Sea kayaking Pumalin Park - Andes Fjords
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Paddle your kayak with a mother ship, the best fjords in Chile Pumalin Park, sleep in tent beside the most pristines natural hot spring. Paddle with sea lyons and Toninas (Chilean Delphin). Enjoy the best chilean food and wine get close to enviromental project and talk about it.

Course of the tour

Day 01 | Pumalin Park entrance

We depart early in the morning, leaving your hotel; we ride by coach south on the Southern Highway to our destination the village of Hornopirén. Arriving in about four hours, we set up our kayaks. Our boat will be waiting for us, to accompany and provide support and comfort throughout our journey. This is the northern entrance of the Pumalin Project. After eating lunch we take to the kayaks, setting out towards a beautiful island called LLancahué (about 3 hours paddling). Here we spend the night in a rustic, but heart- warming hospedaje managed by locals, where we can enjoy hot springs on the shore of the Pacific. L / D

Day 02 | Quintupeo Fjord

Breakfast at 9:00a.m. Those who wish may enjoy the baths in the early morning before breakfast. We shall leave LLancahué early morning, making our way back across the Comau fjord, and from there we continue our trip into the fjord of Quintupeu. Here we camp with a view of glaciers in one direction and four miles of fjord in the other (about 4 or 5 hours of spectacular paddling). Set up camp and eat a hearty lunch. Afternoon free to explore the beautiful surroundings, or just kick back and relax. B / L / D

Day 03 | Cahuelmo natural Hot spring

Breakfast early in the morning. Leaving Quintupeu with the change of the tide we shall make better time paddling back out of the Quintupeu fjord. This day will be our longest paddling day in which we shall cover about 20 miles. Today we reach the waters of the Cahuelmo fjord and a soothing hot springs will be our reward. Local people had carved many rustic tubs in rock at the water’s edge years ago. Each one is a different size and all have very hot water, easily regulated by simple and natural methods to attain the temperature desired for an extremely pleasant bath. These baths are part of the Project Pumalin and thus have more comfortable camping facilities and bathrooms. We proceed to prepare our campsite in order to enjoy the rest of the afternoon in this incredible place, with a beautiful sunset, and have a relaxing night at the hot springs. B / L / D

Day 04 | Explore Cahuelmo

Breakfast early in the morning. Today we shall have time to relax while we wait for low tide to start our trek to lake Abascal, approximately 7miles from camp, nestled between tremendous spires of the Andes. We shall enjoy dramatic scenery on this hike, and start making our way back to base camp in the afternoon to arrive for dinner, and after a long day, a dip fjord and relaxing soak in the hot springs. B / L / D

Day 05 | Vodudahue y Porcelana hot spring

Breakfast early in the morning Today we leave the Cahuelmo hot springs (high tide) and paddle towards the Comau fjord, observerving some flora and fauna all along the way: dolphins, cormorants, penguins, sea lions. After about four hours paddling we shall have lunch on our bout, and them continue towards Porcelana, a rather special creek of natural hot water emerging from the temperate rain forest. This particular spot does not belong to the Pumalin project Here we will set up camp enjoying dinner on the boat. Afterward we shall hike a very short path where the creek is located, enjoying the most extraordinary nature hot baths and then return to base camp. B / L / D

Day 06 | Leaving the Comau fjord Pumalin Park

Breakfast early in the morning. Returning to the boat we navigate back to Comau and toward the village of Hornopirén, and then we drive back to Pto Varas end of the trip. Here we finish our service. B

Benefits

• All transportation according to the Itinerary, insurance, radio communications, all meals during the trip on the boat a chef cook for the passengers every day and snacks on the kayaks, expert guides and support personal, fully equipped double and single kayaks: spray skirts, paddles and accessories, one night on the hospedaje LLancahué, all necessary camping equipment: tent for two people, stoves, cups, bowls, forks, spoons, cooking utensils, kitchen tarp, etc, support boat. Sleeping bags are not included.

Comments

• Please bring
• Thermal leggings
• Fleece hat and sun cap
• Pogies
• Camera bag
• Swimsuit or underwear
• Shorts for over the thermal leggings
• Sandals or soft shoes
• Socks
• Towel
• Sunglasses and sunblock
• Water bottle
• Insect repellent
• Camera (disposable waterproof best while kayaking)
• Rain jacket and pant
• Dry clothes and alternative footwear for after kayaking;
• Fleece top