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Isla Victoria and Arrayanes Wood -
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No
one can miss the excursion to Victoria Island and Arrayanes Wood
when visiting Bariloche. The tour takes a whole day and includes
the navigation on Lake Nahuel Huapi, the tour across the Quetrihue
Peninsula and the visit to Victoria Island.
This
excurssion departs from San Carlos Port, in the central area
in Bariloche or from Puerto Pañuelo, located on the Llao
Llao Peninsula on lake Nahuel Huapi’s watefront. |
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"The
famous Arrayanes Wood, with centennial exemplars of fascinating
Arrayanes trees is located at the Península de Quetrihue. |
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Their
cinnamon colored rind, smooth and cold, and their white flowers
resembling orange blossom create in this Wood a fairy tale atmosphere,
that will make you feel like in a different world. As a matter
of fact, Walt Disney got the inspiration for the scenery in the
“Bambi” movie at this place. The Arrayanes Wood has
been declared a Natural Monument and Protected Area. |
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After
this unforgettable experience, we embark again to Victoria Island.
This island is 20 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide with
a total surface of 3.710 hectares." |
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Lake Nahuel Huapi -
"The
largest lake (210 sq mi [544 sq km]) and most popular resort
area in Argentina's lake district, lying in the wooded eastern
foothills of the Andes at an altitude of 2,516 ft (767 m). Nahuel
Huapí (Araucanian Indian for “island of the jaguars”)
was discovered in 1670 by the Jesuit priest Nicolás Mascardi,
who built a chapel on the lake's Huemul Peninsula and established
an Indian reducción (work mission)." |
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Circuito Chico -
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The
Circuito Chico, another famous tour, includes a visit to the
"Cerro Otto" (Otto Hill) - which was named Otto after
the well-known explorer Otto Mailing, including the famous revolving
restaurant on top of the hill (1400 meters) and to the "Cerro
Campanario" (Bell Tower Hill) - 1050 meters high. |
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My
dad on a sledge on Cerro Otto. We had a lot of fun this day.
:o) |
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Here
I am on the left with grandma Irene and my cousin Maria Cláudia. |
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From
the left to the right: my cousin Maria Cláudia, her sister
Daniela, me and my sister Renata, the smaller one in the front. |
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My
dad and Renata on the chairlift of the Cerro Campanário. |
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That's
me with my cousin Maria Cláudia. |
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Cerro Catedral -
In
the heart of San Carlos de Bariloche, in the southern province
of Río Negro, the Cerro Catedral is one of the most important
winter centers of Argentina and South America, with a skiable
area of 70 kilometers (44 miles). |
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"The
Cerro Catedral (Cathedral Hill) - the name has to do with the
similarity of its peaks with a gothic cathedral - is located
in the marvellous region of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, at
30 kilometers (19 miles) from the International Airport of Bariloche
and 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the city of San Carlos de Bariloche,
in the southest province of Río Negro." |
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The
chairlifts of the Cerro Catedral. |
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My
dad and I aboard a chairlift towards the top of Cerro Catedral. |
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From
the left to the right: me, Renata and Daniela. We took this picture
before going back to the hotel after our visit to the Cerro Catedral. |
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