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Bariloche
- San Martín de los Andes 9 Days/8 Nights Meals: Breakfast
Day 1 - Bariloche Reception at the airport and transfer to the selected hotel. Depart from the hotel for a half-day sightseeing of Bariloche and its outskirts. Drive along Bustillo Ave. bordering Nahuel Huapi Lake toward Playa Bonita. Continue to Campanario Hill, where a cable car will take you to the bleeder located at the summit of the hill. Enjoy a complete overview of Nahuel Huapi Lake, the mountain peaks of the Andean range and the city. Then drive toward the San Pedro and Llao Llao Peninsulas. Visit San Eduardo Chapel and view the Llao Llao Hotel & Resort and Puerto Pañuelo, the departure point of most Lake Excursions. Cross the bridge that connects Nahuel Huapi Lake and Moreno Lake and proceed to Bahía López. Enjoy a breathtaking view of Nahuel Huapi Lake from the Panoramic Point, a natural balcony facing Moreno Lake. Return to Bariloche. Accommodation.
Day 2 - Bariloche Continental breakfast. Departure from the hotel southward, to Gutiérrez Lake, bordering Pilmayen and Melgarejo Stream. Then, border Mascardi Lake (famous for its many colors), Los Moscos Lake and Manso River, among others. Then, cross Roca River and arrive to Los Alerces Cascade. After 300 meters walking, reach the cascade's mirador from where it's possible to sea the river falling over high rocks. After bordering Mascardi Lake and Manso Superior River, go though Pampa Linda and finally arrive at Ventisquero Negro. The excursion finishes at the Tronador foot. Return to Bariloche.
Day 3 - Bariloche / San Martín de Los Andes Continental breakfast. Departure to San Martín de los Andes through the Seven Lakes Road. This scenic route that borders the northern margin of Nahuel Huapi Lake will take us to Villa La Angostura, a little village surrounded by dense forests and towering mountains. The road has mountain stretches and goes through dense woods of huge coihues. Proceed along the Seven Lakes Road passing by Correntoso, Falkner and Villarino Lakes, among others. Arrive at San Martin de los Andes, a lovely alpine village situated at the Lacar Lake shore. Accommodation.
Day 4 - San Martín de Los Andes Continental breakfast. Departure to Quila Quina, located 18 km away, where you can still see the ancient houses belonging to the Mapuche Curruhuinca group (Indian tribe). Visit the Arroyo Grande Cascade, a source of carbonated mineral water, and admire the Rupestrian paintings of the area. Continue to Chapelco Mount Ski Center to appreciate the panoramic view of Lanín Volcano and Lacar Lake.
Day 5 - San Martín de Los Andes / Paso Flores Continental breakfast. Departure from San Martín towards north, passing Junín de los Andes. Visit to the village, which was originated by the fort built in 1883. It has become an important cattle center and it is the paradise of hunting and fishing. Continue the trip passing Alicurá dam and then taking the road to Rinconada, bordering Collon Curá River and National Route Nº 40, until Paso Flores. This is a small German colony, real oasis in the Patagonian steppe, with spectacular surroundings. Remain of the day at leisure for walking, horseback riding or fauna and flora watching. Accommodation.
Day 6 - Paso Flores / Bariloche Continental breakfast. Excursion to the petrified wood deposit and Indian cave, located 13 km from the inn. Ride on light trucks until where the road allows to; then, walk for 40 minutes up to the petrified wood deposit. During this four hours excursion it is possible to admire autochthon species such as guanacos and nandus as well as the area's flora. In the afternoon, return to Bariloche. Accommodation.
Day 7 - Bariloche Transfer to the airport to board the flight to Buenos Aires or transfer to the pier for the Lake crossing Bariloche / Puerto Montt.
Enchanting Lakes 9 days / 8 nights in the Lake District Departures: Daily except Saturdays and Sundays Meals: Breakfast Air Fare: Not included.
Day 1 - Bariloche Reception at the airport and transfer to the selected hotel. Depart from the hotel for a half-day sightseeing tour of Bariloche and its outskirts. Drive along Bustillo Ave. bordering the Nahuel Huapi Lake towards Playa Bonita. Continue to Campanario Hill, where a cable car will take you to the summit. Enjoy a complete overview of Nahuel Huapi Lake, the mountain peaks of the Andean range and the city. Then drive towards the San Pedro and Llao Llao Peninsulas. Visit San Eduardo Chapel and admire the view of the Llao Llao Hotel and Puerto Pañuelo, departure point of most lake Excursions. Cross the bridge that connects Nahuel Huapi Lake and Moreno Lake and proceed to Bahía López. Enjoy a breathtaking view of Nahuel Huapi Lake from the Panoramic Point, a natural balcony facing the Moreno Lake. Return to Bariloche. Accommodation.
