LAKES EXCURSIONS FROM BARILOCHE

ISLA VICTORIA & BOSQUE DE ARRAYANES NATIONAL PARK
The boat ride takes more than one hour and a half from Puerto Pañuelo to Victoria Island, which with 9.250 acres and 20 km. in length makes it the lakes largest island. Once there you can see several native bird species: wood-peckers and hummingbirds, or exotic species: pheasant ant peacock. The island's natural reserve has several 500 year old rock painting areas or you can visit the modern restaurant and a chair lift that take to Bella Vista peak. On the island you go through the unique arrayán forest with its strange cinnamon colored tree truncks
Time: half day and all day.
Operates: daily and annually.

PUERTO BLEST & LOS CANTAROS WATERFALL
This lake tour consists on sailing westwards on Lake Nahuel Huapi trough the Blest arm of the lake towards its end at Puerto Blest. During the trip you can admire special views like the one of Centinela Island (the place where Francisco P Moreno, the father of the Argentinean National Parks was buried).
As you arrive al Puerto Blest, in the center of the valdivian rain forest, you start a bus drive to Lake Frías, where you sail to the last argentine port of the " lake crossing" to Chile: Port Frias.
Later, the catamaran crosses the lake to visit "Los Cantaros" waterfall, where you can walk up about 720 steps alongside the falls to get to "Los Cantaros" Lake.
The international lakes crossing goes by bus to Puerto Alegre to board the catamaran "El Caleuche" for lake Frías crossing to arrive at the custom office at Puerto Frías. From there you carry on by to Puerto Caras or Puerto Montt.

Time: all day year round or two days in summer.
Operates: daily - annual (subject to weather conditions in winter).

CERRO TRONADOR BY LAKE MASCARDI WITH SIDE TRIP TO LOS CÉSARES WATERFALL
This beautiful tour takes you by boat though Mascardi lake to visit Cerro Tronador. From Mascardi port, near the 258 highway you board the Victoria II boat for a great cruise up to Tronador Hotel. From there you can walk the trail to the 70 m high waterfall or by car to the foot of Cerro Tronador.
Time: all day.
Operates: from January to march.

DAY 1 - Arrival to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport and transfer to hotel. 03 nts of accommodation with breakfast

DAY 2 - Excursion called "Circuito Chico" to visit Panoramic Point, Llao Llao, Puerto Pañuelo, Moreno Lake, Cerro Lopez, Colonia Suiza...

DAY 3 - Boat Excursion to visit Isla Victoria and Los Arrayanes National Park.

DAY 4 - Transfer to airport

This is a basic program to visit Bariloche Area. Please visit our tour list to see more tours combining this area and others place in Argentina and Chile

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