Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Banks with ATMs are ubiquitous in the downtown area.
ACA
(Automóvil Club Argentino;
0294-442-3001; Av 12 de Octubre 785)
Argentina's auto
club has provincial road maps.
Cambio Sudamérica
(Av Bartolomé Mitre 63;
9am-8pm Mon-Fri & 9am-1pm Sat)
Change
foreign cash and traveler's checks here.
Club Andino Bariloche
( 0294-442-2266;
www.clubandino.com.ar
;
20 de Febrero 30;
9am-8pm in summer, 6-8pm Mon-Fri rest of year)
Best source of hiking information on Nahuel
Huapi. Gives information on hikers' refuges in the park.
Hospital
( 0294-442-6100; Perito Moreno 601)
Long
waits, no charge.
Municipal Tourist Office
( 0294-442-9850;
www.barilochepatagonia.info
;
Centro Cívico;
8am-9pm)
It has many giveaways, including useful maps and the blatantly commercial
but still useful
Guía Busch,
updated biannually and loaded with basic tourist information
about Bariloche and the Lake District.
National Park Office
(
0294-442-3111; San Martín 24;
8am-4pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat &
Sun)
Post Office
(Moreno 175; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat)
Provincial Tourist Office
( 0294-442-3188/9, 0294-442-3188; secturrn@bariloche.com.ar;
cnr Av 12 de Octubre & Emilio Frey; 9am-7pm)
Has information on the province, including
an excellent provincial map and useful brochures in English and Spanish.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Aerolíneas Argentinas
( 0294-443-3304; Av Bartolomé Mitre 185; 9am-7pm Mon-Fri,
9am-1pm Sat)
has flights to Buenos Aires twice daily Monday through Wednesday and
three times daily the rest of the week. In high season there are direct weekly flights to
Córdoba and El Calafate and possibly Ushuaia.
LAN
(
0810-999-9526;
www.lan.com
;
Av Bartolomé Mitre 534;
9am-1pm & 4-8pm Mon-
Sat)
flies to Chile and Buenos Aires, and
LADE
(
0294-442-3562;
www.lade.com.ar
;
O'Connor 214;
9am-3pm Mon-Sat)
covers southern destinations.
BOAT
It's possible to travel by boat and bus to Chile aboard the Cruce de Lagos tour.
