EXPERIENCES

A tailor-made tour for two wheel lovers who wish to know one of the classical circuits of Bariloche from a different point of view. Passengers are picked up from their hotels and driven to the starting point of the circuit. Once the necessary adjustments have been made, we depart along old dirt roads that used to connect the city with the old farming area. The ride has moderate slopes alternating with mild slopes. Prepare to discover fabulous views of Moreno Lake and the surrounding mountains; Goye or Bella Vista before becoming immersed in an area of small farms till we get to historic Colonia Suiza along a cliff road where we stop to rest and appreciate the landscape. We’ll continue to drive for some kilometers along a dirt road before we take the paved road of traditional Circuito Chico to reach famous “Punto Panoramico” (Panoramic Viewpoint) where you can see the most fascinating views of Llao Llao Hotel, Moreno and Nahuel Huapi lakes, Victoria Island and the Andes Range. Our vehicle will be waiting for us at the meeting point to drive you back to your hotel.

The first strategic point when travelling by the Los Alerces National Park is Villa Futalaufquen, located 50 km away from Esquel and bounded on the west by the majestic Andes Mountain Range. It occupies a total area of 263,000 hectares that place it fourth in size among the national parks of Argentina. Its proximity to the mountain range allows the development of a dense Andean Patagonian forest and in the area of higher rainfall a Valdivian forest grows where the Alerce or Lahuan stands out. This millennial tree is slow growing and its specimens can live between 3000 and 4000 years of age and measure more than 70 meters high. We also visit the Museum of Interpretation, Rock Paintings - 2.5 km from Villa Futalaufquen -, Hotel Futalaufquen and Puerto Limonao. We continue to the north to see the Irigoyen waterfall and then we skirt the Futalaufquen lake; we can see the Arrayanes River that starts in the Verde Lake, cross a bridge and walk approximately 1 hour between the Patagonian forest and the Valdivian jungle. Here we will have time to have lunch (not included) before going back to Esquel, passing through Trevelin.

La Trochita or Old Patagonian Express is a historic tourist train -with small trail, from which comes its name and founded in 1945- that allows you to make a journey into the past. Starting from the Esquel railway station, we travel 18 km to the Nahuel Pan station, the place of residence of an important Mapuche Tehuelche community. There, while the train makes the maneuvers for the return, you can visit the Nahuel Pan Museum that preserves the heritage of the original peoples and the House of Crafts, where pieces of silver, wood and textiles are exhibited all made by the population rural area that make a direct sale on this site.