Travel Guide South America Argentina Bariloche
Bariloche, or officially San Carlos de Bariloche, is a city in the Rio Negro province in Argentina. It's located at the shore of Lago Nahuel Huapi at the foot of the Andes mountains and has about 140,000 inhabitants. It's the most famous skiing resort in Argentina but has much more to offer, also during the summermonths.
Bariloche is not all about skiing. Downtown you can find a beautiful place with shops, and a lot of night life. Also you can take tours, like the Circuito Chico. You can also waterski and go wakeboarding, there is a yacht club, and a huge forest of trees that only grow in Bariloche. You can also find a world-record-breaking lake. There is no machine that would ever reach the bottom of the Nahuel Hapi. But if you feel like water-skiing safely, you can go to the Gutierrez Lake. From the skiing mountain, "Cerro Catedral" you have amazing views, good skiing slopes, fine dining at night, going on motorized vehicles, etc. You can also ski while seeing the Condor fly. In summer you can also go to the Cerro Catedral. Activities go from horse-back riding and trekking, to white water rafting, bikes, and the Zorb.
Summers last from November to March, when temperatures are generally around 20 °C or a little more on average. Nights are chilly with only about 5 °C or 6 °C on average. Winters last from June to August with temperatures during the day of around 6 °C or 7 °C but with light frost at night.
Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport near Bariloche offers quite a few flights for such a relative small place. It has many flights to Buenos Aires and also other domestic flights, including to places like Viedma, El Calafate, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Bolson, Esquel, Mar del Plata and Puerto Madryn.
International flights include Santiago de Chile, Puerto Montt, Montevideo and Sao Paulo.
The Tren Patagonico has twice weekly services to Viedma taking around 16 hours. They leave Bariloche on Thursday and Sunday around 5:00pm, arriving the next morning.
Buses go frequently to Buenos Aires and Rosario, from where there are onward connections to the northeast. You have to go to Mendoza for destinations to the north and northwest like Salta and Tucuman. There are also buses to other Patagonian cities more to the west and south.
Buses also go over the Puyehue pass to Osorno and Puerto Montt in Chile.
The Cruce de Lagos tour offers a combination of boat and bus travel through the Andes mountains to Chile.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Youth Hostel | Lilinquen 328 Av Bustillo 7500 | Hostel | 90 |
| Antiguo Solar B&B | Angel Gallardo 360 | hostel | 92 |
| Bariloche Hostel | Salta 528 | Hostel | 87 |
| Condor de los Andes | Neumeyer 34 | Guesthouse | 85 |
| Gente del Sur | Quaglia 427 | hostel | 80 |
| Green House Hostels | Tronador 4651 Avenida Bustillo KM 4.7 | Hostel | 88 |
| Hospedería Ivalu | Emilio Fray 535, Town Center, | Hotel | 85 |
| Hostel 41 Below | Juramento 94 | Hostel | 93 |
| Hostel El Gaucho | Belgrano 209 | Hostel | 85 |
| Hostel Inn Bariloche | Salta 308 Salta 422 | Hostel | 87 |
| Hostel Las Moiras | Reconquista 72 | Hostel | 86 |
| Hostel Refugio Cordillera | Av Bustillo 18,600 | Hostel | - |
| Hosteria El Condado | Otamendi 206 | Hotel | 77 |
| Hosteria Las Marianas | 24 de Septiembre 218 | hotel | 88 |
| Hosteria Las Vertientes | Av. de los Pioneros Km. 2.350 | Guesthouse | 86 |
| Kahuin Backpackers Lodge | Perro Negro 15530 | Hostel | - |
| La Barraca Suites | Calle Av Los Pioneros 39 | Hotel | 87 |
| La Justina | Quaglia 726 San Carlos | Guesthouse | 85 |
