Estancia Cerro Guido

At Estancia Cerro Guido, the largest operating Estancia in the region, have different activities that will allow guests to discover this corner of the world from different points of view, ranging from horseback riding in Sierra Baguales, trekking in Cerro Guido, fly fishing in mystical Patagonian rivers and 4x4 adventures that will take them to the border between Chile and Argentina.

You will also have the chance to discover the true and beautiful simplicity of country life with our tour and Estancia day, as well as participate and meet the local people.

Shared All Inclusive Program
The excursions included in the Shared All Inclusive Program are organized on arrival day in conjunction with other travelers and our team of guides, depending on interests, weather conditions, and availability. These excursions are conducted in groups of at least two rooms. The hotel provides safety equipment, such as helmets and trekking poles, to all its travelers.

Conservation: Discover the diverse wildlife of the region and the efforts led by the Cerro Guido Conservation Foundation to promote a harmonious coexistence between livestock and native species.

Conservation Experience

In this activity, which can be done either in the morning or in the afternoon, guests will learn about the work of the Cerro Guido Conservation Foundation and will visit some of the conservation areas within the Estancia, through binocular observation and camera traps, they will be able to appreciate in the field part of the fauna of the Patagonian steppe and the work that the Foundation's team carries out daily in the research of its top predator; the puma.
Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 12 years old

Includes: Breakfast/Picnic dinner

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 5 Hours

Wildlife

This excursion offers a closer look at the heart of the Estancia and how Estancia Cerro Guido promotes the coexistence of cattle ranching and wildlife conservation. We travel in 4x4 vehicles to the Condorera sector, equipped with binoculars and field guides providing detailed information about the area. Along the way, explore part of the Cerro Guido Conservation Foundation's project: tracking wildlife movements, reviewing camera trap footage, and observing firsthand the most significant outcomes of this initiative. The experience also includes learning about the use of livestock guardian dogs and their key role in the Estancia’s conservation work. 
Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 3.5 hours

Overland: Travel through the most incredible landscapes of Patagonia in 4x4 vehicles

Puesto Sarmiento - Gunther Plüschow:
Through cattle fields, drive to Puesto Sarmiento, this iconic place is located on the shores of the namesake lake and bordering Torres del Paine National Park. In the 1930's the German aviator Gunther Plüschow used Estancia Cerro Guido as a gateway for his explorations over the Patagonian mountain range and Lake Sarmiento as a base for his seaplane. During the visit to the post we will learn more about the life of this adventurer and walk and visit the lake.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: No restriction 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 3.5 hours
 

Full day Torres del Paine Northeast:
This overland combines landscapes of Estancia Cerro Guido with the northeastern sector of Torres del Paine National Park. The proximity to this protected area allows us to visit less explored areas, as well as some of the classic viewpoints of Torres del Paine. This excursion is a mixture of driving and easy hikes that allow you to see part of Las Chinas Valley, famous for its paleontological findings, from where you will have visits to the Sierra Baguales and will approach the Torres del Paine National Park through the Laguna Azul sector, where you will stop for lunch. During the afternoon, you will drive through the northeast section of the park, an area known for the presence of wildlife and its views of the three granite Paine Towers, passing through Cañadón Macho and Paine Waterfall, an obligatory photographic stop, to begin our return to the hotel, from the Laguna Amarga sector.

Modality: Full day

Minimum age required: No restriction 

Includes: Snack and picnic lunch

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 10 hours

Full day Torres del Paine:
This excursion will take you through the trails that cover part of the 1814 km2 of Torres del Paine National Park. From views of the Southern Ice Field to the pampas and its fauna, you will explore the diverse landscapes this biosphere reserve offers. 
Leave the ranch and head towards Lago del Toro to approach Torres del Paine National Park from the south, where it is possible to have a great panoramic view of its mountains, forests, lakes, and glaciers. You will enter the park through the Serrano River and continue to the Pingo River Sector for a short hike to Grey Lake. Then continue to Lake Pehoé to have lunch and visit the Salto Grande, one of the most scenic places in the park. In the afternoon, visit the eastern sector of the park passing by the viewpoints of Lake Nördenskjold and Lake Sarmiento, to finish at Paine Waterfall and return to Cerro Guido from Amarga Lagoon.

