Kayak Pumalin 4 Days

This is a trip for those who do not have time for a full trip. We go immediately to the heart of Pumalin Park, travel along the Quintupeo and Cahuelmo fiords both remarkable for their beauty which only compares to Fiord Land in New Zealand. We will row between huge granite walls and waterfalls that hit the ocean. We can also see plenty of flora and fauna such us dolphins, sea dogs and many birds, most of them endemic. We will enjoy hot spring baths and walk to hidden lakes which very few have visited.

Details of the Expedition:

• Sea kayak Self supported expedtion + hot spring baths
• Length: 4 days/ 4 nights
• Hotel: 2 nights
• Camping: 2 nights
• Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate, it does not need previous experience
• Paddeling time: 4 to 6 hours a day
• Place: Northern Patagonia, Cumao Fiord,  Pumalin Park
• Meeting Point: Airport in Puerto Montt
• End of Trip: Puerto Varas
• Dates: From November to April (See Calendar).
• Group Size: 2 to 8 people max.

Included:

• All meals from day 2 to day 4, including breakfast, walk snack, box lunch, dinner, wine,  appetizers, board cheese and other delicious food.  (except meals for day 1)
• All land transportation: private mini bus the entire trip.
• All water transportation: local  boat that will take us back from Cahuelmo to Hornopiren on day 4 and ferry to Cross Estuario de Reloncavi.
• 2 nights 4 start hotel in Puerto Varas and 2 nights Camping.
• Kayak with rudder and Prijon equipment (from Germany), doubles and simples, rows,  faldones, row jackets, life jacket, dry bags for your equipment and camera.
• Professional First aid kit, GPS, UHF Radios, handy, maps and repair kits, cell phone, aerial pictures and more.
• Bilingual   Guide (Spanish-English) accredited by Wilderness First Response. Wide experienced in sea kayak, long trips to remote places.
• 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 1 Santiago/ Puerto Varas
  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 check the equipment, have a coffee and talk about details of the trip.
  
  
• Day 2 Puerto Varas / Quintumpeo Fiord
  We will drive to Hornopiren where we will go to the sea in our Kayaks and right before that you will be given safety, rescue and paddling instructions. We will start Paddling to the narrow entrance of Quintupeo Fiord. This day we will sail for 4 spectacular hours, at the heart of Pumalin Park. The Fiord has huge granite walls , we can see waterfalls that jump from the Andes to the sea, this is undoubtedly a beautiful little corner of this planet. At the end of the fiord we will set camp and relax.
  
  
• Day 3 LLancahue/ Cahuelmo
  This will be our longest day, we will paddle for 5 to 6 hours, nearly 20 miles and depending on the weather and the tide, we might have to do some night sailing, which will give us a different view of the fiord. As every effort is rewarded, we will arrive to Cahuelmo Fiord after about 5 hours, a wonderful place with big mountains that rise from the sea and then go inland amongst narrow valleys waiting to be explored. We will see a colony of sea lions and once we have reached the end of the fiord we will find the Cahuelmo Hot Springs, a part of the Pumalin Project. We will set camp near the natural pools dug on the rock by local people in the early 30`s. We will enjoy a hot spring bath and the amazing southern latitude sunset. Dinner and free afternoon.
  
  
• Day 4 Cahuelmo/ Abascal Lake, Puerto Varas
  Depending on the weather and on the group’s energy we will wait for the low tide to walk to Abascal Lake. This lake is surrounded by mountains and it provides excellent fishing. We will return after lunch and on the way we can listen to many birds such as Chucao or the alarm calls by Huet Huet and if we watch real close we may see the Pudu’s footprints, the smallest deer on earth. If we are lucky we might see a flying Condor or the footprint of a Puma. Once we get back we will take  boat to sail to Hornopiren where we will take our private mini  bus back to Puerto Varas. We will take a shorter way this time and then a ferry across the Reloncavi Estuary and from there we will go to Greco Hotel.

A TRIP THAT SHOWS US THE BEAUTIFUL UNTAMED LANDS SOUTH OF THE  WORLD.
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