North and South Patagonia of Chile
Tourism, attractions, sports and recreations, sightseeing, maps, pictures, tourism and travel resources for Chilean Patagonia, divided into two sub-regions: north and south. Patagonia Norte includes part of Los Lagos (10) and Aysen (11) regions. Patagonia Sur includes the Magallanes region (12) and the Chilean Antarctic Territory.
A Trip Through the Chilean Fjords to San Rafael Lake and Glacier
Travel aboard the Skorpios III from Puerto Montt to Laguna and Glacier San Rafael by way of the Chiean fjords to see the l30,000 year-old glacier, the one nearest the equator.
Travel aboard the Skorpios III from Puerto Montt to Laguna and Glacier San Rafael by way of the Chiean fjords to see the l30,000 year-old glacier, the one nearest the equator.
Popular Tours in Southern Chile and Patagonia
Popular Tours in Southern Chile and Patagonia includes visits to Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, Ancud with Museum Visit, Punta Arenas, Bulnes Fort, Penguin Sanctuary and Otway Sound, Sailing to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, Torres del Paine and Milodon Cave, Tierra del Fuego and a side trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. These tours from Viator are aslo priced in GBP, EUR and AUD.
Popular Tours in Southern Chile and Patagonia includes visits to Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, Ancud with Museum Visit, Punta Arenas, Bulnes Fort, Penguin Sanctuary and Otway Sound, Sailing to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, Torres del Paine and Milodon Cave, Tierra del Fuego and a side trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. These tours from Viator are aslo priced in GBP, EUR and AUD.
A Trip Through the Chilean Fjords to San Rafael Lake and Glacier
Travel aboard the Skorpios III from Puerto Montt to Laguna and Glacier San Rafael by way of the Chiean fjords to see the l30,000 year-old glacier, the one nearest the equator.
Travel aboard the Skorpios III from Puerto Montt to Laguna and Glacier San Rafael by way of the Chiean fjords to see the l30,000 year-old glacier, the one nearest the equator.
Popular Tours in Southern Chile and Patagonia
Popular Tours in Southern Chile and Patagonia includes visits to Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, Ancud with Museum Visit, Punta Arenas, Bulnes Fort, Penguin Sanctuary and Otway Sound, Sailing to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, Torres del Paine and Milodon Cave, Tierra del Fuego and a side trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.
Popular Tours in Southern Chile and Patagonia includes visits to Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt, Ancud with Museum Visit, Punta Arenas, Bulnes Fort, Penguin Sanctuary and Otway Sound, Sailing to the Balmaceda and Serrano Glaciers, Torres del Paine and Milodon Cave, Tierra del Fuego and a side trip to Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.
Viaje Por Los Canales y Fiordos Del Sur De Chile
Guest Author Clarence Fisk sails through the canals and fjords of Southern Chile, describing the passage, glaciers, regional characteristics and life aboard the Skorpios III tour ship. In Spanish. Check out the slide show at Fotos del Viaje Por Los Canales y Fiordos Del Sur De Chile with descriptions in English.
Guest Author Clarence Fisk sails through the canals and fjords of Southern Chile, describing the passage, glaciers, regional characteristics and life aboard the Skorpios III tour ship. In Spanish. Check out the slide show at Fotos del Viaje Por Los Canales y Fiordos Del Sur De Chile with descriptions in English.
Bigfoot Gallery
Photo gallery includes photos taken in Torres del Paine and Puerto Natales.
Photo gallery includes photos taken in Torres del Paine and Puerto Natales.
Cabo de Hornos - Patagonia Chile
"El Cabo de Hornos está en el fin del mundo donde termina o comienza América, donde el Pacífico y el Atlántico se encuentran para crear un solo mar, donde la palabra distancia se manifiesta en su máxima expresión. Fue descubierto por los armadores holandeses Shouten y Le Maire en 1616, cuando buscaban una nueva ruta de acceso al Océano Pacífico."
"El Cabo de Hornos está en el fin del mundo donde termina o comienza América, donde el Pacífico y el Atlántico se encuentran para crear un solo mar, donde la palabra distancia se manifiesta en su máxima expresión. Fue descubierto por los armadores holandeses Shouten y Le Maire en 1616, cuando buscaban una nueva ruta de acceso al Océano Pacífico."
Cape Horn the terrible
"Cape Horn, loved and hated by seamen over the last four hundred years, was named after Hoorn, a small calm town of the Netherlands, not far from Amsterdam, where Willem Corneliszoon Schouten was born."
