trip we are doing one of the most popular activities here in Villa La Angostura

and that's going to visit Bosque Los Arrayanes yeah it's a famous forest

with cinnamon colored trees like bark of these trees it's like an orange e brown

it's so unusual and some of the trees in that forest are over 600 years old which

is insane that is so we're gonna be taking a boat out there yeah we're

taking a boat out to a particular point on the on the peninsula yeah and then

we're gonna be hiking all the way back and so it's going to be a day of being

out in nature we have absolutely stunning weather today not a cloud on

the sky it's not windy it should be like a phenomenal boat ride it's not gonna be

chomping at all the waters are calm and so yeah we're both really excited to do

this

so before we get on the boat let's talk a little bit about the different options

to get to the forests on the peninsula so two main options you can either take

the catamaran which is massive it's like a two-level boat yeah or you can take a

smaller private boat with a guide this option was recommended to us by our

Airbnb hosts because you got a bit more information about what you're seeing

where you're going so yeah and then we got down to the port and the guy who

runs these excursions was standing there with information it was funny is like we

were matching our brochures we had man and he had one okay perfect so yeah it's

called Bahia Mansa excursiones about 17 or 18 US dollars yeah and that's to

do the trip one way because we're planning to hike back you can also do a

full excursion by boat but you can also you can also just you can also just hike

it yourself as well you could just walk it they say that takes six hours if

you're right there and back again it's technically it's what it's twelve or

thirteen kilometers one way so doubling that be it'd be a busy day but if you

need to work off the old the asado you've been having yourself yeah but

honestly like we're just standing here at the port and like the views we're

getting yeah the mountains it's stunning it's incredible I think it's it's a good

idea to go by boat at least one way if you can just to get a different

perspective a different vantage point and one last thing to mention we got to

the port by taking a taxi but you can also take public transport the taxi was

before u.s. dollars dollars yeah great value great value for two people

yeah you can also take a collective Oh or you can just walk

before getting on the boat we had to pay the admission to our arrayanes national

park (bosque arrayanes) the cost varies depending on whether you're a foreign visitor

national resident or provincial residents but we pay the equivalent of

nine dollars per person

the boat trip was beautiful truth is it was a perfect day to be out on the lake

there was hardly any wind the waters were calm and the Sun was shining what

else could be asked for we really enjoyed that this was a small group

excursion and that her captain also shared lots of interesting bits of

information about the place as we traveled along the peninsula

practicability era momoyo rectina Sonoma Bigelow Soroka we disembarked at the air

arrayanes forest and went on a short guided walk with her group from this point

those who are planning to hike stayed back and those who are continuing their

boat excursion hopped back on board

guys we have arrived it was a beautiful beautiful boat trip so scenic that was

basically outback filming the journey the whole time redonkulous scenic don't

give us lean action here you can see Parque Nacional Arrayanes and now well

of course we're going to explore the forest the whole trail but but first

teahouse lose something a little warm Mitsuki we need to seek some cake

fortification fortifications we see the tea house is just 100 meters away not

far at all it's already 12 noon so feeling queasy you peckish you imagine

if it was closed oh don't even sing we don't have a

back-up plan so yeah sure hope it's open like back in town at the port they sell

some little snacks like there's shops where you can pick up pizzas or

sandwiches and chips things like that chocolate bars we didn't grab anything

so this is this is our only plan all right guys we got to the tea house and

this is going to be our lunch before us we got to ham and cheese sandwiches and

then two cakes this one is called rogel yep and it's like these layers almost

like a like a cracker or a crumbly cookie with lots of dulce de leche in between

each layer and tons of merengue tons of a giant slice of lemon raspberry tea to stay warm

