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Patagonia cruises & tours - Bariloche route detailed itinerary

July 30, 2010

Bariloche the famous city route

Day 01 Bariloche Tour - Short Circuit
Reception and transfer from Bariloche Airport to the hotel. During the afternoon, we will take Circuito Corto (Short Circuit) to see the wonderful landscapes surrounding San Carlos de Barliloche: lakes, mountains and forests. It begins in Bariloche through Bustillo’s Avenue bordering Nahuel Huapi’s Lake. Road to Llao Llao.
 
Day 02  Bariloche - Navegation to Victoria Island and Arrayanes Woods.
Breakfast at the hotel. Whole day trip: Catamaran Navigation to Victoria Island and Arrayanes Woods. We’ll leave from Puerto Pañuelo (Llao Llao), and after sailing for 11 kms. (7 miles), we’ll arrive to Puerto Anchorena in Victoria Island.

We’ll walk around the Island, looking at the ex-Conifer’s nursery. We’ll go on board again and face the Port of Quetrihue, located in Quetrihue’s Peninsula, were we’ll visit the famous Arrayanes Woods. It consists in a unique arboreal formation with ancient trees.

The barks of these trees are cold, totally plain and cinnamon colored. It has white flowers, similar to the ones of the orange blossom and violet fruits of pleasant taste. The Arrayanes Woods were declared untouchable area and Natural monument

Day 03 Bariloche - San Martín de Los Andes & 7 Lakes Circuit
Breakfast at the hotel. Whole day trip: 7 Lakes Circuit. We’ll know Villa Traful & Villa La Angostura. We’ll leave from Bariloche to Villa La Angostura and then to San Martín de los Andes. We’ll go across Huemul’s Peninsula, then we’ll drive across Puerto Manzano, finally arriving to Villa La Angostura.

After a journey around Villa La Angostura, we’ll leave to the Road of the Seven Lakes. The road is part over mountains and part inside coihues woods. We’ll drive bordering Correntoso’s Lake and it’s river, up to El Portezuelo. Then we’ll border the lakes Villarino, Falkner, Hermoso, Meliquina up to San Martin de los Andes, located on the shore of Lacar’s Lake.

We’ll return through Paso Córdoba, where we’ll see the Meliquina Lake, the river of Caleufu and Piedra del Viento.

Day 04 Bariloche - Cerro Tronador & Cascada Los Alerces
Breakfast at the hotel. We’ll leave to Gutierrez Lake and then to Mascardi Lake, called the Lake of the 7 colors. We’ll border Los Moscos Lake and the Manso River, then Hess Lake and finally the Roca River so as we can get to Los Alerces Waterfall.

From the waterfall’s viewpoint we can see the river in all it’s fury bumping against the rocks. After that we’ll go to the base of Tronador Hill, from where we can reach the Glacier’s tounge.

Day 05  Bariloche - El Bolsón
Breakfast at the hotel. We’ll leave early in the morning to El Bolsón. We’ll visit a trout’s breeding place (pisciculture) and then we’ll go to the farm Chacra Camino Viejo, where we will see how they grow raspberries and hops. At midday we’ll have barbecued lamb for lunch. We’ll return through the area of Mallín Ahogado.

Day 06 Bariloche - Villa Traful & Valle Encantado
Breakfast at the hotel. Villa Traful is a mountain village located among beautiful mountains over the shore of Traful’s Lake, surrounded of coihues woods and cliffs. The Villa is a reserve for people who enjoy the beauty of woods and mountains. Free afternoon to make some shopping at the center of Bariloche. 

Day 07  Bariloche
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Bariloche Airport. 

 Includes:
Accommodation and breakfast - Double Room
Transfer IN OUT APT/HTL/APT
Regular Tours with Spanish & English Guide
Tickets to National Parks included
Food and Air tickets not included

NOTE: We  reserve the right to alter, change or omit any part of the itinerary and to modify the tour departure and arrival schedules, without advance notice.

 
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