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KAYAKING MOUNTAINS FJORD

Discover the beauty of the Mountains fjord surrounded by the impressive Sarmiento mountain range in Kawesqar National Park, one of the 17 parks from the Route of parks of Patagonia.

In this 2 days trekking and kayaking expedition you can learn about the ancestral and current history behind this fjord, in addition to discovering its beauty while rowing with our local guide, who takes you through deep nature up to breathtaking places, such as Bernal Glacier. Then, take a well-deserved rest in our exclusive Floating Refuge, located in the heart of this incredible fjord and enjoy a drink with millenary ice.

Disconnect yourself from the world and reconnect yourself with Earth! A unique feeling you can experience in this remote National Park while we get lost in its nature, being the only humans in this huge territory, plugged and charged by the energy of the Patagonian fjords.

Your participation in this expedition will make you part of a sustainable project and contribute with the remote community of Puerto Eden.

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NIGHT BEFORE Briefing of the expedition in Puerto Natales Our local guide will meet the participants at the night before the expedition to give general information about this adventure, to confirm pick up time, to solve some doubts the participants might have and to deliver the equipment that PATAGONIAN FJORDS and BIGFOOT supplies with.

DAY 1 Alacalufes Path - Hermann glacier We pick up the participants of the expedition from the Hotel around 09:00 am, then we take a boat to navigate 5 minutes from Puerto Natales to Antonio Varas peninsula, across Señoret channel. We continue by vehicle for 1 hour through a gravel road to Estancia Mercedes, where we take our fast boat Explorador IV and navigate for one more hour until the end of the Resi fjord, the entrance of Kawesqar National Park. During the navigation it is posible to watch seals, dolphins, penguins, cormorants, condors, and other species.

From Resi fjord we must hike about 20 minutes to reach the lagoon Acantilados, which is incased between huge rock walls and the only way to go across it is by boat, so we have to navigate 5 minutes to get to the other side of it to continue hiking 60 more minutes to reach Huiros bay. Here the boat West Patagonia will take us to the floating refuge Explorador to enjoy of a tasty lunch.

After lunch, we will go to the coast with our expert guide in kayaking who will make a safety and navigation talk, which will take about 30 minutes. Once finished, we begin paddling west, leaving the Huiros bay to go across the fjord of the Mountains up to the end of Hermann Fjord, passing between small icebergs to finally reach the glacier of the same name. During the crossing, it's possible to see different marine and bird species, but especially Imperial Cormorants, since these species make the Hermann fjord their home, being possible to see hundreds of these birds nesting and flying around the huge rock walls that surround the fjord, turning this place into a very special one, known as "Cormorant Sanctuary".

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�Then we must return to our floating Refuge "Explorador", where a drink with millenary ice awaits us to share a good moment, a delicious dinner and especially, a unique accommodation on the sea.

Floating Refuge Explorador / Shared Room 45 km - 45 min Road / 20 nm - 65 min Navigation / 4 km - 2 hrs Trekking / 9 nm - 4 hrs Kayaking

DAY 2 Bernal glacier - Return to Puerto Natales After a rich breakfast, we will go rowing to Bernal glacier, leaving the Huiros bay and getting crossing the fjord of the Mountains, taking one approximately. We disembark in the coast of the Bernal glacier and hike through a particular trail with colorful moraines that cross a pro-glacier lake, allowing us to get close and safe enough to touch its ice. This permits us to watch and understand the glacier movements and how it changes the landscape through the years. The contrast of colors between the vegetation, the ice, the mountains and the fjord in the background, makes any picture postcard worthy. We get back on the kayaks to return to the floating Refuge to enjoy a delicious and well deserved lunch, before starting the return to Puerto Natales.

We begin the return to Natales hiking the Alacalufes Path back to Resi fjord, same route we did to enter.

In Resi fjord we meet again our fast boat Explorador IV to navigate until Estancia Mercedes where we can stop a moment and meet the family and get to know their amazing history while sharing a mate by the heat of a chimney. We’ll have our lunch on the boat ride to the Estancia.

Later we continue the way to Puerto Natales, finishing this expedition around 15:00 pm. Weather permitting.

Return to Puerto Natales 4 nm - 2 hrs Kayaking / 4 km - 2 hrs Trekking / 20 nm - 65 min Navigation / 45 km - 45 min Road

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INCLUDED - Entrance fee to Kawesqar National Park.

- All the land and maritime transportation specified in this program.

- Accommodation in our exclusive floating refuge (shared room - sleeping bag).

- Meals during the expedition (breakfast, lunch and dinner).

- Kayaking expert local guide service during the entire expedition.

- Porter service up to 5 kilos (20 liters) between Resi fjord and the floating refuge.

- We provide each participant with a dry bag (20 liters) for the porter service, another dry bag

(40 liters) to protects the own belongings, gaiters, sheet liner for the sleeping bags, towel and

sunblock.

- A memorable experience!

NOT INCLUDED - Any other service Not specified in this program.

- Gratuities.

- Personal travel insurance.

WHAT TO BRING - A daypack (60 liters backpack).

- Headlamp, fleece hat, sunglasses and gloves.

- Quick drying T-shirts, polar fleece jacket, down jacket, waterproof parka with GoreTex

technology or similar.

- Quick drying long underwear, trekking pants, waterproof pants with GoreTex technology or

similar.

- Waterproof boots with GoreTex technology or similar, sandals or crocs for river crossing and

relaxing moments after the treks.

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TO CONSIDER The activities described may be delayed, changed or cancelled due to rough conditions.

- The expedition is subject to the weather conditions.

- Our groups are very exclusive, from 2 to 8 participants per expedition and only one expedition

at a time.

- Your participation in our expeditions contributes to a project to develop tourism in the remote

community of Puerto Eden.

- The participants must be experienced trekkers.

- The level of this expedition is medium.

- There is no phone connection in the entire zone, so you'll be offline during the expedition.

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