Upon arrival at Puerto Montt airport or port you will be met and transferred to your hotel located in charming Puerto Varas, located on the shores of Lago Llanquihue.

Day 2: Puerto Varas day at leisure

Today is at your leisure and we recommend taking a walk along the shore and admiring the spectacular views across the lake to the towering Osorno Volcano. We can also offer a range of optional day trips which include a tour to Chiloe Island or a variety of adventure tours including caving, rafting, hiking or mountain biking.

 

Breakfast included. 

Today you’ll travel across land and lakes by buses and boats, beginning with a bus to Petrohue Falls. From Petrohue Pier you’ll take a modern catamaran for the crossing of Todos los Santos Lake, with water of such a deep green hue that it is also known as “Emerald Lake.” During the crossing you will have stunning views of the Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador volcanoes. By late morning you will arrive at Peulla, with time for lunch and/or a short walk before boarding a bus to Puerto Frias. After checking with the Chilean custom offices, your journey will take you through a beautiful Andean rainforest up to an altitude of 2,900 feet. After a check-in with the Argentine police, you will navigate across Lake Frias to the village of Puerto Alegre. A short bus ride through an Andean larch forest takes you to Puerto Blest, where you will board another modern motor-catamaran to take you across Lake Nahuel Huapi to Puerto Panuelo.

Your day of travel ends around 9 p.m. with a short bus ride to your hotel in Bariloche.

This morning will be at your leisure. Bariloche is a chocolate-lover’s heaven, so we recommend heading to Calle Mitre where dozens of chocolate shops offer tasty little morsels of artisan chocolate.

 

From Bariloche, you’ll begin your half day afternoon adventure with a drive along the Nahuel Huapi lakeshore on the San Pedro Peninsula. At Playa Bonita, you’ll enjoy views of Huemul Island before continuing your journey. You’ll hop aboard a chair lift at Campanario Hill and ride to the top for impressive views of the region—Nahuel Huapi and Moreno lakes, El Trébol lagoon, San Pedro, Victoria Island, Otto, López, Goye and the Catedral hills, and the town of San Carlos de Bariloche.

 

You’ll resume your journey to Llao Llao Peninsula, with its hilltop hotel and San Eduardo Chapel—architectural jewels of the region. The lakeside Pañuelo Port is the starting point for many lake excursions. Cross the bridge over Angostura River, which joins Nahuel Huapi Lake with Moreno Lake, and enjoy views of López Bay at the base of López Hill. At Panoramic Point, take time to view Moreno Lake and Llao Llao Peninsula before crossing the bridge over Moreno Lake and beginning your return to Bariloche.

Day at leisure before we transfer you to the airport for your outgoing flight. If you have the time, we recommend you take a tour to the Cathedral Hill (not included). The Cathedral Hill takes its name from the similarity of its towers to a gothic cathedral. In winter (July and August in southern hemisphere) it is a famous ski resort.

Suggested Hotels

City	Comfort	Superior	Deluxe
Puerto Varas	Casa Kalfu	Cabanas del Lago	Hotel Cumbres
Bariloche	Tres Reyes	Hotel Cacique Incayal	Llao Llao