Tips & Advice
We recommend at least 3 nights. This way you can spend 2 full days for the longer tours and have the day you arrive and the day you leave for the shorter tours, or to buy some chocolate in the center.
Bariloche is a destination to enjoy all year round. Each season has its magic and a wide variety of activities to choose from.
The best time to visit Bariloche are summer and the intermediate seasons tovisiti the lakes, enjoy trekking, kayaking, horseback riding, bike tours and landscaping. The winter is perfect for snow sports, such as skiing and snowboarding.
Summer: Windy and sunny, from 18°C to 26°C, and cold nights, from 2°C to 9°C. From October on, days in Patagonia are longer, the sun rises at about 5:00 am and sets around 10:30 pm. Higher elevations will carry cooler climate, and frosts can occur at night, even during the summer.
Autumn: Temperatures drop in March, storms in April and May. During April, daytime temperatures are usually in the 15 ºC, and drop to 2ºC at night.
Winter: Storms and rain (snow, rain, sleet) and occasional snow storms. In winter, Bariloche can have temperatures between 12°C and -12°C.
Spring: Windy and variable. Temperatures from -6°C to 25°C.
Flight: Bariloche is a very well connected city with the rest of the country. By air you can get there directly from many cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Bahía Blanca and El Calafate. With stopover, from Mar del Plata, Ushuaia and San Pablo (Brazil).
Bus: In addition, from different cities you can choose the option of traveling by long-distance bus. You can choose basic services, semi-bed, bed or executive bed. They offer comfortable seats, movies on board, drinks, breakfast, lunch or dinner during the trip.
Train: There is a train that reaches Bariloche from the Atlantic coast called the Tren Patagonico, this is a long distance train that travels through the landscapes of the southern plateau of the Argentine province of Rio Negro. The route is from Viedma to Bariloche or vice versa.
Self-drive: Bariloche is the perfect destination for car rental. It can be rented for several days to tour the lake area.
ATMs are located in banks, most of them, but are open 24hs. Each bank has a different fee that will charge you to use their system, plus your bank fee. We recommend bringing a couple of US dollars and exchanging them, so you have some cash to move around and then pay with Credit cards or use an ATM whenever you run out of money.
In restaurants, it’s customary to tip about 10% of the bill. Note that tips can’t be added to credit-card bills, so carry cash for this purpose. For tour guides , estimate around USD 10/15 per person, for a full day tour and half of it for the driver. In hotels, you should tip porters for handling bags:USD1.00 for every two bags, same amount is calculated for drivers if they help you with your suitcases, the housekeeping (between USD0.50 – 1.00 per night), and the concierge staff if the have helped you to arrange dinner reservations, transportation or leisure activities. In Argentina we don’t regularly tip taxi drivers.
Estimate around USD 50/100 per day, per person for daily expenses like eating, shopping and transportation, depending on how much money you want to spend on these.
Credit cards and US dollars are widely accepted in Bariloche. It’s better if you exchange pesos rather than using US dollars because the rate that shops or restaurants use might not be the most convenient for you.
If you visit Bariloche in summer in your luggage you cannot miss: sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable walking shoes, open sandal-type shoes, bathing suit, shorts and long pants (or removable), a warm jacket, fleece or frilled coat, a hat, and a medium backpack for excursions.
If you visit Bariloche in winter in your luggage you cannot miss: gloves, scarf and wool hat, thermal shirt, many pairs of socks (if it rains they can get wet or also with the snow), comfortable shoes, waterproof boots and warm to wear outside, warm woolen sweater, a good airtight and waterproof/wind warm jacket, waterproof pants and a fleece or frosted coat, comfortable clothes for indoors (since there is a lot of heat everywhere!), briefs / long pants, glasses / goggles for the snow and a medium backpack / bag for excursions.
Remember that tickets to all national parks in the country are paid in Argentine pesos and are not included in the tours. As credit cards are not accepted, we recommend that you always carry change in local currency.
It is the fee paid by visitors for each night of accommodation (up to a maximum of three nights). The funds collected are used to create or improve tourist infrastructure and thus offer more options to enjoy every corner of Bariloche. The value varies according to the category of the hotel, but is up to 5 USD Per night.
Catedral Hill: The most important ski center in Bariloche. It is located 19 km from downtown Bariloche
Baguales Center: Thanks to the diversity of terrain and infrastructure of shelters and services Baguales turns out to be the ideal place for the practice of ski touring.
Bayo Hill: Located in Villa La Angostura.
Nordic ski center: Located in Cerro Otto at 1280 mts. above sea level, only 6km from the city of Bariloche, easy access.
