Description

Departure at 8:00 – 8:30AM from your hostel/hotel or at the Plaza de Armas.
In San Clemante we can buy some water for the day
First we visit the Lago Colbun, one of the biggest artificial lakes in Chile.
Afterwards we continue to the private Tricahue natural park, where we visit a small museum of natural science and learn something about the Chilean local trees on a nature trail. With some luck we can see the parrots based in this area.
We continue on th international mountain pass toward Argentina. We will pass the Chilean customs (Be prepared to show your passport. We DON´T exit Chile!) and arrive at the Laguna del Maule close the Argentina border on 2200 meters. There we will make an easy hike along the lakeside.
Highlight of the tour is the visit of the upper part of the nearly unknown and totally untouched rainbow waterfalls. 2 spectacular waterfalls, flowing over lava streams and falling 150m waiting for us. Walking over easy going area we will come direct to the edge.
Trip Highlight: Bathing on the Edge
Around 8 meters from the edge of the waterfalls is a basin in the river with calm water, where we can tace a dip with the stunning views of th surrounding mountains and the sound of the waterfalls and the knowledge that just a few meters away the waterfall dives into an abyss over 100 meters deep.
Arrival in Talca about 6:30PM

The tour includes: Transfer, guide, trekking sticks and a lunch box.

You should bring: head gear, sun cream, water, swimsuit and towel, passport, high spirits and of course your camera.

Price per person

3 persons:                    $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:    $45.000,- / person

Low season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                   $42.000,- / person
4 or more persons:   $37.000,- / Person

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Description:

Departure at 7:30 – 8:00AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
In San Clemente we can buy some water for the day.
We will follow the international mountain pass toward Argentina. We will pass the Chilean customs. (Be prepared to show your passport. We DON’T exit Chile!). After this we follow the street for the next 10km to the parking place “Campanario“.
It will take around 2 hours for the easy climb to the waterfalls which are one of the most beautiful points in this region. During sunshine several big and many small waterfalls create beautiful rainbows.
The waterfalls are nearly unknown and totally untouched.
A real hidden gem. Apart from the roar of the big waterfalls, pure silence!
Returning to the car, we follow the mountain pass to a ford (river crossing) where dependant on the level of the river at the time we cross the river to the edge of the waterfalls.
Trip Highlight: Bathing on the Edge
Around 8 metersfrom the edge of the waterfalls is a basin in the river with calm water, where we can take a dip with the stunning views of the surrounding mountains and the sound of the waterfalls and the knowledge that just a few meters away the waterfall dives into an abyss over 100 meters deep.
Arrival in Talca around 7:00PM

The Tour includes:

• Transfer
• Guide
• Trekking sticks
• Lunch box

You should bring: head gear, sun cream, water,  swimsuit and towel, high spirits and of course your camera.

Technical data

Price:

3 persons:                      $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:      $45.000,- / person

Price / low season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                     $42.000,- / person
4 or more persons:     $37.000,- / person

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Description

Departure at 7:30 – 8:00AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
The drive along the cordillera coust to the dunes takes 2 hours. Arriving in Putú we can buy some water for the day. From here it is a 30 minutes hike to the dunes.
The dunes extend over a length of around 30km and they are approximately 5km in width.
On this 3 hour dune trekking tour we see the coast from a different side and we learn to orientate with a GPS to find the way out of this desert.
Afterwards we move to the small coastal town Constitución. During the small city-tour you will get an idea about the destruction during the earthquarke and tsunami in Feb. 2010.
After this we will go to the rock Piedra de la Iglesia, the town´s landmark, where 10001 seagulls and pelicans are nest. Final visit in Constitución is the town´s hill Mutrun where we have a nice view over the ocean and the mouth of the Rio Maule.

The Tour includes:

• Transfer
• Guide
• Trekking sticks
• Lunch box
  

You should bring: head gear, sun cream, water,  high spirits and of course your camera.

Technical data

Price per person:

3 persons:                   $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:   $45.000,- / person

Low Season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                  $42.000,- / Person
4 or more persons:  $37.000,- / Person

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Day 1:
Departure at 8:30 – 9:00AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
Half way to the waterfalls we will pass the town Molina where we can buy some water for the day.
About 2.5 hours later we arrive the National Park, where we will spend minimum 2 hours to visit the Siete Tazas and the Salto de la Leona. We will then move to the waterfall Velo de la Novia which is located just a few kilometers above the Siete Tazas.
To get a short view into chilean wine culture we will visit the modern vineyard Miguel Torres in the nearby Curico.
During the tour through the vineyards, wine-cellars and bottling stations we will learn the whole process from the grape harvest to the final wine bottle.
To explore the exquisite taste of chilean scenery we finish the wineyard tour with a wine tasting of different grape varities.

