Argentina Safaris, Argentina

The first day I met my guide Roberto, a hive of bees had taken residence in my room. He was making short work of them with a broom and some bug spray. Roberto didn’t speak much English, but he was soo animated and positive, by the end of the first day he had me believing I spoke fluent Spanish. His knowledge and familiarity with the wildlife in the area was soo extensive, he had me catching armadillos by hand, investigating vulture chicks who had hatched in the blinds and identifying numerous birds from the Pampas. Every trophy was a special hunt in it’s own way. The axis deer was possibly the fattest they had ever harvested and the multihorn appeared so large, I passed it up for an angus cow when we first spotted it. At night, Roberto would take me out varmint hunting where we would spot light for viscachas, european hares and foxes. This all came to a head, when one night we discovered we were competing with a puma, hunting either side of the viscacha mound. 

Diana and Patricia would prepare delicious dishes daily, often from the animals we hunted. Lunches were traditional Argentinian BBQ’s over a fire and at dinner we would enjoy a Malbec wine (or fennec and coke). I thoroughly enjoyed the siestas after lunch and may have to adopt this routine back home. This was more than a hunting trip for me, this was an Argentinian cultural experience. I saw so many things, learnt so much about Argentina and put on a few extra kilos enjoying the food.’

Jade Sarah - December 2018