Hiking to know the best landscapes of the Andes mountain range in the Conguillío National Park. We will visit the Valle de la Luna, a desolate landscape of slag and fine sand, turquoise lakes and lagoons and panoramic views of the Llaima volcano.
- Departure: 09:00
- Duration: 10 hours
- Includes: Boxlunch
- Pickup / Dropoff: Hotel in Pucón
What you will visit:
- 1 Conguillío National Park
- 2 Pucón
We meet at 9:30 am at your hotel in Pucón to begin our excursion to the Conguillío National Park. Then we go to the commune of Melipeuco, where we meet with our local guides, to move to Truful-Truful sector, to enter the park.
We visit a short path called Cañadón, in which topics of geology and geomorphology of the landscape, flora and fauna will be addressed. We are going to continue with a walk towards the Valley of the Moon, named for its great resemblance to the lunar landscape with a desolate landscape of slags and fine volcanic sands deposited during innumerable eruptions.
13:00: Time for lunch with a box lunch. From this sector, we’ll have a privileged view to the volcano Llaima and the lagoon Verde.
We then continue to the Conguillío Park to discover the Rainbow lagoon of transparent and turquoise waters, which shelter millenary trunks of trees deposited in the bottom of the lagoon.
We will continue for a few kilometers by car, arriving at the beach area Linda, where we travel through the ancient forests of Coihue, Raulí and Araucaria, and arrive at a viewpoint overlooking Lake Conguillío and the Sierra Nevada volcanic complex.
Back at Playa Linda, we move to Curacautín Beach and then continue with a visit to the CONAF Information Center, to head for our latest discovery, "La Araucaria Madre", one of the largest in Conguillío National Park. Finally we return to Pucón.
7:00 pm: We are back at your hotel in Pucón.
- PhysicalMedium
- CulturalMedium
- NatureVery high
- Transfer
- Experienced hikking spanish guide
- Entrance to Conguillio National Park,
- Box Lunch
- Transportation Insurance
- Meals or drinks not mentioned.
- Tips for driver and guide.
- Everything that was not mentioned in the Itinerary.
Recommendations
Comfortable clothes according to weather conditions, firm shoes, sunscreen, camera and water.
A normal physical condition is required to perform this activity. It is necessary to indicate any disease or health problem, such as allergies, asthma, diabetes, heart problems, epilepsy, physical problems, or other problems, even if there is pregnancy; There are no bathrooms in the vans or mini buses.