Itinerary

8 days | 7 nights

Day 1: Santiago City tour
Welcome to Santiago Upon arrival you will be assisted at the Santiago airport and then transferred to your hotel.
Half day tour Historic Center & Cerro Santa Lucia Santiago is one of the oldest cities in Latin America, founded in 1541. It has an overwhelming vitality and in its center most of the civic life of the country is developed. With beautiful parks and historic buildings of exquisite architectural styles that coexist with modernity. This walk begins in its plant lung, known as the “Forest Park”, a huge forest with walkways, works of art, in addition to the Museums of Contemporary Art and Fine Arts. Then you will climb the emblematic Santa Lucía hill where you can register an unforgettable photograph of the city. You will visit the Plaza de Armas with its magnificent buildings such as the Correo, the National Historical Museum, the Municipality and the Cathedral.
Continue through the Palacio de la Moneda complex, which besides being the presidential seat is an important civic center. Finally, you will cross Bernardo O’Higgins Avenue or “Alameda”, the backbone of the city, with an intense commercial, cultural and financial life.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Santiago Meals included: None

 

Day 2: Santiago, Temuco, Pucón
Transfer to the Santiago airport to take the flight to Pucón.
Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Pucón.
Half day tour Ethnic route to Curarrehue or Quelhue with Mapuche tasting
You will visit the town of Curarrehue, just 35 km from Pucón and 40km from the border with Argentina.
Its main attraction is that its Mapuche population constitutes 70% of the Araucanía Lacustre community. You will visit the multicultural village Trawupeyüm and in the Museum of the Village you will know through a guided tour, the cosmovision and customs of this brave ethnic group, through photographs, silver jewelry, dresses and typical instruments. Then you will visit a typical cuisine where you will taste the Mapuche flavors based on game meats, cereals and legumes, in preparations such as muday (a type of chicha based on wheat, corn or pine nuts), sopaipillas, preparations based on to the representative fruit of this original town as it is the pinion fruit, of the Araucaria among others.
Then he will return to Pucón.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Pucón Meals included: Breakfast

 

Day 3: Pucón

Full Day Tour Huerquehue National Park Hike A tour of the Huerquehue National Park located 33 kilometers from Pucón. Famous for its mountains, gentle slopes and impressive beauty, it will contemplate cliffs, hills, araucarias and beech forests.
Some unique species live in this natural enclave as: Darwin frogs, culpeo foxes and the Chilean condor can sometimes be seen in the highest points of the park.

Its network of trails has made it the favorite of hikers and nature lovers, among which the routes Los Lagos (8.8km), Quinchol (5km), Las Huerquenes (20.7km), Ñirrico (0.8km round trip, is the shortest) and San Sebastian (8km). One of the highlights of the park is the existence of 20 lagoons, whose common origin in the Toltén River.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Pucón Meals included: Breakfast

 

 

Day 4: Pucón
Half day tour Eyes of Lake Caburgua Depart from the city of Pucón towards the town of Caburgua, an area with incredible natural attractions such as forests, mountains, volcanoes and the Trancura and Liucura rivers, where rafting and sport fishing are practiced. You will be delighted with privileged views of the volcanoes Villarrica, Quetrupillán and Lanín. When you reach the Eyes of Caburgua you will appreciate impressive waterfalls that form a combination of beautiful turquoise water wells surrounded by native forest typical of the Valdivian jungle. Then start the 2km road to Lake Caburgua, which a legend says has no bottom because in its center there is an extinct volcano. Then, you will visit Black Beach, in the framework of an exceptional mountain landscape and you will feel the warm temperature of the water as a result of the thermal baths inside the lake. Half Day Tour Rivers and Valleys You will leave from Pucón towards Palguin to visit the most impressive waterfalls of the Villarrica
National Park: “Palguin”, “La China”, “El León”; one of the favorite summer tourism areas of Chileans, for its impressive and inspiring landscapes. Continue to Los Ojos and the Caburgua volcanic lake,
with its incredible turquoise waters. You will return to Pucón along a path that borders the Liucura River, with an unforgettable panoramic view of the Quetrupillán, Villarrica and Lanin volcanoes.
Finally, you will reach the “La Pasarela de Quelhue” sector with the suspension bridge that crosses the Trancura River. Then you will return to the city of Pucón.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Pucón
Meals included: Breakfast