We recommend at least 3 nights. This way you can spend 2 full days for the longer tours and have the day you arrive and the day you leave for the shorter tours, or to buy some chocolate in the center.
Summer: Windy and sunny, from 18°C to 26°C, and cold nights, from 2°C to 9°C. From October on, days in Patagonia are longer, the sun rises at about 5:00 am and sets around 10:30 pm. Higher elevations will carry cooler climate, and frosts can occur at night, even during the summer.
Autumn: Temperatures drop in March, storms in April and May. During April, daytime temperatures are usually in the 15 ºC, and drop to 2ºC at night.
Winter: Storms and rain (snow, rain, sleet) and occasional snow storms. In winter, Bariloche can have temperatures between 12°C and -12°C.
Spring: Windy and variable. Temperatures from -6°C to 25°C.
ATMs are located in banks, most of them, but are open 24hs. Each bank has a different fee that will charge you to use their system, plus your bank fee. We recommend bringing a couple of US dollars and exchanging them, so you have some cash to move around and then pay with Credit cards or use an ATM whenever you run out of money.
Estimate around USD 50/100 per day, per person for daily expenses like eating, shopping and transportation, depending on how much money you want to spend on these.
If you visit Bariloche in summer in your luggage you cannot miss: sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable walking shoes, open sandal-type shoes, bathing suit, shorts and long pants (or removable), a warm jacket, fleece or frilled coat, a hat, and a medium backpack for excursions.
If you visit Bariloche in winter in your luggage you cannot miss: gloves, scarf and wool hat, thermal shirt, many pairs of socks (if it rains they can get wet or also with the snow), comfortable shoes, waterproof boots and warm to wear outside, warm woolen sweater, a good airtight and waterproof/wind warm jacket, waterproof pants and a fleece or frosted coat, comfortable clothes for indoors (since there is a lot of heat everywhere!), briefs / long pants, glasses / goggles for the snow and a medium backpack / bag for excursions.
It is the fee paid by visitors for each night of accommodation (up to a maximum of three nights). The funds collected are used to create or improve tourist infrastructure and thus offer more options to enjoy every corner of Bariloche. The value varies according to the category of the hotel, but is up to 5 USD Per night.
Bariloche is a destination to enjoy all year round. Each season has its magic and a wide variety of activities to choose from.
The best time to visit Bariloche are summer and the intermediate seasons tovisiti the lakes, enjoy trekking, kayaking, horseback riding, bike tours and landscaping. The winter is perfect for snow sports, such as skiing and snowboarding.
Flight: Bariloche is a very well connected city with the rest of the country. By air you can get there directly from many cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Bahía Blanca and El Calafate. With stopover, from Mar del Plata, Ushuaia and San Pablo (Brazil).
Bus: In addition, from different cities you can choose the option of traveling by long-distance bus. You can choose basic services, semi-bed, bed or executive bed. They offer comfortable seats, movies on board, drinks, breakfast, lunch or dinner during the trip.
Train: There is a train that reaches Bariloche from the Atlantic coast called the Tren Patagonico, this is a long distance train that travels through the landscapes of the southern plateau of the Argentine province of Rio Negro. The route is from Viedma to Bariloche or vice versa.
Self-drive: Bariloche is the perfect destination for car rental. It can be rented for several days to tour the lake area.
In restaurants, it’s customary to tip about 10% of the bill. Note that tips can’t be added to credit-card bills, so carry cash for this purpose. For tour guides , estimate around USD 10/15 per person, for a full day tour and half of it for the driver. In hotels, you should tip porters for handling bags:USD1.00 for every two bags, same amount is calculated for drivers if they help you with your suitcases, the housekeeping (between USD0.50 – 1.00 per night), and the concierge staff if the have helped you to arrange dinner reservations, transportation or leisure activities. In Argentina we don’t regularly tip taxi drivers.
Credit cards and US dollars are widely accepted in Bariloche. It’s better if you exchange pesos rather than using US dollars because the rate that shops or restaurants use might not be the most convenient for you.
Remember that tickets to all national parks in the country are paid in Argentine pesos and are not included in the tours. As credit cards are not accepted, we recommend that you always carry change in local currency.
Catedral Hill: The most important ski center in Bariloche. It is located 19 km from downtown Bariloche
Baguales Center: Thanks to the diversity of terrain and infrastructure of shelters and services Baguales turns out to be the ideal place for the practice of ski touring.
Bayo Hill: Located in Villa La Angostura.
Nordic ski center: Located in Cerro Otto at 1280 mts. above sea level, only 6km from the city of Bariloche, easy access.
