Rincon del Socorro

In 2001, Douglas Tomkins, the philanthropist and conservationist, acquired the farm Rincón del Socorro to create a 74,131 acre natural reserve that has become one of the greatest natural parks in Argentina. Tompkins and his team restored and expanded the old buildings of the farm, removed the cattle from the fields, eliminated hundreds of miles of fences and initiated the biggest process of reintroduction of locally extinct fauna in the Americas. Giant anteaters, pampas deer and peccaries have already been released.

Part of this process concluded with the donation of lands for the creation of the Iberá National Park which, together with the provincial reserve, constitutes the great Park Iberá.

Rincón del Socorro is immersed in Iberá National Park where diverse natural ecosystems can be found: several temporarily flooded grasslands known as malezales, beautiful Caranday palm groves, broomsedges, savannas, espinal woodlands and gallery forests.

The lodge was built out of a farm originally constructed in 1896, which was personally restored and expanded by Douglas Tompkins. The buildings keep the classic European style, with big galleries that make the houses cooler during summertime.

There are 11 comfortable air-conditioned rooms with private bathroom, free Wi-Fi, and sitting area. The restaurant combines local recipes with Argentinian and international dishes made using the vegetables cultivated in the lodge’s organic garden. There is also a swimming pool, reading room, games area and use of bikes.

Activities include guided nature tours, night safaris, birdwatching, walks, horse riding, boat trips, kayaking, and the chance to learn about the incredible re-wilding project.

The rates include all meals and transfers from the local airport.