Argentina's Lake District Easygoing Walking Tour

Couples, Friends & Solos

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

7 days

6 nights

Activity Levels 3-5

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Premiere Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

Argentina's Lake District Easygoing Walking Tour

Couples, Friends & Solos

Small Group Adventures for:

Couples, Friends & Solos Adults 18+

Women's Adventures Women 18+

Families with Young Adults 20s & Beyond Best for ages 20+ (min. age 18)

Families with Teens & 20s Best for ages 16-23 (min. age 14)

Families with Kids & Teens Best for ages 7-17 (min. age 4)

7 days

6 nights

Activity Levels 3-5

We categorize our trips based on a range of activity levels from leisurely (1) to avid (5) with plenty of options in between.

Premiere Hotels

Premiere Hotels - Experience the world’s best, from lavish luxury to chic retreats with prestigious alliances.

Deluxe Hotels - Find modern comforts in extraordinary settings, with great ambience and ample amenities.

Casual Hotels - Known for their character, charm and proximity to outdoor adventures and Backroads activities.

Small Luxury Ships - Unpack once and cover more distance on an intimate ship with spacious staterooms and superb amenities.

2026: Jan-Mar

From $7,699 - $7,799 /person

Mountains, Lakes & Gaucho Culture

Savor the Southern Hemisphere. From the shock of crystal-cold lake water to the taste of steaming yerba maté to the quiet of the trail, Argentina’s Lake District serves up a thousand sensations.  

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Highlights

  • Take the grand tour of Nahuel Huapi National Park
  • Float through high-altitude steppes on a peaceful river and stop for a swim at a backcountry beach
  • Rest your head at lodgings as diverse as Argentina itself, from a cozy wilderness ranch to a European-inspired lakeside palazzo
  • Soak in the base-camp energy of bustling Bariloche, South America’s most beloved ski town
  • Argentina’s stellar cuisine awaits at trailside refugios, catered cookouts and an interactive empanada-making class
Argentina's Lake District Easygoing Walking and Hiking Tour map

Argentina

Start/EndBariloche

Airports & Travel details*

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Itinerary

Days 1-2

Description

Hike along a rushing river through the distinctive fluffy silhouettes of native coihue trees • Try Argentina’s beloved wines in a guided tasting • Explore forested slopes which open up to sweeping views • Climb to a towering waterfall • Stroll the rustic frontier village of Villa La Angostura. 

Accommodations

Nights 1-2

Hosteria Las Balsas
Villa La Angostura
Premiere Hotel

Understated rustic-chic hospitality reigns at this bespoke lodge with a private dock on Lake Nahuel Huapi. Relais & Châteaux. (pool, spa)

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Days 3-4

Description

Take a scenic float along the Río Limay, passing by stark rangeland and delicate stands of poplar trees • Swim in the crystalline river and warm up with a steaming gourd of yerba maté • Our estancia (ranch) offers the option to try your hand at horseback riding like a gaucho • Hike through wild country as the spiny summit of Cerro Catedral looms above • Make your own empanadas in an interactive cooking class • Enjoy an alfresco cookout of gaucho-style local cuisine. 

Accommodations

Nights 3-4

Estancia Peuma Hue
Nahuel Huapi National Park
Premiere Hotel

Sink into the fabulous desolation of the Patagonian wilderness at this elevated estancia (ranch) featuring exposed logs, river-rock fireplaces and stables populated by working horses. 

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Days 5-7

Description

Climb from a remote valley across a soaring ridge to descend into Bariloche by gondola • Enjoy a warming lunch at a mountain refuge • Survey Bariloche from above on Cerro Otto • Head into Colonia Suiza for a beer tasting at a local microbrewery • The slender red-orange branches of Andean myrtle trees weave a canopy overhead on the Sendero de los Arrayanes • Take a dip in the aquamarine waters of our hotel’s private beach • Chairlifts whisk you up Cerro Campanario for a last view of sweeping Nahuel Huapi. 

Accommodations
Villa Beluno

(2 nights)

Nights 5-6

Villa Beluno
San Pedro
Premiere Hotel

Old World-inspired design defines this airy lakeside retreat, complete with a private beach where aquamarine water laps at the pines. (pool, spa)

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

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Hotels

World-Class Hotels

Our hand-selected Premiere hotels offer exceptional hospitality and experiences as special as the regions we explore.

Hotels may vary based on departure. Any variations will be displayed when selecting a departure under Dates & Prices.

Nights 1-2

Hosteria Las Balsas
Villa La Angostura

Premiere Hotel

Understated rustic-chic hospitality reigns at this bespoke lodge with a private dock on Lake Nahuel Huapi. Relais & Châteaux. (pool, spa)

Nights 3-4

Estancia Peuma Hue
Nahuel Huapi National Park

Premiere Hotel

Sink into the fabulous desolation of the Patagonian wilderness at this elevated estancia (ranch) featuring exposed logs, river-rock fireplaces and stables populated by working horses. 

Nights 5-6

Villa Beluno
San Pedro

Premiere Hotel

Old World-inspired design defines this airy lakeside retreat, complete with a private beach where aquamarine water laps at the pines. (pool, spa)

From $7,699 /person

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E-bikes are available to travel companions by request only.

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