Lodging:

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The Lodge at La Posada de los Farios sits on the bank of the Cisnes River and is the original historic 60 year old ranch house, modified to comfortably handle a maximum of just 6 guests per week.

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It opened for its first guests in January, 1994. Los Farios, itself, is on a small (4,000 acre) working cattle ranch, located in the heart of the Cisnes Valley, far from any sort of organized civilization. The roads aren’t paved in this part of Patagonia and the only phone is close to an hour’s drive away in the village of La Tapera toward the Argentine border.

The three guest rooms in the lodge are simple, spacious, and tastefully decorated each with its own private bathroom. This timber framed (out of logs cut and hand hewed from the ranch) house oozes charm and warmth and the atmosphere Rex and his wife Maike have created is homey and relaxed. The living room is surrounded by a bank of windows and is the gathering place for cocktail hour and delicious hors d'œuvres. Breakfast and dinner are served in the dining room, just off the living room. Heat is provided by two wood stoves and electricity provided by generator. There is no phone service at Los Farios, however the do have radio contact to Coyhaique in case of emergency. All linens are provided at Los Farios as well as bar soap and shampoo. There are no single occupancy options at La Posada.

Chef Fernando, is a talented kitchen magician and his family-style meals are centered around fresh fish, chicken, lamb and beef. Fernando Bravo has been with Los Farios for many seasons and is now considered among the very finest lodge chefs in all of Chile today. His wonderful breakfasts and dinners are a highlight, and the dining schedule is built around the day’s best fishing, not the schedule of the guides or staff. Meals are always accompanied by fresh baked bread, salads, and fresh vegetables from the garden, and complimented by the finest Chilean wines. Delicious lunches are served in the field and prepared by your guide. They are usually served on a table with table cloth, cloth napkins and a great bottle of red “tinto” or white wine “vino blanco” to complement the cuisine.

At the end of the day, you can look forward to some of Fernando’s amazing empanadas, a cold beer and a soak in the lodge’s steaming wood-fired hot tub. A real treat at La Posada de los Farios is the traditional Patagonian style barbequed lamb "asado" prepared over an open fire by local "gauchos" as a final farewell celebration.

Non-angling Companions are Welcome!

La Posada de Los Farios has a variety of interesting "non-fishing" options that are guided: