CATAMARANES DEL SUR

PROGRAM GLACIAR EXPRESS
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS

DAY 1 : SANTIAGO - BALMACEDA - PUERTO CHACABUCO

Reception at Balmaceda Airport and transfer to Hotel Loberías del Sur, located in Puerto Chacabuco. To get there you have to cross part of the austral route at the Aysén region, passing the beautiful city of Coyhaique. During this tour you will enjoy a small sample of the impressive landscape that is a part of “Cordillera de Los Andes at the Chilean Patagonia .Arrival at Hotel Loberías del Sur having the beautiful bay of Puerto Chacabuco as scene. This is the hotel you will stay during the three nights.

At noon, a welcome Dinner including appetizer, entry, second, dessert and coffee. Overnight.

DAY 2 : LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL

At 8:00 am you will be a part of an unforgettable voyage on board of the Catamaran, that will take you across islands, channels and Patagonian fiords, until comes to the Laguna San Rafael .The quietude of its 170 km, the floating floes and the snowdrift with its constant and thunderous detaching of ices of thousands of years are the principal attraction of the tour.

On board of our zodiacs you will meet moreover nearby to the snowdrift San Rafael and the numerous floes that float around it. At the end of the excursion you will be able to enjoy an exquisite whisky with thousand-year-old ices that date back of more than 20 000 years. The anchorage will be among 2 to 3 hrs to begin the return to Puerto Chacabuco, place where you will come approximately at 10.00 pm. Transfer to the hotel and overnight.

DAY 3 : PUERTO CHACABUCO - BALMACEDA

At 09:00 am, a bus is going to take you from “Hotel Loberías del Sur”, for 15min across a way of singular beauty, up to coming to the final destiny: the recent inaugurated “Private Park Aiken del Sur “In it, you will initiate an expedition in that you will combine the adventure, the contact with the virgin

Nature of the Patagonia, the emotion and the exquisite food of the zone. (Lamb barbecue)

“Private Park Aikén del Sur “offers natural beauties as Lago Riesco Rivera. Lake of 14km of surface, of calm waters and of blue transparent color, a water fall of 22mts of height, native forests of everlasting species, humid species as ferns.

The park is implemented with a great infrastructure for the comfort of its visitors. This consists in:

A Visitor Centre equipped with hygienic services for women and men and disabled persons, a first aids room, a shop of crafts and interactive exhibitions of the flora, fauna and anthropology of the region.

A bilingual guide will be with you during the tour.

Three Natural Paths, equipped with special pavements, gangplanks, railing, bridges, viewing-points and rests that will tell the geographical bio-history of the place across educational stations. In them you will enjoy the wonderful seen to the lake, hills, river and mountain. Likewise during this tour you can be a witness of the singing and proximity of Chucao and Hueta, some of the birds that live in at the Park.

A “Quincho”, typical construction of the zone, which has a central barbecue where the traditional Patagonian lamb is roasted, a bar to taste the welcome Pisco Sour and the most exquisite Chilean wines. Capacity 140 persons. Also this place provides you hygienic services for ladies, men and disabled persons, and crafts shop. After this lunch, you will be able to walk at the other two paths and after that the transfer will take you to the hotel “Loberías del Sur “where you will rest of a day full of unforgettable experiences and adventures. You will take part of a pleasing dinner in our hotel, all that accompanied by the most exquisite products of the sea and national wines. Overnight.

Take note that the lunch at the quincho is with a minimum of 15 passengers

After Lunch, transfer to Balmaceda airport to take the flight to your next destination.

END OF THE PROGRAM

RATES
ROOMS / SINGLE SEASON
SINGLE / USD / 1.199
DOBLE / USD / 1.080
DEPARTURES
MAY / 18
AUGUST / 17
SEPTEMBER / 07 / 16 / 28
OCTOBER / 12 / 19 / 26
NOVEMBER / 02 / 09 / 16 / 23 / 30
DECEMBER / 07 / 14 / 29
JANUARY / 04 & 07 / 11 & 14 / 18 & 25 / 28
FEBRUARY / 01 & 04 / 08 & 11 / 13 & 15 / 18 & 22 / 25 & 27 & 29
MARCH / 07 / 14 / 21
APRIL / 04 / 18

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

RATES: Rates are expressed in US Dollars and its equivalent in Chilean pesos will be the one used by airlines at the time. MasterCard, Visa, Magna, Diners credit cards, Chilean pesos and US dollars are accepted.

RESERVATIONS: A 30% non-refundable deposit is required per person to secure and guarantee a reservation and get a written confirmation. The final payment must be received by Catamaranes del Sur, 30 days before arrival or beginning of this adventure.

MODIFICATIONS: The passenger will be able to change the date of de trip, only once, depending on availability and 15 days before the start of the original trip to the San Rafael Glacier, and 7 days on the route Puerto Montt-Chaitén-Castro-Puerto Montt. After this date, there will be no change whatsoever.

CONVEY: The ticket may be made over or passed on by owner of the said ticket, when prior notice is given to the Company by written and signed document, by the owner of the ticket, up to a period of 7 days before the navigating date.

CANCELLATIONS: Cancellations must be received in written by fax or e-mail. Cancellations before 45 days will be accepted without charge, after which the following refunds will strictly apply:

·  30 days before 90% (between 45 and 30 days)

·  30 to 20 days before 60%

·  19 to 08 days before 30%

·  07 to 0 days before 0%

The corresponding repayment will be made within 30 days of cancellation date. Deposit is not refundable.

NON PRESENTATION: Passengers not presenting themselves on time and at the place specified on the ticket, is not allowed to complain. There will be not indemnity or any refund on the amount paid.

INSURANCE: Medical insurance up to US$ 1.300 is provided by Catamaranes del Sur in case of accident occurred in our Catamaran. Passenger are entitled to contract their own insurance if they desire.

ITINERARIES: The Company can modify the route, stop, change time of departure at any time. We recommend confirmation 24 hours before departure.