It has an all year round active international airport. Its population has spread out in every direction, this can be appreciated if you take the tour of Circuito Chico or to the Gutiérrez Lake.
An unforgettable tour is the one to the Cerro Otto. The ride up the gravel road gives you a chance to see the Lake Nahuel Huapi, Península San Pedro, Huemul Island, Cerro López, Cerro Tronador (the only peak with snow all year round). Finally, after approximately 9kms drive we get to the unique and famous turning restaurant at the top of the Cerro Otto, giving you the possibility of enjoying an unbelievable, breathtaking sight .
During the winter season Cerro Catedral becomes the main ski resort of South America and during the summer season people of all over the world enjoy trekking all the way up to Frey camp. Another option to take in account is the gravel road that takes you all the way down and around to the Gutierrez Lake ending the drive at the Bariloche Center.

The Circuito Chico with its 63kms distance is another option. If you are in town for a few hours this is an obligation. Playa Bonita, Cerro Campanario with its unforgettable view is going to help you understand better the complicated geography. San Eduardo Chapel built in the fourtieth decade, the Llao Llao Hotel, Puerto Pañuelo with its main lake excursions such us Puerto Blest and Isla Victoria. The road continues by the López Bay taking us to one of the main world panoramic views with the Llao Llao Hotel standing out among an impressive natural envirement.
At km 36 the possibility is to go to Colonia Suiza. A small village with typical wooden huts were you can try the delicious Curanto.
Endless possibilities can be driven in Bariloche. Monte Tronador and Cascada los Alerces is another 220kms drive. You will come across hidden lakes, waterfalls, mountain gravel roads and the impressive Monte Tronador of 3.478 mts high.