"Cape Horn, loved and hated by seamen over the last four hundred years, was named after Hoorn, a small calm town of the Netherlands, not far from Amsterdam, where Willem Corneliszoon Schouten was born."
Cape Horn
Brief description, history and links to information of interest.
Brief description, history and links to information of interest.
Carretera Austral Coyhaique to Chaiten
"The famous Carretera Austral stretches from Puerto Montt in the North until Villa O Higgins in the South. The road got popular fast, first by people trying to find a new home, soon after by people seeking for adventure. In the meantime it is already a tourist attraction. Said that, it is still a very impressive road with a breath taking scenery. If you have the time do not miss it!"
"The famous Carretera Austral stretches from Puerto Montt in the North until Villa O Higgins in the South. The road got popular fast, first by people trying to find a new home, soon after by people seeking for adventure. In the meantime it is already a tourist attraction. Said that, it is still a very impressive road with a breath taking scenery. If you have the time do not miss it!"
Casa Hexagon
Casa Hexagon is a wood house built around a tree trunk and offers single and double rooms with spectacular panoramic views of the volcano and the Rio Blanco Valley.
Casa Hexagon is a wood house built around a tree trunk and offers single and double rooms with spectacular panoramic views of the volcano and the Rio Blanco Valley.
Cueva del Milodón (Milodon Cave)
"Located 24 Kms. north of Puerto Natales, this natural monument is composed of three caves and a rock formation known as the Silla del Diablo (Devil's Seat). The main cave is 150 meters above sea level, and it measures 30 meters high, 80 meters long and 200 meters deep."
"Located 24 Kms. north of Puerto Natales, this natural monument is composed of three caves and a rock formation known as the Silla del Diablo (Devil's Seat). The main cave is 150 meters above sea level, and it measures 30 meters high, 80 meters long and 200 meters deep."
Doug Tompkins, Chile's ecowarrior
Some background information on the man who created Parque Pumalin where "stands of alerce trees (similar to California's giant sequoias and some as old as 3,000 years) and other trees, endangered wildlife, 37 lakes, and countless waterfalls lie on the property where some 220 inches of rain fall yearly."
Some background information on the man who created Parque Pumalin where "stands of alerce trees (similar to California's giant sequoias and some as old as 3,000 years) and other trees, endangered wildlife, 37 lakes, and countless waterfalls lie on the property where some 220 inches of rain fall yearly."
National Reserve Cueva del Milodon
"The Cave of the Milodon, an impressive 30m (98 ft) high structure, situated on the edge of the Benítez hill, shelters a figure of the mythical animal encased in fiberglass."
"The Cave of the Milodon, an impressive 30m (98 ft) high structure, situated on the edge of the Benítez hill, shelters a figure of the mythical animal encased in fiberglass."
Natural Majesty of the Pumalin Fjords and Hot Springs
Four days and three nights tours: "All transport from Puerto Montt/Puerto Varas/or airport, all lodging, berth in a double cabin on Cahuella, all gourmet meals and snacks prepared by chef using the freshest the region has to offer, all excursions, hot springs, expert bilingual guides, and wine (during meals)."
Four days and three nights tours: "All transport from Puerto Montt/Puerto Varas/or airport, all lodging, berth in a double cabin on Cahuella, all gourmet meals and snacks prepared by chef using the freshest the region has to offer, all excursions, hot springs, expert bilingual guides, and wine (during meals)."
Parque Pumalin
Account of a trip to Parque Pumalin to see the temperate rain forest via Chaitén with photos.
Account of a trip to Parque Pumalin to see the temperate rain forest via Chaitén with photos.
Northern Patagonia: Virgin and Unexplored Territory
"In Chile, the Patagonia reaches from the heart of Reloncavi in the north to the Strait of Magallenes in the south, excluding the large island of Chiloe and its interior archipelago, with the same going for Tierra del Fuego (Land of the Fire) and its archipelago in the south."
"In Chile, the Patagonia reaches from the heart of Reloncavi in the north to the Strait of Magallenes in the south, excluding the large island of Chiloe and its interior archipelago, with the same going for Tierra del Fuego (Land of the Fire) and its archipelago in the south."
Patagonia and Chiloe by Land and Sea with Austral Adventures
"Experience the Majesty of Patagonia, the Unique Culture and Mystery of Chiloé Island. Fjords, Hot Springs of Patagonia, Penguins, Cultural Visits, Sea Kayaking and more..."
