The Cochamo valley has a striking similarity to Yosemite Valley in USA, due to its granite domes and old-growth forests. Explore La Junta valley and trek among some of the most picturesque granite peaks: Anfiteatro, Arco Iris and Trinidad Hills. This valley is also one of the world’s three remaining virgin temperate rainforests; and it has astonishingly beautiful waterfalls. Trails are more than 300 year old and were used between the Argentine border and Chile’s northernmost fjord, Reloncaví. According to legend Cochamó was a track once followed by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Starting from Puerto Montt / Puerto Varas, travel to Chiloé Island to see penguins at Puñihuil Islets, the UNESCO wooden churches of Chiloé and to hike at the Chiloé National Park and Tepuheico Park for striking views of the Pacific Ocean. Return to a base in Puerto Varas to trek at the Alerce Andino National Park, visit the Petrohué Waterfalls, cross the Todos los Santos Lake and visit Peulla; trek the Osorno Volcano in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park; a complete tour around Llanquihue Lake visiting quaint towns with German influence; and end your adventure with a local experience at the picturesque markets in Puerto Montt.
In Ancud visit the exhibit of the UNESCO World Heritage churches. Then this tour takes you to the churches in Dalcahue, Castro, Nercon, Vilupulli and Chonchi. These are fine examples of the wooden churches of Chiloe built in the 17th century.
This packaged program includes four days in Easter Island with the following transfer services/tours: Transfer in and out from Santiago airport to Santiago Hotel day 1, 2 and 5; half day walking tour at Hanga Roa town; full day trekking excursion at Poike volcano and full day excursion at Te Moai Circuit (most important places of the Moai worship) with local tour guides during the full program. Also, one or two days for optional tours in Central Chile of Santiago are possible or you can combine this tour with other Northern Chile or North or South Patagonia tours.
Visit Padre Le Paige Museum in San Pedro de Atacama; see the fortress Pukara de Quitor, the site of one of the first conflicts between Spaniards and Indians; visit the 2,000 year old village of Tulor; and see the Church of San Pedro, a National Monument since 1951. Optional lunch.
Visit two of the 18 wineries in Colchagua Valley for a complete tour and tasting of several excellent wines. These two wineries are among the most renowned wine makers in the world. This tour can be taken from Santiago.
Transfer from Pt. Arenas to Puerto Natales; tour Torres del Paine and Bernardo O’Higgins National Parks; and Grey, Serrano & Balmaceda Glaciers; Ottway Penguin Colony; and transfer to Pt. Arenas. (If time permits, can add Pt. Arenas City Tour.)
This packaged program includes four days in Easter Island with the following tours: Archeology Tour at Hanga Roa, Discover The Moais at Rapa Nui, and Manutara & Topknots The Fallen Giants of Rapa Nui; also, two days for optional tours in Central Chile, and all airport / hotel transfers.
Join a semi-private excursion by motor coach along the scenic Lake Llanquihue and into the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park to Lake Todos los Santos (All Saints Lake). Board a catamaran to navigate to Peulla, with time there for an optional lunch or adventure excursion, before returning via catamaran and coach.
Nowhere on Earth is better for stargazing than Chile’s Atacama Desert, where super-observatories have opened up to a wave of astro-tourists seeking unpolluted skies. Please note: The tour does not operate on full-moon nights.
