Off the Beaten Path in San Carlos de Bariloche

Free Off the Beaten Path in San Carlos de Bariloche with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided off-the-beaten-path walking tour route in San Carlos de Bariloche. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Lake Nahuel Huapi and the waterfront — a glacial Patagonian lake spanning 529 square kilometers surrounded by Andean peaks, with chocolate shops and alpine architecture lining the waterfront, Cerro Campanario viewpoint — a chairlift ride to a 1,049-meter peak rated by National Geographic as having one of the world's best views, overlooking seven lakes and the Andes, Circuito Chico scenic drive and walks — a 60-km loop road through Nahuel Huapi National Park passing alpine lakes, viewpoints, and the iconic Llao Llao Hotel in a Swiss-like Patagonian landscape, plus hidden gems like Bosque de Arrayanes — an ancient myrtle forest on the Quetrihue Peninsula, reachable by boat, said to have inspired Disney's Bambi and Refugio Frey — a mountain hut accessible by a rewarding half-day hike through forests to a stunning cirque of granite spires and a turquoise lake.

Use this page as a starting point for a San Carlos de Bariloche walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for San Carlos de Bariloche. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •Lake Nahuel Huapi and the waterfront — a glacial Patagonian lake spanning 529 square kilometers surrounded by Andean peaks, with chocolate shops and alpine architecture lining the waterfront
• •Cerro Campanario viewpoint — a chairlift ride to a 1,049-meter peak rated by National Geographic as having one of the world's best views, overlooking seven lakes and the Andes
• •Circuito Chico scenic drive and walks — a 60-km loop road through Nahuel Huapi National Park passing alpine lakes, viewpoints, and the iconic Llao Llao Hotel in a Swiss-like Patagonian landscape
• •Chocolate shops on Calle Mitre — the main street of Argentina's 'Chocolate Capital' with dozens of artisan chocolatiers, a tradition brought by Swiss and German settlers in the early 1900s
• •Llao Llao peninsula — a forested peninsula between lakes Moreno and Nahuel Huapi, home to the legendary Llao Llao Hotel and hiking trails through arrayanes (myrtle) forests

• •Bosque de Arrayanes — an ancient myrtle forest on the Quetrihue Peninsula, reachable by boat, said to have inspired Disney's Bambi
• •Refugio Frey — a mountain hut accessible by a rewarding half-day hike through forests to a stunning cirque of granite spires and a turquoise lake
• •Cerro Otto — a hill with a revolving cafe on top and year-round activities, accessible by cable car or hiking trail