Victoria Island Boat Trip: Discover Arrayanes Forest in Bariloche

Embark on a boat trip to Victoria Island and discover the enchanting Arrayanes Forest in Bariloche. Explore the unique shrubs that form a magical forest and enjoy the native flora on the island. Walk the trails to find cave paintings and experience the magic of this unforgettable journey.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Isla Victoria - Victoria Island
  • Bosque de Los Arrayanes - Arrayanes Forest
What's Included
  • Guided tour in Spanish, Portuguese, and English
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages
  • Boarding fee - paid at destination
  • Entrance fee to National Parks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

The tour starts from Puerto Pañuelo in the impressive Llao Llao Peninsula. After an hour of navigation, we arrive at the Quetrihue peninsula, the seat of the Bosque de Arrayanes, located in the northeast of Lake Nahuel Huapi.
The Arrayan (Quetrihue in the Mapuche language) is a shrub with an exquisite saffron color and white flowers. In this place,…

Location
Puerto Pañuelo
This tour does not include transfers to and from hotels. You must present 15 minutes before the start of the activity in Puerto Pañuelo.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Luis
Nov 12, 2024
Promenade island victory forests of arrayanes - Beautiful family adventure, water with its different nuances because of the thaw, the flora of the forests of arrayans and the culmination on beautiful Victoria Island. Dazzling landscapes with excellent attention from guides.
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Carito1979
Apr 21, 2024
CATAMARAN DAY ⛴️ - Beautiful full day excursion. With several activity options, depending on what you feel like or can do. Beautiful landscapes. Very highly recommended
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Gordontribe
Apr 11, 2025
Nice to do - It was a beautiful day and great to get out on the lake. I enjoyed the opportunity to walk a bit. In retrospect I don't think it would have been too hard to arrange the transport to Victoria Island by taking the municipal #20 bus to Puerto Panuelo then taking with the boat companies
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Suzanne
Apr 2, 2025
Boat trip - Fabulous boat ride to lovely island Only negative was the guide spoke very little English Trip longer than expected but worth it Note you have to make your own way to the meeting point which is an hour long bus ride
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Ori_p
Jan 9, 2025
Isla Victoria Tour - It is a beautiful experience, filled with stunning sights of nature and wonderful atmosphere it brings with it
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Richard
Apr 18, 2024
Yes but… - Well, personally, the tour was with a guide only on Victoria Island.. in Los Arrayanes it is for Your account… they tell the reserve history of the island and its biological importance
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Y1027dlrachelg
Mar 30, 2024
Was fun! - Was a nice way to see some more of Patagonia if you're staying in Bariloche. The trees were pretty and the ferry was nice. I got pretty confused with which ferry to take, but it all worked out in the end. The Arrayanes Forrest was pretty, but Victoria Island was my favorite part of the day.
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Shani_t
Mar 24, 2025
Not as described at all... - I was expecting an English guided trip with 3 h in Victoria island and 2 h in arrayanes island with maximum 10 people in the group, just as mentioned in the description. On the other hand, we got there on time for the trip (10:00) and then the guid told us in spanish (I am a spanish speaker but my husbend is not) that the 3 h in Victoria island is only for the spanish tour, and if we want everything in English, we would have to waite until 14:00 and have only one hour on victoria island. We decided to take the spanish tour because we were not going to wait so much time to get a shorter tour. Then, on the ship, we discovered that there were way more than 10 people on the tour and that there are more the are going to come. Moreover, on the Arayanes island there was even an additional catamaran that was added and the island was way overcrowded. Eventually, when the english speaker group showed up, we saw that even there the English guidence was lacking. Adding to that the tour is overpriced to begin with and after that we had to pay national park fee of 24 usd each and a parking fee for our car (about 15 usd). I do not think that the tour price is worth it. Long story short, it is not a fully guided tour in english, not a maximum of 10 people and the timing on each island is way shorter than mentioned. I would recommend to take a simple bout to Victoria island and to the Arrayanes forest you could get by foot or bicycle.
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Karen_r
Nov 9, 2024
False advertisement; big dissappointment! - The experience we received, while somewhat enjoyable was nothing like what was advertised/what we ordered. We registered for a 10am trip including 2 hours with an English speaking guide. We received tix to a 2pm boat trip with no English. It was also advertised as a small group tour and ended up about 250 people. Very disappointed. WOULD NOT REVOMMEND! Save your money. The scenery from the boat was pretty, but you can see similar views elsewhere in Bariloche. And the trees can also be found around Bariloche; no need to go to the island/forest.
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Nick_m
Feb 27, 2024
Poor value - TRIP WAS INTERESTING but the cost was double that of buying direct from Turi Sur and the ‘tour’ offered no additional benefits. There was a suggestion of hotel pickup which is not on offer. There is no representative from Greyline. Vicotira Island is intersting. The boat trip is quite long at three hours all up there and back. Take a cushion of you can.
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From $176
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).