The unique journey takes you from one spectacular lodge to the next while passing through one of the most gorgeous river landscapes in the world.  With a group size limited to 16, 3-1 client to guide ratio. chef prepared meals at beautiful lodges, this one of a kind adventure is suited for anyone with a spirit for adventure regardless of experience level. 

DAY
1: U.S.

Evening
flight from the U.S. to Santiago, Chile. (Airfare not included) 

DAY 2: SANTIAGO / PUERTO MONTT / PUERTO VARAS

You arrive in Puerto Montt and transfer to the Cumbres Hotel, in the town of Puerto Varas. Located on the shores of Lago Llanquihue, with Mount Fuji-like, snow-capped, Volcano Osorno, rising directly out of the deep blue water, Puerto
Varas is one of the most beautiful towns in South America. The afternoon is free to explore the town. In the early evening we meet the Earth River guide, Maria, in the hotel lobby and go out for welcome dinner.

Note:
When you arrive at the Puerto Montt Airport, you transfer (on your own) bye taxi to the Cumbres Hotel in Puerto Varas where a room is waiting in your name.

DAY 3: PUERTO VARAS / RIO FUTALEUFU / LONCONAO COTTAGES

After breakfast Maria escorts us to the to the Chaiten flight. The short flight is spectacular as we follow a rugged, mountainous coastline. We board the bus and drive past roaring turquoise rivers, hanging glaciers and deep blue lakes to
our starting point on the Futaleufu. After a safety talk, we run a series of marvelous class 4 rapids. Two safety catarafts escort us down the river. We spend the evening in wonderful cottages on the shore Lago Lonconao. Each cottage has two large bedrooms, a spacious “great room” and a deck with chairs overlooking the clear lake and snow-capped peaks. Lake activities including kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, swimming, and fishing.

NOTE: Meals at the Lonconao Cottages are prepared by the guides.

DAY 4: LONCONAO COTTAGES / INFLATABLE KAYAKING CLASS II/III ESPOLON RIVER /LONCONAO COTTAGES

Today we board mountain bikes for a beautiful 5-mile, ride along beautiful Rio Espolon to our inflatable kayak put in. After an introductory lesson we kayak wonderful class 2-3 rapids. (Note: guests who prefer not to go in individual kayaks have the option of paddling in a small, guided raft). Night at Lonconao cottages.

DAY 5: LONCONAO COTTAGES / FUTALEUFU RAFTING / LONCONAO COTTAGES

We spend the day running wonderful rapids through the remote upper Futaleufu Canyon. Lunch is at spectacular Z-shaped flume cut into solid granite. There is an optional 10 to 30 foot high cliff jump into the aerated blue pool below the
rapid. After lunch we spend the afternoon paddling a beautiful section of fun whitewater.

DAY 6: LONCONAO COTTAGES / RIO AZUL INFLATABLE KAYAKING / PEUMA LODGE

This morning we board mountain bikes and ride to our inflatable kayak put in on the turquoise, class 3, Rio Azul. The narrow dirt road winds its way past beautiful farms and dense forests. We are now well trained in kayaks and spend the day paddling wonderful class 3 rapids on the Azul down to the confluence with the Futaleufu. The views along the way of the snow-capped peaks rising from the brilliant turquoise water are stunning. This is one of the most beautiful class three beginner inflatable kayak runs in the world.

Note:
small, guided raft is available for those not wanting to kayak. We spend the night at the Peuma Eco-Lodge, situated in a hidden valley ringed with mountains on all sides. Each of the Peuma's beautifully appointed cabins are linked
to the main great room and dining facility by boardwalks. The view from the dining room, deck and wooden hot tub of Teton-like spires rising 6,000 feet above the forest floor is the type of view that people imagine when they think of
Patagonia.

DAY 7: PEUMA LODGE / FUTALEUFU RAFTING / RIO BLANCO CANYONING / FUTALEUFU RAFTING /PEUMA LODGE

This morning a series of fun rapids down to the confluence with the Rio Blanco slot canyon where we embark on a remarkable journey through this hidden cleft in the
Patagonia Andes. Hiking, climbing, and swimming is the only way to traverse this incredible natural labyrinth of white boulders, clear azure pools and stunning waterfalls. When we exit the canyon, we board the rafts and run some fantastic rapids.

DAY 8: PEUMA LODGE / LAGO OBSESSION HIKE / STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING

Leaving from the lodge we hike through an enchanted forest of ancient hardwood trees, past impressive waterfalls to stunning Lago Obsession. With its dramatic landscape of sculptured stone, snow and ice, this miniature, hanging blue lake is a masterwork of nature’s artistry and a rarely visited scenic highlight of Patagonia. The views in every direction from kayaks and stand-up paddle boards are astounding. Cut by the glacier, the intimate 10-acre body of water is like a giant bottomless swimming pool. A dramatic 2,500 vertical foot ice-enshrouded granite tooth rises from the lake.

NOTE:
Optional day’s activity: For those people not wishing to make the strenuous
hike to Obsession Lake there less strenuous up into the old growth forest.

DAY 9: PEUMA LODGE / RIO FUTALEUFU RAFTING / YELCHO LODGE 

Today we raft a dozen wonderful rapids. After the last rapid the canyon boasts some of its most impressive scenery with grand vistas of towering mountains and glaciers. In the afternoon, we board the bus for the one-hour trip to the Yelcho Lodge. Framed with a bowl of giant mountains, the hand-built wooden lodge rests within thousands of private acres
on the edge of Yelcho lake, the body of water the Futaleufu flows into. If time allows there is a hike to where a glacier vent of deep blue ice, meets the rain forest. We spend the night in comfortable cabins. That night we have a farewell
dinner.

DAY 10: YELCHO LODGE / CHAITEN / PUERTO MONTT / SANTIAGO

This morning we drive for an hour to the Chaiten airport. We board the plane for the flight back to Puerto Montt. Upon landing Maria transfer you to Puerto Varas for lunch where people are now on their own for lunch and shopping. Later in
the afternoon, individuals transfer (on their own) to the airport to catch our domestic flight to Santiago and then our international flight back home. 


NOTE: When you arrive back in Puerto Montt, Maria, will meet you with the extra bags
you left at the start of the trip.

DAY 11:

This morning we arrive back to your home country.