Argentina - Chile

Departures: daily , except Mondays. From September 15th to April 15th.
Guide: Spanish and bilingual (English - German - Italian - French)
Meals: breakfast. Air Fare: not included.

The region of the lakes gathers a group of National Parks of incredible beauty. Vast extensions of virgin forests surrounding uncountable lakes, with the remarkable backdrop of the Southern Andean Patagonic Range, where nature offers a different scenery for each season throughout the year. During the Seven Lakes Route, visit Villa Traful a picturesque village situated by the Espejo Lake and Villa La Angostura, a lovely village set in a wonderful spot between the Correntoso and Nahuel Huapi Lakes. Cross the border into Chile for a glimpse at the astonishing Valdivian Forest to come back later into Argentina by crossing the lakes by ferryboat and bus.

Day 1 - Bariloche
Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the Edelweiss Hotel. Balance of the day at leisure.

Day 2 - Bariloche / Villa La Angostura
Continental breakfast. Departure from Bariloche, along Nahuel Huapi Lake to Villa La Angostura, passing by Puerto Manzano, set in a lovely spot surrounded by beaches, and Península Huemul with its impressive coihue and cypress woods. Visit Villa La Angostura. Accommodation at a charming local posada by the lake.

Day 3 - Villa La Angostura
Continental breakfast. Day at leisure to enjoy some of the following optional excrusions:
a) Navigation from the pier to the Arrayanes Wood (Myrtle Wood). Sail for half an hour until you reach Quetrihue pier, located in the south of the peninsula of the same name. Disembark to admire the marvellous myrtle woods, whose trees have an average of 18 meters high and are protected by the National Park Bureau. Those who are willing to, can return to Villa La Angostura, walking some 12 km among cypress, coihues, radales and palo santo woods.
b) Bayo Mount excursion: the chair lift used during winter by the skiers, will transport you to the summit. Upon arrival, mountain bikes are provided with the necessary equipment to go down the mount, stopping to take beautiful pictures from the panoramic points. Those who prefer to stay at the hill-foot, may prefer a visit to Rio Bonito Cascade (36 m high) startingly arousing in the middle of the woods. Return to the hotel.

Day 4 - Lago Espejo
Continental breakfast. Departure on a half day tour to Villa Traful. Along the Seven Lakes Road, bordering the Espejo Lake and passing by Portezuelo, you will finally reach the lake and Villa Traful with a typical picturesque mountain roof-tiled wooden constructions, with large gardens separated by natural fences. There you will taste a typical tea with cakes in a local tea house. Return to hotel.

Day 5 - Villa La Angostura / Puerto Varas
Continental breakfast. Departure by regular bus towards the Chilean border to Puyehue Pass, where it is possible to cross the frontier by land, climbing the imposing Andes Range up to 1.308 m. On the Chilean side you will find the Puyehue Hot Springs and the hotel under the same name, and further on, the city of Osorno. Accommodation.

Day 6 - Puerto Varas
Continental breakfast. Departure on a tour to Frutillar, a charming German style village located by the Llanquihue Lake and with a spectacular view of the Osorno Volcano. Housing the most complete museum in the area, which exhibits samples and relics from the German pioneers. Return to the hotel.

Day 7 – Puerto Varas / Lakes Crossing / Bariloche
Continental breakfast at hotel.
In the morning you will set out along the southern shore of the lake to Ensenada. Even the hardest among the adventurers will find it difficult not to stop and take a few photos on approaching the Osorno Volcano. The first real stop, however, will be at Petrohue Falls (entrance fee not included as it has to be paid directly). These series of rapids and waterfalls were formed a long time ago by the cooled 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.
Later, board the catamaran and get ready to cross Todos Los Santos Lake (All Saints Lake), surrounded by high mountains whose lower slopes are thickly forested. As you pull away from the source of Petrohue River, the view is quickly stolen away by the impressive size and proximity of the ice-capped Osorno Volcano behind. The rest of the morning will be spent sailing. Southbound, high above the forested shore, you will see the peculiar shape of Puntiagudo Volcano and a seires of waterfalls. Upon arrival in Peulla, at the eastern end of the lake, you will have time for lunch (optional). This is the heart of Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. Here you may enjoy a lovely hike to the Cascada de la Novia (Bride’s Cascade) a native growth Valdivian Rainforest, quite amazing vegetation for these southern latitudes.
In the afternoon continue by motor coach through Pérez Rosales Pass and into Argentina. On the Argentine side, you will board a ferry to across Frías Lake, followed by a short bus ride up to Puerto Blest from where the final sailing across Nahuel Huapi Lake will finally take you to Bariloche. Upon arrival at Puerto Pañuelo, transfer to hotel in Bariloche. Accommodation.

Day 8 - Bariloche
Continental breakfast. Transfer to the local airp