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Puerto Montt
We will be welcomed at Puerto Montt airport and transferred to the hotel. We will enjoy a city tour around the capital of the X Region, situated in a protected bay in the Pacific Ocean, where we will visit Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the Colonization Monument, Viewpoints and New Neighborhoods, and value its architectonical heritage and culture mixing. We will also visit the traditional Seafood and Craftsmanship Market in Angelmó, where we will have an easy walk.
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Ancud
Breakfast at the hotel. Ancud is the entrance to Chiloé Archipelago and offers visitors the first impression of the Chilota Culture, so different and unique. First we will head for Pargua and cross the Chacao Channel by ferry, accompanied by sea animals and many birds. We may also visit the oyster bed in Caulín.
After this we will visit the historic city of Ancud, remarkable for its viewpoint and the historic fort, as well as the varied architectural style. We will also visit the Museum to learn something about the history of this city, and then go to the seafood and vegetable market.
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Chiloé Island - Castro and Dalcahue
Breakfast at the hotel. We will head for Dalcahue. There we will watch the typical Chilota craftsmanship, the houses built on piles (palafitos), and then we will head for Dalcahue Church, which is one of the churches declared Heritage Trust.
From there we will head for Castro, where we will have lunch, in a palafito if you like, and then walk around the Port area, the craftsmanship market, the Square and San Francisco Church, Castro Museum and the viewpoints.
In the afternoon we will get back to Puerto Varas.
Optional: Chiloé Churches: Our excursion here will be as the previous one, but also crossing to Quinchao Island to visit the wonderful Achao Church, the oldest one in Chiloé.
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Puerto Montt
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Puerto Montt Airport. |