Lake Nahuel Huapi
A huge glacial lake in the Andean foothills, with deep blue water, forested shores and mountain views. Boat trips, beaches and lakeside walks start from the town's waterfront.
San Carlos de Bariloche
In northern Patagonia, this alpine-style lake town is known for chocolate shops, skiing, hiking and mountain views.
Attractive locations
Nahuel Huapi National Park
Argentina's oldest national park, around Bariloche, covering lakes, rivers, forests and peaks of the northern Patagonian Andes. It offers hiking, camping and scenic drives.
Cerro Catedral
The main mountain above Bariloche, with a large ski area in winter. In summer its lifts and trails give hikers mountain views over the lakes.
Cerro Otto
A forested mountain close to town, reachable by cable car or on foot, with lookouts over Lake Nahuel Huapi and the surrounding peaks.
Cerro Tronador
A glacier-covered extinct volcano on the Chilean border, named for the thunder of falling ice. A gravel road from Bariloche leads to viewpoints near its glaciers.
Isla Victoria
The largest island in Lake Nahuel Huapi, reached by boat from the Bariloche area. It has forest trails, an arboretum of introduced trees and several viewpoints over the lake.
Los Arrayanes National Park
A small national park on a peninsula in Lake Nahuel Huapi, protecting a rare forest of cinnamon-barked arrayán trees. A flat trail and boat trips lead to the grove.
Airports
Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport BRC
It is about 12 km in a straight line from San Carlos de Bariloche.
Aviador C. Campos Airport CPC
It is about 120 km in a straight line from San Carlos de Bariloche.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Argentina page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan12.9 °C33 mm
- Feb13.3 °C24 mm
- Mar10.5 °C33 mm
- Apr6.4 °C59 mm
- May3.2 °C120 mm
- Jun0.3 °C156 mm
- Jul-0.7 °C127 mm
- Aug0.6 °C122 mm
- Sep2.9 °C62 mm
- Oct5.4 °C52 mm
- Nov8.2 °C38 mm
- Dec10.8 °C30 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec. Wettest months: Jun, Jul, Aug.
Costs
Prices here are about 46% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 911. Ambulance 107. Fire 100.
local government
National emergency centre 911
Helps with: Argentina's national emergency number, listed on the government's emergencies page. The same page lists separate numbers for fire (100), civil defence (103) and medical emergencies (107).
Who qualifies: Anyone in Argentina facing an emergency, including visitors.
Phone: 911
local government
National tourism office (Turismo, Ambiente y Deportes)
Helps with: The national government's tourism area, in Buenos Aires. Its page gives a phone, an email and an address, and links to a consumer-complaint service for tourists.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Argentina or planning a trip there.
Phone: +54 11 4316-1600
Email: infoturismo@jefatura.gob.ar
Address: Suipacha 1111, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1001
ngo
Argentine Red Cross (Cruz Roja Argentina)
Helps with: Argentina's national Red Cross society. Its site lists emergency support, first aid training, health cover at mass events and programmes for migrants and for reconnecting separated family members.
Who qualifies: People in Argentina who need its emergency, first aid, migrant or family-reconnection services.
Phone: +54 11 6065-0450
Email: info@cruzroja.org.ar
Address: Hipolito Yrigoyen 2070, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1089
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Argentina
Helps with: The UN migration agency, working in Argentina since 1953 on migration management, crisis response and international cooperation. Its office is in Buenos Aires.
Who qualifies: Migrants in Argentina and partners working on migration. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +54 (11) 4813-3330
Address: Av. Santa Fe 1460, 5th floor, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1059ABU
embassy
Foreign embassies in Argentina (official list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Argentine foreign ministry's page lists foreign missions by country, each linking to its own entry.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.
local government
Civil defence (emergency number 103)
Helps with: Argentina's government emergencies page lists 103 for civil defence, the number for disasters. It advises contacting your local civil protection office in any emergency.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Argentina affected by a disaster or emergency.
Phone: 103