Trekking supported by horse transfer 90km / 56mi + boat 39km / 24.2mi + hike 7km / 4.3mi
Length: 2 días / 1 noches
Lodge Familiar: 1 noches
Level of difficulty:
Place: Patagonia Norte, Valle del Río Puelo
Meeting Point: Puerto Varas, Chile
End of Trip: El Bolsón, Argentina
Actividades de la Expedición
Trekking Chile - Argentina por Río Puelo 2 days
Sail across 5 Andean lakes / Enjoy Native rainforest / Meet local People / Sail Lago Puelo N.P.
This trip takes you from Puerto Varas in Chile to El Bolsón in Argentina and is a good chance to know a region of North Patagonia which is still remote and untamed. We drive to the first stretch of the Austral Road which stretches between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. We cross 5 different lakes to get to El Bolsón and on our way we take a ferry to cross Tagua Tagua Lake, board a zodiac, sleep in the house of a local family and walk in an ancient forest while all your luggage is carried by horses or carts pulled by oxen. A good opportunity to meet local people and their way they move in this remote landscape.
Include:
All meals from days 1 and 2, including breakfast, walk snack, lunch box, dinner, wine, appetizers, board cheese and other delicious food.
All land transportation (private van the entire trip) and horses to carry the luggage
All water transportation: ferry Tagua Tagua Lake, zodiac Azul and las Rocas Lakes and ferry Puelo Lake
1 night in a family lodge
Professional first aid kit, UHF Radios, maps and repair kits, cell phone, aerial pictures and more.
Bilingual Guide (Spanish-English) accredited by Wilderness First Response; widely experienced in trekking and long trips to remote places.
Primary assistance Insurance
No Include:
Flights, lodging in the cities, accident or rescue insurance, personal equipment, tips and any other service not mentioned in this program.
Day by Day
Day 1 Puerto Varas / Azul Lake
We driving south-east down the scenic coastal road of the Reloncavi estuary until we get to Tagua Tagua Lake to take the ferry and continue our trip to Totoral lagoon where we load our luggage on horses or a cart pulled by oxen and then walk for about 1 hour to Azul Lake, here we take a zodiac that will be waiting for us to cross this beautiful lake populated only by 2 settler families. Once we arrive on the opposite bank we meet the Gallardo family who will lodge us in their home by the lake. (3 hours driving, 1 hour hiking and 1 hour boat trip) Family Lodge BL-D
Day 2 Azul Lake / El Bolsón
Today we enjoy during the day the different trekking and boat trips that this corner of the world gives us. We walk through old forests on the parallel 42°, the home of woodpeckers, rayaditos, come cebos, chucaos and hued hued among other birds that live in Patagonia. Once in Las Rocas Lake we board a zodiac that takes us to the Chilean police to do all the papers to get out of Chile. Later on we walk for 3 hours until we reach the border, where a boat is waiting for us to cross the Puelo Lake to the Argentinean side. Here a minibus picks us and takes us to a nice hotel in El Bolsón. B-BL
Distance and times:
From Puerto Varas leaving at 9am the first day, arriving to El Bolsón at 7pm on the next day:
Private Van 90 km (56 mi) Hiking 7 km (4.3 mi) Boat Trip 39 km (24.2 mi)
B-BL-D: Breakfast-Box Lunch- Dinner
Optional:
Kayak Tagua Tagua Lake (day 1) Ch$55.000 p/person
Isla Bandurria lodging (day 1) Ch$80.000 p/person
Transfer El Bolsón / Bariloche Ch$60.000 /group *price due to confirmation.
A different way of crossing between borders of Chile and Argentina END OF OUR SERVICES
