 Pumalin Fords (5 days / 4 nights)
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Summary |
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Duration: 5
days / 4 nights
Location: North Patagonia.
Rate: US$ 1,340 per person
Difficult: All level
Season: October to April.
Departure: Puerto Montt
Accommodations: cabins and camping
Trip Activities: sea kayaking, hiking, wildlife
watching.
Weather: see conditions in Puerto Montt
Other Trips: To Isla Damas in Tour or Sea Kayak |
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| The product of a particular interest for North American
Douglas Tompkins, this park has 320 hectares of land considered
to be the last virgin forests in Southern Chile. This kayak
excursion will allow us to go into a part of the park, corresponding
to the Continental Chiloé zone, mainly characterized
by the fiords surrounded by walls covered in native vegetation,
water falls, hot springs on the shores, sea lions and hidden
lakes. |
 Photos
Cahuelmo Hot Spring
Cahuelmo Fjord
Quintupeu Fjord
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 Attractions
Pumalin Park
This is a nature reserve
of 320 hectares of land, created by Douglas Tompkins.
The park is divided into sectors, each one with
basic services: camping area, washrooms, cabins,
restaurant, information center and store.
This park also has some hiking trails.
Cahuelmo Hot Springs
These hot springs are
at the end of the Cahuelmo fiord. They are rustic,
a group of holes that accumulate thermal water
that is distributed throughout by small canals
from the spring. This place has a barbeque area
and washrooms. There are Pumalin Park Rangers here
only during January and February who control access
to the place, in which case access is permitted
only by water, and with reservations.
Llancahue Hot Springs
These hot springs are
located on the island of Llancahué, 20 minutes
by boat from Hoprnopirén. The hot springs
offer accommodations with home cooked meals, two
outdoor pools with a view of the ocean, and private
washrooms. |
Before anything else, we will enjoy a refreshing soak at
the Llancahué Hot Springs, located on an island of
the same name, near Hornopirén. The Hot Springs have
two outdoor pools surrounded by trees and a beautiful view
of the ocean.
The fiords we will tour on this adventure are the Quintupeu,
Cahuelmo and part of the Comau. The Quitupeu fiord, traveling
from north to south, is the first that can be seen and its
entrance almost coincides with the point of the island Llancahué,
making the navigation to this point very protected from the
winds coming from the west. The entrance to the fiord is
narrow and protected by large cliffs, both above sea level
and under.
Once inside, the fiord demonstrates the full magnitude of
its beauty. It has a couple of beaches where you can stop
to rest, however one of the main attractions here is the
deafening water falling from the southern side of the fiord,
fed by rain, streams, and springs, that fall spectacularly
into the waters of the fiord. At the end, we will meet at
the mouth of the river where the camping area is located
on a grassy space surrounded by forests and protected from
the wind
To get to the Cahuelmo fiord, we will have to work our way
through the Comau, a stretch that is a little exposed to
the wind and waves. The first attraction here is the group
of sea lions that can be found on the shores of the fiord,
near the eastern mouth. The entrance is wider; however, the
same as with the Quintupeu, the sides are almost vertical
and heavily forested. At the end of the fiord and the on
the shores of the ocean, are the Cahuelmo Hot Springs. Different
from Quintupeu, at Cahuelmo there is some park infrastructure.
There is a large barbeque area, a bridge that connects the
hot springs with the camping area and a public washroom.
The hot springs are a group of pools of different sizes and
depths, made in petrified shells.
 Itinerary
Day 1.
Meet in Puerto Varas at 8:30 AM and
transfer to a place near Hornopirén. After this we will
set up the first camp to do a small paddling and navigating
practice up to the Llancahué Hot Springs.
Day 2.
Navigate to the Cahuelmo fiord,
passing in front of the entrance to the Quintupeu fiord.
We will make camp at the end of the Cahuelmo fiord beside
the hot springs.
Day 3.
Day of rest at the hot springs
that can be complimented with a walk up the river, wading
through it at points.
Day 4.
Navigate from the Cahuelmo fiord
to the end of the Quintupeu fiord. We will camp beside
the river, which we can walk up for a while with the purpose
of looking at the plants and birds in the area, or fishing
for dinner.
Day 5.
This day we will navigate back
to our starting point, where we started our last part of
the trip. This consists of a transfer by land to Puerto
Montt or Puerto Varas.
Day 6.
This day has been included in the
program just in case there are bad weather conditions and
we won’t be able to go out on the water safely and
we are obligated to spend more time than estimated at one
of the camp sites.
 Trip Details
Requirements
- Physical condition compatible with
the activity.
- Know how to swim.
Includes
- 4 nights of camping.
- Transfer in our vehicles from Puerto
Varas to where we’ll put in the water and vice versa.
- Food
in camps.
- Kayak equipment (double or single kayaks,
lifejackets, paddles, spray skirts, safety equipment, dry
bags).
- Camping
equipment (tents, mattresses, pots, dishes).
- Bilingual
guide and assistant.
Does Not Include
- Accommodations in Puerto Varas.
- Transfers
from the hotel-airport-hotel.
- Personal equipment
(sleeping bag, camping clothes, and personal objects).
- Meals not mentioned in the program.
Notes
- Groups of 4 or more people can choose
a date to do the trip.
 Reservations
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