Bariloche in Summer

Summer is about to come. (Talking of Summer in December you say?... Yes, in Argentina Summer starts 21th December so end of December, January and February are high summer season.

And what does San Carlos de Bariloche offer for summer?

3 things you can do in Bariloche in Summer:

1) Go try cold Nahuel Huapi waters in Playa Bonita. 8 km from city center people enjoy the beach and cold water.

2) Visit the other lakes, and why not, fishing: Mascardi, Gutierrez for instance

3) Visit Colonia Suiza and taste the Curanto. A traditional way to cook vegetables and meat. A whole ceremony.

Ushuaia Argentina

Usuhaia ship

Summer is a good moment for visiting Ushuaia. You will be literally at the end of the world.
Options in land includes: treking and walking in nature, birdwathcing, riding horses, and mountain bike.

Once there you can visit Parque Nacional and Lago Escondido plus Corazón de la Isla.
Water related excursions, have: Beagle Channel, and kayak excursions

Ushuaia is entrance door to Antartic and 95% of touristic world traffic takes off from that port.

Via Bariloche

Travelling to Bariloche?

Via Bariloche has 3 types of bus service from all over Argentina to San Carlos de Bariloche.

Semi Bed: 3 positions for seats, toilette, bar, videos, reading lights. Air conditioning, heating system. Hot and cold meals and breakfast served by the on board assistant.

Business Class: with individual and double 160º reclining seats with leg support.
Coffee, tea, drinks, wines, whiskies and champagne. Toilette. Ambient music and videos. Reading lights. Air conditioning, heating system. Pillow and travelling blanket. Long distance cellular phones. Hot and cold meals, and breakfast. Personalized attention from on board assistants.

Fully Reclining 180º seats: similar to prior also with more privacy, comfort, relaxing

How long it takes a travel from Buenos Aires to San Carlos de Bariloche? As example. You can expect
Departure 13:30 hs and arrival 11:30 hs

Esquel Argentina

Esquel is located in Chubut state. If you visit San Carlos de Bariloche you must still travel to south, what means you will cross the whole Río Negro state to get into Chubut.

Esquel is located at north west of Chubut some 1980 km from Buenos Aires.

You can travel in Via Bariloche bus either from Buenos Aires or San Carlos de Bariloche.

Also Andesmar goes to Esquel.

If you prefer to take a flight, Aerolineas Argentinas or Lade are available options for this trip.

Esquel has lot of snow in winter and beautiful lakes as the one in the photo: Futalaufquen lake.

Snowboard and Ski in Cerro Catedral

San Carlos de Bariloche has one of most importan Ski centers in Southamerica.

The well known, Cerro Catedral delights snowboarders and every single person that likes skiing from the end of June to October sometimes.

So what do you need to enjoy snow in Bariloche?
You can get ski rental in Villa Catedral (the small town in Cerro Catedral), clothes, globes, ski and snowboard equipment is rented for a reasonable price.

You can also consider Cerro Bayo, in Villa la Angostura because is just 1 hour away from San Carlos de Bariloche.

In this case perhaps you may want to visit commerces in the Villa, instead those on Cerro Bayo itself because they are often cheaper.

Buenos Aires Estancias

Buenos Aires Argentina Estancias

There are several places to visit just a few kilometers away from Capital Federal, if you travel to Buenos Aires.

San Antonio de Areco and Chascomús are 2 options.

You can enjoy traditional food, ride horses, and swimm just travelling 1 or 2 hours.