Volcan Villarrica, Chile or Volcan Lanin, Argentina?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:54 pm
i was planning to head out to Argentina/Chile late December 2011 - January 2012 for a 3-3.5 wks. trip and will be my first timer. i have about 4 extra days at the end of my trip so i wanted to try and make a run at either Volcan Villarrica, Chile or Volcan Lanin, Argentina. i'll be ending my trip and starting a climb from Buenos Aires plus I need to get back to BA to fly back home as well so just wanted to hear from those who've done either/both or planning on either of these volcanoes as to which is the better of the two (better weather, views, fun climb, etc)?
volcan lanin: i already looked into a bus as i'm trying to save some money from BA - San Martin de los Andes and it's 22hrs. one-way! is it better to just fly and how much does a flight costs RT and what's a reliable inter-country airline?
volcan villarrica: how do i get over to Pucon via a bus border crossings into chile from Buenos Aires, Argentina...will i have to pay for an entry visa,etc?
Also, any recommendations/tips (transportation/places to stay/guides/etc) for either of these climbs/hikes or must-see/do while in argentina/chile? Any help or info. would be greatly appreciated. Feel free and shoot me a PM or post up here. mucho gracias!
volcan lanin: i already looked into a bus as i'm trying to save some money from BA - San Martin de los Andes and it's 22hrs. one-way! is it better to just fly and how much does a flight costs RT and what's a reliable inter-country airline?
volcan villarrica: how do i get over to Pucon via a bus border crossings into chile from Buenos Aires, Argentina...will i have to pay for an entry visa,etc?
Also, any recommendations/tips (transportation/places to stay/guides/etc) for either of these climbs/hikes or must-see/do while in argentina/chile? Any help or info. would be greatly appreciated. Feel free and shoot me a PM or post up here. mucho gracias!