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Exploring
& Adventure in Chile
In Chile in order to get to the wildest and most attractive
places the traveler has to get out of a vehicle and either
walk, ride a horse, navigate or even fly to the destination.
For this reason most of our programs will require the traveler
to be active to a certain extent.
Trekking
The best known trails are in Patagonia within Torres
del Paine National Park. In between the most superb sights
of the southern cone you trek moderate routes from 5 to 10
day of walking, 5-6hrs/day. In the Lake district treks are
shorter and trails crawl dense temperate forests that hide
emerald lagoons. In the central Andes, the landscape changes
abruptly and trails follow the steep path of cattle herds
gaining significant altitude.
Rafting
& W.W. Kayaking
To
some knowledgeable rafters & kayakers the rivers are to Chile
what the mountains are to Nepal. Over 300 rivers, 80 runnable
commercially and just 8 being widely open to public makes
this country a paradise for whitewater lovers. This slender
strip of land gives virtually every major river access to
the Pacific creating superb landscape and paddling conditions
in its path. The most famous run is Futaleufu (class 5, 5day).
Horseback
riding
The Andes is the most significant geographical feature of
the whole country and undoubtedly the least visited because
of its obvious limitations of access. However the fertile
valleys that penetrate it are still many and so are the hidden
trails used by the local horse men, "arrieros" to take cattle
to green pastures. Horse riding is in Chile the best way to
discover this isolated area on journeys that last from 2 to
10 day if crossing over to Argentina.
Mountaineering
The highest mountains outside the Himalayas are located in
the Andes in between Chile and Argentina. The most significant
summits with routes that donīt require technical skills but
spirit and good physical conditions are: Aconcagua (11day,
6.959m/23.200ft), Vn.Ojos del Salado(10day, 6.893m/22.980ft),
Vn.Licancabur, Cerro Plomo (5day, 5.424m/12.600ft ) and many
others.
Wildlife
Watching
There are two special sites in Chile to observe
extraordinary animal life amidst the most extraordinary landscape:
the Altiplano (Chungara National Park) and Patagonia (Torres
del Paine N.P). The first one offers the naturalist the chance
to observe the prolific birdlife inhabiting breathtaking lagoons
above 4.000m/13.000ft and four different types of cameloids.
In Patagonia one can observe marine birds when navigating
the fjords and many different species of birds and mammals
while walking in the steppe and meadows beneath the impressive
sight of the craggy mountains.
Soft
Adventure
There are still pretty good opportunities to observe splendid
sights away from crowds, which are infrequent in Chile anyway,
if you carefully drive along the less accessible roads. Once
the road ends we will encourage you to tread lightly in virgin
forests, through narrow passages carved from sandstone, by
gentle riverine trails or any other natural way through the
pristine Chile.
Corporate
Programs
The diversity of activities mentioned above, the challenging
environments and the high quality infrastructure makes Chile
an excellent destination for corporate programs such as incentive
trips and team building programs. Cascada Expediciones boasts
the greatest experience in outdoor activities for local and
multinational companies, having organized many programs of
diverse complexity and for groups of 10 to 400 person.
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