The best of Puerto Varas and Chiloé - Full 5 days / 4 nights

We will leave your hotel at 9:00 am approximately and head towards to Frutillar. On the way we will pass by the city of Llanquihue, which is famous by the Route of the Settlers.

Then, we will arrive in Frutillar that emerged in 1856 as a pier in which appeared tanneries, mills and breweries. We will visit the old German styled houses that are characterized by their colorful gardens and terraces that have a beautiful view to the Llanquihue Lake and the Osorno volcano.

Tourists who want to, can enter the German Colonial Museum that displays the history and life of the settlers. We will also see the Theater of the Lake, on the lake shore, where the famous “Semanas Musicales del frutillar” are held every year with worldwide attendants.

We will continue our trip to Puerto Octay, where we will visit the Centinela Peninsula and the viewpoint.

13:30 pm: Return to your hotel.

• Physical
  Very low
• Cultural
  Very high
• Nature
  Very low

Departure from your hotel at 15:00 am approximately, we will head to the Osorno volcano, bordering the Llanquihue Lake. We will start going uphill in Ensenada in a transfer, until we get to the ski center which is located on the top of the volcano. There we’ll will have time to enjoy the landscapes and take pictures.

We will descend from the volcano

18:00 pm: Return to your hotel.

• Physical
  Very low
• Cultural
  Very low
• Nature
  Very high

We will leave from your hotel at 8:00 approximately to head towards Pargua; there we’ll take the ferry that will take us to Chiloé Island through the Chacao channel. We will arrive in the village and we’ll take a walk to know about the architecture and the Church San Antonio de Achao, which has been declared as a World Heritage place.

We will continue to Dalcahue, where we will see the classic postcard of Chiloé with colored stilts (palafito) built on the water. We will visit the traditional market and the Church “Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Dalcahue” that was declared Patrimony of the Humanity by Unesco in the year 2000.

Then, we will travel to Castro, the main city of Chiloé and stop at Gamboa’s viewpoint. We will visit the San Francisco church which was declared a National Historical Monument and a World Heritage Site. Finally, in Castro, we will visit the great Handicraft Market.

By the end of the tour we will arrive to Ancud, where we will meet the Fort of San Antonio, a historical site located in the upper part of the city. In addition, we will visit the Local Museum, the Plaza de Armas and the Municipal Market, which offers a variety of gastronomic options from the Island.

19:30: We will return to your hotel.

• Physical
  Very low
• Cultural
  Very high
• Nature
  Medium

We will pick you up at your hotel in Puerto Varas between  7.30 - 7:45 AM, to go to the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, located on the road to Ensenada. Upon arrival we will visit the famous Saltos del Petrohué, and then we embark on a navigation through the Todos Los Santos lake, which will take us to the small ecological village of Peulla.

On the route we can watch impressive views of the Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador volcanoes, as well as the island of Margarita. After 1 hour and 45 minutes we will arrive to Peulla, where we will have time to have lunch and to do some of the varied activities of adventure tourism, like canopy, horseback riding, fishing, jetboat rides and 4x4 safari (not included in the value of the program).

At 6.30 pm we will be back in Puerto Varas.

• Nature
  Very high