This trip will take us to the Reloncaví Estuary, the first fiord in the Chilean Patagonia, and until Rupanco Lake. We will start northbound with a trekking supported by horses to then take our sea kayaks to cross Todos Los Santos Lake. A local guide and his horses will be waiting for us on the north side and he will take us to a lodge built by the local people for tourists. From this point we will go to Callao Hot Springs and the summit of Cerro Cenizo (1668 masl) which provides spectacular views of four lakes, Tronador Volcano and its neighbor Puntiagudo Volcano. We will have the chance to spend some time with the people who live in these isolated areas year round, which means they must produce nearly 80% of the food they eat, including organic vegetables and domestic animals. In the last part of our trip we will ride to Rupanco Lake crossing ancient forests and once we get to the lake a bus will take us to Puerto Varas.

Details of the Expedition:

• Trekking supported by horse, sea kayaking, Hot springs
• Length:  5 days/ 5 nights
• Hotel: 2 nights
• Camping: 1 night
• Home Stay: 1 night
• Level of difficulty: moderate, it does not need previous experience.
• Place:  Northern Patagonia,  Todos Los Santos Lake, El Callao
• Meeting Point: Airport in Puerto Montt
• End of Trip: Hotel in Puerto Varas
• Dates:  Scheduled trips for  January 5th and 25th  2006. If these dates do not suit you, youcan organize your Special Date   Trip from November to April (See Calendar).
• Group Size:  2 to 8 people

Included:

• All meals from day 1 to day 5, including wine and appetizers (except meals for Day 0)
• All land and water transportation
• 5 nights Lodging
• All gear for horses, trekking, kayaking and camping (GPS, UHF        Radios, handy, Satellite phone, maps, aerial photographs, tents for two, Therma Rest mattresses, kitchen tent, shade, first aid kit and more)
• Bilingual Guide (Spanish-English) accredited by Wilderness First Response with a wide experience in horse riding and mountain trips.
• Local Guide with horses which have been raced and trained to Walk on the mountains.
• A Cook with a balanced diet in mind that will please the taste of the traveler and who has some vegetarian specialties.
• Book Collection about the trips which will help you enrich the experience and increase your knowledge of the places.
• Talks about minimal impact, land navigation, flora and fauna. The aim is to reinforce or to acquire basic knowledge to visit wild areas and enjoy outdoor life. Voluntary attendance.    

No Included:

• Air Trips, insurance, personal equipment, tips or any other service not mentioned in this program.

Optional:

• Sleeping bag rental, edited video of the expedition or photo set.

Day by Day

• Day 0 Santiago/ Puerto Varas
  We will meet you at the airport in Puerto Montt and drive you to Greco Hotel in Puerto Varas. We will have coffee there and talk about details of the trip. Free afternoon.
  
• Day 1 Puerto Varas / Cayetue Lake
  We will ride our bus to Ralún, on the way there we will have spectacular views of Calbuco, Osorno and Yate volcanoes. Once we get to Reloncaví Estuary we will meet our local guide, load our horses and start walking to Cayetue Lake, where we will set camp.
  
• Day 2 Cayetue Lake/ El Callao
  This is going to be the longest day of the trip, we will rise at dawn to walk for 2 hours to get to Todos Los Santos Lake, where we will find our kayaks. We will cross this beautiful lake in about 5 hours and will see Osorno and Puntiagudo volcanoes. On the north side of the river, we will leave our kayaks and ride our horses or walk for one and a half hour to Dos Condores shelter. This was built by a local family to lodge travelers. We will be able to enjoy a hot shower, double rooms, dinner and of course sleep.
  
• Day 3 Los Condores Shelter / Callao Hot springs
  This is going to be a quiet day with plenty of good food. We may visit the Callao Hot Springs, walk around the area a bit, ride our horses, fish in Sin Nombre River or simple spend some time with this family. We will choose our activities depending on the traveler’s interests and in the afternoon we will have a Lamb barbeque. Vegetarians may have a meal from the family’s vegetable garden.
  
• Day 4 Cenizo Hill
  We will climb Cenizo hill today. We will ride to the skirts of this hill through spectacular wild forests, we will leave our horses when we find the last trees and start going up among bushes and rocks. The summit will provide spectacular views. The climb is simple and there are no technical requirements. On our way back we will have a bath in the Hot Springs and when we get to Dos Condores we will have our good bye dinner.
  
• Day 5 Dos Condores Shelter / Rupanco Lake / Puerto Varas
  We will ride our horses to go north, cross ancient Mañio, Ulmo and Coigüe forests, we will have lunch at Quetro Lake and then continue to Rupanco Lake where we will take our bus to Puerto Varas.

A fun trip, full of beauty and contact with local people.
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