{"id":69598,"date":"2024-04-05T05:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=69598"},"modified":"2025-03-22T03:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:02:16","slug":"the-secret-sauce-to-group-travel-patagonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/the-secret-sauce-to-group-travel-patagonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the secret sauce to a great group in Patagonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Around a restaurant table after days in the Patagonia wilderness, traveller Tara reflects on the key ingredient in epic shared adventures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019Who wants in on a mate round?\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bus ride is bumpy, but it won\u2019t be long until we reach the dinner spot for a well-deserved meal. After another hike along <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/patagonia\">Patagonia<\/a>\u2019s dusty trails, our achy legs and begging bellies aren\u2019t even going to shower before eating. Despite being physically tired, everyone was in good spirits. The 10-hour hike had whizzed by in a flurry of conversation and laughter, like every hike we\u2019d completed on this trip.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Intrepid leader, Lorenzo, passes his mug, made from a hollowed gourd, between the chatty eleven of us. Over the past few days, Lorenzo taught us about the daily ritual of mate, a hot herbal drink beloved across South America. One of the beauties of having a guide like Lorenzo is learning about local customs like this one.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"69607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-1170x1755.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ARGENTINA_USHUAIA_LagunaEsmeraldaHike-585x878.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"69606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-1170x1755.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CHILE_TORRESDELPAINE_IntrepidLeaderwithMap-585x878.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the shuttle pulls into El Chalten, I pass the mate back to Lorenzo, and the group and I exit the van and walk toward tonight\u2019s dinner spot. Night is falling over the small mountain town. Hikers are trickling into the many local eateries that line the main road. Apart from outdoor retailers, El Chalten is almost solely made up of small bakeries and sit-down restaurants. Lorenzo has told us how important food is to <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/argentina\">Argentine<\/a> culture, and this place is proof of that. Every meal we\u2019ve eaten has been memorable, for both its food and the conversations shared.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minute we huddle around the long wooden table that has been reserved for us, a warmth settles into my bones. We all order quickly, so as not to delay the impending feast. Inside, the wooden cabin\u2019s walls are covered in newspaper clippings. Single-stem vases sit on each table next to a dripping wax candle. Music I don\u2019t recognise is playing, and mountains are visible from every tiny window. Everyone laughs, recounting today\u2019s antics as plates of homemade pasta and piping hot bowls of locro, an Andean stew, make their way to our table. As the tiny waitress gracefully unloads her arms, I look around and notice that the other hungry patrons look like us \u2013 ragged and windswept.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanity doesn\u2019t exist here. But vulnerability does.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we all settle to eat, I hear Nicole, a fellow hiker from the United States, pose a question to the table, \u2018What have you learned about yourself on this trip so far?\u2019 I smile. I\u2019ve come to expect this kind of question from her; I think the whole group has. People begin to answer between mouthfuls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018This is a very good group,\u2019 Lorenzo says to me just above a whisper so as not to interrupt.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018What makes a group good?\u2019 I ask.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;When people open themselves up.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorenzo tucks his black hair behind his ear and continues. \u2018Ever since the pandemic, I think people yearn for it.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I pause and look up from my ravioli, eager to know what he means by \u201cit\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Connection. Today on the bus ride, you could have been on your phones. Instead, you engaged with one another even after ten hours of hiking and talking. I\u2019ve seen it a lot more in my tour groups. A few years ago, most people would choose to eat dinner on their own. Now, groups almost always request I make a reservation. They want to be together. After the years we were forced to spend away from others, I see how people are eager to be connect with others.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018And I\u2019m glad,\u2019 he continues. \u2018We are each other&#8217;s responsibility. In Argentina, we eat together. We share mate together. We take care of our neighbors when they are sick. It\u2019s how it\u2019s meant to be. So to see people from around the world fly here to this remote part of the world to spend entire days hiking with strangers and eating with strangers and even sharing rooms with strangers makes me happy.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-425x221.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-229x119.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-1536x800.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-1170x609.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tara-group-585x305.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am keenly aware of the alchemy he\u2019s referring to; the magical way in which hiking turns people into friends quickly. I have witnessed countless times how walking next to a stranger for hours on end, never having to look them in the eye, allows for total and complete vulnerability. Throw in the mental relaxation that Patagonia\u2019s rugged mountains and turquoise waters inspire, and you find yourself more readily disclosing whatever might be weighing on your mind.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dinner is proof of exactly what hiking trips can do.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we were, eleven dusty, sunburnt strangers gathered together for a meal despite the option to eat on our own, no further socialisation required. It would be easy to chalk our group\u2019s camaraderie up to our mutual enjoyment of the outdoors and travel, but my experiences tell me it\u2019s more than that. I have found that it is notably easier to disclose my own truths to individuals I run little-to-know risk of running into at the grocery store, especially when my \u201caudience\u201d isn\u2019t distracted by their phone (the benefit of hiking where there is no reception).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re only a few days into our 15-day <a href=\"\/argentina\/classic-hikes-patagonia-160212\">Classic Hikes of Patagonia<\/a> trip, and already we\u2019ve shared our stories as freely as we\u2019ve shared mate. Throughout the hours we\u2019ve spent together hiking Patagonia\u2019s trails, I\u2019ve heard stories of proposals and couples\u2019 first meetings. I\u2019d heard the intimate details of others\u2019 grief and subsequent healing. We\u2019ve shared travel anecdotes and our biggest, bucket list dreams. People have divulged how they <em>really<\/em> feel about their jobs and what made them book this trip to the bottom of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am brought back to the present moment when I realize it\u2019s my turn to answer Nicole\u2019s question: what have I learned about myself on this trip so far?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018My turn?\u2019 I say to a table the group now looking at me from behind nearly empty plates. They nod and lean in. The answer comes to me swiftly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve learned that my love of hiking goes deeper than reaching a summit or a viewpoint. I think I\u2019ve realised on this trip that I love spending uninterrupted hours connecting with people I might otherwise have never met.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find the gold in your own small group adventure in <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/patagonia\">Patagonia<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around a restaurant table after days in the Patagonia wilderness, traveller Tara reflects on the key ingredient in epic shared 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