From Bariloche: Victoria Island & the Arrayanes Forest Tour – Neuquen, Argentina

EXPERIENCE

The tour starts from Puerto Pañuelo in the impressive Llao Llao Peninsula. After an hour of navigation, we arrive at the Quetrihue peninsula, the seat of the Bosque de Arrayanes, located in the northeast of Lake Nahuel Huapi.

The Arrayan (Quetrihue in the Mapuche language) is a shrub with an exquisite saffron color and white flowers. In this place, unique in the world, it takes on the size of a “tree” to form a magical and unusual Forest.

Then you will sail to Puerto Anchorena, Victoria Island, where you will be able to enjoy a native flora, prolific in species of magnificent size.

Letting yourself go back in time, walking the trails that lead to Playa del Toro, to discover there the cave paintings made by the native peoples of this area, within the framework of a splendid volcanic sand beach, is an unforgettable and magical experience. The company of the National Park Guides collaborating with the precise and necessary information, so that this walk is truly unique.

Highlights: Puerto Anchorena, Playa del Toro, cave paintings, Quetrihue Peninsula, Victoria Island, Myrtle Forest.

HIGHLIGHTS

Journey begins at Puerto Pañuelo, a lake harbor located 25 km outside town
Victoria Island’s natural scenery spreads across 3,710 hectares
Visit the myrtle tree forests of Peninsula of Quetrihue
Arrayanes Forest said to have been the model for the forest in Bambi

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