Puerto Varas, 2 National Park & Chiloe Island

Day by day

The itinerary

1. Day 1 · Puerto Varas

   Arrive Puerto Varas

   Upon arrival at airport in Chile, you will be warmly met by a representative, who will provide assistance and transfer to your accommodation to check-in. Activities: • Puerto Montt & Puerto Varas City Tour:(3 hours) • 14:00 we depart from our hotel and drive to the viewpoint of Puerto Montt from where we enjoy a wonderful view of the bay and the volcanoes Osorno and Calbuco. • After that we visit the city centre, the main square (plaza de armas) and the cathedral. • We continue towards the harbor Angelmo. Constantly boats that ship products from various islands arrive at this port. The old port down the coastal road is now a tourist attraction: here we find a market on which handicrafts of the area are sold. • Puerto Varas is situated on the south west margin of lake Llanquihue, 20 km from Puerto Montt. One can appreciate the evidence of German colonization in their typical constructions and beautiful gardens. The volcanoes Calbuco and Osorno stand out in the horizon. The insertion of different cultures in these desolate difficult territories where nature offers all its beauty but also big difficulties keeps being a strong challenge for man. • Return to your hotel approximately at 17:00. Overnight: Puerto Varas

2. Day 2 · Puerto Varas

   Puerto Varas

   Activities: • Puerto Varas: Ancud(Chiloe Island) (9.5 hours). • 09:00 Starts taking the Pan-American highway until Pargua, end point with the continent and station of the ferry to cross the Chacao Channel to Puerto Chacao (20 min), small agricultural village and gate to Chiloe, continuing towards to Ancud, particular city with the classic chilota architecture of tiles of wood, parks and promenades that embellish the surroundings. • Visit to the San Antonio Fort (1770), last fort where the flag of Spain fluttered. • Finishing in the viewpoint of the Huaiquen Hill, from where a panoramic view of the city, the Chacao Channel and Cochinos Island is obtained and, at the front, the continent with its coast, cliffs and the creek of Carelmapu. • Return to your hotel approximately at 18:30. Overnight: Puerto Varas – (B, L)

   Breakfast, Lunch

3. Day 3 · Puerto Varas

   Puerto Varas

   Activities: • 09:00 departure skirting the Llanquihue lake up to arrival at Frutillar. Founded in 1856 as a shipping port for the settlers living next to the Llanquihue lake, still holding reminds of its German ancestry. Frutillar has experienced a significant tourist boom during the past two decades, fueled mainly by the ingenuity and effort of its inhabitants who have restored and refurbished traditional buildings and built a magnificent waterfront promenade with flowers beds, also the, Museo de la Colonizacion Alemana, an excellent insight into the life of the second generation of German settlers and finally, the Ancestor’s Memorial, built to commemorate the areas first settlers. • The road continues northeast to encounter Puerto Octay. Lunch on the way to Puerto Octay. • Around 17:00 return to Puerto Varas. Overnight: Puerto Varas – (B, L)

   Breakfast, Lunch

4. Day 4 · Puerto Varas

   Depart Puerto Varas

   Activities: Morning free at leisure to enjoy Puerto Varas and buy some gifts. Departure: At the previously agreed time, transfer to the airport. (B) Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) We can personalize this tour just for you! Call: 1 800 263 2995 / 416 391 0334 or complete form

   Breakfast