| Day 1 Airport in Puerto Montt/ Puerto Varas |
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| We will meet you at the airport in Puerto Montt and drive you to a Hotel in Puerto Varas. We will have coffee there and talk about details of the trip. Free afternoon. |
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| Day 2 Puerto Varas/ Las Juntas |
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| We will go to Cochamó , a town by Reloncavi estuary the first fiord of the Patagonia, and meet our local guide. We will also meet and load the horses and we will begin our trekking through a valley with lots of vegetation and spectacular views of granite walls. Camp and relax. |
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| Day 3 Las juntas/mount Trinidad |
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| This is a great day because at dawn we will be surrounded by granite walls, we will cross Cochamo river and after 3 hours trekking will reach the base of mount Trinidad with big walls of 1000 mts of pure granite, place of condor and climbers. After a good lunch with this extraordinary scenery we head back down to the camp in Las Juntas, big dinner, big fire and great moments |
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| Day 4 Las juntas/ El Arco |
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As we go up the valley we will see a different view of Cochamo, We will cross many rivers, pass through Alerce (Larch) forests and go past a peculiar rock formation called El Arco. Camp and free afternoon to explore.
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| Day 5 Las Juntas/ Vidal Gonzalez Lake |
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| We will go deeper into the Andean Range, go past a lake and some marshes where we will find traces of early settlers (early 1900´s), we will finally reach Vidal Gomez Lake and meet a family who lives there, we will set camp by the lake. |
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| Day 6 Bahamondez Family/ Soto family |
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| This day we will ride for only 3 hours to get to the south side of the lake and share the rest of the day with Panchito Soto and his family. We will have a lamb barbecue and vegetarian food with plenty of locally grown vegetables. Free afternoon and the chance to sleep either in the tents or in the family’s lodging. |
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| Day 7 Bahamondez Family/ Steffen River |
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| We will drink Mate and say goodbye to then go down by the valley of river Manso. We will visit several families on our way and cross several hanging bridges built by the community in order to avoid isolation when rivers flood during strong rain days. We will visit the home of Don Juan, set camp there and enjoy a hot bath, toilets and Don Juan’s hospitality. |
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