Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Paragliding
The mountains around Bariloche make for spectacular paragliding. If you wish to take to
the sky, it will cost you around AR$600 for a 20-minute to half-hour tandem flight with,
among others,
Parapente Bariloche
(
0294-15-4552403; Cerro Otto base)
.
Courses
La Montaña
LANGUAGE COURSE
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
0294-452-4212;
www.lamontana.com
; Elflein 251;
10am-8pm Mon-Fri)
This is a recom-
mended Spanish school.
Tours
Countless tourist agencies along and near Av Bartolomé Mitre, such as Turisur, run
minibus tours to the national park and as far south as El Bolsón. Prices range from
AR$115 for a half-day trip along the Circuito Chico to AR$280 to San Martín de los
Andes via the scenic Ruta de los Siete Lagos.
Adventure Center
DRIVING TOUR
( 0294-442-8368;
www.adventurecenter.com.ar
;
Perito Moreno 30; 9am-6pm)
Three-day
trips down the fabled RN40 as far as El Calafate are offered from AR$1580 per person.
Trips run from the end of October to April. Prices include accommodations, but national
park entries and food are separate.
Bariloche Moto Tours
MOTORBIKE TOUR
( 0294-446-2687;
www.barilochemototours.com
)
Organizes custom-tailored motorbike
tours to everywhere between southern Patagonia and northern Chile and beyond.
Espacio
BOAT TOUR
( 0294-443-1372;
www.islavictoriayarrayanes.com
;
Av Bartolomé Mitre 139)
Espacio offers
cruises on Nahuel Huapi lake in its 40ft catamaran
Cau Cau
during summer. Reserve
your place two days in advance.
