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The Lake
The lake is never the same twice. Some mornings it mirrors the sky in perfect stillness. Other days it moves softly against the shore — silver, deep, alive. It does not dominate the landscape. It defines it.
Nahuel Huapi stretches for 557 km², its colour changing hour by hour from deep indigo at dawn to jade at noon to hammered silver at dusk. There is no horizon you can fully trust — the mountains make certain of that. Step onto the floating dock, or simply sit. Both are enough.
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The Forest
Step beyond the house and the air changes. Cypress, coihue, earth after rain. Light filters through the trees in shifting patterns, and every path feels both intimate and endless.Nature is not something you observe. It surrounds you.
Behind the hotel, the Valdivian temperate rainforest begins without ceremony. Coihue and arrayán — trees with cinnamon-coloured bark and a thousand-year patience. Walk in any direction and lose yourself. A guide will find you — though many guests prefer not to be found.
Choose your two excursions
Five guided experiences on the water, in the mountains, and through the forest. You select two on arrival — our team arranges everything from there. All excursions are led by local guides with deep knowledge of the terrain and the season.
WELLNESS RETREATS
Three durations. One Purpose.
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In northern Patagonia, where the Andes descend into deep blue waters and ancient forests meet the silence of the mountains, Las Balsas has stood for more than four decades.
What began as a family home has become an intimate retreat of 20 rooms and villas — for those who seek something increasingly rare: intimacy, authenticity, and a profound connection with nature.
At Las Balsas, the landscape is not a backdrop. It is the main character.
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WATER · SAILING· KAYAKING · FISHING
On the Lake
The lake is at the heart of Las Balsas. From our private dock, Nahuel Huapi becomes both landscape and experience. Sailing invites you to surrender to the wind and the rhythm of the water, while kayaking reveals quiet inlets and hidden shores at your own pace. Fishing offers moments of stillness in one of Patagonia’s most pristine environments.
Movement and silence coexist naturally. The water sets the tone.
THE SETTING
A Private Natural Reserve
Set on 15 hectares of private natural reserve along the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi, Las Balsas is immersed in protected forest and untouched shoreline.
Nature is not curated. It is preserved. Native woodland, open water, and mountain air define the atmosphere, offering a rare sense of seclusion within Patagonia’s vast landscape.
THE PLACE
The place
Where Patagonia feels close, quiet, and deeply personal.
Set on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi, Las Balsas is not simply located in nature — it belongs to it.
A PRIVATE NATURAL RESERVE
What surrounds us must endure beyond us — preserved with the awareness that we are only passing through.
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