San Carlos de Bariloche Travel Forum

I am planning to travel to Buenos Aires In JUne/July and then to Bariloche. Someone recommended Hotel Panamericano or Yau Yau. Any ideas? From Bariloche, we would take the tour thru the lakes, thru Cruce Andino Mountains up to Puerto Mont. Fly from Puerto MOnt to Santiago and then back to US.

Can you share ideas?

Can anyone offer advice about arranging snowboarding near Bariloche? I already have a hostel (Penthouse 1004) booked in July but wondered whether I need to book lessons, transport, hire etc. before I arrive? Any reccomendations for who to take lessons with? I have never snowboarded before so would like group lessons for beginners in English. Also do you know if it is possible to hire snow wear i.e jacket and snowboarding pants or should I bring these with me? Am trying to pack light as continuing my travels after Bariloche. Any advice would be most appreciated!
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I will be in Bariloche for 5 days during the last week of July for skiing with my kids. Do I need to rent a car or is it easy to find cabs in Bariloche?

Thanks, Laura

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Any tips for what to do with kid 4 year old in Bariloche? We are going for 6 days trip during the last week of July. We plan to take her to ski, but is there anything else to do? What about good restaurant there?

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I will be going to Baliroche later in the year, but not sure which month, i want to go when it's quite warm, it says in the book that the winds in Oct/nov
make it unbearable for some people, can anybody tell me is it really that bad, it looks a very beautiful place with lots of activities,

Thanks

I will be in Bariloche on Feb. 10-13, 2009 and plan to leave Bariloche taking the cross-andes tour to Puerto Varas. I assume that there are several operators of such tour. Am I right?

If positive, I would appreciate opinions on which operator is good both cost-wise and quality-wise.

Thanks a lot in advance

In December we are planning to visit Buenos Aires, then Iguasu Falls, and the to Bariloche. How many nights should we plan to stay, what should we see. Should we take a tour when there? Where would you recommend we stay. We like a bit nicer accomodations. Also do you recommend taking the Lake Crossing to Puerto Montt

I'm visiting in October and would like to hire a 4WD to see the lakes. Where is a good place to do this in Bariloche? I'd also like to drive to Peninsula Valdes on the Atlantic coast from Bariloche to see the whales - any tips? Is it possible to do this drive at this time of year and how long will it take?

Hello Guys

Is bungalow Peuma Ni a good hotel? its close to center?

any information will be useful.

cheers

Marcal

Hi everybody: I´m a local member and i´m going to make a trip to Bariloche in June or maybe july. i´m planing to go there in a van whit a chaufer that i know, so there are 4 more places to some other travelers who want to join us. I know people in Bariloche so we can stay in some comfortable place and make some tour over the city. If you are interested just get un touch.

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I am in Argentina for the month of may and had been planning to go to Patagonia and Bariloche on the way but a few people have told me not to bother going to either because the weather will be too rainy.

Can anyone shed light? is early may too wet a time to visit Bariloche and Patagonia too?

Cheers

Anyone know of ideas how to get from Pucon, Chile to Bariloche? I've heard that you can take a bus to Puerto Madryn, and then to Bariloche, but is there a direct bus that goes from Pucon to Bariloche? Any help would be great! Also, any recommendations on hostels in Bariloche would help as well.

we are considering renting a car in Bariloche and opting to drive to Lake District vs doing the Lake Crossing by boat/bus. We plan to rent a car for a week, returning to Bariloche. Our trip is for April 7-14or 15th. Any suggestions for rental car company, costs, roads for personal car for this trip, scenic routes to take? Any and all info appreciated

Im trying to cycle from Chile to Bariloche and then on to Tierra del Fuego. Does the road from Osorno take you thru Pto Montt? Can the lake crossing be done by bicycle? Thanx
Luis

I have 5 days to go from Bariloche to Santiago and I want to rent a car to do it with my family. Any recommendations on the best spots to stop and the best way to do it? Would this be too long for 5 days? How long would the drives be?. Is it easy to find hotels/family hostels without booking in advance?

Thanks a lot.

Raul

Hi,

Has any VT'er done the Route 40 Safari from Bariloche to Calafate (or vice versa) - http://www.visitbariloche.com/overland/I_R40.html .

