Bariloche: Boat Trip to Victoria Island and the Arrayanes Forest
Description
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.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Victoria Island
Arrayanes Forest
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The transfers for the excursions are from and to central hotels in Bariloche to Av. Bustillo Km 8. If your hotel is not included, we will contact you to indicate the closest hotel to which you should go so that we can pick you up. You must wait for your guide in the lobby of the indicated hotel.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(87)
A wonderful way to experience the natural beauty of Patagonia. Isla Victoria offers stunning landscapes and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a perfect escape during a visit to Bariloche. An unforgettable experience for nature lovers.
I don't think it's worth it, it's a long way and there's not much to see or do for what it costs. you couldn't pay by card in the cafeteria just cash
Arrive at Victoria Island after touring the island of Arrayanes, depart from Puerto Pañuelo, the catamaran Cau Cau, in Victoria Island it is convenient to go with guided tour, special mention to Ms Natalia, explained EVERYTHING about the conifers, history, super interesting, the unforgettable landscape
A dream adventure. The colors and aromas of nature that fuel life. Trails to explore and find the wonders of Bariloche
It was a beautiful day and great to get out on the lake. I enjoyed the opportunity to walk a bit. In retrospect I don't think it would have been too hard to arrange the transport to Victoria Island by taking the municipal #20 bus to Puerto Panuelo then taking with the boat companies
Fabulous boat ride to lovely island Only negative was the guide spoke very little English Trip longer than expected but worth it Note you have to make your own way to the meeting point which is an hour long bus ride
I was expecting an English guided trip with 3 h in Victoria island and 2 h in arrayanes island with maximum 10 people in the group, just as mentioned in the description. On the other hand, we got there on time for the trip (10:00) and then the guid told us in spanish (I am a spanish speaker but my husbend is not) that the 3 h in Victoria island is only for the spanish tour, and if we want everything in English, we would have to waite until 14:00 and have only one hour on victoria island. We decided to take the spanish tour because we were not going to wait so much time to get a shorter tour. Then, on the ship, we discovered that there were way more than 10 people on the tour and that there are more the are going to come. Moreover, on the Arayanes island there was even an additional catamaran that was added and the island was way overcrowded. Eventually, when the english speaker group showed up, we saw that even there the English guidence was lacking. Adding to that the tour is overpriced to begin with and after that we had to pay national park fee of 24 usd each and a parking fee for our car (about 15 usd). I do not think that the tour price is worth it. Long story short, it is not a fully guided tour in english, not a maximum of 10 people and the timing on each island is way shorter than mentioned. I would recommend to take a simple bout to Victoria island and to the Arrayanes forest you could get by foot or bicycle.
It is a beautiful experience, filled with stunning sights of nature and wonderful atmosphere it brings with it
Beautiful family adventure, water with its different nuances because of the thaw, the flora of the forests of arrayans and the culmination on beautiful Victoria Island. Dazzling landscapes with excellent attention from guides.
The experience we received, while somewhat enjoyable was nothing like what was advertised/what we ordered. We registered for a 10am trip including 2 hours with an English speaking guide. We received tix to a 2pm boat trip with no English. It was also advertised as a small group tour and ended up about 250 people. Very disappointed. WOULD NOT REVOMMEND! Save your money. The scenery from the boat was pretty, but you can see similar views elsewhere in Bariloche. And the trees can also be found around Bariloche; no need to go to the island/forest.
