# Villa la Angostura

Villa la Angostura is a town in Neuquén. Set in the Andean highlands on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi, the town is a popular entry point to natural attractions including two national parks, dense forests, and nearby mountain peaks for rock climbing.

## Understand

Villa La Angostura is a small town in the southwest of Neuquen, Argentina. It is a gateway to the Nahuel Huapi National Park and the Los Arrayanes National Park.

## Get in

The nearest airport with commercial flights is in San Carlos de Bariloche. Via Bariloche operates several first-class buses from Bariloche to Villa la Angostura with tickets available from US$5 for the 90-minute trip.

## Get around

Mountain biking is the most popular way to get around, though walking works perfectly well since the town is small.

## See

The landscape is really beautiful. The village is on the Nahuel Huapi, one of the biggest lakes in the Province. Also it is on the slope of the mountains not very high (1,800-1,900 m). At the other side, crossing the lake there is a nice city: Bariloche.
There is a summer landscape and a winter landscape, covered by snow. There is a port where you can see "Quetrihue peninsula" which means "Where “arrayanes” grow.
There is a footpath of 12 km. that ends in Los Arrayanes National Park. There is an amazing forest of huge “arrayanes”. These special trees are natives species and they are very high and very old (300 years) When you walk through the footpath you can see other species as notros, cohiues, ñires and lengas. This forest is very famous and unique in the whole world. In the middle of the forest there is a lagoon called "Patagua" where ducks and birds live. Inside the park there is a little house called "Walt Disney house", because that place inspired his movie “Bambi”

## Do

* Cerro Bayo. Ski area.

## Eat

* -40.764871-71.6436241 La Casita de la Oma, Cerro Inacayal 303, ☏ +54 92 9445 66582. Tu-Su 15:00 - 20:00, closed M. You can have your afternoon tea here. (updated Mar 2025)
* -40.761999-71.6462352 Cantina Napolitano (La Tanita), Av. Arrayanes 66, ☏ +54 29 4449 4132. Daily 12:00 - 00:00. Here you can have dinner, or stay for a drink as well. (updated Mar 2025)
* -40.759691-71.6475123 El Desquite, Las Retamas 105, ☏ +54 11 3379 1978. Daily 12:00 - 17:00. Upscale tavern restaurant with innovative Argentinian cuisine featuring homemade stews like mondongo, grilled meats like succulent lamp chops and more. (updated Mar 2025)

## Sleep

* -40.773112-71.630841 Hostería Maitén Escondido, RP79, ☏ +54 11 4382-5975. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. Very alpine-like with an appealing wood deck and outdoor pool. Comfortable, spacious rooms. $80 USD (AR$40,000). (updated Mar 2025)
* -40.767429-71.6314912 Camping Dormis y Bungalows Osa Mayor, Calle AEB, ☏ +54 29 4449 4304. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 10:00. Campground in a forest Glen with tent sites that have electricity, grills, and tables. The campground also offers dorm rooms with hostel-like sleeping arrangements and private cabins that provide a family-friendly alternative to hotel rooms or Airbnb apartments (at a significantly lower cost). US$100. (updated Mar 2025)

## Connect

You will find WiFi in most cafés, restaurants and accommodations.

## Go next

* Los Arrayanes National Park
* Nahuel Huapi National Park
* San Carlos de Bariloche