These tours take you through a portion of our 10,000 acre private Nature Sanctuary and are for trekkers who wish to spend all or part of a day hiking or horseback riding in the beautiful Cordillera de los Andes. Great adventures for the entire family, tours are led by guides who are happy to point out the many spectacular vistas, as well as the native flora and fauna along the trails. Self guided hikes are also available.
Your Itinerary
Day 1: You are met at your hotel at 9:00am in Santiago and transported into the mountains to the Cascada de las Animas resort complex. We meet your guide near the entrance to the nature sanctuary for a quick orientation and instruction before departing. Participants will have a choice of horseback riding or trekking allongside of one of our experienced guides. We will follow one of a variety of trails in the sanctuary climbing over 200 meters to a 300 acre "meseta" (plateau). Crossing the meseta you will have an opportunity to see the work of our reforestation projects where we have planted hundreds of native trees. After leaving the meseta, the trail climbs steeply upwards to "La Campana" - an 1800 meter, bell shaped mountain that dominates the landscape surrounding the sanctuary. The views are breathtaking as we enter into the realm of the condor.
The trail gives us many opportunities to enjoy miles of unobstructed views of the Maipo River and the surrounding mountains. After resting a bit atop La Campana, we head back down the mountain to the Meseta and then follow a different trail down to the Rio Maipo, ending up back at the resort restaurant. At the restaurant you can relax and enjoy a delicous meal and beverage before enjoying the rest of the afternoon at the resorts enormous swimming pool, taking a short hike to the resort's 50 meter waterfall namesake, or an optional sauna. In the late afternoon, we head back to Santiago to your hotel or continue on another excursion.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Includes transportation to and from Santiago, lunch at our riverside restaurant and english speaking guide.
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