Kayak Pumalín 6 Days

This wonderful trip will take us along the coasts of the largest private park in the World, Pumalin Park. We will row along these unique and amazing landscapes which compare only to Fiord Land in New Zealand. We can see valleys that develop between  granite walls, certainly a wonder of creation. We will enjoy two natural hot springs surrounded by nature, sail  Quintupeo and  Cahuelmó fiords  amongst mountains and waterfalls that jump directly to the sea.  In this impressive landscape we can also see sea dogs, penguins, dolphins, sea otters and a large variety of birds.

Details of the Expedition:

• Sea kayak self supported + trekking + hot springs
• Length: 6 days / 6 nights
• Hotel: 3 nights
• Camping: 3 Nights
• Level of Difficulty: Easy to moderate, does not need previous experience.
• Paddling time: 4 to 6 hours a day
• Place: Northern Patagonia, Cumao Fiord, Pumalin Park
• Meeting Point: Airport in Puerto Montt
• End: Puerto Varas                                                          
• Date: from November to April (See Calendar).
• Group Size: 2 to 8 people max.

Included:

• All meals from day 2 to day 6, 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 6 and ferry to Cross Estuario de Reloncavi.
• 2 nights 4 start hotel in Puerto Varas, 1 nigth hotel Llancahue hot springs and 3 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 airport in Puerto Montt and take you to Hotel Greco in Puerto Varas, during the afternoon we will have a coffee and talk about details of the trip.

• Day 2 Puerto Varas/ Llancahue Hot Springs
  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.

• Day 3 Llancahue/Quintupeo
  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.

• Day 4 Quintupeo/ Cahuelmó
  This will be our longest day, we will row 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 4 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 lion 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 5 Walk to Abascal Lake,
  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 closely we might be able to 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 can have a free afternoon to enjoy the place.

• Day 6 Cahuelmó/ Puerto Varas
  Today we will take a boat to sail to Hornopiren where we will take our bus back to Puerto Varas. We will take a shorter way this time and then a ferry across the ReloncaviEstuary to go to Angelmó, a typical market. Here we will try the delicious sea food and this will be our last lunch together. We will then take you to Greco Hotel to spend the night.

A TRIP THAT SHOWS US THE WONDERS OF CREATION
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