Many of the provincial destinations and proposals are linked to the Lanín National Park (PN), with its lakes, mountains and forests, among whose flora stands out the pehuén -or araucaria-, an iconic tree of the province, and also a large fauna that It varies according to the terrain and its diverse landscapes.
Precisely some of the towns in the area, such as Aluminé, Caviahue, Copahue and Villa Pehuenia-Moquehue make up the “Ruta del Pehuén”, in homage to this ancient tree, and in the first of these towns the “Fiesta Nacional del Pehuén “, whose last edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the same town are the Aluminé and Ruca Choroy rivers, which are the main venues for rafting in the province and where activity festivals and the Argentine Kayak Creek Championship take place.
Another destination on this Route, Copahue, has a thermal center at the foot of the volcano of the same name, whose mouth can be accessed, at 2,997 meters above sea level (masl).
In the vicinity of Villa Pehuenia, you can visit the Batea Mahuida hill, which in winter is a snow park exploited by the Mapuche Puel Community, which in summer offers visits and typical gastronomy, with the pine nut, the fruit of the araucaria.
Another tourist circuit in Neuquén is the Corredor de los Lagos, in which Villa Pehuenia and Aluminé are repeated, and also includes Piedra del Águila, Junín de los Andes, San Martín de los Andes, Villa Lago Meliquina, Villa Traful and Villa la Angostura .
Within this corridor, a special attraction that combines adventure and the peace of the mountain forests is the Route of the 7 Lakes, which connects the cities of San Martín de los Andes and Villa la Angostura, two of the main tourist centers in Neuquén during all year.
These two communes, which have a varied level of accommodation, have a wide price range, which especially extends to accommodation in the Andean area of the province.
The Gastronomic Hotel Association of San Martín de los Andes (Ahgsma) informed Télam that for the summer the highest category hotels (5 stars) will cost 42,300 pesos on a double basis, per night, while the cheapest (2 stars) will go from 7,000 to 20,000 pesos.
In the same district, the cabins and 2-star apart-hotels for 4 people will start at 7,900 pesos, up to 55,000 in the 3-star ones but for six people, both the 1-star apart-hotels will have rates from 6,900 pesos for four passengers to 13,500 for five.
In Villa La Angostura, according to data supplied to Télam by the local Association of Hotels and Restaurants (Ahrvla), prices in hostels are at 6,000 pesos per night, which is reduced to 3,000 for those who buy with Previaje.
In the glamping modality (campsites with all the comforts), on a double basis it costs 12,000 pesos, and it is 3,000 per person by Pre-trip.
The 2-star inns and cabins on average charge 16,000 on a double basis and those with 3 stars 9,000 per person, while one of this category, with a view of the lake and Jacuzzi is 25,000 pesos, and in all cases it is reduced by 50 % by Pre-trip.
As for high-end 4-star hotels, which in the case of Villa La Angostura are generally equivalent to 5-star hotels in other destinations, the price is 25,000 to 30,000 pesos per person.
The president of the Ahrvla, Martín Suero, told Télam that Villa La Angostura has 15 of the most important high-end complexes in the country, and that the prices in the 5-star ones are higher and vary according to the services, location and views they provide.
Suero warned that “in the cheapest categories there is no longer room for January and it is being sold by means of Previaje for February, March and Easter, in a record way”, so he advised “not to come without a reservation for these months.”
After noting that prices may fall, as is the trend, in February and March, he argued that “with the Pre-trip it is a re-opportunity if one takes it at a dollar price per person, it is a historical gift”
The Lanín NP, dominated by the 3,776 meters above sea level volcano that gives it its name, has 24 lakes and numerous circuits that run through its forests of araucarias, pellín oaks, raulíes, lengas and coihues, where you can see pumas, foxes and the mountain monkey, among mammals, as well as birds such as the great churrín, the condor, the reddish-tailed harrier and the fío fío whistle.
National Parks Press sources told Télam that, for lodging, in the summer the Lanín NP will have seven hostels, a timeshare, two bed & breakfasts, two groups of cabins, five organized camps (with a grocery store and dining room), 31 wild camps , three educational camps and 14 free camping areas.
Another activity in great demand in Neuquén is sport fishing, with the Chimehuín River, in Junín de los Andes, as one of the favorite places, as well as lakes and reservoirs of the hydroelectric dams on the Limay River.
On the other hand, there are the paleontological resources as an attraction for tourists, which have been enriched due to the discoveries of recent years, with a great exponent in Villa El Chocón, where you can see giant petrified footprints of dinosaurs that inhabited the place almost 100 years ago. millions of years.
Among the greatest discoveries of these fossils are the “Giganotosaurus carolini”, one of the largest carnivores in the world and, in Plaza Huincul, the “Argentinosaurus huinculensis”, another herbivorous giant.
Neuquén’s undersecretary of Tourism, Germán Bakker, told Télam that “the Pre-trip Program has a high impact on the sector” and was “very optimistic” about the upcoming summer season.
“With the extension of the winter season until the month of September, the long weekend of October and what we expect for November we will not have a low season but with fluctuations we will be between a medium and high season in summer”.
Bakker added that they have the “expectation that safe corridors for international tourism can be implemented with the San Martín de los Andes and Neuquén airports and the Pino Hachado and Cardenal Samoré border crossings with Chile.”
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