| Lago Gutierrez Lodge | Ruta 82 KM 16 | Hotel | 88 |
| Marcopoloinn | Salta 422 | Hostel | 85 |
| Nahuel Willi Youth Hostel | Albarracin 568 | Hostel | 79 |
| Patanuk Lake & Bar | Juan Manuel de Rosas 585 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Periko's Youth Hostel | Morales 555 | Hostel | 90 |
| Petunia Camping | Km. 13,500 Av Bustillo | Campsite | - |
| Pudu | Salta 459 | Hostel | 84 |
| Ruca Hueney Hostel | Elfein 396 | hostel | 85 |
| Tangoinn Hostel Downtown | Salta 514 | Hostel | 83 |
| Tangoinn Soho | Av 12 Octubre 1915 | Hostel | 81 |
| The House Hostel | Onelli 158 | Guesthouse | 79 |
| Hostel Achalay | Morales 564 | Hostel | 88 |
| Punto Sur Hostel | Salta 376 | Hostel | 86 |
| Hostería de la Luna | Exequiel Bustillo (km 7) | Hostel | - |
| Estacion Sur Hostel | Angel Gallardo 273 | Hostel | 84 |
| Cabañas Villa Pañil | Circuito Chico Km. 20. | Guesthouse | - |
| Bariloche Backpackers Hostel | Av. San Martin 82 | Hostel | 83 |
| El Poncho | Gallardo 306 | HOSTEL | 85 |
| Hostel Los Troncos | Avenida San Martin 571 | Hostel | 89 |
| Departamento Con Vista al Lago | Moreno 730 Bustillo 2280 | Apartment | - |
| La Pastorella | Belgrano 127 | Hotel | - |
| Mirando al Sur | Av. de los Pioneros 471 - Bariloche | Hotel | - |
| Hosteria Portofino | Morales 439 | Hotel | - |
| Departamentos Familia Baumann | Av. Pioneros 86 | Apartment | - |
| Lo De Max | Ruiz moreno 272 | GUESTHOUSE | 84 |
| El Quijote | Pasaje Gutierrez 905 | GUESTHOUSE | 87 |
| Hotel Argentino del Sur | Avenida 12 de Octubre 655 | Hotel | 85 |
| Villa Leufu | Av. de los Pioneros 4000 | HOTEL | - |
| Hospedaje Penthouse 1004 | San Martin 127 Piso 10 dpto. 1004 | HOSTEL | - |
| Apartments Flia. Baumann | AV. LOS PIONEROS 86 | Apartment | - |
| Rodinia Hostel | Av Belgrano 39 San Carlos de Bariloche | HOSTEL | - |
| Tangoinn Club Hotel | San Martin 457 | HOTEL | 82 |
| Sol y Paz Cabañas | 10630 km Bustillo AVE San Carlos de Bariloche Province of Rio Negro | Hostel | - |
| camping hostel Los Coihues | Lihuel Calel 156 | Hostel | - |
| Quimelen Lodge | Gallardo 136 | Guesthouse | - |
| The House Hostel, Resto & Bar | Onelli 158 San Carlos de Bariloche Río Negro | Hostel | - |
| Tierra Gaucha Hostel | Vice Alte O Connor 766 | HOSTEL | - |
| Apart Costa Azul | Ave E Bustillo 4,201 | APARTMENT | - |
| Hostel Ruca Hueney | Ada Maria Elflein 396-esq Palacios | HOSTEL | - |
| HOPA Home Patagonia Hostel | Onelli 125 San Carlos de Bariloche | HOSTEL | 86 |
| Kospi Boutique Guesthouse | Mitre 1361 | GUESTHOUSE | - |
| Kurtem Lodge | Punta Nevada 605 Cerro Catedral | APARTMENT | - |
See also International Telephone Calls
Correos de Argentina is the national postal service of Argentina. There are also two private carriers operating nationwide (OCA and Andreani) and a number of regional ones though Correos de Argentina will be the one most likely to be used by travellers. Post offices are mostly open between 8:00am and 8:00pm Monday to Friday and 9:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, though there are regional variantions with longer hours in central post offices in big cities and shorter ones in small towns. Services are pretty reliable but slow, mostly taking about two weeks to deliver a postcard or letter to the USA or Europe, but usually within a few days sending it domestically. There is also a more expensive express options. You can track a package online at the Correos de Argentino website. Parcels take at least 3-5 days domestically and weeks internationally. Otherwise try international ones like FedEx or UPS to send parcels both more reliable as well as faster.
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