Get ready today
We will start our adventure around 08.00 am leaving from our
hotel in Puerto Varas or Puerto Montt,
we will travel for an hour along the famous Route
Panamericana to the town of Pargua,
from where we will board a ferry to navigate through the Chacao Channel, which separates the mainland
with the Isla Grande de Chiloé. During the
Sailing for approximately 45 minutes we will be able to observe sea lions, pelicans and marine birds typical of this region.
We will dock at the town of Chacao, this is one of the towns
oldest on the island, it was founded in 1567. It has a Plaza de Armas where we can appreciate the curious and picturesque
typical constructions of larch wood,
We will also visit its colorful fort and the San Antonio de Chacao Church, one of the 150 Churches that
we can find in Chiloé.
After this
We will continue towards the Caullin sector,
where there is an intertidal wetland that allows the feeding of different
types of birds during the year such as Swans
Black-necked Herons, Herons and Flamingos
(the latter in winter periods).
At noon
approximately we will arrive at the Playa de
Puñihuil, where we will board a boat that will take us to the islets
where the Magellan penguin and
Humboldt (40 minutes of navigation, ticket not included). worth noting
which was declared a National Monument by
its ecological importance.
Then we will continue until
the city of Ancud, where we will arrive
to the viewpoint of Cerro Huaihuen,
we will continue visiting the beach of Arena
Thick, the Fort San Antonio enclosure
historical located in the upper part of the city, built at the end of the century
XVIII and that is part of one of the last Spanish fortifications in our
country.
We can also
Get to know the Interactive and Craft Museum of the city, the Municipal Market, the Center and the Avenida
Waterfront. We will have time for lunch in a typical place of the
island (lunch not included).
As we loop
these places we will listen to the stories and myths
of one of the largest islands in South America, mythological and magical stories that will be narrated by
our guides and will take us to the interesting world of the unknown that surrounds
Chiloé.
After
this incredible adventure we will begin the return by the same path and ferry
to our hotel in Puerto Varas or Puerto Montt.
Surely
You will never forget this visit.