• bosque
  • bote
  • glaciar
  • glacier
  • ice
  • sunset
  • trees

Paths for hiking

Región de Aysén
General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Path from the pier, in the Swan join up to the San Rafael glacier with a total length of 5,500 m. with communication to all units and facilities in the area. On the way, there are two sets of facilities with restrooms, the access control booth at Puntilla and the geese area, the Lake with the Swan Garden. This trail, also takes us to the access to the base of the San Rafael Glacier, crossing the evergreen forest, allowing us to observe the vegetation replacing the receding ice.

How Much Do We Love This Place?

The Good

  • It's an area of immense beauty with the remoteness that people expect from Patagonia
  • There are some of the best fly-fishing lodges
  • A sailing journey to one of Chile's most awe-inspiring glaciers
  • You can find lands laden with lush vegetation or layered in fields of ice

The Bad

  • Few accommodation options
  • Towns along the way are few and far between
  • Some parts of the highway are deserted

Somewhere Special To Stay

HOTEL FROM iCATEGORY
Puyuhuapi Lodge 219 USD
Loberias del Sur 180 USD
Yelcho Patagonia 3000 USD
Hacienda Tres Lagos 276 USD
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