I'm going to try some of that tea it's chilly outside that's right a little

heater in the corner of the tea house it's gonna warm up before we head out

there yes

the main forest circuit is 800 meters in length takes 30 minutes to complete and

you're on the boardwalk the whole time lots of excursions stop here so

sometimes it can get a little bit crowded but it's always a quick visit so

if you're in no rush and don't mind waiting around a little bit you'll be

able to have the whole forest to yourself

now that we are well-fed we are back on the trail ready to tackle this hike our

lunch was 16 US dollars it was very good but those portions of cake were so big

and so sugary we gave up halfway with a second cake we were defeated by the

lemon pie yeah it was good but yeah just the could more than we can handle

oh my here we are in the middle of the arrayanes forest (bosque arrayanes) and the bark is

really colored like cinnamon it's so crazy it's like an orange brownish wood

so nice imagine coming here during Golden Hour that would only accentuate

the colors pro tip for all you photographers come here who when the

light is soft also a little fun fact for you guys this forest that we are

currently walking through was apparently the inspiration for the forest you see

and Bambi in the Disney movie go and watch that in many many years this is

the inspiration behind it

so this is kind of embarrassing but we are lost on a trail us again she has again like

we're on the boardwalk like to dodo birds

we followed the sign that said trail towards Villa La Angostura back to

town twelve kilometers and we even a full circle well I didn't see a trail

you know what I'm sure there was something we missed

I'm just been taking photos and videos maybe this is like some Disney magic and

were in a haunted forest without exit perpetually trapped doomed to continue

going in circles trail to Villa La Angostura and here it says please lift the

rope pass and close it there we go that's where we made our error oh my

gosh that's with the dodo bird dodo bird incident vamos vamos Wow

as we mentioned the hiking trail from Arrayanes forest to the port in Villa La

Angostura is twelve kilometers in length and takes about three hours to complete

once you get off the boardwalk and onto the trail the path is well marked and

it's a pretty straightforward hike most of the trail was flat the we did

encounter some steeper stretches towards the very end

yeah you can go biking you can do the trail on bike but they say it's medium

to high difficulty well and there's sections of the trail where you have to

carry the bike along the way we saw lots of our arrayanes

trees the most unusual thing about these trees is that when you touch their

trunks and branches they feel quite cool even on a hot summer day this is because

the arrayan has a very thin bark that allows you to feel the SAP that flows

within you really need to test it out for yourself if you ever encounter one

of these trees so time to look at a map so you guys know what we're up to today

exactly so this whole whole thing you see right here is called Peninsula get

the way we took a boat out this way like departing from the port yeah

traveled all around to this end where you have the forest bosque arrayanes that's the

purple trail that's where we got stuck and we thought we are lost and then we

got on the trail and this is where we've arrived just now laguna but that one so

we've only walked a kilometer and a half nine and a half more to go but we're

basically gonna be following this trail all the way back yeah we've got one more

laguna and a lot of more a lot more walking today yeah oh and this peninsula

is on lago nahuel huapi I'm not sure if I've mentioned that already well

thank you for that we are now getting our first glimpse of Laguna but that one

ooh the water looks beautiful it's like an

emerald green inviting I bet it's ice-cold

well guys we have reached the halfway mark kilometer 6 yep this is where it

tells you if you're on your way to the forest think about thinking about your

time how long it's taken you to get here and when is gonna get dark yeah yeah I'm

so tired I can't even you can't formulate sentences yeah we are getting

pretty tired I think we're still better eating than we are at exercise

we passed a lot of bikers along the way and I mentioned that earlier as an

option I will clarify that it's more mountain biking because it's uneven

terrain you're on a dirt trail like sometimes you have weird tree roots and

fallen logs so it's not a smooth cycle if that's what you're envisioning

definitely not a paved path but very beautiful if you do enjoy mountain

biking also the scenery is changing and we are getting a lot more Sun because

the trees are getting smaller now we have a lot more shrubs and just smaller

trees and bushes so not quite as much shade as we had earlier when we started

the trail at the very end but still very enjoyable very very nice and yes on the

words we go the last stretch of the trail it was the hardest because we had

to climb some pretty steep slopes plus we were just generally tired from a long

day of hiking that being said this is also where we encountered some of the

most impressive views of the day and there were numerous lookout points where

we could stop to rest and soak in the landscapes all around us and that was

her trip to the arrayanes forest aka the inspiration behind the movie Bambi

hopefully this video gave you a better idea of what this excursion is all about

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