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Bariloche
Reception and transfer from San Carlos Bariloche Airport to the hotel. |
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Llao Llao Peninsula & Campanario Mount through Bustillo Ave.
Breakfast at the hotel. We set off towards the Llao Llao Hotel, discovering one of the most classic routes of San Carlos de Bariloche. We start in the center of the city to the west along Bustillo Ave. winding along the Nahuel Huapi Lake most of the time. Near km 8 is Playa Bonita (Pretty Beach) which is the precise place from where to see Huemul Island. Going on along that avenue, at km 17, we stop to know the Campanario Mount, we climb by chairlift which take us to the summit at 1050 meters (optional).
We can try very good pastrymaking and drink hot chocolate (optional). Once at the summit, we will appreciate the probably best sight of all the zone of Bariloche. We continue so as to reach Llao Llao at km 25, leaving behind the San Pedro peninsula. The San Eduardo church and the Puerto Pañuelo (harbour) are located in the zone of the hotel and it is from there that the navigation to the Arrayanes Forest (myrtle forest) and Puerto Blest sets off. From this place you can see the Lopez and Capilla Mounts. We go towards the golf area and the bridge that links the Moreno Lake to the Nahuel Huapi Lake at Lopez Bay.
There is another privileged place from where to enjoy the Llao Llao peninsula and the lakes around it. We cross the bridge over Moreno Lake and go along the edge of El Trébol Lake. Further on we start our return to Bariloche city where our trip ends.
Note: This program can be done early in the morning or after midday. The ascent to Campanario Mount is not included, having to be purchased upon arrival.
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Visit to Victoria Island and to the legendary Arrayanes Forest
We go to Pañuelo harbour to embark towards the island. We set off to navigate almost half an hour some 10km up to Puerto Anchorena (Anchorena harbour) on Victoria Island. We will trek around the island visiting the ancient coniferous nursery. The Cerro Bella Vista can be climbed to the top by chairlift. A small path covered with autochthonous Coihues and Cypresses is crossed. Then we return from the mount enjoying impressive natural lookout points. We continue our tour embarking again to arrive at Puerto Quetrihué at the Quetrihué peninsula, to discover the legendary Arrayanes Forest ( myrtle forest) in the Valdivian jungle, inside Los Arrayanes National Park.
It is a natural reserve of almost 2,000 hectares located in a Patagonic Andean forest. The climate is cold and damp due to the influence of the lakes and there are also Western winds. We can find Coihues, Ñires, Cypresses, Radales and Notros apart from the southern Arrayanes. There is a bush called Rosa Mosqueta which has been brought by the man and it is not autochthonous but can be easily found in the area. The Arrayan is a unique tree, whose bark is cold, smooth and cinnamon-coloured. Its flowers are similar to the lemon or orange blossoms, white-coloured and violet fruit. This forest is an
intangible surface and natural monument.
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Patagonian Andean Crossing: From Bariloche to Puerto Montt & Lake crossing
Breakfast at the hotel.
We set off towards the frontier with Chile, leaving behind the bridge on the Limay river, travelling towards Villa La Angostura to go up to the international pass Cardenal Samoré. Once the customs procedures are finished at the Paraje Pajaritos, in the Chilean sector, we continue towards Puerto Montt. We cross the mountain range observing a change in the landscape from the Valdivian jungle to the hills and range at the Chilean side. Depending on the migration procedure, we arrive at the principal city in the Distrito de Lagos in only 5 to 6 hours.
We get up early to go to Cruce de Lagos, previously stopping to visit the beautiful waterfalls of Petrohué. These small waterfalls were originated in the Glacial Age, with their turquoise water imposing in a spectacular landscape. We leave this natural masterpiece to go to the harbour and embark on the catamaran which crosses us to the Todos los Santos Lake, famous for its emerald-greenish water, protected by the Osorno, the Puntiagudo and the Calbuco volcanoes. After 2 hours navigation, we arrive at Peulla. We accommodate in the Valdivian jungle with a subtropical climate and a lush vegetation which floods the mountain ranges and small lakes of the zone.
We leave Peulla to enter Puerto Frías through the Perez Rosales pass, reaching some 1,200 meters (over sea level). During the trip we can see the Tronador Mount. Once at the harbour we go through the customs procedures to go to Argentina. We embark the boat that navigates the cold waters of the Frías Lake towards Puerto Alegre. Then we transship to another catamaran to navigate again but this time along the impressive Nahuel Huapi Lake until disembarking at Puerto Pañuelo (Pañuelo harbour), near Llao Llao. Once on land we go to Bariloche city.
Note: This program is performed between September and April. As from May until the end of August , another night at Peulla must be added.
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Tronador Mount
We start the day travelling along the Pampa de Huenuleu arriving at Gutiérrez Lake. Later we go along the East bank of the Mascardi Lake until the track splits in two, having to turn right into the dirt path which leads us to the Cerro Tronador (Tronador Mount). The bridge over the Manso River is crossed and we go along the West bank of the Mascardi Lake arriving at Pampa Linda. We go through the Vuriloches valley and after crossing a forest, we find the Ventisquero Negro. The trip ends at the foot of the mount.
The tongue of the glacier can be reached by trekking. The Ventisquero Negro is a black glacier originated at the summit of Cerro Tronador. Here is where the Manso River has its source and flows down into the Pacific Ocean. The Cerro Tronador has three important peaks. The International peak with 3,555 meters, the Chilean peak with 3,430 meters and the Argentine peak with 3,400 meters, climbers have reached the top of the three of them in Summer.
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Bariloche
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Bariloche Airport. |
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