Rio Bonito Waterfall and Cerro Bayo in Summer

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Rio Bonito Waterfall and Cerro Bayo in Summer

    Take the Tourism Office as your starting point and make 3 kilometers as if going to Bariloche. Then turn left along Provincial Route 66 (gravel). As you walk up for 6 kilometers you will be able to appreciate the landscape bellow: Villa La Angostura, bays Cumelén, Las Balsas, Puerto Manzano, the Quetrihué Peninsula, etc.
     You will see a sign to your right indicating the path towards the Rio Bonito Waterfall. The waterfall is 35 meters high and falls from a basalt fracture into an emerald green basin 8 meters wide.
     Return and continue for yet one kilometer. You will be at the base of Cerro Bayo at 1.050 meters above sea level. The winter infrastructure can be used in the summer as well. You can rent mountain bikes or stop for a refreshment at any of the two coffee shops.
     You can also take the chairlifts. If you do, you will be at 1.500 meters above sea level and watching Lake Nahuel Huapi, Mount Tronador, the Quetrihué Peninsula and Villa La Angostura. Here, on the Restaurant's deck, there is a telescope that expands your area of vision by just inserting a $ 1 coin.
     You can return to the base on the chairlift or walking along the road or across the main ski run. If you want, you can walk up to the top of the mountain at 1.782 Mts. and enjoy the beautiful panorama of mountains and lake.

If you wish to go up to the base of Cerro Bayo on a mountain bike the difficulty is measured as grade 4 and will take half a day. You can take your bike on the chairlift and come down by any of the three alternative trails.
From Cerro Bayo you can use another alternative along the Fonseca Trail. We suggest you do this trail accompanied by a local guide.