Adventure Patagonia.. trekking, kayaking, rafting, horseback riding

Multiadventure with camping lodging:
Patagonia steppe - Multiadventure trip Recorremos los ambientes de ecosistemas más importantes de Bariloche y su entorno: desde la Estepa a los Andes. A lo largo de nuestro recorrido realizamos diferentes actividades: cabalgatas, trekking, kayaking y campamento.

Season: November to April

Starting /Ending city: San Carlos de Bariloche

Itinerary: duration 7 days

Day 1:
Departure to the Río Pichileufu area in 4WD vehicles. In the afternoon of Day 1 and during the morning of Day 2 we will visit places with rupestrian paintings -- vestiges of the mapuches, the native inhabitants of our area--, with traces of volcanic times in mountain slopes covered by volcanic ash, and with petrified woods and column-like rocky formations. The first night we will set our camp in the valley.

Day 2:
In the afternoon we will go from Villa Llanquín to the valley of Río Ñirihuau. On horseback, we will head off from a settler's property to the steppe plains and we will start acquiring knowledge of the transition forest. We will camp on the shore of the river.

Day 3:
During the morning, we will walk to Arroyo Botella and upstream to reach the Challhua-co valley. Mountain ridges with high-Andean vegetation will offer a spectacular view of part of the colorful landscapes we went over the previous days which will be left behind to enter an Andean forest of pure lenga tree, a low deciduous beech (Nothofagus pumilio). This will be our setting in the way to Refugio Neumeyer, a rustic mountain lodge where we will stay overnight

Day 4:
In the morning we will head off to Camping Los Rápidos. We will descent the Río Manso in duckies and travel downstream to Lago Hess. After crossing the lake, we will travel downriver on the Manso again until the upper part of the Cascada los Alerces. We will visit the waterfall and ride our vehicles back to the campsite where we stay overnight

Day 5:
Transfer to Pampa Linda. Horseback ride up Mount Tronador plus an approximate one-hour trek to Refugio Meiling, a mountain shelter erected between glaciers Castaño Overo and Alerce. Descent to Pampa Linda in the afternoon. Overnight stay at the campsite.

Day 6:
Transfer to an inn in the Llao-Llao area. Trekking on the Soria Moria path and climbing to the Llao-Llao hill in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight stay .

Day 7:
Transfer out, or combination to Chile ........

Note:
Transfer out, or combined travel on the lakes route to Chile, or ....... Days 7 -8 may be used to combine with a trip on Route 40, Chaltén, Paine, Ushuaia, or other destinations

Included services: camping, lodging in the refugio (1 nights), and in a hostería - inn (one night), 6 breakfasts, meals, lunches, afternoon teas, and dinners, all transfers. Expert trekking guide. Tents with camp-mats for overnight camping, community tent for group meals, tables and stools, kitchenware, and cooking ware at camp sites.

Not included: Personal gear (clothing, shoes, backpacks, and sleeping bags). Drinks at dinner time. Medical or any other kind of insurance. Tips. Meals when travelling. Entrance fee to National Parks ($12.- Tronador Mt. entrance fee).

Safety notice: Medical assistance is NOT included. However, trekking guides do carry basic first aid kit and VHF communication equipment in case any emergency situation arises. Health certificate, issued by a physician who certifies physical fitness is strongly recommended, especially for those with sedentary habits.

NOTE: Eco-Family will transfer all camp equipment and materials.Ecofamily may modidy itineraries or suspend activities due to weather conditions or any other security reason for group members that justifies such decision.
*No previous camping experience is necessary to be part of our multiadventure.*Family groups are strongly advised not to bring children under nine years of age to the program

For those that would like more comfort with hotel lodging and easier program we have an alternative program.

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ECO-FAMILY: 20 de Junio 728 - Phone/fax: +54 2944 428995 -
(8400) - San Carlos de Bariloche - Patagonia - Argentina
e-mail: info@eco-family.com - http://www.eco-family.com

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