Rio Baker float trip (trip)

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Rio Baker float trip

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Period offered: November, December. The provider (view their profile) can provide you with specific departure dates, final prices, and other information.


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from $2,300* per person8 DaysNovember, December
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Patagonia Adventure Expeditions 12 people max
The rio Baker is at the centre of the plot - 1100 cubic meters (29700 cfs) per second of clean water, half of it coming from the huge General Carerra lake, the other half coming from glaciers fed by the northern Patagonian Ice Field. We gently float, at the natural pace of the river, until we spill out into the Pacific at Caleta Tortel. This is historically the most significant journey in the region, though seldom done any more. The history and culture of Aysen are literally marked in the rock faces we pass and the houses we visit. This is a journey for nature lovers who enjoy a natural, gentle pace to their travelling through magnificent scenery with some unique touches of culture and adventure.

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  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive in Balmaceda Airport, meet your guides and drive along the Southern Highway to Puerto Bertrand, situated on the General Carrera Lake. Welcome dinner with the rest of the group.

Day 2
Morning drive to Cochrane. After preparing rafts, we begin the float trip South towards the ocean and camp by one of the few remaining traditional cableway rafts.

Day 3
We experience some good class 3 rapids and view some amazing Patagonian sceneries. We camp at the Salton Baker , an un-runable class 6 gorge.

Day 4
The day is dedicated to exploring the gorge and the exploratory tunnels cut by Lucas Bridge, an early explorer of the region who opened up the Colonia valley for farming in the late nineteen thirties.

Day 5
After launching rafts immediately below the powerful 'Salton' Fall, the river meanders through increasingly verdant forests. We camp on the river bank in the Lago Vargas area.

Day 6
We continue the float out and meet the Pacific ocean. We visit the Island of the dead, a cemetery with a dark history dating back to the first explorations of the area. Arriving in Caleta Tortel, a small fishing town built on stilts we celebrate our arrival.

Day 7
Return journey from Tortel to Puerto Tranquilo, a quite village situated on the shores of lago General Carrera.

Day 8
Early morning drive (or Charter flight) to Balmaceda airport for the flight out.

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