In and around Castro Upon your arrival at Mocopulli Airport, pick up your rental car and drive to the city of Castro. We invite you to visit the main attractions of Castro and its surroundings, such as its heritage churches, the Agricultural and Artisan Market and stilt houses. Dinner & Overnight @ Hotel Parque Quilquico

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Dinner

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• High-end Accommodation: Parque Quilquico

Breakfast at hotel. Today we invite you to make a special route to see Chiloe’s cultural, agricultural and religious heritage. Visit Dalcahue, Curaco de Velez and and Achao villages where you will find World Heritage churches, some small museums, artisans and an attractive cuisine. While exploring back roads you will understand why FAO recognized Chiloé as a World Agricultural Heritage (SIPAM), exemplified in the work of many generations of farmers who developed ingenious practices for the use and conservation of natural resources. An example is the cultivation of more than 200 varieties of native potatoes. De depending on the time of year, you will see some birds, both residents and migratory among which are the zarapitos,(straight-billed curlew) (Limosahaemastica) and the attractive Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopteruschilensis). Dinner & Overnight @ Hotel Parque Quilquico

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

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• High-end Accommodation: Parque Quilquico

Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will enjoy the spectacular landscape of which the naturalist Charles Darwin was amazed by the lakes Huillinco, Cucao, and the Pacific Ocean. We recommend you start this journey around 8:30-:09:00 am and travel to the south of the island. First, you could stop at the city of Chonchi, known as the "City of Three-floors" due to its different levels where the World Heritage Church stands out, the Museum of Traditions, the waterfront and crafts market, and then continue to the town of Huillinco where you will see a cemetery of houses very characteristic of Chiloe. You will arrive at Chiloé’s National Park and start at the Visitor Center, an attractive walk along the path of "The Tepual" where you can see the typical forest of Chiloe. During the afternoon, return to your hotel. Dinner & Overnight @ Hotel Parque Quilquico Important: please wear clothes that are suitable for rain, because the weather is constantly changes at any time of the year. Stores in rural areas are open all day, but they close between 1:00 and 3:00pm. Carry local currency (Chilean pesos), since it isn’t possible to pay with debit or credit cards in kiosks and rural stores.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

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• High-end Accommodation: Parque Quilquico

Breakfast at the hotel. The Tantauco Park is located in the territory farthest from the island of Chiloé to the limit of Chilean Patagonia, in the South of the world. It has ancient and green, forest peat bog dating from the last ice age, together with lakes and rivers, all of them are distributed in a vast territory of 118.000 ha. We recommend you to start this journey around 8:00 am and travel to the south of the island. Then, 20 km before Quellón, you must take a secondary road to get to the Yaldad, the main park entrance which is accessible via 18km of dirt road from the main Ruta 5. Here one can hike several short trails, or drive another 20km to the offices in Chaiguata, which also host a number of short trails. You can do a 30-minute walk along the "Siempreverde" trail (low level) and then continue to the sector of Chaiguata, a place that is characterized by forests of Tepu and where highlights the imposing Cypress of the Guaitecas. After lunch, you could make trekking of 1 to 2 hours along the "Bosque Hundido" trail (low level). At due time, return to your hotel in Castro. Dinner & Overnight at Hotel Parque Quilquico Important: please wear clothes that are suitable for rain, because the weather is constantly changes at any time of the year. Stores in rural areas are open all day, but they close between 1:00 and 3:00pm. Carry local currency (Chilean pesos), since it isn’t possible to pay with debit or credit cards in kiosks and rural stores.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• High-end Accommodation: Parque Quilquico

Breakfast at the hotel. You leave this green area and drive towards Mocopulli Airport to drop off your rental car. Give yourself plenty of time for the car return formalities. Do not forget to fill your petrol tank up. END OF OUR SERVICES

Meals: Breakfast