Mallin Colorado Eco Lodge and Caleta Tortel
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Start: Balmaceda Airport.
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Departure: Daily
Description
Visit the southernmost area of the Austral Road. Visit the Marble Caves, take a horseback riding in a private property, drive to the remote village Caleta Tortel in the end of the Baker River.
Itinerary
Day 01: Balmaceda - Marbel Caves - Mallín Colorado
You will be greeted at the Balmaceda Airport and we will drive you about 5 hours (150 miles) to the lodge, along the extremely scenic Carretera Austral. Lunch will be provided with a view of magnificent mountain peaks . In the late afternoon we will take an excursion by boat to the Marble Caves near Puerto Tranquilo. You will arrive in the Mallín Colorado Ecolodge, in time to settle into your cabin before dinner is served.
Day 02: Mallín Colorado
Breakfast will be served in the main lodge. You may choose to walk or ride horseback riding to the Mallín Colorado Lagoon through native forests of Coigüe and Lenga, with excellent views of the Cordón Contreras Glaciers. Lunch will be provided and in the afternoon you will be free to explore the 3 kms. of Mallín Colorado pathways or simply enjoy the stunning view fromeither the patio of the main lodge or the deck of your cabin. Dinner will be served in front of the fireplace.
Day 03: Mallín Colorado - Baker River - Caleta Tortel
Breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM in the main lodge, so that we may get an early start on our drive to Caleta Tortel. We will visit the small village of Puerto Bertrand on the Bertrand Lake and watch as its waters flow into the exceptionally beautiful turquoise water of the Baker River. We will follow a short trail to witness the mighty power of the rapids at the confluence of the Baker River and the Nef River. We will then visit the town of Cochrane, famous for its delicious empanadas. In late afternoon we will arrive in Caleta Tortel. Originally acccessible only by boat, the town consists in an ingenious network of footbridges, stairs and bridges that go over rocks, vegetation and marshes, connecting the piers with the houses and shops. Lodging will be in a rustic but yet elegant lodge.
Day 4: Caleta Tortel
Day at leisure in Caleta Tortel to walk around the hundreds of stairs and bridges made of Cypress wood, take photographs and enjoy the amazing views. Lunch and dinner in the lodge.
Day 5: Caleta Tortel - Patagonian Park - Mallín Colorado
After breakfast, we will visit the Chacabuco Valley where you will see guanacos, foxes, condors, flamingos, bandurias and many other birds in a unique ecosystem which is more similar to the Argentinian steppe than Chilean Patagonia. We will arrive back at the Mallín Colorado Lodge for dinner and lodging. (420 kms.)
Day 6: Mallín Colorado
Breakfast in the main lodge followed an excursion of your choice: a boat excursion on Bertrand Lake, a full day of hiking around Puerto Guadal, or rafting on the Baker River. Picnic lunch will be provided. Dinner will be served at Mallín Colorado.
Day 7: Mallín Colorado - Balmaceda Airport
Breakfast and transfer to Balmaceda airport during 5 hours. Lunch on the road. (240 kms.)
End of our services.