Alerce Mountain Lodge: Soft Adventure - 4D/3N

photo courtesy of Chile Tourist BoardA chain of lakes, forests, meadows and snow-covered volcanoes between the Bio-Bio river and the town of Puerto Montt gives shape to one of the most beautiful landscapes in the country of Chile. Puerto Montt was settled by German colonists in the mid-19th century, and is one of Chile’s most important cities. It features middle-European architecure, with shingles, high-pitched roofs and ornate balconies. The redwood cathedral on the city’s plaza is the city’s oldest building, dating from 1856. The city is the transport hub and access point to the southern Lake District, the island of Chiloe and Chilean Patagonia. This attractive port town and grown industrial center offers excellent handicraft markets, seafood restaurants and a range of services; the city also serves as an excellent base for exploring the southern lake region.

Alerce Andino National Park is located in the Andes, in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. The park covers about 393 km.sq. It is bounded by the Reloncavi Estuary on its east and south sides, and by the Reloncavi Sound to the west (excluding a coastal fringe). To its north lies Chapo Lake. The park contains 50 lakes and natural ponds. The centerpiece of this lush and mountainous protected area are the Fitzroya cupressoides forests, which consist of pure and mixed stands comprising a total surface of about 200 km.sq.

Notes:

  • Departures with a minimum of 2 passengers.
  • Good physical condition is required.
  • Excursions may change according to passenger’s requirements and weather condtions.

    • Included: Hotel accommodation. Meals as listed in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, BL=Box Lunch, D=Dinner). Visits with entrance fees. Transfers with bilingual (Spanish-English) guide as indicated. Bus Ticket.

    Not Included: Any airfares. Airport taxes. Alcoholic Beverages. Passport and visa expenses. Any other personal expenses.

    Accommodations: Alerce Mountain Lodge (Standard).

    photo courtesy of Chile Tourist BoardItinerary

    • DAY 01 PUERTO MONTT-AUSTRAL ROAD- ALERCE ANDINO NATIONAL PARK - Reception at airport in Puerto Montt and transfer to the kilometer 36 of Austral Road, point of where begin the climb through a 12 km. mountain path, built of hundred-year-old larch plates, through an imposing Patagonian Andean forest to the mountain foot. Stop in “El Tata”, millenary larch of more than 4.000 years old approximately, it is thought that this is the older larch in the area. Arrival to Laguna Reflejos, in the mountain, surrounded by forests, to board a boat for hotel arrival. Overnight in hotel. (D)
    • DAY 02 ALERCE ANDINO NATIONAL PARK - Light trekking on the morning to Los Alerzales (approximately 3 hours). Visit to a larch forest known as “Oro Verde Menor” with species among 500 and 1.000 years old. Stop in Cóndor viewpoint, to appreciate the Andean forest majesty and the loads of nalcas and ferns, among other species. Visit to “Oro Verde Mayor”, forest with larches among 1.500 and 3.000 years old. After a short rest, walk to
      “Fuente de la Esperanza”, crystalline and pure waters which flows from the Gran Nevado. Return to the long and narrow path with wood, called “Igor”. Lunch at lodge. Horseback riding to El Rodado. Overnight at lodge. (B,L,D)
    • DAY 03 ALERCE ANDINO NATIONAL PARK - In the morning 5 hours excursion to “Las Pampichuelas”. These are older wells covered by moss due to the hundreds of years of mountain sediment accumulation. Then a brief snack, trekking to “El Rodado” through a green forest. There is where the typical Wood tiles are carved. Return on horseback to the lodge. Leisure afternoon to enjoy lodge facilities. Overnight. (B,L,D)
    • DAY 04 ALERCE ANDINO NATIONAL PARK-PUERTO MONTT - At the agreed time, transfer to Puerto Montt. (B)

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