Travel Program Carretera Austral - Full 8 days / 7 nights

We will leave from hotel at approximately 6:00 am in the direction of Queulat National Park, 277 km from the city. On the way we will be able to see the landscapes of the Carretera Austral Norte, surrounded by wonderful mountains and fast flowing rivers. We will stop at the Marchant Lookout and the Virgin Waterfall along the way to get to the park around noon.

We will start a 600-meter gentle hike through native forests until we reach the orifice of the Témpano Lagoon. For those who want to walk a little further they can follow the path, entering the forest. We will enjoy the impressive view of the Queulat Hanging Glacier where we will have time to take pictures and rest.

Once we finish lunch we will return to  hotel.

Only fifteen minutes away from Hotel Loberías del Sur you can enjoy all the biodiversity of Chilean Patagonia in the Aikén del Sur Park. In this magnificent 250-hectare ecotourism reserve you will find four trails especially prepared for trekking.

The Aiken del Sur Park has a Visitor Center where you can find out about all the activities of the Park, botany, excursions and anthropology typical of the Region of Aysén. In addition, in our "quincho" roof, you can enjoy folklore shows and lamb roasts Patagón style.

One of the activities that you can do is the hike, of approximately 2 hours, through natural paths that will take you to see the flora and fauna of the region. This activity is carried out in groups and accompanied by specialized guides. The trails are equipped with educational stations and panels to inform and learn about specific environmental phenomena; with rest areas, bridges, viewpoints and panoramic platforms where you can enjoy spectacular views. To finish the visit to the park we will enjoy a typical patagonian barbecue with a folkloric group.

We will return to Hotel Loberías del Sur for dinner.

After having breakfast at the hotel we will embark in the port to arrive to Ensenada Perez. We will sail through the Patagonian channels, aboard our catamaran, to enjoy a day of relaxation at the foot of the Macá volcano, 2,960 meters above sea level, whose cone is covered with ice. During the trip we will have coffee and cookies to accompany the wonderful views.

Upon arrival we will have plenty of time to rest, relax and enjoy the natural hot water pools. We will have lunch right there with the hotel service and we will return around 4:15 p.m. to Puerto Chacabuco.

We will leave from the Hotel Loberías del Sur at approximately 08:00 hours towards the Capillas de Mármol. During the trip we will appreciate a landscape of forests of lenga, coigüe and ñire, vegetation that covers the point of entrance to the Cerro Castillo National Reserve.We will visit the Cerro Castillo School Museum, located near the Paredón de las Manos and declared a National Monument in the Historic Monument Category in 2008. Later we will see the Laguna verde, named for it's emerald color. We will cross the El Manso bridge, to later observe the flooded valley and covered with tall grasses and dead trunks that are the result of the great eruption of the Hudson Volcano in 1991.

We will continue our way and enter the Portezuelo del Río Cajón (altitude 600 mt). Here the road begins to descend until arriving to the town of Murta, located in an arm of the General Carrera Lake. Then, we will continue bordering the General Carrera Lake until we reach the town of Puerto Río Tranquilo. Here we will have a navigation until we meet the wonderful Shrine of Nature Capillas de Mármol. This is a place of great scenic beauty, where the constant waves of the lake have eroded and polished the limestone leaving caverns of different shapes.

Tonight we will sleep in a lodge in the area of ​​Lago General Carrera

We will have breakfast very early to leave around 08:00 hours towards Caleta Tortel. We will take the Carretera Austral heading south to reach the amazing and beautiful town built on the rocks, whose streets are endless walkways on a dense vegetation and the sea. Here you can breathe the characteristic Cypress aroma.

We will have all day to walk and we will return at 5:30 p.m. to arrive at approximately 9:30 p.m. at the Lodge in General Carrera Lake where we can have dinner and sleep.

After breakfast we will check-out from the hotel to take the transfer that will ride us to Balmaceda Airport.