Day 2 - Bariloche / San Martín de Los Andes Continental breakfast. Departure to San Martín de los Andes through the Seven Lakes Road. This scenic route that borders the northern margin of Nahuel Huapi Lake will take us to Villa La Angostura, a little village surrounded by dense forests and towering mountains. The road has mountain stretches and goes through dense woods of huge coihues. Proceed along the Seven Lakes Road passing by Correntoso, Falkner and Villarino Lakes, among others. Arrive at San Martín de los Andes, a lovely alpine village situated at the Lacar Lake shore. Accommodation.
Day 3 - San Martín de Los Andes Continental breakfast. Departure to Quila Quina, located 18 km away, where you can still see the ancient houses belonging to the Mapuche Curruhuinca group (Indian tribe). Visit the Arroyo Grande Cascade, a source of carbonated mineral water, and admire the Rupestrian paintings of the area. Continue to Chapelco Ski Center to appreciate the panoramic view of the Lanín Volcano and Lacar Lake. Return to San Martín. Accommodation.
Day 4 - San Martín de Los Andes / Pucón Continental breakfast. Early morning departure from San Martín by motor coach to cross the Andes to Chile over the Tromen Pass. It will be a long, long time before you forget this crossing. While ascending through Lanín National Park, the landscape will change many times until we finally rise above the trees line. Close to our route 3776 meters high Lanín Volcano stands high above the rest of the surrounding mountains with its majestic perfectly conical snow-capped peak. Native Araucaria trees dominate the landscape. Some may know this tree as the Monkey Puzzle Tree. Upon arrival in Pucón, transfer to selected hotel.
Day 5 – Pucón Breakfast. Day for active excursions to explore Pucón. Some options are climb the local volcano Villarica, rafting at the Trancura river or visit the Termas de Huife. Accommodation.
Day 6 – Pucón / Puerto Varas Breakfast. Regular bus transfer along the Panamerican Highway south towards Puerto Varas passing by the city of Valdivia. Great views of the Andes and the snowcapped volcanoes. Accommodation.
Day 7 – Puerto Varas / Puerto Montt / Frutillar / Puerto Varas Breakfast. Departure to Puerto Montt, capital of the Lake District, founded in 1853 by German colonists. City tour visiting the main squares and historical monuments, the port including the fish market of Angelmo where there is a large handicraft market full of artisans and lots of fresh shellfish. Continue to the lakeside town of Frutillar. Sightseeing of the village. Return to Puerto Varas. Brief tour of the City of the Roses as it has come to be called because of the wide variety of roses all over town. Accommodation.
Day 8 – Puerto Varas / Peulla / Bariloche Lake Crossing In the morning we set out driving along the southern shore of the lake to Ensenada. Even the hardest of adventurers will find it difficult not to stop and take a few photos as we approach the Osorno Volcano. Our first real stop, however, will be at the Saltos de Petrohue (entrance fee not included as it has to be paid directly). This series of rapids and waterfalls were formed a long time ago by the cooling lava from the Volcano towering behind them. They form an impressive sculpture of extruded volcanic rock shaped by thousands of years of thundering water flow. Here we shall board the catamaran and prepare for our crossing of Todos Los Santos Lake (All Saints Lake), surrounded by high mountains whose lower slopes are thickly forested. As we pull away from the source of Petrohue river, the view is quickly stolen away by the impressive size and proximity of ice-capped Osorno Volcano behind us. The rest of the morning we will spend it on the water. To the south high above the forested shore you will see the peculiar shape of Puntiagudo Volcano and a series of waterfalls. We shall arrive at Peulla, at the eastern end of the lake, about lunch time. This is the heart of Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. Here we can enjoy a lovely hike to the Cascada de la Novia (Bride’s Waterfalls) and hike amidst native growth "Valdivian Rainforest".
Afternoon continue by motor coach over the Pérez Rosales Pass and into Argentina. On the Argentine side we meet a ferry which takes us across the Frías Lake and afterwards a bus to the final boat ride across Nahuel Huapi Lake. This trip is a crossing pioneered years ago for its aesthetic beauty. It is, in a word, breathtaking. Upon arrival at Puerto Pañuelo, transfer to hotel in Bariloche. Accommodation.
Day 9 - Bariloche Continental breakfast. Departure transfer to the airport.
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