BOOKING AND PRICE INFORMATION
Cost: $3,350.00 US Dollars per person. Based on twin or double occupancy. All single guests will share accomadations with other single guest.
Includes: Bilingual guides, Airport pick up and Drop off, Private transportation, Lodging, Breakfasts, Dinners and Lift tickets.
*(Cost does not include round trip international or domestic flight, airport and airline fees/tax, travel insurance, equipment rentals, lunches and guide gratuities)
Group size / Ability: Minimum of 4 and Maximum of 8 persons for our Winter Ski and Snowboard Tours. Intermediate to expert snowboarders and skiers.
Guide ratio: 1 to 4
Dates: August 4-11, August 18-25, September 1-8, September 15-22
Payment: We accept Cash (US dollars / Pesos Chilean) and Bank Wires (US dollars). A 30% deposit is required at time of reservation and full payment due 60 days prior to trip date. Please contact us at mahuidapatagonia@gmail.com and we will contact you with additonal payment and registration information.
Day One: Bariloche- airport arrival
Your tour begins upon arrival in the small city of Bariloche, Argentina located on the majestic Lake Nahuel Huapi in Northern Patagonia. You will be met by your guide and group shuttle at the airport (please arrange flight arrival time between 5-6pm) and after an hour drive you will arrive at your hotel in the small ski town of Villa de Angostura home of Cerro Bayo ski area (we will be returning to Bariloche to ski further on in the trip). After settling in to your room and relaxing a bit we will dine at one of the local restaurants and have a brief review of the upcoming schedule and plans.
Day Two & Three: Villa de Angostura
After breakfast, we’ll head up to Cerro Bayo ski area overlooking beautiful lake Nahuel Huapi. We will spend the next 2 days skiing and exploring the area in and around Villa de Angostura. Cerro Bayo only a short drive from the center of town is a fun locals oriented ski area with a shortage of crowds and an abundance of powder and steep in bounds and off-piste runs. We will be staying in one of the local hotels and visiting a local restaurant each night to enjoy the local cuisine and fine South American wines.
Day Four & Five: San Martin de Los Andes
Day four we head north to the ski town of San Martin de Los Andes and Chapelco ski area. The ski area is a one and a half hours drive from Villa de Angostura (depending on road conditions) and is located on Lacar Lake in the heart of Lanin National Park. Arriving at mid-day you have the choice of hitting the slopes for an afternoon of skiing or you can just relax and take the day off to explore the town and its many attractions. Tomorrow, day five, we will spend another full day of skiing at Chapelco and in the evening head to Bariloche and Catedral Alta Patagonia ski area.
Day Six & Seven: Bariloche- Catedral Alta Patagonia
Bariloche is known for being a fun little city with lots of year round outdoor activities as well as for its fine dining, wine, shopping and of course, it’s famous chocolates. After a night of getting settled in and dinner out on the town you will awake for an early breakfast and then off to nearby Catedral Alta Patagonia. The ski area is located within the Nahuel Huapi National Park with its beautiful views of the Andes mountains and Mt. Tronador, the tallest peak in the area at 3,554 meters (11,600 ft.). We will explore the extensive intermediate to expert slopes and terrain of Catedral for the next two days and nights.
Day Eight: Bariloche-airport departure
After breakfast we will provide a group transport to the Bariloche airport which will leave the hotel at 10:00am. If planning on using the shuttle please arrange your departing flight time to Buenos Aires for after 12:00 noon. If this time does not work out for you arrangements can be made with a local transport company to provide the shuttle for you at another time for an additional fee paid directly to the driver by you.
Travel Insurance: Guests of Mahuida Patagonia are highly advised to purchase travel insurance and show proof of such travel insurance before the start of any tour. Each guest should purchase adequate insurance to cover personal accidents, medical expenses, air evacuation and ground ambulance services. Guests should also consider supplemental insurance to cover trip cancellation, trip delay, loss of personal effects and any other type of expenses that might be incurred due to loss, damage, injury, delay, or inconvenience occurring to the guests of Mahuida Patagonia. Mahuida Patagonia cannot be held responsible for covering guest expenses that may occur due to the above listed conditions and events.