-----Overland Patagonia-----

Our trip will take us from Bariloche to lovely Villa La Angostura coasting along the shores of Nahuel Huapi lake, third largest in South America. Following the 7 Lakes Route, we will reach Quila-Quina, where we will overnight on lake Lacar, across from unique San Martín de los Andes. We will visit lakes Paimun and Huechulafquen, and then head to lake Filo Hua-Hum, a fisherman’s paradise. On our trip back to Bariloche, we will travel along impressive Paso del Cordoba, and will cross the amazing stone formations of The Enchanted Valley (El Valle Encantado) in the sunset.

Duration	Price	Food kitty
4 days /3 nights	Ask	Ask
Time of the year	Safari type	Minimum
November to March	Van + Trekking	none on departure dates. 8 on other dates
Dates

> Day 1: After a brief orientation chat in the morning, we leave for Villa La Angostura, a small tourist resort on the north shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi. On the way, we stop several times to admire the incredible landscape and take marvelous pictures. From these viewpoints, and/or the town (depending on our mood and the weather) we may opt to hike to different points for beautiful views of beaches, forests, and ponds.>

Next we take the Seven Lakes Road towards San Martín de los Andes. On the way, we stop to take in the breathtaking views. There are beautiful natural rivers long the way where we can stop for lunch.A few kilometers before San Martín de los Andes, we take a road that goes through a Mapuche community to the shore of Lacar Lake, where we will camp. The campground has bathrooms and hot showers.

> Day 2: In the morning we take a very short and easy hike to a waterfall. We leave the new road to San Martin to follow the old one, along which the views are beautiful. When we reach San Martin de los Andes, a picturesque ski village, we can take a stroll around this small city to see the great influence European culture has had upon it.

After lunch we will drive towards Volcano Lanín . At night, (weather permitting, of course) we can admire a fantastic view of the night sky and all the constellations of the southern hemisphere by the lake shore. We stop to camp in one of the most lovely and yet unvisited corners of Lake Huachulafquen. The campground has basic bathrooms and hot showers.

> Day 3: We take dirt roads southeast and head for Filo Hua-Hum Lake. After setting up camp and having a Patagonian asado (BBQ), a night hike within the cypress forest of will allow us to experience nature in a very different way. The Filo Hua-Hum lake is a quiet, rarely visited area, probably because there are niether showers nor bathrooms. The people who live in the area make homemade cheese, bread and jelly, all of which are available to sample and purchase.

> Day 4: This morning is a perfect time for relaxing on the beach, having some "mate", trying to fish, or taking a walk to a small waterfall nearby.

After a very short drive we are in Caleufu Canyon. It is a sort of natural swimming pool with rapids and waterfalls. It is great for swimming and sunbathing!

Afterwards, we drive to the confluence of Rivers Traful and Limay. Nearby there is a cave where anthropologists found evidence of human activities dated thousands of years ago. Later, on our drive back to Bariloche, we pass over Encantado (Enchanted) Valley where strange and impressive rock shapes caused by wind erosion can be seen.