Capillas de Mármol-Glaciar Exploradores+Hotel

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5 Days/4 Nights
Coyhaique
Tour Details

During the morning we will pick you up at the address / hotel, to take you to the beauty of Capillas de Mármol and all the environment that entails. We will start on the Carretera Austral, until we reach Puerto Río Tranquilo. During the trip, we can appreciate the beauty of the road and its habitat, surrounded by native vegetation, forests of Lenga, Coigüe and Ñirre. We will proceed to make a brief stop in the town of Cerro Castillo, where you can see Cerro Castillo (2,318 m) which is located in the national park of the same name of 180 thousand hectares. Cerro Castillo National Park, is noted for the protection of huemul, puma, guanaco, Patagonia chingue and red fox, among others.
Then, we take the road back to Puerto Río Tranquilo, where we will proceed to embark, to navigate the General Carrera Lake, until we reach the wonderful Capillas de Mármol. These chapels, are a sanctuary of nature that were formed over millennia of years, product of the constant waves of the lake eroding and polishing the stones leaving caverns of different shapes and sizes, until exposing the beautiful layers of marble. After the navigation, we will make a time relax, where we will have lunch in a restaurant in the area.
The next day, we will go to see the wonderful Exploradores Glacier, located on the northeastern slope of Monte San Valentín, where you will start a trekking, from the majestic forests to the end of the incredible Millenary Glacier, the whole route taken by a specialized guide and with experience in the field.

Price Includes

  • Transfer Balmaceda Airport / Hotel in Coyhaique
  • 4 nights of accommodation with breakfast
  • one lunch at Puerto Tranquilo and a snack during the expedition to Exploradores Glacier
  • Excursions: Capillas de Mármol and Exploradores Glacier
  • Navigation Ticket to Capillas de Mármol
  • Lifejacket for navigation.
  • Travel Insurance

Price Excludes

  • Flights from Santiago to Balmaceda
  • Drinks
  • Everything not mentioned in the itinerary

Recommendation

  • Trekking boots, high cane, semi-rigid sole (very important).
  • Layers of clothing (1st coat / fleece, windbreaker / water, long pants and trouser covers in case of rain)
  • For the Glacier trekking: Gloves, sun and warm hat, sunglasses, sunscreen.
  • A wide-mouth water bottle, to fill with water from the glacier.
  • Change clothes for rainy days is suggested.
  • Small backpack to move your belongings.

General conditions

  • Values ​​per person
  • The lunch and dinner which are not included, will be provided at the customer's expense.
  • In the city of Coyhaique, the client can choose the accommodation hotel
  • In Puerto Tranquilo and Cochrane, a hotel will be assigned, according to availability.
  • The value of the package may vary according to the value of the chosen hotels
  • The program operates with a minimum of 5 people, so if the day you are choosing is not filling the minimum number of people considered, we will propose another dates.
  • The US dollar will correspond to the value of the exchange rate at the time of purchase.
  • The start time of the services may change. In case of any change, the new schedule will be communicated to the passenger.
  • If additional private services are required, additional charges may be required.
  • The value of the hotels may vary during the high season, which means that the value of the package varies.
  • If there is no availability in any of the mentioned hotels, the client will be notified of the new hotel, where availability is available.
  • Pets are not allowed
  • It will be possible to sail to Capillas de Mármol, as long as the port captaincy authorizes it, according to the weather conditions, so that the money is not returned if navigation is not authorized.
  • All programs are not recommended for babies and very young children.
  • The package that includes lunch, in rural areas, are family lunch restaurants typical of the area.
  • You must have cash, because we will be in rural areas.
  • It is recommended that you take care of yours belongings, because the company will not be responsible for losses or thefts.
  • Tours are not refund in case the client does not show up at the agreed times, to carry out the services of the tours, either for missing the plane, among other cases.
Itinerary

Day 1TRANSFER AIRPORT - HOTEL

Transfer from the airport of Balmaceda to the city of Coyhaique, free time.

Day 2COYHAIQUE - PUERTO TRANQUILO - CAPILLAS DE MARMOL

The trip starts from the city of Coyhaique on the Southern Austral highway, making stops to take photographs in places such as: Coyhaique and Cerro Castillo communal limit, Mirador cuesta del diablo, Villa Cerro Castillo, Mirador del Lago General Carrera, Puerto Tranquilo, in this place you can visit Capillas de Mármol in boats with capacity for ten people.
Includes: Breakfast (hotel), lunch and navigation.

Day 3PUERTO TRANQUILO - GLACIAR EXPLORADORES

In the very early morning, the trip starts from Puerto Tranquilo to the Exploradores Glacier, with specialized guides and experience in the area, they will be given adequate equipment and a snack for lunch. In this place, you can enjoy the majestic ice of the glacier, making a walk from the beautiful forests reaching a rocky sediment, to continue until you reach the white ice, where you can enjoy and observe huge cracks and beautiful caves sculpted by water, a blue color and crystalline calipsos. Later, at the end of the trekking, we will return to the selected hotel, near Puerto Tranquilo, to spend the night.
Includes: Breakfast (hotel) and later snack.

Day 4PUERTO TRANQUILO - COCHRANE

Return from Puerto Tranquilo towards the city of Coyhaique.
Includes: Breakfast (hotel).

Day 5COYHAIQUE - AIRPORT

At the agreed time, transfer from the hotel in Coyhaique to the Balmaceda airport.

Hotels / Prices

You can choose the hotel you want in Coyhaique but for Puerto Tranquilo and COCHRANE hotel will be assigned, according to availability. The possible hotels are the following: 

Hotels in Coyhaique

  • Dream
  • Diego de Almagro
  • Los Ñires
  • Hostal Español

Hotels in Puerto Tranquilo

  • Mallin Colorado Ecolodge
  • Parador Austral
  • Terra Luna Lodge
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