Carretera Austral – Northern Part

• Reception of the rental car in Puerto Varas
• Drive to Puyehue National park
• Opportunity for lunch and bath in the Puyehue Hotel & SPA thermal springs
• Border crossing to Argentina
• Drive along the Nahuel Huapi lake to Bariloche
• Lodging in Bariloche
• 330km / 205mi paved road

Day 2 – Bariloche

• Trip around the Nahuel Huapi lake
• Visit the Llao Llao peninsula
• Campanario hill with a beautiful sight
• Lodging in the Hotel Nevada
• 50km / 31mi paved road

Day 3 – Bariloche – Futaleufu

• Drive to Los Cipreses through Esquel and Trevelin
• Border crossing to Chile
• Continue to Futaleufú, worldwide best known as the white-water and rafting paradise
• Short hike to the vantage point of the Futaleufú river
• Lodging in Futaleufú
• 350km / 218mi paved road

Day 4 – Futaleufu – El Pangue

• Drive through dense nature forest to Villa Santa Lucia
• Photo stop on the Yelcho Lake
• Continue your trip along the legendary Carretera Austral
• Lodging in the El Pangue Lodge
• Refreshing swim in the heated external pool
• 180km / 112mi gravel road

Day 5 – El Pangue

• Hike, ride or fish in the beautiful surrounds of the Lodge
• Enjoy the evening with a refreshing swim in the heated external pool
• Lodging in the El Pangue Lodge

Day 6 – El Pangue – Puyuhuapi

• Continue your trip along the Carretera Austral until the Queulat National park
• Hike to the divers sightseeing points of the hanging glacier
• Drive to Puyuhuapi
• Visit the carpet factory
• Lodging in Puyuhuapi
• 120km / 75mi gravel road

Day 7 – Puyuhuapi – Coyhaique

• Drive through an untouched nature until the city of Coyhaique
• Lodging in Coyhaique
• 170km/106mi gravel road / 50km/31mi paved road

Day 8 – Coyhaique

• Drive to Balmaceda
• Rental car drop-off at the airport
• 55 km / 34mi paved road