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 Entering
the Andean section of the province of "Chubut"
in the city of "Esquel", we will visit
the "Alerces National Park", which is
famous for having giant trees reaching 70m (210ft)
high and trunks of 4m (12 ft) of diameter, aging
almost 2000 years old. There we will navigate
the unpolluted waters of the "Menéndez"
lake and do a trekking through the dense forest.
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The
trip starts in "Puerto Madryn". During
our stay in this area we will visit the "Valdés
Península" enjoying each of its natural
tourist attractions, like the whales, orcas, elephant
seals, sea lions, penguins and other diverse fauna
composed mainly by guanacos (american camelids),
lesser rheas, foxes, armadillos and plenty of marine
birds.
We
will board a boat so as to do some whale or dolphin
watching. Navigating through the gulf we'll stop
to do some snorkel* in a sea lion colony so as to
play a little bit with these gentle and very curious
animals.(*depending on the season - Whales: April
to November - Dolphins: December to March - Sea
lions snorkel: All year round, but best November
- April).
Our
road continues discovering the prehistoric traces
with a visit to the palontological park of Bryn
Gwyn - where fossil excavations are continuously
made - and a short but very instructive visit to
the Eugidio Ferolglio museum.
After
enjoying a delicious tea in Gayman, an old Welsh
town, we'll continue our trip to the Andes, in our
way a stop will take place at the Florentino Ameghino
dam, a green oasis in the arid Patagonic steppe.
The
trip continues taking the "Route 40" to
"El Bolsón", making a brief stop
just to look at the landscape and the artesian marketplace,
arriving afterwards to "Bariloche" city,
located on the margins of the giant "Nahuel
Huapi" lake. There we will make some scenic
road tours like the "short circuit", Swiss
Colony, Lake Mascardi and the mountain "Tronador"
taking a close view of its glacier. At night home
made beer and traditional Patagonic "picadas"
(appetizers) will be served.
In
the Swiss-like town of "Villa La Angostura"
we will board a boat so as to enjoy a hike in the
"Arrayanes National Park". Unique place
in the world where you can find these trees in its
natural habitat, and that served as inspiration
to Walt Disney so as to create the Bambi film. 
Following
the "Seven Lakes Route" we will stop by
enchanting places such as "Lake Traful"
and "Hidden Lake" thus arriving to the
charming city of "San Martín de Los
Andes" where we'll do a floating on the "Hua-Hum"
river crossing to the neighbor country of Chile.
Last
but not least, we will also visit the "Lanín
National Park" famous for its 3800 m (11000ft)
extinct volcano. Hiking through it's dense forest
paths is an incredible experience that cannot be
missed. 