New Trips 2010
Argentina Chile Itinerary
Day 1 :
Pick up at Puerto Montt’s Airport.
Rafting río Petrohue.
Day 2 :
Drive between Ensenada and Argentina.
We pass by Puyehue Hot Springs on the way.
In the afternoon we reach Bariloche a piece of Switzerland in Argentina.
Day 3 :
We leave early in the morning to head south. Today we begin rafting the Rio Manso. We will enjoy the lively class ll and lll rapids and spend the night at a remote cabin in the middle of the Andes.
Day 4 :
Rafting class III IV we paddle along the río Manso again. This time we are along a harder section of class III IV rapids until reaching the border with Chile.
Night is again in a great place in the Argentinean pampa.
Dinner is a classical Gaucho’s Asado.
Day 5 :
Early in the morning we head a bit further south and pass by the small town of El Bolson.
Then we reach Lago Puelo and its Lake.
After checking the paper work with the Argentinean customs we put in sea kayaks to cross the Lake. This is the lower pass in the Cordillera between the two countries.
We paddle with our support boat until reaching back Chile.
From there we hike to another lake hidden in the Cordillera and will spend the night on a private island on this lake.
Day 6 :
Day hike in the middle of the Cordillera until reaching the hanging bridge on the rio Puelo.
We spend the night at a settler house with a terrase over the river.
Day 7 :
We begin our way down the rio Ventisquero. We pass the superb confluence between Rivers Puelo and Ventisquero.
Tonight our camp is on the river bank just upstream of a beautiful Gorge on the Puelo and its turquoise waters.
Dinner is a Chilean Asado.
Day 8 :
Today begins with a beautiful action on whitewater with the rafts so make sure you have a breakfast solid enough.
After the Gorge the Puelo calms down and we paddle until the Lake.
Camp site on the Lake shoreline.
Day 9 :
Again we wake up really early as we need to cross Tagua Tagua lake by sea kayak and go on along the last curves of the Rio Puelo.
After a long Day paddling we reach the Pacific Ocean in the Reloncavi fjord.
We celebrate that during a sea food fest in a lodge on the Fjord bank.
Day 10 :
We paddle across the fjord and tour around Mari Meli Island with its sea lions
colony.
Before heading to our tonight’s B&B we spend an hour in Sotomo Hotsprings.
Tonight’s dinner and night is at a local farm.
Day 11 :
Paddling back North.
We head North and paddle until the minuscule fishermen village of Cochamo where we will end our adventure.
We meet back our vehicule to drive us to our farewell dinner.
Day 12 :
Transfer to Puerto Montt’s airport
The river we raft are really great and in incredible sceneries. sea kayak is also great.
This way we have : 4 + 1/2 days of Raft or ducky
4 Days of sea kayaking
