Tours and Activities:
Time of Adventure
A national park and three ancient volcanoes guard the beautiful natural surroundings, offering trekking, zip-lining, rock climbing, abseiling, and kayaking in one place, suitable for all ages.
The Valdivian rainforest, which is home to Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, is the setting for an unforgettable experience. Among ancient larch, coihue, and lenga trees, a sports area offers activities throughout the year in the heart of nature.
In Petrohué, a small village with an old hotel that keeps the stories of the first explorers alive, the Petrohué River flows from Lake Todos los Santos, offering rapids ideal for adventure and recreation.
The group was made up of several European tourists and the four of us, all eager to take the same tour. Two extreme sports guides equipped us with helmets and harnesses and gave us theoretical safety instructions to prevent and avoid accidents during the trip.
When everything was ready, we began the first activity, which was an interactive trek, where we learned about the soil, fauna, and flora: pumas, coypus, mountain monkeys, and foxes inhabit the area, although we could only observe ducks, birds, and a kingfisher.
After about twenty minutes of gentle walking, we reached the first big challenge of the day: a 100-meter zip line over a canyon. The guide crossed first, followed by each member of the group, amid laughter, screams, and applause. A few meters further on, the view of Lake Todos los Santos and the first waterfalls of the river impressed us with their turquoise color.
Venturing into the jungle
A small path took us deep into the thick forest to a huge rock, which we had to climb using ropes. We put on our harnesses and received instructions on how to climb to the top. This exercise really tired us out, and we had to wait a few minutes to recover, but we did it!
For the second time, a ravine awaited us, but instead of a zip line, it was a rappel down which we had to slowly descend about 100 meters. The vertigo of looking down paralyzed us for a few moments, but calmly and following the instructions, we ended up descending safely. When we reached solid ground, the immensity of the forest enveloped us as we resumed our hike, listening to the birds singing.
In the distance, we heard the murmur of the Petrohué River, where we began the last of the challenges, which consisted of getting into one of the kayaks parked there and paddling upstream with all our strength, just salmon. Thus, exhausted but happy, we ended the day with a sense of accomplishment and awe at the natural beauty of the place.
According to Franz Shirmer of Expediciones Petrohué, "if there is a place where it is possible to practice all kinds of adventure sports, that place is Petrohué. From half-daymulti-day kayaking trips, canyoning, climbing the Osorno volcano, fly fishing, class 3 and 4 rafting, 4x4 tours, bird watching, trekking, and much more... All this in unspoiled natural settings that allow us to understand how life began in this region millions of years ago and bring us closer to the history of its first settlers."
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