ABOUT HELSINGFORS - in their own words:
Helsingfors is located 180 km North of El Calafate. The lodge is surrounded by a stunning
landscape, sheltered by coniferous woods that make way to a panoramic view of the lake and
the Andes Mountains.
It has 8 comfortable rooms each with private bathrooms, a dining room and a cosy living
room; all exquisitely decorated with amazing simplicity, combining warm colours and
different textures that harmonize and blend in with the natural environment.
A refined cellar with select Argentine and Chilean wines accompany the delicacies of a
remarkable gourmet cuisine.
A total of 18 guests will therefore be able to live and enjoy a personalised service that
involves only part of the unique Helsingfors experience.
Part of what makes Helsingfors a unique experience is found in its cooking, where our Chef
delights our guests with a truly remarkable gourmand cuisine. Helsingfors has its own
vegetable garden and a refined cellar with a variety of Argentine and Chilean selected
vintage wines that accompany the delicacies of our regional cuisine, where some of the
typical local dishes such as the Patagonian lamb or the exquisite trout can be enjoyed.
A sampling of
activities:
Laguna Azul trekking and horseback riding
This activity leaves the magnificent Mt. Fitz Roy behind to
enter the Patagonian Andean Forest. After a steep climb, either by foot or horseback, the
most splendorous landscape unveils, framed by ever-snowed mountain peaks and a river of
ice that ends in the waters of the Blue Lagoon. A good opportunity for spotting local
fauna.
Laguna del Morro
After a brief navigation along one of lake Viedmas
branches and a short trek, a crystal patch of emerald green water is revealed: the Morro
Lagoon. A quiet and peaceful natural paradise, the ideal place to enjoy trout fishing and
local wild fauna.
Glaciar Viedma navigation and trekking
It takes the Zodiac a 40-minute trip from the lodges pier
to Viedma Glacier, where visitors may witness large pieces of ice cracking and roaring as
they break and fall into the water creating icebergs. Once disembarked, the glacier
presents Helsingfors visitors with a unique experience: to enter and explore the
caves that the very rim of the glacier creates upon land. |