Volcano Tour - 5 days

Organisational Details

Participants: 2-6 person (Open tour)

Registration: 14 days before deadline

Languages: English, Spanish

Booking option: Booking on fixed rate

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Description of Tour

Life in southern Chile has been shaped by its proximity to nature. Volcanoes and glaciers shape the landscape, form the geography and define our way of life.

This "Volcano Tour" invites you to an experiential journey in the Lake District of Chile, to gain perspectives that only mountains can offer us. The peaks of the volcanoes, as the identity of our region, will show us the way as they also define our culture and way of life. We will not only climb their peaks, we will discover nature, people, culture and cities - shaped by the coasts, valleys and the Pacific Ocean.

Highlights: The south of Chile, Puerto Varas, climbing the volcanoes Osorno (2,652m), Calbuco (2,015m) and Casa Blanca (1.990m); Vicente Perez Rosales National Park amp; Puyehue; Llanquihue National Reserve; hot springs; rafting*, canyoning* or ziplining*; overnight in tent, mountain hut and hostal**.

*Included optional excursion, depending on tour itinerary and availability.
** Hostal in Puerto Varas.

Tour itinerary

Day 1
From the airport or bus station, we drive to Puyehue in the outskirts of Osorno. In the national park we set up our tent site and enjoy the afternoon in the hot springs "Aguas Calientes". We set up our dinner at the campsite.

Accommodation: tent for 2 people
Meals: Dinner at the campsite
Transportation: private

Day 2
We start the climb of Casablanca volcano in the early morning hours. We can choose between the normal route or the "Laguna Bertin" route. After the summit climb we will drive to the so-called "City of Roses" - Puerto Varas and sleep there in a lovingly run hostal.

Accommodation: hostal in Puerto Varas
Meals: Breakfast, snack
Transport: private

Day 3
Our next destination takes us to the Llanquihue National Reserve to climb Calbuco Volcano. The climb begins almost at sea level and takes us to an altitude of just under 2,000m. We hike through evergreen forests with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and Chile's beautiful lake region.

Accommodation: hostal in Puerto Varas
Meals: Breakfast, snack
Transportation: private

Day 4
Relaxation or reserve day in case of bad weather. There is an option to spend the day canyoning, rafting or canopy. In the afternoon we find ourselves in Vicente Peres Rosales National Park to visit the famous Petrohue Waterfalls. We spend the evening at the mountain hut "El Refugio Teski" on the slopes of Osorno Volcano.

Accommodation: mountain hut
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: private

Day 5
Our volcano tour will be completed with the climb of Osorno Volcano. This requires not only good physical condition but also requires glacier hiking techniques (crampons, ice axe, rope team) to reach the summit. From the mountain hut we need between 6 and 8 hours to be able to experience the unique view over this beautiful landscape. After this climb, we review the last 5 days over lunch back at the mountain hut and finally drive to Puerto Varas.

End of tour.

Rations: Breakfast, snack, lunch
Transportation: private

Additional package "Start / End in Santiago":includes: Day 0:transportation from the airport, city tour in Santiago, transportation and guide in Santiago, luxury night bus from Santiago to Osorno. Day 5:luxury night bus from Puerto Varas to Santiago. Day 6: City tour "Santiago-Valparaiso" or "Wine Route (Causin Macul, Concha and Toro)", Hotel ***. Day 7: Transport from the hotel to the airport.

Price: EURO 540,--

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Services

Inclusive

Local guides (Spanish, English), climbing permit, National Park fee, excursions (as indicated in the tour itinerary), transport* (as indicated in the tour itinerary), equipment (rope, helmet, harness, crampons, ice axe, carabiners, slings, rappelling equipment, mountain tents, cooking/kitchen equipment, camping tables and chairs), insurance for the excursion (Seguros Interamericana), meals and accommodation (as indicated in the tour itinerary), first aid equipment (WFR), and salvage equipment in case of an accident, satellite phone (4USD / minute) satellite GPS messenger and/or VHF radios.

* Transportation is subject to tour itinerary and availability. We reserve the right to change the type of transportation to meet the schedule.

