R40MOTO Wildlife Photography Expeditions

From $8,000 per person · 7 to 10 days · Private or small group (max 6)
Patagonia in autumn and winter is a different world. The light is long and golden, the steppe is quiet, and the fauna is concentrated and active. This is not the Patagonia of summer tourists. This is the Patagonia that serious photographers come back for.

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Who this is for
You’ve invested in your equipment. You understand light, patience, and composition. What you need is someone who knows this territory at a cellular level — where the pumas move at dawn, which estancia gives access to huemul habitat, where the condors ride the thermals in the afternoon. You shoot; we position you.
This expedition is not for beginners and not for people who need comfort over access. It’s for photographers willing to leave at 5 AM and stay until the last light is gone.

Typical itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival and briefing. Meeting in Coyhaique or Punta Arenas depending on routing. Equipment check, route review, weather and fauna conditions for the week ahead.
Days 2 and 3 — Steppe and open country. Pre-dawn departure. Guanaco herds at first light, Andean fox tracking, rhea and flamingo in the salt lakes. Afternoon scouting for condor thermals.
Days 4 and 5 — Andean corridor. Huemul habitat. Private access to estancia land not open to the public. Patient, slow work — these animals require distance and silence.
Days 6 and 7 — Puma zone. Two full days in confirmed puma territory. No guarantees — this is wild Patagonia — but 15 years of tracking means we know where to be and when.
Days 8 and 9 — Landscapes and light. Glaciers, lenga beech forest in autumn color, lakeshores at golden hour. Astro-photography session if conditions allow — Patagonian skies are exceptional.
Day 10 — Departure.

Fauna targets by season

Species	March – June	July – August	September – November
Puma	High activity	Peak tracking	Good
Huemul	Excellent	Good	Breeding season
Condor	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Guanaco	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Andean fox	Year-round	Year-round	Year-round
Flamingo	Good	Low	Excellent
Lenga autumn color	Peak	—	—

What’s included
Ground transportation throughout, accommodation (lodges and estancias selected for access, not stars), all meals from Day 1 dinner to Day 10 breakfast, park and private land access fees, satellite communication device, daily route planning and weather analysis.

What’s not included
International flights, travel insurance (required), personal photography equipment, alcoholic beverages, gratuities.

Pricing upon request · 18 to 21 days · Private only
Four ecosystems. Four completely different faunas. One continuous expedition across a country that most international photographers never see beyond Torres del Paine and Iguazú.
This is the definitive Argentina wildlife photography experience. It exists because no other operator has the territorial knowledge and logistics to run it.

Who this is for
You’ve done Africa. You’ve done Costa Rica. You want something that doesn’t exist in any catalog — access to places where the infrastructure hasn’t caught up with the wildlife. You’re comfortable with complexity, long travel days, and the kind of patience that produces shots nobody else has.
This expedition is designed for one to four photographers maximum. It runs once or twice a year. Every departure is different.

Typical itinerary
Days 1–2 — Buenos Aires. Logistics, equipment check, internal flight briefing.
Days 3–6 — Península Valdés. Southern right whales (September–November), southern elephant seals, Magellanic penguins, orcas if timing aligns. The Atlantic coast at its most dramatic.
Days 7–10 — Patagonia. Full Patagonia Expedition module — pumas, huemules, condors, steppe fauna. Private estancia access.
Day 11 — Transit. Internal flight Punta Arenas or Coyhaique to northern Argentina.
Days 12–15 — Cuña Boscosa del Paraná, northern Santa Fe. The least-visited wildlife habitat in Argentina. Black howler monkeys (guaranteed), giant anteater, maned wolf, broad-snouted caiman, night safaris for nocturnal fauna. No lodges, no tourist infrastructure — estancia access through 15 years of local relationships.
Days 16–19 — Yungas and Altiplano. High-altitude wetlands, Andean flamingos, vicuñas, puna birds, dramatic altiplano light. The transition from subtropical forest to 4,000-meter puna in a single day.
Days 20–21 — Departure.

Fauna targets by ecosystem

Península Valdés: Southern right whale, southern elephant seal, Magellanic penguin, orca, Patagonian mara, guanaco.

Patagonia: Puma, huemul, Andean condor, Andean fox, greater rhea, flamingo.

Cuña Boscosa del Paraná: Black howler monkey, giant anteater, maned wolf, broad-snouted caiman, tapir (rare), jaguar sign (Impenetrable corridor).

Yungas / Altiplano: Andean flamingo, vicuña, puna tinamou, Andean condor, viscacha, high-altitude raptors.

What’s included
Ground transportation throughout, accommodation (lodges and estancias selected for access, not stars), all meals from Day 1 dinner to Day 10 breakfast, park and private land access fees, satellite communication device, daily route planning and weather analysis.

What’s not included
International flights, travel insurance (required), personal photography equipment, alcoholic beverages, gratuities.