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Day
01 Puerto Montt-Puerto Varas
After reception at the airport in Puerto Montt we begin
with a city tour of Puerto Montt itsef, the capital of the
Lake District. Puerto Montt was founded in 1853 by German
colonists on the site of an indigenous Mapuche community.
Downtown we shall take time to walk about the main squares
and historical monuments. Afterward we shall visit the port
itself including the fish market of Angelmo where there
is a large handicraft market full of artisans and lots of
fresh shellfish.
From Angelmo we continue on to Puerto Varas where we shall
be staying (one half hour north on the shores of Lake Llanquihue.)
Once here we shall enjoy a brief tour of the City of Roses
as it has come to be called because of the tremendous variety
of roses all over town. Afterward, we shall take you to
your selected hotel and you will have the rest of the day
to spend at your leisure. After dinner you might want to
stroll along the shore of Lake Llanquihue.
Overnight in Puerto Varas.
Day 02 Puerto Varas
Breakfast. Free Day.
Overnight in Puerto Varas .
Day 03 Peulla - Bariloche
Breakfast. In the morning we set out driving along the southern
shore of the lake toward Ensenada. Even the hardest of adventurers
will find it difficult not to stop and take a few photos
as we approach the Osorno Volcano. Our first real stop however
will be at the Saltos de Petrohue. This serie of rapids
and waterfall were formed a long time ago by the cooling
lava from the volcano towering behind them. They form an
impressive sculpture of extruded volcanic rock shaped by
thousands of years of thundering water flow. Upon arriving
at the landing of Petrohue we shall board the catamaran
and prepare for our crossing of Lake Todos los Santos or
All Saints' Lake. The lake is surrounded by high mountains
whose lower slopes are thickly forested. As we pull away
from the landing and the mouth of the Petrohue River, the
view is quickly stolen away by the tremendous size and proximity
of ice-capped Osorno Volcano behind us. The rest of the
morning we'll be sailing. To the south high above the forested
shore you will see the peculiar shape of Mt. Puntiagudo
and a series of waterfalls. We shall arrive in Peulla (pronounced
p-way-a), at the eastern end of the lake about lunchtime.
This is the heart of National Park Vicente Perez Rosales.
Here we shall enjoy a lovely hike to the Cascada de La Novia
or, the Bride's Waterfall, amidst native growth of the 'Valdivian
Rainforest". Departure by motor coach over the Perez
Rosales Pass and into Argentina. On the Argentine side we
meet a ferry which takes us across Lake Frias and afterward
a bus shuttles us to the final boat ride across Lake Nahuel
Huapi. This trip is a crossing pioneered years ago for its
beauty. It is, in a word, breathtaking. Arriving in Bariloche,
we shall transfer to your selected hotel.
Overnight in Bariloche.
Day
04 Bariloche
Breakfast. Day to be spent at your leisure with time to
explore Bariloche and its surroundings. Excursions from
Bariloche are highly recommended.
Overnight in Bariloche.
Day 05 Bariloche-Puerto
Montt
Breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the bus station. Bus
ticket from Bariloche to Puerto Montt, and after to the
airport.
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