"Experience the Majesty of Patagonia, the Unique Culture and Mystery of Chiloé Island. Fjords, Hot Springs of Patagonia, Penguins, Cultural Visits, Sea Kayaking and more..."
Patagonia Norte Map
Zone description, cities, natural parks and monuments, glaciers and islands that make up Chile's fjord district.
Zone description, cities, natural parks and monuments, glaciers and islands that make up Chile's fjord district.
Pumalin Park
"Located in the tenth region in the province of Palena between Hornopirén and Chaitén, the park consists of approximately 300,000 hectares set aside to be converted into a nature sanctuary and subsequently transferred to a Chilean organization, the Fundación Pumalín, to make up the world's largest private park. "
"Located in the tenth region in the province of Palena between Hornopirén and Chaitén, the park consists of approximately 300,000 hectares set aside to be converted into a nature sanctuary and subsequently transferred to a Chilean organization, the Fundación Pumalín, to make up the world's largest private park. "
Pumalin Park
"The wild beauty of nature imposes itself in Pumalín Park, a refuge of centenarian forests of Patagonia cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides), lenga beeches (Nothofagus pumilio) and cypresses (Cupressus sempervivens), which seem to be the guardians of a space of unsettling beauty, with glaciers, fiords, hidden lakes and noisy waterfalls."
"The wild beauty of nature imposes itself in Pumalín Park, a refuge of centenarian forests of Patagonia cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides), lenga beeches (Nothofagus pumilio) and cypresses (Cupressus sempervivens), which seem to be the guardians of a space of unsettling beauty, with glaciers, fiords, hidden lakes and noisy waterfalls."
Sea Kayaking in the Andean fjords
"Sea Kayaking in the Andean fjords of Pumalin Park and Chiloe Archipelago programs from 2 to 9 days in protected waters, including a 50 foot mothership. No previous experience is needed. Our trips originate in our Lodge on Chiloé Island."
"Sea Kayaking in the Andean fjords of Pumalin Park and Chiloe Archipelago programs from 2 to 9 days in protected waters, including a 50 foot mothership. No previous experience is needed. Our trips originate in our Lodge on Chiloé Island."
Skorpios Cruises
Cruise information through Patagonian waters, promotional deals, weekend cruises, maps.
Cruise information through Patagonian waters, promotional deals, weekend cruises, maps.
Skorpios III Cruises
"Skorpios III is our top of the line and newest ship. This new 7 day Cruise the KAWESKAR EXPLORERS ROUTE offer an unforgettable cruise through the channels and fjords of southern Chile, visiting the majestic San Rafael Glacier, all with the warm and personal service provided by a professional crew and staff."
"Skorpios III is our top of the line and newest ship. This new 7 day Cruise the KAWESKAR EXPLORERS ROUTE offer an unforgettable cruise through the channels and fjords of southern Chile, visiting the majestic San Rafael Glacier, all with the warm and personal service provided by a professional crew and staff."
Skorpios III: Cruise to the Kaweskar Explorers Route
"The Skorpios III sets sail early every Sunday from the city of Puerto Natales, on a 5-day cruise navigating through the canals and fjords that surround the Southern Ice Field in the Chilean Patagonia, considered the third largest fresh water reserve on the planet, and the cradle of the largest and most spectacular glaciers in the southern hemisphere."
"The Skorpios III sets sail early every Sunday from the city of Puerto Natales, on a 5-day cruise navigating through the canals and fjords that surround the Southern Ice Field in the Chilean Patagonia, considered the third largest fresh water reserve on the planet, and the cradle of the largest and most spectacular glaciers in the southern hemisphere."
Southern Patagonia Map
Zone description, ports, national parks and monuments, glaciers and tourist destinations.
Zone description, ports, national parks and monuments, glaciers and tourist destinations.
Warming up to Chile
"A growing legion of adventurers is risking damp weather and a rough boat ride to experience isolated southern Chile, home to some of the world’s most pristine stretches of mountains and forests."
"A growing legion of adventurers is risking damp weather and a rough boat ride to experience isolated southern Chile, home to some of the world’s most pristine stretches of mountains and forests."
Whitewater Kayak Chile
"An action packed week of Class II/III whitewater kayaking on the surrounding river valleys and tributaries of the Rio Futaleufu."
"An action packed week of Class II/III whitewater kayaking on the surrounding river valleys and tributaries of the Rio Futaleufu."