DAY
1: Plane
boarding at Santiago Airport in order
to fly to Puerto Montt. Arrival at
Puerto Montt and transfer to take a
40-minute flight to Chaitén. Reception
in Chaitén with welcome drink and lunch.
Transfer to Lago Yelcho, visit to Ventisquero
Yelcho Chico (hanging glacier), with an
optional walk to the edge of the glacier and/or
nearby mineral spring waters. Trip to Las
Juntas along the Frío and
Palena Rivers. Dinner and overnight
stay at Hotel Espacio y Tiempo.
DAY
2:
Motorboat
ride across spectacular Lake Rosselot,
27 kms long, with barbecue on the lake shore,
with the option of walking excursions in its
surroundings. Dinner and overnight stay at
Hotel Espacio y Tiempo.
DAY
3:
Trip
along the beautiful Figueroa River
canyon on the way to Lago Verde, town
on the border with Argentina. Box lunch on
the lakeshore, return trip to spend the afternoon
at El Ensueño tourist farm near
Lago Negro, with horseback riding or
walking in the surrounding countryside. Barbecued
lamb <<al palo>>
for dinner, return trip to Las Juntas
for overnight stay at Hotel Espacio y Tiempo.
DAY
4: River
tour, descending Rio Palena in a motorboat
to reach natural hot springs by the river,
box-lunch, return to Las Juntas up
the same river, in the midst of the beautiful
Patagonian Cold Jungle. Dinner and
overnight stay at Hotel Espacio y Tiempo.
DAY
5:
Visit
to Puerto Puyuhuapi and its traditional
and rustic Rug Factory, lunch, trip
across the fiord to the Termas de Puyuhuapi,
afternoon in the hot spring outdoor pools
with visit to the Fish Farm. Return trip to
Las Juntas, dinner and overnight stay
at Hotel Espacio y Tiempo.
DAY
6:
Day
trip to Puerto Aysén and Puerto
Chacabuco, visiting the Ventisquero
Colgante in the Queulat National Park,
box-lunch. Trip continuation to reach Puerto
Chacabuco at the end of the afteroon,
where we will take the boat to Laguna San
Rafael, dinner and overnight lodging on
board. Reservations made for Pullman seats.
DAY
7:
Travel
through channels and arrival at the Laguna
San Rafael, lunch on board, descent to
small boats to reach the hanging glacier,
toast of whisky over millenary ice taken right
from the lagoon. Return to the ship, dinner,
recreational activities and lodging on board
while travelling back to Puerto Chacabuco.
DAY
8:
On
arrival to Puerto Chacabuco, visit
to Puerto Aysén, transfer to the airport
and plane boarding to fly back to Puerto
Montt. End of services.