We're thinking of booking this trip for January, hence it would be great to get feedback from anyone who has done the trip.
Thanks,
Barry

Can anyone tell me which bus companies provide overnight service from Bariloche to either Trelew or Puerto Madryn?

I am planning a trip to Argentina again in October, and would like to know the best and possibly cheapest way to get to bariloche from BA?

I am planning a trip with my wife for our 25th wedding anniversary. I am considering this route, but I admit that I am a bit nervous because of the winter season. Please advise:
* Is it too cold to take this tour around June 30? what is the average temperature in Bariloche and Puerto Montt? and how long it takes to go from one to the other at the end of June?
* I read that July is very crowded in Bariloche, but I imagine most people go to ski. Neither my wife or I ski, although we might be interested in a one-day instruction for the fun of it. Is it reasonable to expect hotel availability around this time of the year? Is it worth to visit in the winter if we are not skiing? By the way, I can pay up to $100 per night for hotel. Any recommendations?

Thank you

While living in Argentina in the early 70's we had the delight of eating a chocolate that was very light and airy. It was full of small holes and when placed in the mouth began to melt immediately. Since returning to the U.S. I have been unable to locate it and was wondering if anyone knows the name of this delicious chocolate and where I can obtain it. Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to supply.
Lynn

Hey,

Myself and two of my buddies are travelling to Bariloche in June 15th for a week. We have booked a house from Barilcohe Appartments 15Km out of town, they are suppossed to be luxury Houses by the Lake.

Just wondering if anyone could recommend an intinery for the week?
Does anyone know anything about the houses/company I'm talking about and would you have any tips?
Will it be lively there at that time of the year?
How cold will it be?
We have heard that there's a brewery in Bariloche?

Cheers,

Pat

Hi all,

Well in the planning stages for the last sector of our round the world trip - South America. All very exciting and all very daunting! It's so big....LOL.

At the moment I researched and got us as far as Bariloche, from here we want to head south to El Calafate, the month will be July/early August - winter of course. I found a tour that went down but only in summer, Aerolineas are quite expensive to fly and dont fly direct until the middle of August.

So, buses - maybe take a bus to Comodoro Rivadavia and another onwards? Has anyone any recommendations? Done this trip in winter? Have any other suggestions?
I have tryed looking at viabariloche and andesmar without any luck!

We are short on time and money for this trip!Any idea of timetables and bus fares ?


Many thanks in advance

Ali
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Is there a recommended or preferred way to travel from Puerto Montt to Bariloche?
Can you fly from Bariloche to Buenos Aires?
Cheers,
John Koens
jlkoens@bigpond.com

A few months ago we read a wonderful review about the Patagonia Paraiso Hosteria in Villa la Angostura. So we reserved 5 nights in February. We have now read an awful review of the place. So we really would like to hear from someone who knows the place and can tell us what it really is like. Help ! !

Considering a trip to Bariloche for skiing this summer. In preliminary reading, sounds like July is to be avoided because of crowding from school breaks. But I recently read something about college breaks in August which I might like to avoid as well. Is there a "best time" in the month of August or is early September a better bet?
Thanks!

I would like to travel from Buenos Aires to Bariloche by train in March. My prefered travel dates are the 6th, 7th or 8th.
So the question is has anyone done this or know how I might arrange it?

Larry Clark

Hello, we are going to be in Bariloche for 3 days and then fly to Santiago Chile from Puerto Montt. We originally wanted to do Lake Crossing to get to PM, but change our plans. Can some one help me to find an agent that can book 4 one-way bus tickets on ViaBariloche from Bariloche to PM and also possibley book a flight from PM to Santiago?
Thank you very much and Happy New Year

I'm from Brazil and i'm going to Bariloche from 15 octuber until 21 octuber.
People interest in walking, hagging out, doing raffiting, trekking and everything else is welcome.

I am traveling with several couples who are interested in a day of fly fishing for trout. We will be staying in Bariloche Jan. 10, 11, 12, 2007. How many people to a guide? What would a day, with equipment included cost? Several in the group are experienced fly fishermen and several are novice. Thanks, Torry

We're going to be in Bariloche for a few days in Sept. (probably flying from Buenos Aires) and would like to take a bus from Bariloche to Puerto Madryn around Sept. 9/10. Any recommendations? Are the buses reliable and are they likely to have schedules for this time? Prices? How far ahead should we book?

We appreciate the advice!!! :-)