Home » Tours » Regular Trips » Trekking: Casa Blanca Volcano to the natural hot springs of Rupanco Lake
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The east shore of the Rupanco Lake is one of those places where modern infrastructure has – luckily for us- slowly came. The natural hot springs are just in the shore of the lake, but in the opposite side of where a car can arrive.
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Despite the settlers discovered them early in the 20th century and an important hotel was built in 1940 (and destroyed on May 22nd 1960), they are not in the roadmap of many visitors. We will made our way to them by foot and boat. Beginning in the other side of the mountain, at the foots of the Casa Blanca volcano, in Antillanca, the heart of the Puyehue National Park.
Following a trail that start in the upper part of the forest (1.219m) we will descent to the Rupanco lake (124m) enjoying of how vegetation changes and adapts at differents altitudes.
We will trek ~12 kilometers in around 5 hours. The trail goes the side of the volcano until it merged into the forest, sometimes it cross very dense bushes (“Quila”) and after or during rains it can be muddy. We will end the trek in the mouth of the “Gaviotas” river, from where a small motorboat will cross us to the hotsprings and our deserved pic-nic. After relaxing ours muscles we will cross the lake to meet our car and to drive back to town.
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| Next departure:
– Program is available only upon request!
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from $110.000 CLP
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| Location: |
Puyehue National Park, Lakes District. |
| Duration: |
1 day. |
| Difficulty: |
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| Length: |
12km (~7.5 miles) |
| Start / End: |
Puerto Varas, Chile. |
| Season: |
October to April. |
| Highlights: |
South of Chile, Rainforest, Casa Blanca Volcano, Puyehue National Park, Rupanco Lake, Natural hot springs, Trekking. |
| Price p.p.: |
1 person, $150.000; 2 persons, $130.000; 3 to 6 persons, $120.000, 7 to 8 persons $110.000. |
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The Fine Print
| What is included in the tour? |
| Guide service in a non-private program*; bilingual guides (spanish, english); entrance fees to National Parks and/or private lands; excursions, transportation** & food*** as described in the itinerary; activity insurance; wilderness first aid kit; all groupal equipment required for the itinerary and the per client listed here (helmet, harness with accessories, crampons, ice axe); in wilderness areas without cell phone coverage a 2-way messaging Satellite Communicator (with real time online tracking, SOS function), in areas with cell phone coverage a 1-way messaging Satellite Communicator and/or VHF radios. |
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| What is not included in the tour? |
| Guide tips, additional services or upgrades, personal gear, life and/or travel insurance, porters or horses (if available), extra expenses for cities, alcoholic beverages, meals not specified in the itinerary or not included in the menu, extra nights lodging in cities or due to changes in the itinerary, everything else not mentioned in the program. . |
| Experience and technical expertise required |
| Apt for people without previous climbing experience but with an adequate shape to participate in 4-8 hours per day of physical activity in a wilderness terrain. Physical condition is subject to guide evaluation. |
| Limitations/activity restrictions |
| Not suitable for people with heart problems or disabilities that may prevent them from participating in long term strenuous physical activity, children under the age of 18 without written authorization of parents or legal guardian. Minimum age to participate is 7 years old, maximum age to participate is 70. Participants between 7-12 years old do not carry a backpack. It is recommended that all participants undergo a complete physical before booking the climb. Due the location where the activity occurs we do not recommend it for pregnant women. |
| Number of clients |
| Min 1 / max 8 clients per ascension. Get in touch with us, if you are a bigger group. |
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– 6am: Transportation to Antillanca, Puyehue National Park.
– 9am: Beginning of the trek.
– 2pm: We will arrive at the "Gaviota" river and take the boat to the hot springs.
– 2:30pm: Picnic and relax in the shore of the lake.
– 4pm: Boat to "Puerto El Buey".
– 8pm: Return to Puerto Varas and of service.
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