Transfer in from Puerto Montt airport to the German style hotel / guest house known as Casa Wetzel in Puerto Varas. Free time to relax in this picturesque city in the Lake Region of Chile with its century-old mansions, cosy restaurants and natural attractions along the shores of Llanquihue Lake.

Welcome dinner and hotel night in Puerto Varas. Welcome dinner included (wine/drinks available at extra cost).

  

After breakfast, we leave from Puerto Varas driving through the beautiful countryside with views of the Llanquihue Lake and and our first glimpses of the volcanoes in the area until we reach the Petrohue river falls. From here we continue on to the source of the waterways, the Todos Los Santos Lake also called Emerald Lake. 

After lunch we will start driving up the Osorno Volcano witnessing the southern changes in the landscape as we climb higher in altitude. At 3,000 feet above sea level we reach La Burbuja Crater, with its amazing view of the whole valley with the Calbuco Volcano, the Tronador Mountain and the winding paths and meandering rivers below. 

Return to Puerto Varas for a second night in a hotel. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner at leisure.

  

After breakfast we will continue south on the famous Carratera Austral (the southern Highway) and cross the Reloncavi Estuary to Hornopiren. There we will board our support vessel and head to Los Ciervos Island.

After stopping for lunch in a nice cove, we sail on to Llancahue Island, where we climb into our sea kayaks for instruction and practice.

Later on after we are used to the kayaks and paddling we will make camp on this island. 

All meals included. 

  

Now we begin the wild part of our sea kayak adventure. We put in near the entrance to Quintupeu Fjord, where the German battleship Dresden hid out during World War I. The sheer slopes, cut by countless waterfalls tumbling off the heights, are covered with lush vegetation that hangs over our heads.

As we glide along under this lush canopy, we try to catch a glimpse of dolphins jumping near our kayaks.

After a beautiful day's kayaking we will make camp at nightfaull close to the fjord. 

All meals included.

  

After our camp breakfast, we will navigate down to Cahuelmo Fjord, stopping at the entrance to see if there are any sea lions at play. We don't stop for long though, because we want to paddle to the far end of Cahuelmo in time to get up the river, or hike through the wild tidal flats.

Finally, we take a relaxing dip in Cahuelmo Hot Springs before turning in for the night.

All meals included.

  

Our goal for today's journey is Porcelana Hot Springs. On the way, we stop at the settlement of Huinay and hike up a glacial valley surrounded by snow capped mountains. From this village we cut straight across Comau Fjord to Porcelana where we pitch camp in a lush green pasture.

All meals included.

  

We paddle down to the end of Comau Fjord to Leptepu, passing by stunning snow-capped peaks on our way to a secluded corner in a magnificent setting of plunging waterfalls and virgin forests. We also see a lagoon, teeming with wildlife, which we can reach by kayak at high tide.

In the afternoon we return to Porcelana and head for the tidal pools of hot water surrounded by magnificent scenery.

All meals included.

  

Early morning, we will board our support vessel to navigate up Comau Fjord to Hornopiren, where we take the road back to Puerto Varas (or Puerto Montt) in time to catch the evening flight or bus to Santiago.

Breakfast and lunch only.