Kayak Pumalín 10 Days

This trip is meant for those relatively fit and a lot of enthusiasm. During the trip we will sail the Camau, Quintunpeo and Cahuelmo fiords, visit 3 natural hot springs surrounded by native vegetation and we will meet settlers who live year round amongst these amazing landscapes. We will row past spectacular landscapes with mountains and waterfalls jumping right into the sea, visit geysers hidden in remote valleys and we will sail up Vodudahue River which will lead us to valleys enclosed by granite walls and hanging glaciers. This is undoubtedly a beautiful trip which will get you in touch with nature, flora and fauna in this corner of the world.

Details of the Expedition:

• Sea kayak self supported , trekking and hot springs
• Length: 10 days/ 10 nights
• Hotel: 3 nights
• Camping: 6 nights
• Lodge: 1 night
• Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate, it does not need previous experience.
• Rowing hours: 4 to 6 hours
• Place: Northern Patagonia, Cumao Fiord,  Pumalin Park
• Meeting Point: Airport in Puerto Montt
• End of Trip: Puerto Varas
• Dates: Trip  from November to April.
• Group Size: 2 to 8 people max.

Included:

• All meals from day 2 to day 10, including breakfast, March snack, box lunch, dinner, wine,  appetizers, board cheese and other delicious food.
• All Land trasportation (private van the entire trip)
• All water transportation (Ferry Estuario de reloncavi and boat trip day 10 Leptepu/Hornopiren)
• 2 nights in 4 star hotel in Puerto Varas. 1 night hotel in Llancahue hot spring, 1 night lodge on the fiord and 6 night of  quality camping.
• Kayak with rudder and Prijon equipment (from Germany), doubles and simples, rows,  faldones, row jackets, life jacket, dry bags for your equipment.
• 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.
• Book collections about the trips, which will help you to enrich the experience and increase your knowledge about the places.
• Conversations about minimal impact, land navigation, flora and
  fauna. The aim is to reinforce or to obtain basic knowledge about visiting wild areas and enjoying outdoor life.

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 Greco Hotel 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 about 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 with 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 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 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 Pudue’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 Cahuelmo/Huinay
  This day we will go to Huinay, a small fishermen’s village where we will meet one of the families. They will prepare a delicious lamb barbecue, Patagonian style and for those who do not eat meat, we will prepare vegetarian dishes.

• Day 7 Cahuelmo /Huinay
  We will cross the fiord early in the morning in order to take a walk in the exuberant cold rain forest. We will cross hanging bridges and see enormous Canelos (sacred trees for the Mapuche people) till we finally arrive to the geysers at the heart of the cold rain forest. Once we get back to our kayaks we will row south bound and after an hour an a half we will get to Don Federico’s home, where we will set camp and go to Porcelana natural hot springs.

• Day 8 Free Day
  This is a relaxing day where we can enjoy the hot springs, Don Federico’s hospitality and the delicious food prepared by our cook. If you wish we can explore El Tambor valley, a beautiful place with a great cascade falling high from the Andes.
  
  
• Day 9 Porcelana Hot Springs/ Vadudahue River
  We will say goodbye to Don Federico and sail south east bound, after rowing for a couple of hours we will get to Vadudahue river, we will sail up river and reach a remote trail which will lead us to a spectacular valley surrounded by granite mountains and hanging glaciers. We will get back to our kayaks but this time we will row down the river until a nice lodge built by a local family, it has incredible views of the fiord and the valley. We will spend the night here and enjoy our last dinner together.
  
  
• Day 10 Vadudahue/ Puerto Varas
  We begin our trip back to Puerto Varas, we will board a support boat and sail to Hornopiren where a private bus will be waiting for us to take us to Greco Hotel.