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Bernardo O'Higgins National Park

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Bernardo O`Higgins National Park has a topographical and ahical and anthropological variety. It has a surface of 3.524.648 hectares, being the biggest park in the country and the major sweet water reserve in the world. In the Bernardo O`Higgins National Park you can contemplate several glaciers and its particular fauna. The park is inhabitanted by Kaweskar or Yaganes, Chilean native population. Its anthropological significance being that it held the most austral population in the country, Yaganes or Kawescar people, who were nomades and travelled in canoes built with seawolves' skin.

Attractions

It`s the major sweet water reserve in the world. It has glaciers and wild fauna. Anthropological significance thanks to the last generations of Kaweskar people.

Activities

High mountain tour, mountain climbing, Flora and fauna contemplation.

Location

Eleventh region. Tortel Commune, Baker Channel in the Jorge Montt snowcap to 75 kilometers southeast Tortel bay and 545 kilometers southwest Coyhaique.

How to get there?

Santiago-Coyhaique: Airway Coyhaique-Tortel bay: Land route by Austral Route Tortel bay-Jorge Montt Snowcap: Seaway Anywhere- Tortel bay: Airway.

When to go?

January, February, March, October, November, December.

Climate

Cold weather. The annual media temperature is 9ºC. The rain is plentiful all year -600 to 4000 milimeters per year-.

Services

Housing, food, transportation.

Surroundings

Tortel bay, Exploradores bay, Castillo Hill, Las Manos cave, Bertrand Lake, Cochrane lake, Leones lake, San Lorenzo Hill, General Carrera Lake, Castillo Hill Nacional Reserve, Tamango National Reserve, Baker River, Capilla de Mármol Nature Sanctuary, Jorge Montt Snowcap, Leones Snowcap, Soler Snowcap.

Travel services in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park

Tours related to Bernardo O'Higgins National Park	Duration	Rate
See all Tours in North Patagonia and Black Forest
Austral Road within your reach	7 days	USD $2773
Hacienda Tres Lagos	5 days	USD $1487
Mallin Colorado Eco Lodge	4 days	USD $1078
Mallin Colorado Eco Lodge and Caleta Tortel	7 days	USD $2372
Southern Austral Road	9 days	USD $2700

Hotels near Bernardo O'Higgins National Park	Stars	City/Area	Rate
See all Hotels in General Carrera Lake and Baker River
Hotel Cabañas El Mirador de Playa Guadal		General Carrera Lake	USD $56
Hacienda Tres Lagos		General Carrera Lake	USD $275
Terra Luna Lodge		General Carrera Lake	USD $50
Mallin Colorado Eco Lodge		General Carrera Lake	USD $1021