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1 Day El Morado Trek
offered by supplier M06028 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 1
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 12
people
Destination(s):
Chile
Specialty Categories:
Hiking & Trekking
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 106 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 183 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Details:
* Departures
Departures are scheduled all year round. The best climate is from September to April. Best days are weekends when locals come out to streets and sell typical food and handcrafts. Colina Hot springs are open, depending on climate, normally from Nov- Apr. From 15th Dec-Feb hot springs are not recommendable as it gets very crowded, especially on weekends.
Tour Itinerary:
08:00 hrs: Pick up from the hotel in Santiago and drive 85km onwards the Andes across the Maipo river valley. On weekends the locals come out to the street to sell "Empanadas" and “Pan Amasado”, the most typical country meal together with honey, home made marmalade and some wooden handcrafts. Once we pass the village of San Gabriel the road is steeper and dusty so the last 20km are kind of slow.
10:00 hrs: Arrive in El Morado Reserve nestled at the foot of a spectacular mountain cirque with dramatic rock formations around and vertical plaques that drop over a crushing river. The hike considers a 16km/5hrs round trip starting at some 1.900m and aiming a small glacier lagoon at some 2.600m. Well fit hikers can proceed 1hr, pass the lagoon and reach the remains of San Francisco Glacier. Box lunch is served while on the trek. In spring, the slopes are dotted with color bottoms belonging to many different species of wild flowers. Condors and small yellow birds (cometocino) are commonly seen as we hike up.
Notes:
* Group Size and Guiding Staff
Guide to client ratio: 1/10
* Transport
We use comfortable vans or cars for the activities and transfers.
* Weather
Central Chile enjoys an ideal Mediterranean climate, mild and temperate, the warmest months being November to February when temperatures reach 29ºC which is always very comfortable due to the lack of humidity. June to August are the coolest months with temperatures as low as 10ºC. In the high Andes, where the Horseback riding trip takes places, cool nights shall be expected (until -5ºC in summer) and hot and dry days (up to 32 ºC in summer) with fresh and sometimes strong winds
* Physical Demands
- TREK 090 and MNT 020: Moderate, some hiking experience required and good physical shape.
- RAFT 090: Easy – no experience in Rafting required. Participant must be able to swim
CAB 080 and CAB 090: Easy – no horse-riding experience required.
- MPO 011: Easy .
* What you need to bring
- Trekking: long pants (winter) or short (summer), trekking shoes, sun lotion and lip balm, sun glasses, hat and rain coat (winter).
* Additional Information and References
Once you book the trip we will send you a pre-trip Information booklet with useful and detailed information about your trip with us. Not sure about us? We will be happy to provide you with references of satisfied past travelers.
16:00 -17:00 hrs: Come back to the park entrance and board the vehicle to drive back to Santiago.
18:00 - 19:00 hrs: Drive back to Santiago arriving at your hotel at 21:00 - 22:00hrs approx.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Transport with a Spanish speaking driver from the hotel in Santiago and return. As the transfer is not private, other excursionists will join the drive. In case of 1 to 3 persons the transport will be with a 4 seater vehicle or pick-up truck driven by the guide.
- English speaking specialist guide meeting the excursionist at the spot. One guide each 10 persons. For MNT 020 there may be a guide each 6 persons depending on the participants physical conditions and experience on hiking.
- Lunch or box lunch depending the excursion.
- MNT 020 and CAB 080 include the entrance fee to El Morado Natural Reserve.
- MPO011 is an extension of CAB 080 or MPO 020, Need to be arranged in advance if is required. This extension includes the entrance fee of the hot springs. We assume that all the participants also took part in the initial program. There may not be a second car bringing down people not taking the extension.
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