Chilean Lake District
Pucon - Huilo Huilo - Puerto Varas (6 days / 5 nts)
From $1140
How it works: You receive a rental car with unlimited mileage, a road map and detailed itinerary, and hotels booked en route.distance tables
Day 1: Arrive in Temuco - Pucon (112 km / 70 mi)
Pick up your car at the airport or city office in Temuco. Your destination for today will be Pucón, nestled on the eastern end of the Lake Villarrica and surrounded by extensive areas of native forests and impressive mountains. Overnight in or close to Pucon.
Day 2: Pucon - Huilo Huilo Reserve (155 km / 91 mi)
Today you will cros s the northern part of the Lake District; you will have time to choose one of the several side excursions into national parks or to hot springs. In the afternoon you will arrive at the private 60.000 hectare / 148.260 acres reserve of Huilo Huilo. Overnight in Huilo Huilo.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 3: Huilo Huilo Reserve
After breakfast you will start to explore the diverse attractions of the reserve, you will be able to walk the trails through the forest and up the Chohuenco Volcano, visit the falls of Huilo Huilo, enjoy a canopy excursion through the native forest or just relax on the beach of Pto Fuy. Overnight in Huilo Huilo.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 4: Huilo Huilo - Petrohue (240 km / 149 mi)
Drive from Huilo Huilo to the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park, the oldest national park in Chile. After entering the park and approaching the immense Osorno Volcano, you will find the Petrohué waterfalls on your right hand side and about 4 km afterwards you will reach the beautiful emerald coloured Lake of Todos los Santos. Overnight in Petrohue.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 5: Petrohue
The Vicente Perez Rosales National Park offers s everal attractive hiking trails, whitewater rafting and canoeing. An excursion to the other side of the Todos los Santos Lake to Peulla by catamaran will be another option. Overnight in Petrohue.
(Included meals: breakfast)
Day 6: Petrohue - Fly out from Puerto Montt (80 km / 50 mi)
After breakfast you will drive to the airport El Tepual or downtown Puerto Montt to return your vehicle.
(Included meals: breakfast)
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