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Pura Vida Patagonia - Adventure Kayaking Trips

Heliotropos s/n, San Carlos de Bariloche 8400, Argentina
0054-2944-9-15414053
5.0 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Water sports
Owner description: Established in 1998, PURA_VIDAPATAGONIA is the first, most experienced, and only agency solely devoted to kayaking outings within the Nahuel Huapi...... more » Owner description: Established in 1998, PURA_VIDAPATAGONIA is the first, most experienced, and only agency solely devoted to kayaking outings within the Nahuel Huapi national park. Our outings are carefully planned, organized, and designed to guarantee comfort and safety in all their different levels, focusing our attention mainly on those passengers without prior experience. « less
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Ghanabernard
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012 NEW

Spent a day on a lake, followed by kayaking the Limay River for 2 days with an overnight camp. A superb trip, great guide, good food and equipment. Well recommended! More

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zoegirlTX
Houston, TX
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23 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012
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Took the half-day kayak yesterday on Lake Guiterrez & had spectacular weather. We were picked up from our hotel at 2PM, taken to the lake, and in the water after a short safety briefing. There were 8 total couples, plus 2 guides & 1 photographer. Kayaking is a nice change of pace from driving- you get to see the mountains... More

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CLMLondonBerlin
Berlin
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12 reviews
15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012
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  We booked kayaking with Pura Vida before arriving in Argentina and found Belen to be really helpful and responsive ( you pay in person either before or after kayaking). We were picked up at our hotel at 10:30 for two hours of kayaking. Our guide, Julian, and the , Christian, were both extremely nice and patient - we are... More

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Brie16
Los Angeles
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3 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 16, 2012
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We took the 1/2 day tour which started at 2pm. The tour company picked us up at hotel which was included in the price ($190 pesos). We kayaked around Lake Gutierrez for about 2 hours - stopping half way for a break with tea, coffee and homeade pastries. It was the perfect amount of time especially for beginners like ourselves.... More

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NiallandNikki
Galway, Ireland
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 8, 2012
2
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Since kayaking in Patagonia was the most thing we looked forward to before we left, the worry was that our expectations would be a little high. They weren't - our day trip on the Lake with Pura Vida was in our top 3 of South America highlights! Diego, our guide for the day, was very friendly, fun and full of... More

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fernandaphiladelphia
philadelphia
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3 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 21, 2011

On my first ever Kayaking adventure...the guide, Diego, helped me in many ways during my day trip. That was the best day from my week in Bariloche. I will do this again next time I visit! More

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Cisco_Javier
Melbourne, Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 8, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

After mixing up my itinerary and experiencing bus delays which caused me to post-pone my original booking, they were more than happy to reschedule and fit me in with another group. My partner and I did the day trip and the turquoise lake was amazing. The lunch was delicious and the tour guide went above and beyond what we expected... More

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WiebkeBerlin
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1 review
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 20, 2011
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The guys from Pura Vida Patagonia are very likeable, very professional and well organized people. Although the weather changed during the day and the ash clouds swallowed the view it was a very nice experience. Felt a little bit mystical. Well guided by Belen, who is not only a very knowledgeable local but also has a great sense of humour.... More

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yaeld07
Ramat Gan, Israel
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4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 25, 2011

The lake was beautiful and we had a great time. We had originally planned to take the full day trip but a mix up left us with no room on the full day so we went on the half day instead. It is enough. The ashes probably made the pictures not quite as good as they could have been but... More

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HarryBarry312848
San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 17, 2011
1
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In oktober 2011 we had booked a trip for 3 days kayaking in the lakes around Bariloche. But just the days we supposed to kayak there was a tree flowering that gave a lot of nuisance thanks to the mouses that came on down. But no problem, just a slight change of plans by the fantastic guide Diego and we... More

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