Later transfer to the neighboring valley to the Hostel Los Queñes. Here our Partner Chilean Adventures will take over the tour.
Dinner and accommodation in the hostel.

Day 2:
Half day Rafting on the Teno River
After breakfast we will prepare for a half-day of rafting
Before training and a safety talk we will receive helmet, life jackets, splash jackets, and neoprene wetsuits. We begin the adventure and enjoy 12 kilometers of the Teno River.
After rafting we end the tour with lunch and return to Talca where we will arrive approximately at 16:00 hours.

Complete price per person with 3 meals in the Hostal Los Queñes:

2 persons: $ 195.000,         accommodation in a doubel room
3 persons: $ 180.000,         accommodation in a three bedroom or doubel room and a singel room
4 or more persons: $ 170.000, accommodation in a quadruple or 2 doubel rooms

The Tour includes: Transfer, entrance fees, guide, wine tours, wine tasting, accommodation including dinner, breakfast and lunch in the hostel Los Queñes, half day Rafting 

You should bring clothes and sandals for the water and a lot of high spirits.

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Description:

Day 1:
Departure at 7:00AM at your Hotel / Hostal or the Plaza de Armas. After 1.5 hours we will arrive at Vilches Alto where our Arriero (muleteer) waits with the horses for our backpacks. After we store our backpacks we will start hiking and will arrive around 4 hours later at the Valle de Venado viewpoint (1800m alt.) where we will have the first glimpse of the beheaded volcano Descabezado Grande.
After a short rest we hike down 700m to the inside of the Valle de Venado,  then on to the Conaf Refugio where we will pitch our tents.

Day 2:
Today’s target are the hot springs at the base of the volcano (1900m alt.).
It will take around 6 hours for the shortest stage of the whole tour where we have to cross the river two times and we will have plenty of time to relax in the hot springs. It is the perfect way to prepare for the next day. (Don’t forget your towel)
The volcano is now only 6.5km linear distance away.

Day 3:
Today we will have, apart from the summit day, one of the longest but also the most beautiful stages of 24km. From the hot springs, we will hike on lava ash up to a height of 2300Meter before we will turn to the Laguna Manantial Pelado. Above the Laguna is the same named mountain with its 3046 meters. After a break at the Laguna it will continue up to the pass at 2530m and then into the long valley down until we will arrive at 1600m in a beautiful magical forest. In this forest we will stay again during the night.

Day 4:
Right at the beginning of the day, we have to handle a climb of 700m before we will reach the plateau Guamparo. At the end of this long plain, a giant rock wall will take us in its spell.
We will continue to CONAF campground where the tough guys can use the existing Ice cold showers.

Day 5:
Again it goes up directly in the morning. 500 vertical meters and we are on the Enladrillado. The mysterious platform, which is also known as a UFO landing site.
There we have a great view of the Descabezado Grande and our route we made the last days.
After considering the various theories about the Enladrillado we will continue hiking to the Laguna del Alto, which we will look from above. For the last way back to the park entrance, we need further 3-4 hours.

The tour includes:

• Transfers
• Guide
• Arriero (Sherpa) with horses for the backpacks
• Entrance fees
• Trekking sticks
• Camping mat
• Tent
• Cooker, dishes and gas
• Food
• A call home via satellite phone 

Briefing of the tour is on the evening before.

Not including:

• Sleeping bag (can be rent)

You have to bring obligatory:

• Sturdy shoes
• Rain-, wind proofed and warm clothes (even in summer)
• Sandals for the river crossing
• Flashlight, possibly headlamp
• Gloves
• Fleece hat or similar
• Sun glasses
• Sun cream
• Good Physical condition
• Don’t forget the towel for the hot springs

Technical Data

Price:

2 persons:                    $590.000 CHP / person
3 persons:                    $560.000 CHP / person
4 or more persons:       $540.000 CHP / person

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Description:

Departure at 7:30 – 8:00AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
In San Clemente we can buy some water for the day.
After 1.5 hours we will arrive at Vilches Alto, the last village in front of the park entrance at 1200m. This is the starting point for the trekking tour to the Mirador Valle Venado.
Hiking through the R.N. Altos de Lircay to the Mirador (Viewpoint) will take approximately 3.5 – 4 hours, after which we will have a spectacular  view of the Descabezado Grande volcano, it’s neighbors and  the Valle Venado valley.

