This epic adventure through the staggeringly beautiful Huilo Huilo rainforest is a daredevil’s dream: white water rafting, hiking, mountain biking, and ziplining, all topped off with a relaxing spa visit and a cold one from a local brewing pub!
Ziplining in the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve
DAY 1: Arrival in Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve
You’ll be picked up at the airport and taken to Neltume, a town very close to Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve: your home and base camp for the next few days. After making our way to the Reserve, we’ll check in and freshen up – ready to enjoy dinner and fuel up for the days’ adventures.
Meals: D
Accommodation: Nothofagus Hotel & Spa, Huilo Huilo
Rainforest mountain biking
DAY 2: Rainforest Trekking and Mountain Biking
Don’t skimp on breakfast: today you’ll need your energy! This morning, you’ll go by 4×4 to the Reserve’s north and set off on our hike through the Andean Lakes Trail. Get ready to trek through some of the area’s most stunning natural corners, through forests, over rivers, and around lagoons forged by ancient volcanic activity. We’ll have lunch along the way – as if the only people on Earth – and continue on to begin the day’s next adventure: mountain biking. Gloves, helmets, and our “two-wheeled chariots” await us and fully equipped, we’ll descend along a country road through the woods. Our 4×4 will take us back to our hotel – where we’ll soon be ready for dinner at the Reserve.
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Nothofagus Hotel & Spa, Huilo Huilo
Whitewater rafting on the Fuy River
DAY 3: Rafting and Canopy Adventure
Today’s a day of highs and lows – right from the Reserve’s watery rapids to its treetops! After breakfast, we’ll head to the Fuy River and kit up for a morning of rafting. Once everyone is dressed to impress (equipment includes wetsuits, windbreakers, life jackets, helmets and boots), our whitewater guide will teach us about rafting safety and techniques. Now the fun really begins! Board your raft and set off on an adrenalin-inducing, down-river descent. Soak in the valley and native forest from aboard your raft and live the moment: you’re flying down one of Chile’s best rafting rivers!
After shaking off the water, we’ll go back to our hotel for lunch and a short rest. This evening, the day’s second excursion – the Canopy XL tour – will be underway. Not far from Huilo Huilo Falls, you’ll take to the rainforest’s treetops on five 500m ziplines raised 90m above the ground, one of the longest zip line system in South America (430 meters). This “Flight of the Condor” canopy tour lets you see the Patagonian temperate rainforest as never before (just like our lucky feathered friends do every day!). Once we’ve landed, treat yourself to a spot of relaxation. Perhaps you’d like to visit the Lawenko Spa? Or maybe few well-earned ales at Petermann Brewery sound better? After this much-deserved downtime, we’ll finish our evening with a final dinner at the Reserve.
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Nothofagus Hotel & Spa, Huilo Huilo
Trekking in the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve
DAY 4: Check out and airport transfer
A final breakfast awaits you – as will your airport transfer, ready to take you to board your onward flight to your next adventure.
Meals: B
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Your friendly Chile expert,
Gretchen