Carretera Austral Adventure
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Ewa Machnik
Travel specialist
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Carretera Austral Adventure
Itinerary
Fly to Balmaceda • Rio Tranquilo
Fly to Balmaceda and pick up your hire car. Continue through the Patagonian steppe to forests and lakes to Rio Tranquilo and stay overnight. (B)
Meal basis:
As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
Caleta Tortel
Follow the mighty Rio Baker to picturesque Caleta Tortel, built on stilts between the two Patagonian ice fields. Stay 2 nights. (B)
Caleta Tortel
Stroll along wooden walkways or explore the surrounding channels and islands. (B)
Chacabuco Valley • Lake General Carrera
Return to giant Lake General Carrera visiting the Chacabuco Valley en route. Stay 2 nights overlooking the lake. (B)
Chacabuco Valley • Lake General Carrera
Relax by its shores or discover ancient lenga forests, petrified fossils and glaciers. (B)
Balmaceda • Coyhaique
Take an optional boat ride to the spectacular Marble Cathedral to see intricate caverns filled with turquoise waters before continuing to Coyhaique for a final night. (B)
Balmaceda
Drive back to the airport for your onward flight. (B)
Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
The Cox & Kings signature experiences
- Self-drive on the Carretera Austral
- Breath-taking scenery
- Lake General Carrera & lenga forests
What's included
- Domestic flights
- Overseas airport taxes
- Accommodation, itinerary & meal basis as described
- Car-hire
- The support (if required) of an English speaking local representative
- Local guides and entrance fees where applicable
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