Friday / Balmaceda Airport - Lake General Carrera.

Today we’ll travel from Balmaceda Airport to Murta. During the journey we’ll appreciate a scenery full of forest of “lenga”, “coigüe” and “ñire”, this kind of vegetation surrounds the entry point to the Cerro Castillo National Reserve, composed by forests and mountains, and from where we highlight the Cerro Castillo itself (2675 meters high) and the valley of the Ibañez river. Further ahead, we will see “Laguna Verde” (Green Lagoon), surrounded by forests. We will cross the bridge “El Manso”, to later observe the flooded valley, covered with high grass and dead stems, resulting from the eruption of the Hudson Volcano in 1991. Following our road, we enter to the “Portezuelo del Río Cajón” (600 meters high). Here, the road starts to go down until arriving at Murta, a town located in a branch of the lake General Carrera. Dinner. Lodging in the “Hotel El Puesto” or the “Complejo Turístico Valle Exploradores” (Turistic Compound Explorers Valley).

Saturday / Lake General Carrera - Puerto Guadal.

Breakfast. We start our journey through the Carretera Austral Sur, bordering the Lake General Carrera with its bluish waters until we get to the town of “Puerto Río Tranquilo”. Here we will start a navigating towards the wonderful “Santuario de la Naturaleza Capillas de Mármol” (Nature Sanctuary Marble Chapels), place of great scenic beauty, where the constant waves of the lake have eroded and polished the limestone, creating beautiful caverns of intricate shapes and wide appeal. Later, we will continue our journey towards Puerto Guadal, on the banks of the emerald green waters of the Lake General Carrera, the largest in Chile and the second in South America, with a surface area of 978,12 km^2.
Also, during the afternoon we will be able to participate in any of the following optional activities:
Guided visit to the confluence of the rivers Baker and Neff (Not Included - Subject to operative conditions).
Guided visit to the lookout of the “Glaciar Exploradores” in “Campo de Hielo Norte” (Explorers Glacier Lookout in Northern Ice Fields) (Not included subject to operative conditions).
Dinner and lodging in “Mirador de Guadal Lodge” or “Terra Luna Lodge”.

Sunday / Puerto Guadal - Chile Chico.

Breakfast. Early, we will come out heading towards Chile Chio, bordering during the whole way the south shores of the Lake General Carrera, where the impressive highness of the “Paso de las Llaves” highlights. We will get to the town of Chile Chico, place where the war of the same name took place, during the period of colonization, at the beginning of the XX century. Also, during the afternoon we will be able to participate in the following optional activity:
Guided visit to “Los antiguos”, Argentina (Not included - subject to operative conditions).
Lodging in “Hotel Posada del Río”.

Monday / Chile Chico - Coyhaique.

Breakfast. Here, we will take the Ferry that will take us towards “Puerto Ingeniero Ibañez”, from where we will continue our way by land heading to Coyhaique. Lodging in “Hotel Raices” or “Hotel Diego de Almagro”.

Tuesday / Coyhaique - Balmaceda Airport.

Breakfast. Regular transfer to Balmaceda Airport.

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