.
How you could spend the week
Nothing is fixed, and every group ends up with something different. These are some of the days we can build a stay around.
- Riding with the gauchos up Cerro Pardo to Laguna La Guitarra, about five hours and fine for most riders.
- A full day in the saddle up Cerro Bramador, eight or nine hours for confident riders, with views over the lake from 1,350 metres.
- The huemul trail, following the tracks of the rare southern deer on the estancia's own land, where the family has been helping to protect them with Rewilding Chile since 2022.
- Out on the lake by boat, to the marble caves at Puerto Guadal and the beaches most people never see.
- The Río Baker and Patagonia National Park, a full day out to Chile's biggest river by volume and the vast park beside it.
- A day with the gauchos, working the animals and learning to read the land the way they do, finishing with an asado.
- A few nights out on horseback with the gauchos, camping at Pampa del Zorro and riding the Chacabuco valley, for groups who want a real expedition.
- A day at home for a walk, a gentle ride, time on the beach or nothing at all.
What's included, and what it costs
Included
Transfers from Balmaceda airport, all your meals, all drinks and every activity. The drive in takes about five hours along one of the finest roads in the world, and everything will be ready when you arrive.
Flights to Balmaceda and personal travel insurance aren't included.
Price
Every stay in The House is priced individually, depending on the size of your group, how long you stay and what you want to do. As a guide, our all-inclusive estancia programmes start from USD 2,428 per person for four days, USD 3,035 for five and USD 4,856 for eight. Exclusive use of the whole house is quoted on request.
When
Stays run through the season, roughly November to April. The longer rides and nights out are best from December to March. Big groups need planning, so the earlier you get in touch, the better your choice of dates.
Booking
We'll send you a full plan and one price for the whole group. A 30% deposit secures the dates, with the balance due 45 days before you arrive.
Tell us about your group
Who's coming, roughly when, and what the occasion is. We'll come back to you within 24 hours to talk it through, and then put a proposal together for you.