Rafting/Sea Kayak Expedition In Patagonia
From The Andes Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

Day by day itinerary: 12 d/ 11n
 

Price: US$2500 p/p Trip Dates   4 days float in raft, 1 day horseback & 3 days sea kayak
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INCLUDES: Expert bilingual river guides, all meals (not alcoholic drinks), all lodging (in tents and hostals- 5 days), water gear (boats, wet suits), safety gear (first aid kits, buoyancy aids), collective gear such as tents, cook stoves etc., all transport during trip (flights, ferries and vans), special adventure tourism insurance

NOT INCLUDED: sleeping bags & mattresses, eating utensils or personal gear

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONING: Medium to High.  Beginners welcome but you must have some paddling experience and be in good physical shape.  Easy paddling in rafts, canoes & kayaks.

PADDLING DISTANCES: Average of 15 miles (25 Kms) and longest of 25 miles (40 Kms)

OTHER ACTIVITIES: One day of hiking or horseback riding.

NIGHTS:  Camping on local ranchers lands and 5 nights in guesthouses and B&B's. 

PHOTO OPs:  Mountains and volcanoes, condors, penguins, dolphins, sea lions, local cowboys and all the beauty of Patagonia. 
 

From the airport at Puerto Montt we’ll transfer to cozy Bed and Breakfast in Puerto Varas. We’ll meet our Irish / Chilean guides and go over our itinerary for the trip, including our safety meeting. Depending on our arrival time we may have time for a rafting trip on the scenic Petrohue river in the afternoon or a hike in the local National Park. Dinner will be in Puerto Varas and overnight in the guesthouse.
 

DAY 2        To Patagonia

      In the morning we’ll take the flight to Chaiten and then transfer by a roomy bus to Palena. We’ll spend the night at a local resort owned by our supply boat captain. Our dinner will be "asado", or barbeque, and we’ll overnight in comfy little cabins.
 

Our first paddling day will find us traversing the first section of the Palena River using inflatable rafts.

After a day's paddle through scenic narrow canyons and awesome cascading waterfalls, we'll set up camp near the home of a local rancher and share a dinner with him and his family.
 

Day 4-    Patagonia's Palena  

     We'll paddle down a more technical section of the river until the valley opens up to beautiful vistas of the Andes. We'll camp again in a rancher's field along the riverbank near El Tranquilo river.
 

Day 5- Free day to play!

This day is a layover day for hiking and fishing or some may choose to go horseback riding along the Tranquilo valley. Dinner will be a traditional "asado", or barbeque, prepared by a local family at our friend Roberto’s house.
 

We'll spend the day paddling along side the Austral Trail. The rainforest landscapes will bring us to another friend's home along the river for a Chilean feast and the night's welcomed rest.
 

We’ll arrive at La Junta, the first village since Palena, and the last section of inflatable paddling. There we'll resupply and overnight in a local guesthouse.
 

We'll paddle by sea kayak to Melimoyu volcano. In the evening we will camp near the Puerto Bonito Hot Springs some of the most beautiful ones in Patagonia. A perfect place to relax after a few days of paddling.
 

Today we will reach the river's end and the beginning of the winds and currents of the Pacific. In the afternoon, (depending on conditions) we'll arrive at Puerto Raul Marin Balmaceda, a little fishing village at the end of the river. We'll camp or overnight in a local hostel.

We’ll either travel to Puerto Raul Marin or if we’ve already arrived the day before we'll paddle around the Pitipalena Fiord and meet dolphins, seals and black-necked swans as they come in from the open sea. We’ll overnight in a local hostel.
 

Flight back from Puerto Raul Marin Balmaceda to Puerto Montt.
 

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