Bariloche tour: The Lake District

You will be met at the airport by a Argentina travel representative and transported to your comfortable Bariloche hotel.  Depending on your time of arrival, you can spend the afternoon or evening exploring the beautiful streets of Bariloche, trying some of the delicious restaurants and perhaps visiting one of the museums before retiring for the evening.

In the morning, you will enjoy a delicious breakfast at your Bariloche hotel before leaving on a Bariloche tour.  During your tour of the area, you will be taken along the coast of the Nahuel Huapi Lake, where you will visit Playa Bonita, Llao Llao Peninsula and Campanario Hill (lift ticket not included) where you’ll be able to take beautiful panoramic pictures. When you return from the tour you will have the rest of the day to explore the town and enjoy the incredible vistas, food and nightlife.

Check out our detailed Bariloche Guide for travelers’ tips on Bariloche attractions and activities, as well as recommendations for great Bariloche restaurants.

After breakfast, or at your convenience, you will be transferred to the Bariloche airport, train station or the docks for transportation to your next Argentina vacation or South America destination.

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• Hotels based on US. Standards
• All tours stated in the itinerary
• 2 hotel nights in Bariloche
• All transfers and entrance fees
• All breakfasts
• English speaking tour guides

Prices Valid September- June

Prices Valid July- August

This shorted tour is one of the more traditional tours in Bariloche, lasting over three hours either in the morning or the afternoon. The tour will take you to all the key sites around the town and you will be able to see the fantastic scenery that surrounds this special lake side city. You will travel by bus around the Lake Nahuel Huapi to see islands on the lake. You will take a chairlift to the top of Cerro Campanario, at height of 1050 meters; you have spectacular views over the whole of the region. However, if desired you are able to walk up to the summit instead of the chairlift. You will visit the St Edward Chapel, which is a regional architectural jewel and the lakes scarf port where grand sailing excursions depart from. You will then continue to tour passing many local landmarks including Panorama Point from where you can see the Llao Llao Peninsula and surrounding lakes before going back to your Bariloche hotel.

This is a full day tour of the surrounding Bariloche area and ideal for exploring this special and beautiful area. You will follow a route taking you past rivers, creek and mountains that define this region so well. There are a number of sites along the way including; The Enchanted Valley where you can see strange figures that form natural rock shapes such as 'The Finger of God' and 'The Siamese'. You will travel through the beautiful forest around the Traful Lake and then visit the town with the same name. The town has a fantastic view point 70 meters above the lake.

You will go to Puerto Arrayán, Portezuelo, Quintupuray, Correntoso, Puerto Manzano and the Huemul Peninsula, skirting the lake as you travel. You tour all of all the sites in the area before you go back to your hotel in Bariloche.

The quaint town of San Martin De Los Andes is to the north of Bariloche. The route takes you along the north shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake to Villa La Angostura and then continues along the Seven Lakes Trail to enter San Martin de los Andes bordering the Lake Lácar.

In San Martin you will tour the resort, beaches, Quila Quina, and Catrite Myrtles, from which you will gain beautiful views of the city and the lake. You will then have lunch in the resort town of Chapelco. Your tour will then continue along the picturesque Lake Meliquina to Casa de Piedra and a rock cave. After exploring the cave you will follow the Traful River all the way back to San Carlos de Bariloche and your hotel.

Mount Tronador has three peaks and is heavily visited by climbers in the summer. The peaks are Argentino (3.410m), International (3,554 m) and Chilean (3,430 m) and the tour takes you to the foot of these as well as to the nearby Black Glacier.

The tour leaves from Bariloche and skirts past a number of lakes on the route to Tronador. You will corss the valley of the Vuriloches before you finally arrival at the Black Glacier and the foot of Tronador. From here you can walk to the glacier which comes from the white snow capped mountains that surround the area.

This tour takes you to the top of Mount Otto, from where you will have fantastic panoramic view over Lake Nahuel Huapi, Moreno, Gutiérrez and Tronador cathedral, bell tower and chapel and the peninsulas of San Pedro and Llao Llao. The tour will leave from your hotel in Bariloche past a number of local activity centers and then to the base of the mountain where you will be able to take a cable car to the summit, however, you can also walk to the summit if you wish.

You will visit the world famous ski resort town of Cerro Catedral, which is the center of mountain activities in South America and was built over 60 years ago. The tour will go from your hotel in Bariloche and take you by min bus to the resort, with the base of the stair lift filled with services for visitors such as restaurants and bars. You will then take the chair lift, which runs to nearly 3200 meters, to the summit for fantastic views over the high snow capped mountain region. The views are spectacular. There is a cafe at the summit for you to enjoy a hot cup of cocoa or coffee.

This tour to Victoria Island takes you on a boat across the water to the Island of Victoria. The island used to be a conifer nursery and you can use a chairlift to climb to the 900 meter summit of Mount Bella Vista on the island, with stunning views from the peak. From the mountains you will head to Puerto Quetrihue where the world famous Bosque de Arrayanes can be visited where ancient specimens of trees can be found. The trees have white flowers which produce a delicious purple fruit and you can explore some of the trails independently. The myrtle forest has been declared natural monument and human activities have been restricted in this area.

The area around Puerto Blest is filled with lush vegetation that is caused by the locals wet climate and the landscape resembles the classic Norwegian Fjords. You will leave your Bariloche hotel and go by bus to the port and then board a boat for your journey. You boat will pass Sentinel Island. You will then disembark and board a bus to the nearby Lake Frias where you will be able to explore this lake area also by boat. You will then return to Puerto Best by bus and embark on the crossing to Cascada los Cántaros. You can admire the remarkable beauty of the local waterfalls. It is said this is one of the most beautiful excursions in the area.

You will go on this tour to Cerro Campanario to enjoy one of the best views in the world, and be treated to some special chocolate, what Bariloche is famous for. Your tour route will continue to the Llao Llao Municipal Forest, here you will disembark your bus and go on a two hour guided tour to reach a hidden lake. You will visit the Craft Beer Factory "Gilbert". To end the day you will visit a former Swiss colony before returning to Bariloche.

For those with a full South America tour, this is for you as you can continue from you trip in Bariloche to Chile in style.

On this adventurous Antarctic Lakes excursion, you will sail through three spectacular Andean mountain lakes at the bottom of the world. From the deck of the cruise ship, you will be treated to spectacular views of crisp blue waters, the volcanoes of Calbuco, Osorno and Tronador, the towering Cerro Catedral, and the beautiful national parks of Patagonia Chile and Argentina.

The cruise operates year-round, departing from Bariloche, Argentina. Along your adventure, you will stop to cross the border between Argentina and Chile. You will also stop at a number of places en route where you can enjoy lunch or even spend the night in remote bliss. You can stay in Petrohue, which is near the Vicente Perez National Park and to the imposing Petrohue Falls. You may also stay in Puerto Blest. From Puerto Montt you return to Bariloche or you can continue on your Latin America Vacation.