 

Day 5: Pucón, Puerto Varas
Transfer from Pucón to Puerto Varas Half Day Tour Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas Visit Puerto Varas, also known as “city of roses”, founded by German immigrants and its architecture, crops and gastronomy reflect it. You will appreciate this beautiful town from the bay in front of Lake
Llanquihue with the Osorno volcano in the background, which if the weather permits it will be able to appreciate in all its splendor. You will see its main tourist attractions such as the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, built in the early twentieth century, exact replica of a German Black Forest Church, where the first settlers came from, who also settled in the Old Quarter, which will also visit . Continue through the settlers’ route to Puerto Montt, where you will climb to the highest point of the town and appreciate the spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean and Tenglo Island, then visit the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral and the Monument to the Settlers. Finally, you will get to know the craft centers and the fishermen’s cove, where you will appreciate thei daily work, you can enjoy the gastronomy of the area based on its crops and daily fishing.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Pucón
Meals included: Breakfast

 

Day 6: Puerto Varas
Half Day Tour Frutillar & Puerto Octay with lunch Start the tour in the city of Llanquihue, famous for its cold cuts and point of origin of the Maullín River, which is part of the old Route of the Settlers. You will border Lake Llanquihue to the town of Frutillar, with its beautiful reminiscences of Bavaria (Germany), region of origin of its first settlers, which explains its tanneries, mills and breweries. You will be admired with the architecture of its buildings, which together with its gardens and volcanoes Osorno and Puntiagudo make an unforgettable impression. Optionally, you can visit the German Colonial Museum. Then you will visit Puerto Octay with its old streets, squares and “Villa La Cascada” at the foot of the Osorno volcano. The tour includes lunch. Optional: Half Day Tour Osorno Volcano and Craft Brewery (not included) Start the excursion from Puerto Varas, also known as “the city of roses”, to the Osorno Volcano bordering Lake Llanquihue. You will enjoy the beautiful view worthy of a postcard with the Osorno and Calbuco snowcapped volcanoes in the background, until you reach the Ensenada sector where you will start the ascent until you reach the SKI and Volcano Osorno Mountain Center. There you will stay
around an hour where you will have the time to enjoy the landscape, take photographs, and appreciate an incomparable view of the summit of the volcanoes with their eternal snow glaciers, the population of Calbuco, Lake Llanquihue and the Pacific Ocean. Optionally, you can serve some coffee
or exquisite hot chocolate or take a chairlift to ascend to 1,450 meters high in the Primavera Station or 1,750 meters in the Glacier Station, where you will contemplate a wonderful and breathtaking view of Lake Llanquihue.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Pucón
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

 

Day 7: Puerto Varas
Transfer from Puerto Varas to start the excursion to Peulla.
Full day Peulla: Saltos del Petrohué, Sailing in Todos los Santos Lake, Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park You cannot leave the region without navigating the wonderful Todos los Santos Lake, visiting the world-famous waterfalls of the Petrohué River and discovering Peulla, a small ecological village of 120 inhabitants that is part of the famous Cruce Andino® tourist circuit. After visiting Los Saltos del Río Petrohué, we will sail the Todos los Santos Lake for almost two hours, observing the Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador volcanoes. In Peulla you cannot miss the opportunity to do some of the adventure tourism excursions such as canopy, horseback riding, fishing trips, jet boat trips and 4×4 safari offered in this nature paradise.
Accommodation at selected hotel in Pucón Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

 

Day 8: Puerto Varas
Transfer from hotel in Puerto Varas to Puerto Montt Airport.
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