The trek back to Vilches takes a further 3.5 to 4 hours.
Arrival in Talca around 9:00PM

The Tour includes:

• Transfer
• Guide
• Trekking sticks
• Entrance fees
• Lunch box

You should bring: head gear, sun cream, water, high spirits and of course your camera.

Technical data

Price:

3 persons:                       $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:        $45.000,- / person

Price / low season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                       $42.000,- / person
4 or more persons:        $37.000,- / Person

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Description:

Departure at 7:00 – 7:30AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
In San Clemente we can buy some water for the day.
After 1.5 hours we will arrive at Vilches Alto on 1200m. This is the starting point for our trekking tour to the Enladrillado, the mysterious UFO landing-pad.
We looking forward to a 4.5 – 5 hours trekking tour in the R.N. Altos de Lircay before we arrive at the UFO landing-pad on 2200m, but the “Enladrillado” is not the only highlight. The effort will be rewarded by an overwhelming view of the Descabezado Grande volcano and its neighbors. These volcanoes are snow covered until summer.

The trek back to Vilches takes a further 3.5 to 4 hours.
Arrival in Talca around 7:00PM

The Tour includes:

• Transfer
• Guide
• Trekking sticks
• Entrance fees
• Lunch box

You should bring: head gear, sun cream, water,  condition for 8-9 hours hiking, high spirits and of course your camera.

Technical Data

Price:

3 persons:                   $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:       $45.000,- / person

Price / low season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                   $42.000,- / person
4 or more persons:       $37.000,- / person

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Description

Departure at 6:45AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
At 07:15AM stars the adventurous ride on the oldest and the last narrow-gauge railway in Chile. The train winds it´s way along the Rio Maule all the way to Constitución. During the journey the train stops from time to time at small villages. For a lot of these villagers the train is the only possibility to go to the city.
It is recommended to sit on the left side of the train (when facing the direction of travel) to enjoy the best views. Warm clothes are also important because it´s very chilli in the morning.
In Constitución we will meet you from the train to continue the day with the easy 2 hour Maguellines Trek along the coastal cliffs.
During the hike, which starts ar Constitución harbor 5km away, you can enjoy the stunning landscape and wide array of flora and with some luck you can see sea lions sunbathing at the turning point of our hike.
At the beach we will return, mostly over big rocks, to the small harbor.
Back in Constitución we will stop at the town´s landmark, the rock Piedra de la Iglesia, where around 10001 seagulls and pelicans nest. Final visit in Constitución is the town´s hill Mutrun where we have a nice view over the ocean and the mouth of the Rio Maule.
After this we will return to Talca where we will arrive around 07:00PM

The Tour includes:

• Transfer
• Train tickets
• Guide
• Trekking sticks
• Lunch box
  

You should bring: Warm clothes, head gear, sun cream, water, high spirits and of course your camera.

Technical data

Price:

3 persons:                   $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:   $45.000,- / person

Price / low season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                   $42.000,- / person
4 or more persons:   $37.000,- / person

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Description

Departure at 7:00 – 7:30AM at your Hotel / Hostel in Talca or at the Plaza de Armas.
In San Clemente we can buy some water for the day.
After 1.5 hours we will arrive at Vilches Alto. This is the starting point for the trekking tour to the summit of the Cerro Peine.
From here we have a several hour hike, passing the Piedras Tacitas and the bright granite rock Piedras Blancas up to a pass at 2327m. From there it needs only half hour to the summit of the Cerro Peine at 2450m which waits for us with a gigantic view of the Descabezado Grande volcano and the Laguna del Alto.

The Tour includes:

• Transfer
• Guide
• Trekking sticks
• Lunch box
  

You should bring: head gear, sun cream, water, condition for 8-9 hours hiking, high spirits and of course your camera.

Technical data

Price per person:

3 persons:                   $50.000,- / person
4 or more persons:   $45.000,- / person

Low season (01.05. - 15.09. with reservation minimum 2 days in advance)

3 persons:                   $42.000,- / Person
4 or more persons:   $37.000,- / Person

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