Where do you go when you can’t go any further? After 1,247 km we reach the end of the Carretera Austral at Villa O’ Higgins and find out.
Continue reading9. The Carretera Austral: Villa O’ Higgins, Chile (December 2023).
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8. The Carretera Austral: Río Ňadis to Caleta Tortel, Chile (December 2023)
An interesting detour from the Carretera led to Caleta Tortel, a characterful higgledy piggledy coastal village of wooden boardwalks and houses on stilts.
Continue reading7. The Carretera Austral: Lago General Carrera to Rio Nadis, Chile (December 2023).
The Carretera became a world of lakes and big rivers. Exploring on horseback in the timeless Río Ňadis valley revealed an unexpected national monument.
Continue reading6. The Carretera Austral: Villa Cerro Castillo to Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile (December 2023).
The gravel begins! There is lots of great scenery on this section of the Carretera, including the famous Marble Caves and the icy Valle Exploradores.
Continue reading5. The Carretera Austral: Coyhaique to Cerro Castillo, Chile (November 2023).
Leaving the rainforest and the big city delights of Coyhaique behind us, we escaped to Cerro Castillo National Park which has some of the best hiking on the Carretera Austral – if the weather obliges.
Continue reading4. The Carretera Austral: Puerto Cisnes to Coyhaique (November 2023).
The port towns near the Carretera are good stepping off points for better things and the scenery still continues to enthrall. The large town of Coyhaique marks our half way point.
Continue readingExploring the Southeastern Coast of Iceland: Vík to Hofn (September 2023).
Continuing on the Ring Road, we find the scenery beyond Vík as stunning as elsewhere. It is a wild world of glaciers and icebergs with Diamond Beach one of the highlights of the trip. Surprise, …
Continue reading3. The Carretera Austral: Villa Santa Lucia – Quelat National Park, Chile (November 2023).
We continued south on the Carretera Austral with a scenic detour before visiting Queulat National Park.
Continue reading2. The Carretera Austral: Chaitén to Futaleufú (November 2023).
Torrential rain marked our first days on the Carretera Austral as we detoured to the renowned white rafting town of Futaleufú. ‘It’s an El Nino year!’ the girl told us as she cheerfully shut up …
Continue reading1. The Carretera Austral, Puerto Montt to Chaitén, Chile (November 2023).
A unique road trip through the wilds of Chilean Patagonia, the Carretera Austral heads south into Patagonia from Puerto Montt, some 700 km south of Santiago. We make a start on the 1,240 km route. …
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