Travel · 6 min read
Getting There: Flying Into Patagonia for a Red Stag Hunt
Almost every hunter asks the same first question: how hard is it to get there? The honest answer is that Parque Diana is one long overnight flight and one short domestic hop from Texas, Florida or the West Coast — and the last leg lands you forty minutes from the lodge gate.
The route from the United States
Most of our guests fly overnight from Houston, Dallas or Miami into Buenos Aires (EZE). Those are red-eyes: you leave in the evening and arrive the following morning, tired but on Argentine time.
From Buenos Aires you take a domestic flight to San Martín de los Andes (CPC), roughly two hours. Bariloche (BRC) is the alternative, adding a longer but genuinely beautiful road transfer through the lake district.
Domestic connections and the airport change
International arrivals land at Ezeiza (EZE); most domestic departures leave from Aeroparque (AEP) across the city. Allow a comfortable buffer between the two — we plan transfers with that gap built in, and many hunters prefer a night in Buenos Aires before continuing south.
San Martín de los Andes (CPC) is an international airport and receives chartered and private aircraft directly, with customs and immigration arranged on request. Guests flying privately can clear into the country at San Martín de los Andes rather than routing through Buenos Aires at all.
Bringing your own rifle
Firearms are permitted into Argentina with a temporary import permit (ANMaC). The paperwork is filed in advance from your passport details, rifle serial number, calibre and ammunition count; the permit is presented on arrival with the rifle in a locked hard case.
US hunters travelling with a rifle should also carry CBP Form 4457, registered before departure, so the rifle re-enters the United States without question. Ammunition travels checked, in its original packaging, within airline and Argentine limits.
- Temporary import permit filed before travel
- Locked hard case, rifle and ammunition packed separately
- CBP Form 4457 for US-based hunters
- Rental rifles are available at the ranch for hunters who prefer not to travel armed
The last forty minutes
We collect you at the airport. The drive to the ranch runs out of town along the valley, and the mountain your stag lives on is visible for most of it. Bags go to your cabin, the fire is already lit, and the rifle gets checked on the range that same afternoon whenever the schedule allows.
When to come
The roar — the red stag rut — falls in March and April in the southern hemisphere. Alpine ibex hunts run outside the roar, with May weeks available. Fishing guests often extend either side of a hunting week.
Common questions
- How long does the journey take door to door?
- From the southern United States, roughly one overnight flight to Buenos Aires plus a two-hour domestic flight and a forty-minute drive.
- Do I need a visa?
- United States, Canadian, United Kingdom and EU passport holders do not require a tourist visa for Argentina. Passports should have six months of validity remaining.
- Can I hunt with a rifle from the ranch?
- Yes. Many guests skip the firearm paperwork entirely and rent a ranch rifle, sighted in on our range before the first morning.
Planning a hunt in Patagonia?
Tell us the season you have in mind and we will tell you honestly what is open.
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