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W e will drive along the first part of the Carretera Austral , a road which runs by the Reloncavi Estuary, the first fiord in the Chilean Patagonia. We will visit fishermen villages and will have a nice view of Osorno, Calbuco, Puntiagudo and Yate volcanoes, we will see many waterfalls and valleys amongst the deep cold forests. This beautiful road will take us to Hornopiren, where our adventure begins and which will take us sailing through fiords, to Llancahue hotsprings in the island by the same name. The following day we will paddle to Quintupeo fiord where we will see the amazing cascades and cliffs which reach the sea. We will sail by night to avoid strong winds and arrive to Cahuelmo hot springs, placed at the end of the fiord by the same name. This fiord has spectacular mountains by the sea. We will also see nice sunsets and will visit lakes hidden amongst the mountains. |
| Day 1 Santiago/Puerto Varas |
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| We pick you up at the meeting point, Puerto Montt’s Airport and we take you to Greco Hotel in Puerto Varas. During the afternoon we will have a coffee and talk about details of the trip. |
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| Day 2
Puerto Varas/ Llancahue Hot Springs |
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| We will drive to Hornopiren where we will go to sea in our Kayaks and right before that you will be given safety, rescue and rowing instructions. We will then sail for some 3 hours until we reach the Llancahue Hot Springs we will have dinner and spend the night in this family hotel. We can enjoy two hot water pools by the sea and watch the sunset. |
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| Day 3 Llancahue/Quintupeo |
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| We will leave early to Quintupeo fiord, we will row for 4 to 5 hours in a spectacular sail. We will sail the Cumao fiord south bound until the narrow entrance of Quintunpeo fiord at the heart of Pumalin Park. This fabulous fiord has huge granite walls going vertically into the sea, we will be able to see waterfalls that jump from the Andes to the sea, this is undoubtedly a nice corner of this planet. We will set camp at the end of the fiord and then relax. |
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