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SOUTHERN LAKES
(9 days / 8 nights)
-San Martín de los Andes-Villa La Angostura-Bariloche-El Bolson-

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SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES - Day 1

Arrival at the San Martín de los Andes airport. Transportation to the hotel.

SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES - Day 2

Day off.
We recommend the horseback tour around Hermoso Lake, 2/4 hours long.

SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES - Day 3

Visit to Quila Quina.
Departing from Dan Martín de los Andes, you will go round Lake Lacar. You will visit a Mapuche Community. As you go farther, you get into the mountains, mountainside roads, and an incredible variety of woods, among which you will find Oaks, Raulies, Coigues, a variety of Beeches, and spots filled with lichen and gossamer, that give each tree a haunted appearance. Finally you will visit Quila Quina.

SAN MARTÍN DE LOS ANDES - VILLA LA ANGOSTURA - Day 4

Circuit of the Seven Lakes.
Known as "The Road of the Seven Lakes", it is in fact a stretch of the National Road No 234, that joins the cities of San Martín de los Andes and Villa La Angostura.  This path joins seven water mirrors of matchless beauty that can be watched from the road. panoramic viewpoints, 2 National Parks _Lanín and Nahuel Huapi.  Besides, there is a possibility to reach four other water mirrors that, although they do no belong to the group of the 7 lakes, they are really close to them.

VILLA LA ANGOSTURA - Day 5

Day off.
We recommend going on one of the different fishing options that can be done in the area.

VILLA LA ANGOSTURA - BARILOCHE - Day 6

Transportation to the city of Bariloche.
Visit to Victoria Island and to the Myrtle's Wood.
You leave San Carlos Port or Pañuelo Port to arrive at Qetrihué port, after having sailed for one hour, where you can visit the Myrtle's wood, which is located within the Myrtle's National Park. It is the only National Park within the National Park Nahuel Huapi. Then you sail to Anchorena Port in Victoria Island, there you take a tour around the conifers and other species nursery, natural and different viewpoints.

BARILOCHE - Day 7

Visit to El Bolsón.
Departing from Bariloche, you go round the Lakes Gutiérrez and Mascardi.  After going through the river Foyel and the bridge over the river Quemquemtreu, you arrive to the El Bolsón area, which invites you to enjoy its excellent micro climate and to live nature.  El Bolsón also has an important offer of agro-tourism.  Several farms at the side of the mountain offer the tourist the possibility to share the country life of the area together with their owners.

BARILOCHE - Day 8

Visit to the Tronador and Ventisquero Negro Hills.
You will go round the Lakes Gutiérrez and Mascardi, going through the Manso, and Manso Superior Rivers until you get to Pampa Linda.  Then, you go through part of the Vuriloches Valley, finally reaching Vantisquero Negro, a black glacier, which origin is the immaculate white of the top of  the Tronador Hill.  The three peaks of the Tronador are: Argentino (3,410 m.) International (3,554 m.) and Chilean (3,430 m.) climbed by mountain climbers all throughout the summer.

BARILOCHE - Day 9

Transportation to the San Carlos de Bariloche airport.