Modality: Full day - Includes entrance fee to Torres del Paine National Park

Minimum age required: No restriction 

Includes: Snack and picnic lunch

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 10 hours

Horseback Riding: Live a unique experience exploring Patagonia through exciting horseback rides

Macizo Paine Lookout
This ride is a must for beginner riders or those who want to enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds the ranch. Leave the stable for the upper part of the ranch. This route takes you through a smooth plain, with the majestic Torres del Paine always in sight. On your way up, climb, bordering a forest of lengas trees and ñirres, native trees of Patagonia. On the way back, cross meadows and open fields where it is common to see native fauna such as guanacos, rheas, and foxes, as well as horses and sheep.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 8 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low - No experience required

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 2.5 hours

Distance: 13km / 8mi

Caravana

Designed for the whole family, easy and very pleasant, this ride will allow you to appreciate the nature near the Estancia’s main house. You will go through the fields surrounding our stable, where it is common to see animals of the Estancia, such as sheep and horses, as well as native fauna such as guanacos, all of this accompanied by open views of the vast Patagonian steppe.
Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 8 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low - No experience required

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 2.5 hours

Distance: 7.5km / 4.7mi

Puesto Marcou
You head out towards the lower sector of the Estancia, crossing the Pampa and approaching the old cattle settlement, Puesto Marcou. With a view of Sierra Baguales in the distance, you continue up the slope of Sierra Contreras. For the return through the Estancia, you have Torres del Paine on the horizon. This ride covers different types of terrain where you can trot, gallop and enjoy the natural environment.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Medium - Requires experience, know trot and gallop

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 3.5 hours

Distance: 16km / 10mi

Tegualda Lagoon
This ride take you through the immensity of the Patagonian steppe. You leave towards the lower part of the estancia in the direction of the Tegualda Lagoon, a nice place for bird watching, it is common to see groups of flamingos, ducks, geese and rheas among others. Surrounded by Sierra del Cazador, Sierra Baguales and the Paine Massif, this ride through the pampa invites experienced riders to practice trotting and galloping.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Medium - Requires experience, know trot and gallop

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 2.5 hours

Distance: 14km / 8.7mi

Segunda Barranca
Varied in landscapes and all types of terrain, this ride begins by going up from your stable to the upper part of the Sierra Contreras, from where you head to the Second Canyon sector, an old ranch that today is part of Cerro Guido. Continuing west, you will slowly enter a native Nothofagus forest. After the picnic lunch, return through a sector of open pampas, joined by the presence of wildlife and the Torres del Paine as a backdrop

Modality: Full day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Box lunch

Difficulty: Advanced - For expert riders only, mastered rising trot and gallop

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 6 hours

Distance: 25km / 15.5mi

Las Flores
Experienced riders looking for excitement and natural beauty will love this ride, the longest and fastest Estancia Cerro Guido propose. Leave riding towards the lower part of the ranch, through plains and meadows, head towards the Las Flores sector, with the Sierra Baguales becoming more imposing as you go along. After a picnic lunch, return through the upper part of the estancia, this time with the Paine Massif in sight. Throughout the route there are long stretches for trotting and galloping.

Modality: Full day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Box lunch

Difficulty: Advanced - For expert riders only, mastered rising trot and gallop

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 6 hours

Distance: 33km / 6mi

Trekking: Explore Estancia Cerro Guido and its surroundings with exciting hikes

Sarmiento Lake
Located within the Torres del Paine National Park, Lake Sarmiento is the largest of this nature reserve and is bordered to the east by the Estancia Cerro Guido. The hike takes place near the base of the Sierra del Toro,
from where guests descend slowly through the steppe to reach the southeast shore of the lake, where they will have a great view of the Paine Massif. There they can appreciate the thrombolites, calcium carbonate deposits characteristic of Lake Sarmiento and then return by a short and slightly steep climb.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 8 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 2.5 hours

Distance: 5km / 3.1mi

Elevation gain: 90m / 295ft

Bosquecito Lookout
This hike offers the possibility to depart on foot from the hotel and discover at your own pace the natural beauty that surrounds our Estancia. Following a beautiful creek lined with Lenga trees, a native Patagonian tree, you will reach the viewpoint, where you can enjoy a wide panorama, particularly of the majestic Torres del Paine and Lake Sarmiento. The hike has the advantage of having many open views, so the final destination will depend on how far you want to walk. The route is ideal for the observation of the typical Patagonian fauna such as guanacos, rheas, foxes and sheep.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 8 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Medium

