Code: SUR-021
Level: Easy/Moderate
Levels Explained
Departures
Every day
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- Accommodations:
3 nights hotel

- Facts about the trip
- Detailed Itinerary

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SUGGESTED EXTENSIONS
We suggest the following itineraries as pre or post extensions to this trip:

- PAT-027 Torres del Paine Wildlife Tour
Don't miss the opportunity to discover Patagonia! This 5 day Wildlife tour is the perfect complement for your trip in Chile.

- NOR-022 Atacama desert
Why not extend for 4 days your trip to the Atacama desert and discover the amazing nature contrasts in Chile?

Pucon Nature Tour
Few landscapes can equal the beauty of those of the Lake District, where volcanic cones, blanketed by glaciers, tower above deep blue lakes, ancient forests and verdant farmland.

The Lake District is generally considered to begin at the Tolten river (800 kms south of Santiago) which empties the Lake Villarrica, next to the resort towns of Pucon and Villarrica. It is also a zone of Mapuche (native Indians, means ´people of the Earth´) reservations; their ancestors used the accessible mountain passes here and gathered pine nuts from the ancient ´Araucaria´ trees unique to the Andes. These rare trees, which take 500 years to fully mature and can live to over 1000 years, were endangered by logging activities until the chilean government prohibited their cutting in 1990. Numerous Mapuche reservations are tucked away in the hills surrounding Villarrica and Pucon and some unusual craft work can be found among them.

The excellent facilities offered by the lakeside resort of Pucon as well as the growing number of outdoor activities available throughout it have transform Pucon in the focus of Chile´s adventure tourism and ecotourism industry and as a focus of environmental activism.

This program gives you the chance to choose among different activities and explore Pucon and the nature and culture around it.

ITINERARY
Day 1: Temuco - Pucon
AM: Reception at the Temuco's airport and drive (110 kms) to Pucon and have lunch. The coordinator will explain you all the following activities already arranged for the following days. In the afternoon enjoy taking a relax bath in a hot spring near Pucon, well knows in this area. Overnight in Pucon.
Day 2: Pucon
AM: Half-day activity//Rafting
PM: Half-day activity// Horseback riding (B) Overnight Pucon.
Day 3: Pucon
AM: Full day activity// Climbing Villarrica Volcano (B, BL) Overnight Pucon.
Day 4: Pucon-Temuco
AM: Relax and enjoy the town and visit some traditional handicraft stores in the main street of the town (if possible according to your scheduled departure)
PM: Transfer to Temuco on time to board your flight (or connect with an extension) (B)

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