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Southern Chile: Lake region - Chiloé - Torres del Paine
offered by supplier M17096 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 21
day(s)
Group Size: 4
- 10
people
Destination(s):
Chile
Specialty Categories:
National Parks
Multi-activity
Season: March
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1690 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1690 US Dollar (USD)
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Lake Region:
- Temuco: Story of the Mapuche
- Conguillío National Park: Walk through a 1000 year old Araucaria forest on the mountain Sierra Nevada (2300 m). Boat ride to a spectacular waterfall
- Pucón: Relaxing in the Villarica Lake
- Hike on the active Villarrica volcano or as an alternative: thermal baths, horseback riding, bicycle riding, rafting. (Any of this activities is not included in the price. Extra costs approx. US$ 30-60)
- Frutillar: The history of the German immigration to Chile
- Puerto Montt: Harbor Angelmó. Handicraft market
Island Chiloé:
- Ancud: Museum of the Chilean culture
- Visit to a farm
- Wooden churches in Dalcahue and Achao
- Castro: picturesque wooden houses and churches
- Punta Arenas: southernmost city of the world.
- Penguin colony
- Fort Bulnes: First Chilean settlement in Patagonia.
- Puerto Natales: Boat trip to the Balmaceda Glacier.
- National Park Torres del Paine: 4 days of trekking in fascinating environment.
After 2,5 hours flight from Puerto Montt we arrive in Punta Arenas, the southernmost city on the American continent. A city surrounded by myths dating back to the time when the shipping routes lead through the Magellan Strait in order to reach the West coast of America. Myths from the time, when the colonization of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego with sheep farmers could no longer be prevented and when the habitat of the vulnerable indigenous cultures were destroyed. From a time, when Darwin and before him Francis Drake shipped through the Beagle channel and Darwin dwelled on his evolutionary theory.
The principal cemetery of the city tells all these stories and is testimony of the wealth that was accumulated by two families who reigned like kings over this remote region.
We visit a fortification dating back to the early years of the Spanish occupation of the strait and visiting a colony of penguins we can closely observe these funny animals in their natural environment.
Puerto Natales is the starting point for our tour to the Torres del Paine National Park, which has been declared a specially protected biosphere reserve by UNESCO.
This spectacular mountain range, formed by the activity of the glaciers is an absolute must for everybody who loves trekking in virgin nature. During the four days we spend in the park, the breathtaking scenery as well as the glacier lakes and the fantastic fauna such as Guanacos and foxes form an unique background for our trekking tour.
We hike to the Grey Glacier, which forms the end of the biggest continental glacier field (Campo de Hielos Sur). We see broken-off ice-floes swimming on Lake Grey and we hike through southern beech forest populated by Magellan woodpeckers.
Every winter the forces of nature change the landscape in this area, and we can observe this process "live" during our trekking tour.
We then continue our tour by zodiacs on the Serrano River to visit the cabin of a real pioneer. Our visit will only shortly interrupt the solitude of this man and we then continue on board of a cutter called 21 De Mayo to get to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers. After a short hike to the Serrano glacier we board once more the cutter and return to Puerto Natales crossing the Fjord of the Last Hope.
From Puerto Natales we drive to Punta Arenas in time to catch our flight back to Santiago.
Hiking and Trekking Possibilities:
- To the summit of La Campana (1910 m), Central Chile (day trip)
- To the Sierra Nevada (2300 m), Conguillío National Park (day trip)
- To the active crater of Villarica volcano (2840 m), Lake Region (day trip)
- 4 days in the Torres del Paine National Park
Transportation:
- Flights: Santiago - Temuco; Pto. Montt - (Punta Arenas) Santiago
- Chartered Minibus: To the Conguillio National Park and from there to Pucón
- Public bus: Pucón - Valdivia - Pto. Montt - Ancud, Punta Arenas - Pto. Natales - Torres del Paine
- Zodiac and boat from the national Park back to Pto. Natales
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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South America
Chile
National Parks
Multi-activity
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