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 3 hours

Distance: 7.5km / 4.7mi

Elevation gain: 400m / 1312ft

Sierra Baguales 
One of the Estancia's most iconic landscapes, the mystical Sierra Baguales forms the natural border between Chile and Argentina and is also the site of recent paleontological and archaeological discoveries. The solitary and wild nature of this little-explored mountain range is a must-see for adventure enthusiasts. For this excursion, head toward Puesto Las Flores, from where you begin a steep, off-trail ascent that will take you through hills covered in coirón to the base of the Sierra Baguales. A series of small lagoons, striking peaks, and herds of guanacos are part of the breathtaking landscape that accompanies guests as they approach Cerro Ciudadela. The descent is through wide valleys, where you can still see herds of baguales, wild horses that once inhabited the area in large numbers and give this remote mountain range its name.

Modality: Full day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Box lunch

Difficulty: High

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 10 hours

Distance: 14km / 8.7mi

Elevation gain: 756m / 2480ft

Mirador Sierra Baguales
Shorter but more demanding, this excursion is a short version of our full day hike to the Sierra Baguales, where we will visit the Las Flores post, close to the border with Argentina, for a short but steep ascent to a viewpoint that will leave guests in front of the Tridente and Ciudadela hills, some of the most imposing peaks of this mountain range. Have a view of the wide pampa that extends to the east, to then begin your descent through one of the valleys that will take you back to the starting point.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 8 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Medium

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 3 hours

Distance: 5km / 3.1mi

Elevation gain: 250m / 820ft

Las Chinas Lookout
Off the beaten path, adventure enthusiasts will love this hike. Leave the Cerro Guido hotel by car, taking a 40-minute drive to the Las Chinas Valley, a wild and less-explored area located in the northeast sector of the ranch. The hike takes you through open fields, following the Las Chinas River to the valley's only forest, composed of Lenga and Ñirre trees, native to Patagonia. There, begin your ascent to the viewpoint, located high in the hills. The climb is strenuous, off-trail and over uneven terrain, but your efforts are rewarded when you reach a surprising viewpoint, not only for its spectacular views of Torres del Paine and its surroundings, but also for its mineral environment and its succession of very peculiar rock formations that will transport you to another time.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: High

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 5 hours

Distance: 12km / 7.5mi

Elevation gain: 650m / 2133ft

Chenque Cerro Guido
An exciting challenge for athletic hikers is to climb the highest peak in the Sierra Contreras and the mountain of the Estancia's namesake. At 1,270 meters above sea level, discover an exceptional panorama, as well as a
valuable archaeological monument, the Chenque, a large burial mound erected by the Aonikenk, an indigenous people of Patagonia, now extinct. Leave the hotel itself, hiking steadily uphill through open fields, until you reach the foot of the Sierra Contreras. From there, begin a strenuous climb up the steep slope of the mountain, on rocky terrain and without a path, to a first plateau, where efforts are rewarded by a magnificent view of the Sierra Baguales. To reach the summit of Cerro Guido, where the famous Chenque is located, continue to ascent and cross another large, sloping plateau, following a more gradual and gentle climb. A spectacular 360-
degree view awaits, overlooking the surrounding valleys, mountain ranges, lakes, and glaciers, with the Torres del Paine in sight.

Modality: Full day

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Box lunch

Difficulty: High

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 8 hours

Distance: 17km / 10.6mi

Elevation gain: 1000m / 3281ft

Base of the Towers
One of Patagonia's classic hikes and the national park's main attraction, backpackers from around the world challenge themselves with this intense hike every year. For those who want to explore the Torres del Paine
Mountains for a day, this experience is definitely worth it. Leave the hotel early to head to Torres del Paine National Park, where you begin the hike approaching the Paine Massif and facing the first major 2 km climb that
will take you into the Ascencio Valley. Continue through the valley, passing Campamento Chileno and gradually ascending through a Lenga forest until you reach the foot of the glacial moraine that leads up to the Torres del Paine viewpoint. Probably the most challenging, the final hour of steep climb over rocky terrain takes you to one of Patagonia's most iconic landscapes: the three granite towers that give Torres del Paine its name.
Modality: Full day - Includes entrance to Torres del Paine National Park

