8-day guided trek in the Cochamo Valley, Chilean Patagonia

Day 0: Meeting in San Carlos de Bariloche

I will pick you up at the airport of San Carlos de Bariloche and we’ll transfer to our hostel in the city. We’ll check our equipment and talk about the details of the trip.

Day 1: Transfer from Bariloche to Paso Leon (3 hours)

After the immigration procedures we’ll start our trekking on the Chilean side. This is will be an intense day where we’ll trek along the entire length of the Manso River to the junction of the Torrentoso and Manso rivers.

Night in tent, dinner in rustic shelter

Total: 5/6 hours

Day 2: Lake Vidal Gomez

We’ll continue our journey through the Valdivian jungle, then we’ll turn north and go towards Lake Vidal Gomez (2 hrs approximately). Once at the southern tip of the lake, we will set up camp and rest for the night.

Night in a tent, dinner in rustic shelter

Total: 6 hours

Day 3: El Arco

We’ll start our day by walking between mountains. Then, we’ll continue through some really steep spots until we reach a small lake where we will have lunch.

From that point, we’ll descend to El Arco which is a fabulous rock formation where a waterfall descends below and is located very close to a forest of millenary Larches. We’ll set up camp there.

Night in a tent

Total: 6/7 hrs

Day 4: Cochamo River Valley

On this day we will arrive to one of the most impressive places of the trip: the Cochamó River Valley.
We’ll walk through the forest and have to handle a challenging hike if it should rain.

Our camp will be surrounded by 1,000 meter long granite walls, a true paradise.

Night in a tent, baths and dinner in wooden shelter.

Total: 6 hours

Day 5: Cerro Arco Iris

On this day we will walk without weight in our backpacks because we will go back to sleep at the same place.

Our goal will be to ascend Cerro Arco Iris and once at the top we’ll marvel at the incredible views of the entire valley. On the way back, we will go through sections of good slopes and even in some we will have to use fixed ropes to assist the ascent.

Night in tent, baths and dinner in wooden shelter.

Total: 5/6 hours

Day 6: El Morro - Cocharro - Puerto Varas

We bid farewell to the beautiful Cochamó Valley to complete our crossing through the mountains and reach the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

We’ll start with a 4 hour walk along a very narrow but very nice path and with several wooden bridges, to a place called El Morro where a vehicle will be waiting for us. End of trekking.

At about 5 km we’ll arrive at the charming town of Cochamó where we’ll have lunch in front of the Reconcaví Sound and then continue traveling by car to Puerto Varas, located on the coast of Lake Llanquihue. This is a spectacular place where hikers will admire the beautiful views of the Osorno Volcano.

Night in a hostel.

Total: 4/5 hours.

Day 7: Travel back to Argentina

During the morning we will take a regular bus back to Argentina (6 hrs.) We will cross the Paso Samoré with very nice views and after going through Villa La Angostura, we will arrive to our final destination, San Carlos de Bariloche.

Night in a hostel.

Total: 5 hours.

Day 8: Last day

After enjoying our last breakfast together, we’ll say goodbye.