Rio Negro

Land of Lakes and Forests

As Neuquen, Rio Negro offers many activities. Some of them are trekking trails with breathtaking mountain views; deep huge lakes; skiing; and of course, horse riding and fishing. Undoubtedly, thanks to its lovely nature and geography, horse riding in this province is an awesome experience.

Location

Rio Negro is considered as one of the top destinations of Argentina. This magical province is delimited to the northwest and west by the great Limay River and by the Colorado River. To the South of Rio Negro is Chubut, and it shares a tiny part of its border with Chile.

As Patagonia is such a vast and deep land, the best way to know it is on a horse. Indeed, rides here can go for hours. While enjoying the lovely company of horses and friends, riders they can enjoy a variety of landscapes. Certainly, one of the coolest and most interesting horse riding trails is the crossing of the Andes Mountains towards Chile.

Cities

Of course, San Carlos de Bariloche is one de highlights of Rio Negro. It’s a very complete city! It has high quality hotels and gastronomy, in fact, one of the finest hotels in Argentina is located here: The Llao Llao Hotel. Another amazing place in this city is the Arelauquen Golf and Polo Club. This resort, built on the shore of lake Gutierrez, offers the chance to play or enjoy polo matches in their polo fields. Without a doubt, doing this surrounded by the majestic forests and mountains of the region is incredible.

Also, the city provides good tourism services due to its popularity during the winter season. It has a ski center called Cerro Catedral, considered one of the best spots to practice this sport in South America. The city is built on the shores of lake Nahuel Huapi and functions as the gateway to the lake district. Furthermore, Bariloche is known for its high-level gastronomy. Not only it is known for offering fresh salmon and trout but also deer and wild pig. Along with the locally made beer and its fine homemade chocolate, this place is a must!

Activities

The rivers Limay, Dina Huapi, Azul and Manso are on the top 10 list of rivers to practice fly fishing. Because of its beauty and its many options for fishing, this destination is very popular among fishing fans. As for the estancias that can be found, as in all of Patagonia, are immense and their main activity is sheep and cow breeding. Without a doubt horse lovers will never get bored of riding in these lands.

Lastly, in this region you will find the finest hotels and restaurants. It’s definitely one of the hot spots to visit in Argentina.