Top San Martin de los Andes Tours & Sightseeing

Experience the awe-inspiring vistas of Argentine Patagonia on this 4-hour minivan tour from San Martin de los Andes. Keep your camera handy as you drive around the glittering Lácar Lake, follow the forested Arraynes Circuit and climb the foothills of Mount Chapelco. Enjoy free time at the Chapelco resort to explore the artisan shops or ride the cable car to the summit (own expense) for an unforgettable aerial view. This small-group tour has a maximum of 12 people for a personalised experience.

Why spend your precious time waiting in long shuttle or taxi lines. Avoid the language barrier and currency exchange. Travel in style from San Martin de los Andes, Aviador Carlos Campos Airport CPC to your Hotel in San Martin de los Andes City Center by private vehicle and reach your final destination relaxed and refreshed.

Soft hike around this gorgeous lagoon in Lanin National Park, just a few minutes away from San Martín de los Andes. The trail is part of Huella Andina a net of trails that connect the different national parks of the Andean Patagonia. Along the way we will go through several environments: open areas of transition from steppe to forest with prevalence of shrubs and grasslands, Patagonian forest patches and meadows and aquatic environments in the lagoon and its surrounding areas. On each of them we can observe different bird species. Among them we can find several Patagonia endemics, such as ashy-headed geese, black-faced Ibis, Chilean flicker, thorn-tailed rayadito, white-throated tree-runner, chucao tapaculo, black-throated huet-huet, white-crested elaenia, Patagonian sierra-finch and fire-eyed diucon. If the weather is good we will enjoy a picnic by the lagoon.

Pedal your way around Patagonia on this fun 5-hour mountain bike adventure from San Martin de los Andes and follow one of two possible routes. Either take the Arrayanes Circuit (Cerro Chapelco route), with views of the mighty Mount Chapelco and Lanín Volcano, or enjoy the Piedra de Trompul trail and glide through the Lanín National Park, looking down over Lake Lácar. This small-group tour has a maximum of 12 people and is suitable for all abilities.

A short but challenging trek just a few minutes away from San Martin de los Andes. We will go with the vehicle to the start of the trail, in an area called by the Mapuche native community Pampa del Trompul. Soon we will start going up by the steep slopes covered by dense Patagonian forest. As we gain altitude the vegetation turns shorter which will us to get great views of the Lacár Lake valley. Soon we will pass the timberline and reach a rocky area that will lead us the summit, made of red rocks that are the remains of an old lava flow. From the top, at 1,778 m, we will have a great view of the south face of Lanín volcano, with the Lolog Lake valley on one side and the Lácar Lake valley on the other.

Collon Cura is probably the most important birding hotspot in Patagonia for the great amount species that can be found. An aquatic environment surrounded by the steppe and with the presence of many species from the pampas.

Marvel over the majestic landscapes of Argentina’s Lake District and get off-the-beaten-track on this 5-hour small-group minivan tour from San Martin de los Andes. Learn about the indigenous Mapuche people of the Lanín National Park, as you pass striking landscapes like the Pampa de Trompul and the looming peak of Cerro Colorado. Wind your way along the Peninsula de Yuco and Lake Lácar; stop for refreshments (own expense) by the Hua Hum River; and enjoy a short hike to see the thundering Chachin Waterfall.