The El Cóndor spa is a space on the seashore ideal for those who choose to enjoy themselves. Its main characteristic is the spaciousness and tranquility of its beaches that are combined with the high cliffs. It has services such as hotels, houses and rental apartments, camping, restaurants, casino, public restrooms and in low season, rentals can be very convenient.s. Booking, a new apartment with ocean views and luxurious furnishings, starts at $14,788 + $3,106 taxes and charges for a family of 4 or 5 people, regarding $3,500 per person.
One of its characteristics is the extensive strip of beaches, more than 10 kilometers long, where you can carry out different leisure and fishing activities. In the area located at the beginning of the cliffs, known as Playa del Faro, you can see the largest Colony of Burrowing Parrots in the world. If you are going to spend the long weekend, from there you must undertake the adventure to travel the Provincial Route No. 1, also known as the Camino de la Costa
TIt has an extension of 210 kilometers. Its tour allows you to know La Lobería or Bahía Creek, other beaches with large spaces and singular beauty such as El Espigón, Bahía Rosas and Pozo Salado and a rich flora and fauna that has an obligatory stop at the Punta Bermeja Faunistic Interpretation Center, with the largest fur seal colony in Patagonia.
It is recommended to travel carefully, especially in some sectors of the route where sand accumulates, although the rehabilitation of 7 kilometers in a sector located between Bahía Creek and Caleta de Los Loros guarantee traffic throughout its entire length.
For those who do it for the first time, they should take into account that from El Cóndor there is no service station. Viedma or San Antonio Oeste, at its extremes, They are the last points to refuel.
start the tour
KM 0: The Camino de la Costa begins at the junction with kilometer 967 of National Route No. 3, a few meters from the beginning of the Idevi irrigated valley. In its first five kilometers it is almost a ring road from the provincial capital until reaching the Industrial Park area and, from there, directly towards the adjacent beaches.
KM 35: El Cóndor spa is the first stop. There the extensive beaches bordered by the waterfront join and at their ends are located El Pescadero -to the north- where the Negro River flows into the Atlantic and the Río Negro Lighthouse -to the south- where the characteristic cliff of most of the Patagonian coast.
La Boca, as the locals know it, has all the services and houses key points such as the lighthouse, the Malvinas Memorial, the largest parrot colony in the world and beaches to enjoy with the familyfor the practice of sport fishing and different wind sports, including paragliding from the cliffs of Bajada de Picoto.
The different beaches have lifeguard service, from the first days of December, and during the high season it is the headquarters of the National Sea and Camping Festival, among other events that can be shared.
KM 54: you reach El Espigón and a few kilometers further on to Playa Bonitatwo places with very wide beaches at low tide that offer a variety of accommodation options and in recent years -especially the first one- have become a meeting point for surf lovers.
KM 65: we are in La Lobería, a beach that stands out for the pools formed by nature which can be accessed at low tide. An electric cart works in the place that avoids the effort of going down (and especially going up) to the beach loaded with things. The town, which is constantly growing, has a confectionery, a grocery store and a camping site and is the end point of the paved route, which in the last 30 kilometers ran along the edge of the cliff with spectacular views of the Atlantic.
Three kilometers further on is the reserve of sea lions and the Faunistic Interpretation Center of the Punta Bermeja Protected Natural Area which has an area of 2,100 hectares, 600 continental and another 1,500 marine.
KM 81: access to Bahía Rosas along the road bordering the beach and it is one of the most chosen places for the practice of sport fishing, as well as for its wide spaces to enjoy a day of relaxation.
KM 97: the sector known as Bajada Echandi is locatedwith characteristics similar to Bahía Rosas, where fishing and the beach become a good conjunction.
KM 135: Bahía Creek is located, one of the most beautiful places on the route. Wide gently sloping beaches, a sector chosen for water sports, long walks and a thriving tourist town that blends in with the natural landscape. The area is home to the largest dune park in Argentina with an approximate area of 18,000 hectares.
KM 149: the Protected Natural Area of Caleta de Los Loros is located where the cliffs give rise to a gently sloping beach. It is surrounded by dunes of different sizes, both fixed and mobile. The cove goes in between 3 and 5 kilometers to the north, bordered by two large sandbanks.
KM 165: Pozo Salado is located there, which is also part of the ANP and it is considered another of the most outstanding points of the entire route due to the breadth, beauty and gentle slope of its beaches. The province’s environmental guard post is located in the place, there is a campsite and a grocery store.
KM 210: you reach the junction with the Provincial route A25 which is the access to the port of San Antonio Este and marks the end of the Camino de la Costa, although you can continue your trip to visit the shell beaches in the Saco Viejo sector, the maritime station and Punta Perdices, among other places.
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