Exclusive
Personal equipment, life and/or travel insurance, luggage carriers or horses, additional expenses in cities, meals (if not specified in the tour itinerary or menu included), additional nights(if not specified, or in case ofchanges in the tour itinerary), alcoholic beverages, drinks, anything else not specifically mentioned in the program. Equipment to be brought for the participants: hiking/climbing clothes (in "layer system", gloves and headgear), hiking boots (leather or plastic), sandals, gaiters, swimwear, towel, sunglasses (reserve glasses), backpack ( 55lt.), travel bag (with lock), sleeping bag (synthetic, -7°C comfort), sleeping pad, hiking poles, headlamp (spare batteries), bottle or water bag for 1l of water, camera, sunscreen (face and lips). INFO: It is also possible to rent equipment. Contact us for more information about their appropriate equipment.

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Requirements

Requirements: No mountaineering/climbing experience required, but physical fitness for up to 12 hours of sustained exertion with pack as well as setting up the tent site and assisting with cooking is required. Assessment of the fitness of participants is subject to the judgement of the mountain guides. Participant and Age Restrictions: For people aged between 12 and 70 years. Not suitable for persons with heart problems, or a disability that prevents this physical activity, pregnant women, and persons under 18years of age without written permission from a parent or guardian authorized by the parent or guardian.Please seek advice on health issues from a specialist in sports medicine before deciding to participate. Insurance: The insurance taken out when booking the tour covers death and accidents during activities during the excursion: trekking, volcano climbing, rafting, canyoning, canopy. The insurance is taken out by us. We will be happy to inform you about the amount of the insurance on request. It is the responsibility of the traveler to take out additional life and/or travel insurance. We reserve the right to cancel or change an upcoming tour in case of bad weather conditions or other reasons regarding safety, according to the assessment of the tour guides. Participants will be informed in time and will receive a full refund. In case of cancellation of an ongoing tour due to bad weather, at the request of the participants, accidents, or other reasons, payments made will not be refunded. We expressly point out that the booking of this tour can not include the right to climb the summit.

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Information about the Guide of the Agency

Matiacute;as Andreacute;s father of Isidora and a member of the volunteer firefighters of the 4th Company of Osorno and SAR ONG.Matiacute;as studied tourism in Inacap, Osorno ndash; Chile. He completed courses of orientation, mountaineering and climbing in the ldquo;Federacioacute;n de Andinismusrdquo; Chile and the ldquo;Escuela Espantilde;ola de Alta Montantilde;ardquo;, as well as the Wilderness First Responder ndash; First Aid Course (CSE / WFR) ndash; conducted by the Ecomed Foundation in 2009 . He worked between 2008 and in Peulla as a tourism guide.At the age of 13 years to mountaineering and climbing in the Andes of southern Chile. He realized climbs on the European continent and in the Andes, including the Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, the attempt of ldquo;Swiss-Routerdquo; in Grand Capucin, the south face of the Marmolada, unlocking the ldquo;Via Chilenardquo; on Mount Tronador. In addition, he climbed the volcano San Jose, the volcanoes Casa Blanca, Puyehue, Calbuco, Osorno, Mocho ndash; Choshuenco, Puntiagudo and made the first absolute ascent of ldquo;Cerro Isirdquo; in the Cordon ldquo;Los Cenizosrdquo; in the Suuml;den of Chile (2007). In the area of Valle de Ishinca and Valle de los nevados Alpamayo y Quitaraju he climbed the summit of Tocallarju (6032m).nbsp;Joseacute; Miguel is married to Sandra, and so with one foot in Chile and the other in Ouml;sterreich. He studied visual communication design, understanding how to see the world in ways other than the purely vertical of climbing.In 2004-2005 he participated in the ldquo;Technificacion Programrdquo; of the ldquo;Federacioacute;n de Andinismus de Chilerdquo;, completed courses at the ldquo;Escuela Espantilde;ola de Alta Montana ndash; EEAMrdquo; in 2008, and in 2010 the WFR ndash; 80h first aid course of the Ecomed Foundation.JM realized expeditions in northern, central and southern Chile as well as Argentina, in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Dolomites and the mountains of the Caucasus. In addition, he has climbed many multi-pitch routes in rock and ice all over the world. JM counts over 50 high alpine ascents, including:: Aiguille du Midi, Dr. Hernan Cruz, the Buracchio-Delgado canal in Cerro Punta Negra, numerous volcanoes in Chile: Puntiagudo, Osorno, Calbuco, Puyehue, Casa Blanca. San Pablo and San Jose in northern Chile, Cerro Arenas, Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and an attempt on Elbrus in Russia.

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