Minimum age required: 12 years old 

Includes: Box lunch

Difficulty: High

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 10 hours

Distance: 20km / 12.4mi

Elevation gain: 1314m / 4311ft
 

E-Bikes: Explora Patagonia through exciting biking adventures

E-bikes Puesto Rojo
Embark on an unforgettable adventure with the e-bike tours as you travel to the enchanting outpost of the Las Chinas Valley. From this picturesque starting point, pedal through the vast expanse of the steppe, a land
teeming with life and offering glimpses of diverse wildlife in their natural habitat. This route will take you deep into the wilderness, traversing gentle slopes and winding trails until you reach the verdant embrace of a forested hillside. It is here that you will discover the red outpost, a tranquil sanctuary nestled within lush vegetation, offering a moment of respite and reflection amidst the splendor of nature. Join this captivating journey through the heart of the countryside, where each pedal stroke reveals a new story waiting to be told. 

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: 10 years old 

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 4 maximum

Duration: 1.5 hours

Distance: 12km / 12.5mi
 

Cultural: Immerse in the real Estancia life, getting to know the traditions and the daily labors of the countryside

Cultural Estancia Tour
This guided tour is an invitation to discover an authentic Patagonian Estancia, where not only the original buildings—valuable testaments to the region's architectural heritage—have been preserved, but also the traditional lifestyle that defines the very essence of Patagonia. This tour of the Estancia, founded over 100 years ago, is a true journey back in time. Begin with a map of the province and a historical introduction to livestock farming in Patagonia. Walk through different areas of the Estancia, such as the vegetable garden and greenhouse, where you can sample some of the products, season permitting. Then, visit the manor house and the shearing shed. In the latter building, the most emblematic of all ranch work, you can witness the traditional shearing and understand the wool grading process (seasonal only).

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: No restriction

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 3.5 hours

Archeology: Explore the prehistoric and cultural treasures of Patagonia

Archaeological History
Palique Sector
After an introduction to the history of the first hunter-gatherers of Patagonia, you set out to explore the pampa to understand how these groups moved and inhabited some places that are located within the Estancia and have been identified as archaeological sites. In the field, you will learn about the most recent studies and discoveries made by the team of archaeologists working at Cerro Guido.

Modality: Half day

Minimum age required: No restriction

Includes: Snack

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 8 maximum

Duration: 4 hours

Conservation Experience - Not included in all-inclusive shared programs
With this activity you are invited to participate for a day in the conservation project of the Cerro Guido Foundation. You will discover the characteristic fauna of Patagonia and also the strategies that the Cerro Guido is achieving to develop a respectful livestock farming that coexists with native species. Leave by vehicle from Hotel Estancia Cerro Guido at dawn to accompany a member of the team of field trackers in their daily routine. Start with the puma research work at the Estancia, participating in activities such as observation with binoculars and camera traps. The tour includes short walks, without much difficulty. Towards the end of the morning, discover the work of the livestock guardian dogs and how they help the coexistence between conservation and human activity. After lunch and a break, continue in the afternoon to the "Casa puma", the operations center for the Cerro Guido Conservation Foundation. There, watch an exciting video presentation, and then have a final field trip at sunset and see the research work being carried out in the Sierra del Toro.

Modality: Full day

Minimum age required: 12 years old

Includes: Lunch at hotel, breakfast, and dinner on site

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 2 minimum, 6 maximum

Duration: 10 hours

Rate: Kindly inquire with your Trip Planner

Full day Fishing - Not included in all-inclusive shared programs
Sparsely populated and with water sources that descend directly from glaciers and mountains, Patagonia and its crystalline rivers are one of the most pristine places in the world for fishing. The area surrounding Torres del Paine, where Cerro Guido is located, stands out as an attractive destination for anglers from around the world. The specialized fishing guides are permanently on the ground and daily evaluate the best sport fishing spots in the rivers and streams that run through the Estancia, including the Las Chinas and Baguales Rivers, renowned for their fishing in the region, where you can find brown and rainbow trout, as well as Atlantic and Chinook salmon, in addition to some native species. With top-quality equipment and guides, set out to enjoy a full day of fishing in the unique scenery of Patagonia.

Modality: Full day - includes fishing equipment

Minimum age required: 10 years old

Includes: Snack and picnic lunch

Difficulty: Low

Number of people: 4 maximum

Duration: 8 hours

Rate: Kindly inquire with your Trip Planner