We will begin this tour leaving from the passenger`s hotels in Coyhaique at approximately 6 AM to start our journey along the Carretera Asutral Sur , towards the town of Puerto Tranquilo.
On our journey of approximately 223 km we will be able to contemplate beautiful lenga, ciruelillo or notro, coigüe and ñire. We will also pass by important landmarks in the region, such as Laguna Chiguay, Piedra del Conde and Portezuelo Ibáñez, which has the largest height of the entire Carretera Austral. We will be able to appreciate the Cerro Castillo as we approach the valley of the Ibañez River, crossing the new Cerro Castillo National Park.
We will have several photo stops along the way, where we will pass through the Dead Forest, witness to the eruption of the Hudson Volcano that took place in 1991, and we will descend through the Murta River Valley, until we find ourselves at face the immensity of General Carrera Lake.
We will arrive at Puerto Tranquilo in time for enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon we will make a brief transfer to General Carrera Lake to make the expected navigation to Marble Chapels. This place of singular beauty and formed by the action of the lake on the limestone, has caves of great attraction.
After touring the area and obtaining impressive views of Marble Chapels, we will return to the city of Coyhaique, where we will make a previous stop at the Villa del Cerro Castillo to buy a snack, if so they want it.