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Mocho Volcano
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 Araucania and Lake District, trekking and climbing Volcanoes

Duration : 14 days
Difficulty : Easy - Moderate
Minimum : 2 persons
Suitable date : October - April

This is an overland trip with trekking and hiking through the lake district of Chile.
In this itinerary, we will climb six volcanoes (some of them active) also visiting hot springs, eight National Parks, thirteen lakes. This trip is for those nature lovers who enjoy one of the most beautiful regions of Chile.
We also visit Mapuche communities, enjoy local food and culture rich in traditions.
One of the main attractions of this route is the possibility of combining this trip adventure with a comforting physical activity and rest in comfortable hotels and cozy hot springs.
  SEASON 2012-2013
   
TRIP Volcanos Araucania (14d)
1 November 17 - 30 (2012)
2 December 2 - 15 (2012)
3 December 16 – 29 (2012)
4 March 2 - 15 (2013)



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Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Santiago.
Private transfer from Santiago airport to our Hotel. Our guide will await you at the Santiago airport to take you to your hotel. Dinbner not included.
Day 2: Santiago – Temuco - Malalcahuello.
Private transfer from hotel to Santiago airport to take flight towards Temuco (50 min). Here your guide await you at Maquehue airport. Ground transfer to Malalcahuellos located in Nalcas National Forest. Lodging in mountain lodge, dinner.
Day 3: Lonquimay Volcano (2,726m.)
Breakfast in the morning. Drive 20km. to volcano base. Climb Lonquimay volcano of 2.865m. Down back and transfer to Malalcahuello Hot springs and enjoy a pleasant thermal waters in a Malalcahiello spa. Back to our mountain lodge and dinner.
Altitude total gain 1,200m.
Day 4: Conguillio National Park and Sollipulli camp.
Breakfast. Ground transfer to Conguillio park where is located Llaima Volcano. Visit Capren lake, Conguillio Lake, LLaima Volcano and Sierra nevada mountain range. Relax at Conguillio lake and short walk at the lake shore. Contunue driving through Conguillio Park towards Sollipulli eco camp. Snack and dinner.
Day 5: Sollipulli Volcano (2,120m.)
Breakfast. Climb Sollipulli volcano of 2.120m. 3 hours until the crater. From here we have a incomparable view of this wide open crater (4 km diameter). Down into the crater where we walk on the inside glacier. If we have enough time, we can practice ice climbing in some crevases. Back to our camp where we will enjoy and relax into hot tubs.
Snack and dinner.
Altitude total gain 1,000m.
Day 6: Drive to Pucon.
After breakfast, we will initiate our ground transfer to Pucon village located besides Villarrica lake. Arrival at lunch time. After accomodate we have a optional rafing trip on Trancura river Class 3+. Lodging in Hostel. Dinner not included (Pucon offer a wide restaurants alternatives).
Day 7: Trekking Huerquehue National Park.
Breakfast in the morning. Spectacular green forest and multi lake trek where we can observe native trees like Lenga, Araucaria, Laurel, Tepa and Coigue, and birds like the red woodpecker. Pleasant and unike trek among old trees and lakes filled by rainfalls. After this trek we will visit the natural and pleasant hot spring of Los Pozones waters of 35 y 40 Celsius degrees. Lodging in Hostel in Pucon.
Day 8: Villarrica Volcano (2,840m.) - Transfer to Calafquen.
Climbing the active Villarrica volcano of 2.840m. Drive from Pucon to Ski area in this volcano. The hike start on lava fields and then on snow until the top of volcano. Here we can feel the power of nature that came from into the crater. Back to ur hostel in Pucon. Dinner.
Altitude total gain 1,750m.
Day 9: Choshuenco volcano (2,415m.)
Drive to Huilo-Huilo natural reserve. Climbing Mocho and Choshuenco volcano of 2.415m. volcano with specials characteristics by his broad plateau right after the crater summit. Back to Calafquen lake. Lodging in our cabin. Dinner.
Optional: until March is possible to climb this volcano with skiis. Advise us if you need to rent ski touring material.
Altitude total gain 700m.
Day 10: Camp Puyehue.
Breakfast and free morning at Calafquen lake. At the afternoon, we will start our ground trip to Puyehue lake. On the route we will visit Maihue lake and Ranco lake until our arrival in Puyehue lake, place of our camp at the begin of out path to crater. Set up our tents and Dinner.
Day 11: Summit Puyehue Volcano (2,240m.) - Transfer to Puerto Varas.
Before sunset, we will start our hike from our camp 2 to climbing Puyehue volcano of 2.240m. Place whit incomparable views of the lakes and volcanoes of the area. Sunshine on summit of volcano. Down back to our camp. Dinner.
Altitude total gain 1.700m.
Day 12: Osorno Volcano (2.660m.)
If group are ok and still in fit after several volcanoes, we will attempt Osorno Volcano Breakfast and drive to visit the Puyehue hot spring where we will take a relaxing swim. After that we will continue move towards south to Llanquihue lake. On the route we will visit Ranco lake and Petrohue water falls. Lodging in hostel in Puerto Varas. Dinner.
Altitude total gain 1.700m.
Day 13: Puerto Montt - Santiago.
Breakfast and transfer from Llanquihue to Puerto Montt airport. Pick up at the Santiago airport and transfer to our hotel. Dinner not included.
Day 14:
Santiago - Flight back.
Transfer from the hotel to airport.

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Includes:

- Mountain guide and driver
- 2 Nights hotel in Santiago, double room with breakfast (Dinner not included)
- 2 Nights in mountain lodge in Malalcahuello, double room with breakfast and dinner
- 2 Nights of camp in Sollipulli eco-camp, with breakfast and dinner
- 2 Nights hosteria in Pucon, double room with breakfast (dinner not included)
- 2 Nights of camp in Calafquen lake (Choshuenco), with breakfast and dinner
- 1 Nights in tent in Puyehue volcano, with breakfast and dinner
- 2 Night hosteria in Puerto Varas, double room with breakfast (Dinner not included)
- All the terrestrial transfers from Temuco to Puerto Montt airports
- All the dinners and breakfast in camping days
- Trail food in trekking days
– National Parks entrance fees
- Ascents to volcanoes Lonquimay, Sollipilli, Villarrica, Choshuenco, Puyehue and Osorno.
- All the hot springs entrance fees
- High mountain tents and all equipment of kitchen for Puyehue
- First aid Kit
- Radio communication
- Flight from Santiago - Temuco / Puerto Montt – Santiago

Service does not include:

- Dinners and lunch in Santiago, Pucon and Puerto Varas
- Sleeping bag and mattress (available for rent)
- Personal trekking equipment
- Extra meals and drinks in cities
- Rafting and mountain biking(optionals)




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Climbing on Volcan Osorno (optional side trip)


Camp Sollipulli


  Climbing into a Sollipulli crater (optional side trip)


Climbing volcan Mocho





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