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Carretera Austral "Southern Highway" - III- Patagonia Aisen (Aysen) Chile
offered by supplier M16676 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 5
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 8
people
Destination(s):
Chile
Specialty Categories:
Self Drive
Ecotourism
Season: October - May
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 909 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1436 US Dollar (USD)
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Day 1 – Puerto Guadal – Tortel
The village of Caleta Tortel is right on the Baker delta, the geomorphologic environment includes the delta of the largest river in Chile and also all the channels and fiords of the southern coast. The surrounding high mountains, the glaciers, rivers and lakes make up one of the world largest reservoir of fresh water.
Caleta Tortel was founded in May 28th, 1955 and the main economical activity before tourism was the logging of the Guaitecas cypress.
Departure south along the southern highway
The junction with the road to Tortel is 103 km from Cochrane - continue west - this road was open in 2003 and takes you almost all the way into the village
Arrival and parking at the parking lot out of town
Walk along the hanging walkways made of local cypress, all the way to the hostel
Lodging in local guest house
Day 2 – Tortel (B)
Free day to enjoy the village
We recommend to hire directly with the boat men any of the following excursions: visit to the Isla de Los Muertos, or to Steffen glacier or even to the Jorge Montt glacier if weather allows it
Return to Tortel
Lodging in local guest house
Day 3 – Tortel – Villa O’Higgins (B)
The starting point of all the colonization along the Lago San Martin – today Lago O’Higgins on the Chilean side – were the land concessions for cattle raising impelled by the Chilean government.
However free colonization, without government support, took place at the same time along the borders of the lake as a continuation of the land colonization that was already occurring on the Argentinean side during the first decades of last century.
During the mid sixties the settlers of the Río Mayer area agreed to donate a piece of land and build an airfield to receive, by air, from the nearby Chilean towns their daily needs. On November 20th 1966, Villa O’Higgins was founded to favour the Chilean effort to colonize those lands.
In 1980 the O’Higgins municipality was created, and so was the town hall to help the development of this area and provide solutions to the needs of the still very small population. In 1983 the town acquired its own electric generator and in 1992 the municipality counted 337 inhabitants. That same year started the construction of the last section of the road connecting the village to the north of the region.
Departure to connect again with the southern highway and continuation toward the south
At Puerto Yungay boarding of the “Padre Antonio Ronchi” ferry (12 cars or 4 trucks) to cross over the Mitchell fjord to Río Bravo. The crossing is 50 minutes, free and no reservations taken – it is on the base of first come first served.
Arrival to Villa O’Higgins
From/to Departure time
Puerto Yungay - Río Bravo 10:00 - 13:00 y 15:00 hrs
Río Bravo - Puerto Yungay 11:00 - 14:00 y 16:00 hrs
Schedule must be reconfirmed in Cochrane
Lodging in hotel in Villa O’Higgins
Day 4 – Villa O’Higgins (B)
Today you will discover the thousand years old Southern Ice Field on board of the Quetru motorboat that will take you across the Lago O’Higgins to the O’Higgins glacier which is 3 km wide and 60 meters high. Also along the way you can visit the Ventisquero chico. It is a wonderful navigation on the mysterious Lago O’Higgins, the most unknown of all the Patagonian lakes and the deepest in America – 836 meters.
Departure from Villa O’Higgins to Bahía Bahamondes
Motorboat Quetru leaves port at 8:30 am
Visit to the O’Higgins glacier and the Ventisquero chico
Return to Bahía Bahamondes at approximately 19:30
Lodging in Villa O’Higgins
Probable schedule - Quetru boat
November March April: only Saturdays
December: Wednesdays and Saturdays
January February: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Day 5 Villa O’Higgins – Cochrane (B)
Departure northbound along the southern highway
Crossing over the Mitchell Fjord
Arrival to Cochrane
Lodging in Cochrane
PROGRAM INCLUDES
2 nights lodging in Tortel
2 nights lodging in Villa O’Higgins
1 night lodging in Cochrane
Accommodation in double rooms
Meals as indicated (B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: dinner)
Excursion on the Quetru boat
5 days car rental with CDW insurance
PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE
Excursions and meals unless indicated in program
Drinks, wine and beverages during meals
Park Entrance
Gasoline for car and insurance deductible
Guide
Personal expenditures and tips
Travel insurance
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price in US$ considering 1Us$ @ Ch$ 440 – requote with new exchange rate when booking – price only for foreigners non resident
Reference values, must be quoted again when making the reservation
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South America
Chile
Self Drive
Ecotourism
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