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Multiactivities and Programs - Fiordo Queulat Ecolodge
Season 2008-2009
Sea Kayak, Trekking to the Glaciers, throuh the Coastal Temperate Rain Forest, Fjord Navegation, Flyfishing, Hot Spring !!!
Sea Kayak Fiordo Queulat
Location of the lodge and excursions
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Fiordo Queulat Ecolodge
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Isla Poya Huapi, navigation on the Queulat Fjord, bird watch, native plants and sea life (dolphins and sea wolves) observation. Half day or full day excursions
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Hike to the view point over the Hanging Glacier moraine, half day
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Queulat pass with 1805 ft above sea level: Río Cascada and Caesar glacier trail, half day
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Trail to the source of Río Queulat, half day
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Río Queulat: fishing and Kayak
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Río Ventisquero, fishing
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Queulat Fjord Private Park trail circuit: birds, native plants, wild life, 395 ft high waterfall. Half day.
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Ice Field for mountain sports
EXCURSIONS FIORDO QUEULAT ECOLODGE
New Sea Kayak, Queulat River and Fjord
Navigation on the Queulat Fjord to the Isla Poya Huapi. It is a 3 to 4 hours excursion during which guests can observe sea mammals (dolphins), sea birds and enjoy the spectacular native forest that covers the shore. We reach a tiny island named Mona with two beautiful white sand beaches and a secure port. The island offers a unique view of the Queulat ice field and of the hanging glacier. The boat is made of cypress wood and is for maximum 10 persons.
Isla Mona o Poya Huapi - Foto P.Silva- Copyright 2003
  
Hike to Vida Salvaje Waterfall along the Chucaos and Hued Hued trail (Scelorchilus rubecula - Pteroptochos tarnii) - evergreen chilean forest : It is a beautiful trail in the Queulat Fjord private park - a wild and pristine land -, to the Vida Salvaje waterfall, of 370 feet high. The fjord can be reach following the trail and the circuit continues bordering the Queulat river all the way to the beginning. Your guide will teach you about the austral forest, the native plants and point out to you several forest birds some only found in this type of forest and some others migratory - all inhabitants of the chilean native forest ecosystem. Among them the most common and curious: the chucao and the hued hued
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Photos Patricio Silva- Copyright 2003
  
  
Photos Patricio Silva- Copyright 2003
Cascada Senda Chucaos y Hued Hued, 90 metros- Copyrigh P.Silva 2003
We suggest a 4 days / 3 nights stay. For a quote for an all inclusive program (lodging, meals, excursions and transfers) please contact info@aisen.cl,
QUEULAT NATIONAL PARK - Activities that can be done in the park when staying at Fiordo Queulat Ecolodge
Hikes with or without guide in the Hanging Glacier area ( 5 miles from the lodge) -
Hike To The Mirador (view point): This trail allows the visitor to approach the confluence of the Ventisquero and Desague rivers, from where there is a beautiful view of the glacier. The hike is less than half an hour long.
Trail to Laguna Témpanos (aprox. 1/3 of a mile): After crossing over the Ventisquero river on a hanging bridge and bordering the river for about 300 feet, the trail reaches the outflow of the Laguna Témpanos. Here we can obser how high the lake level was before a break through and a huge avalanche that occured about 40 years ago. Beautiful views of the Laguna and of the glacier.
Trail over the Morrena (glacial moraine): This trail is almost 2 miles long and goes up hill, through the imposing austral forest, to the top of a moraine left behind 12.000 to 14.000 years ago by the retrieving glacier. After an hour and a half hike (medium to difficult) the visitor reaches a view point just in front of the glacier, as watching it from an helicopter, and from which you can observe and hear the ice breaking loose. We recommend to do this hike only when the weather is sunny or with scattered rain, and even during cold front days. We do not recommend it on warm rainy days because of bad visibility, the visitor being unable sometime to see the glacier after the hard walk. The whole excursion takes 3 hours and sometimes more depending on the time spent at the view point, it requires to be in good shape since there is about 330 yards drop from the top to the beginning of the hike.
Hanging Glacier - Photo P.Silva - Copyright 2003
Rio Cascada or Pudu Glacier Trail (trail: 1 mile and then rest of the hile with no trail 3/4 mile): The trail has several names but the Conaf sign says Rio Cascada, we call it “trail in the enchanted forest and to the Cesares Glacier”. It is a beautiful trail that penetrates into a magical world of tree trunks and stones covered with moss and ferns of all sizes. The trail leads up to the end of the vegetation, to the barren rock, from there it is possible to follow a small canyon all the way up to a little lake at the foot of the Cesares or Pudu Glacier. It is a medium to difficult trail, of great beauty and we highly recommend it on rainy days since it is when the waterfalls are plentiful and prettier. The excursion last 3 to 4 hours from the Lodge.
Trail to the Padre Garcia Waterfall: This trail goes down 165 yards to the foot of a waterfall, and is right where the road starts to climb uphill, on the northern side of the Queulat pass. It is only a 20 minutes easy hike.
Trail to the source of the Queulat River: 2.5 miles of a trail that will reach the source of the Queulat river have already been cleared, crossing beautiful forests and along river banks. Once the trail starts to rise, visitors can catch some great views of the river and the valley. The bridges over the river have not yet been finished so the Queulat has to be waded about 3 times. The whole excursion is 3 to 4 hours long, and unfortunately this trail has not been kept in good condition by Conaf.
ALL INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS
We offer a Ecoturism program we have called: Glaciers and Native Chilean Forest : hikes and navigation in the Queulat Park. You can see a detailed program clicking on the name.
Transfer al Lodge
We offer daily departures to the Lodge from Balmaceda, Coyhaique, Puerto Aysén with private transfers in 4x4 vehicles and minivans
Minibus Mercedes 2004 para Transfer al Lodge
Fly fishing
The fishing is in 2 or 3 rivers close to the lodge and on the fjord (sea). The catches are rainbows, browns, salmons at the end of the season.
We also offer programs that combine the lodge with fishing in the area of Coyhaique or with a private motor yatch which is use for the occasion as a lodge. We offer both programs at the end of the season when fishing standards are the best.
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