Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
There are only a few places to stay unless you rent a
cabaña
(cabin; the tourist office has
a complete listing).
There are also a couple of restaurants tucked into the trees and a general store.
Albergue & Camping Vulcanche
HOSTEL $
( 0294-447-9028;
www.vulcanche.com
; campsites per person AR$35, dm AR$80; )
In a
beautiful wooded area on the eastern edge of the village, this grassy campground and
hostel has decent dorms and a good kitchen.
Hostería Villa Traful
HOTEL $$$
( 0294-447-9005; cabanastraful@yahoo.com.ar; s/d from AR$350/420)
A pleasant little
mom-and-pop-run operation on the western edge of town. Rooms are aging but comfort-
able, there's a good restaurant on the premises, and the owners organize boating and fish-
ing trips.
Ñancú Lahuén
ARGENTINE $$$
(mains AR$80-110; lunch & dinner; )
A cute little log cabin set up in the center of the
village. Trout dishes are the specialty (try 'em with the almond sauce), but the menu
stretches to
parrilla
and a good range of salads as well.
Information
Banco de la Provincia de Neuquén, in the middle of the village, has an ATM that accepts
Visa and MasterCard.
Tourist Office
( 0294-447-9099;
www.villatraful.gov.ar
;
daily Dec-Feb, Sat-Wed Mar-Jan)
Shares an office with the
guardaparque
(park ranger) in the middle of the village.
Getting There & Away
Villa Traful has better bus connections in summertime (December to February). La
Araucana has daily services to Villa la Angostura (AR$38, two hours) and summer ser-
vices to San Martín de los Andes (AR$55, 2½ hours). There are services from Bariloche
(AR$40, two hours) daily in summer and three in summer.
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