Patagonia, Saturday, July 04, 2009
All Extreme Sports and Activities in Patagonia

Others Activities

Others ActivitiesAdventure Travel presents multiple variants.
In this section, you will find various activities related to alternative and extreme tourism.
You will discover that canyoning combines hiking with climbing techniques and swimming in pools or natural canyons.
Bungee jumping consists in jumping to the void from a bridge. It is ideal for those people in search for letting adrenaline out.
The participants are tied to a harness and a dynamic rope that swings them to both sides of the bridge as they jump.
Speleology consists in making expeditions to caves or caverns, reaching over 50 meters underground.
Also, landyatching consists in maneuvering cars with three pneumatic wheels, equipped with a sail and capable of reaching a speed of 180 km/h.
Experience these and other alternative activities which you will surely find very appealing.

  A Dog’s Life   Argentina  Villa Pehuenia - Neuquén
A Dog’s Life
We rode snow sleds pulled by Samoyed dogs. We enjoyed this ancestral experience amid a forest of monkey puzzles and stunted ñires.
A Dog’s Life
  Across the Snow on a Motorcycle   Argentina  Caviahue - Neuquén
Across the Snow on a Motorcycle
Dominating slopes through purely white landscapes, we drove on snowmobiles up to Copahue. In winter, the temperature of hot spring water lagoons contrasts with a 0-degree...
Across the Snow on a Motorcycle
  Adventure Tour across Patagonia   Chile  Puerto Montt - X Región
Adventure Tour across Patagonia
An expedition to the best southern landscapes at both sides of the mountain range.
Adventure Tour across Patagonia
  Adventure Without Limits   Chile  Puerto Varas - X Región
Adventure Without Limits
A multiple adventure tour that includes hiking, Tyrolese ropes, rock climbing, rappelling and canoeing is the goal of adventurers and extreme sport lovers of all ages and...
Adventure Without Limits
  Adventure from Osorno to Puyehue by Motorbike   Chile  Osorno / Puyehue - X Región
Adventure from Osorno to Puyehue by Motorbike
Chilean Patagonia has very beautiful sceneries surrounded by mountains and volcanoes worth visiting for fans of nature. If you consider yourself a fan, you should not miss it....
Adventure from Osorno to Puyehue by Motorbike
  Canyoning in Arroyo de la Virgen   Argentina  San Carlos de Bariloche - Río Negro
Canyoning in Arroyo de la Virgen
In San Carlos de Bariloche you can do canyoning, a type of adventure tour combining hiking with climbing and swimming in pools, canyons and rapids...
Canyoning in Arroyo de la Virgen
  Close to the Rainforest   Argentina  San Martín de los Andes - Neuquén
Close to the Rainforest
We went along the route leading to the Hua Hum international pass and passed by amazing spots featuring the lush vegetation typical of the Valdivian forest.
Close to the Rainforest
  Crossing the Lácar   Argentina  San Martín de los Andes - Neuquén
Crossing the Lácar
Swimming across Lake Lácar has become one of the most popular sports events in San Martín during the summer.
Crossing the Lácar
  Defying Nature   Argentina  Puerto Madryn - Chubut
Defying Nature
Sports, adventure and nature are combined in Puerto Madryn, an ideal city to experience new activities.
Defying Nature
  Dog sled rides at Caviahue   Argentina  Caviahue - Neuquén
Dog sled rides at Caviahue
Dogs used to traveling across snow drove us through breathtaking landscapes on the outskirts of Caviahue as we enjoyed the unspoiled snow field and the sound of the cascades.
Dog sled rides at Caviahue
  Eco – Adventure in La Angostura   Argentina  Villa La Angostura - Neuquén
Eco – Adventure in La Angostura
In the heart of Villa La Angostura you can enjoy this Eco-Adventure Park with multiple attractions for children and adults.
Eco – Adventure in La Angostura
  From Relax to Adventure   Chile  Pucón - IX Región
From Relax to Adventure
Besides the hot springs, Huife offers an amusing adventure circuit that includes everything from horseback rides to zip-lining.
From Relax to Adventure
  Hiking the Copahue volcano   Argentina  Caviahue - Neuquén
Hiking the Copahue volcano
We could experience how to defeat the mountain slope on board a Caterpillar vehicle which took us to the highest point of the Copahue Volcano.
Hiking the Copahue volcano
  Interlomas Motordrome   Chile  Temuco - IX Región
Interlomas Motordrome
In the sector of Pillanlelbún, 18 km. from Temuco along Route 5 north, you will find the motordrome and extension centre. Annual Formula 3 championships for three categories...
Interlomas Motordrome
  La Piedra Recreation Center   Argentina  Villa La Angostura - Neuquén
La Piedra Recreation Center
Only 3 km. from Villa La Angostura, we can practise rapelling, Tyrolese rope, climbing and amusing adventure tours in quads when we visit La Piedra Recreation Center.
La Piedra Recreation Center
  Like the Wolves in the Forest   Argentina  San Martín de los Andes - Neuquén
Like the Wolves in the Forest
We toured the majestic lenga forest at Mount Chapelco on a sled pulled by dogs. A fantastic adventure on the snow both for adults and children.
Like the Wolves in the Forest
  On the Road   Argentina  San Martín de los Andes - Neuquén
On the Road
On a motorbike, we resolved to see the surroundings of San Martín de los Andes. Here are some alternatives to visit on two wheels.
On the Road
  Snow Toys   Argentina  Caviahue - Neuquén
Snow Toys
We rode snowmobiles around the Caviahue ski resort. Among ñires and monkey-puzzle trees, we went on an excursion to the Escondida Lagoon. Speed, frenzy and pure snow.
Snow Toys
  Summer in the Mountain   Argentina  San Martín de los Andes - Neuquén
Summer in the Mountain
With or without snow, Chapelco is an excellent choice to spend an adventurous day exploring a beautiful landscape.
Summer in the Mountain
  Surfing in Unión Beach   Argentina  Rawson - Chubut
Surfing in Unión Beach
The waves of this beautiful beach in Rawson are ideal to experiment surfing in the Patagonian shores.
Surfing in Unión Beach
  Touring around the Land of Fire   Argentina  Ushuaia - Tierra del Fuego
Touring around the Land of Fire
The Tierra del Fuego National Park protects the natural environments discovered by Magallanes, when he spotted the island and its bonfires from a distance.
Touring around the Land of Fire
  Very Close to the Ice   Argentina  El Calafate - Santa Cruz
Very Close to the Ice
Estancia Cristina unveils its passionate history and its secret nooks during an intense day in the countryside. An excellent rural proposal opposite the impressive walls of...
Very Close to the Ice
  Windcars in Rada Tilly   Argentina  Comodoro Rivadavia - Chubut
Windcars in Rada Tilly
Enthusiastics of speedy windcars find the most appropriate conditions for the practice of this sport on one of the best adapted beaches in the country.
Windcars in Rada Tilly
Mountain Biking

Enter the two-wheel world and learn the secrets of mountain biking to go around the mountain in the safest way.
This sport is one of the quickest to have evolved with the passing of time, becoming a much more risky and amusing modality to enjoy the most inaccessible and complicated paths in the mountain.

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Patagonian estancias

The rise of the estancias has changed the empty limitless space into a rural production environment that enabled the country to be positioned among the first suppliers of raw material in the world.
Towards the south, the estancias have given the scenery a new shape. Getting through the harsh winter, the intense snowfalls and the incessant wind, they have become real settlements scattered in the vastness of the fields.

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