Puerto Blest, los Cántaros cascade, lake Frías
Duration: Full day.

Set sail from Puerto Pañuelo to the Blest arm of Lake Nahuel Huapi. On the way, the boat passes Centinela Island, where Fransisco P. Moreno, creator of Argentine National Parks, is buried. An hour later, the boat reaches Puerto Cántaros. A footpath leads through the Valdivian Jungle and climbs up to Lake Los Cántaros, whose waters feed the cascade. Several lookouts along the path offer vantage points from which to admire the beauty of the falls. Then the boat crosses to the opposite shore, across the bay, and passengers disembark for lunch at Puerto Blest. A bus drives 3 Km. to Puerto Alegre, and passengers take a boat across Lake Frías to Puerto Frías.

An optional tour, which can be booked in advance, continues to Peulla, on the shore of Lake Todos los Santos, in Chile..

Victoria island and arrayanes forest
Duration: Full day or half-day

The tour begins at Puerto Pañuelo, the harbour located 25 km. out of town, opposite Hotel Llao Llao. You can get there by bus or drive your own car. The boat sails over Lake Nahuel Huapi for 30 minutes to Puerto Anchorena at the island's narrow central area. A comfortable chairlift carries you up to the top of Cerro Bella Vista, from which there is a panoramic view of Bahía Anchorena, and further away, the entire Llao Llao and Puerto Pañuelo area.

Alternatively, walk to Puerto Gross or visit the cave paintings and Playa del Toro. Back on the boat, you will sail to the Arrayanes forest, located on Peninsula Quetrihué. A 600-meter path leads through the forest, a pure stand of magnificent arrayán trees, considered unique in the world.

Andean lakes international border crossing
Duration: One day in summer, two days in winter.

The journey begins with a boat trip to Puerto Blest, followed by a 3-km. bus ride to Puerto Alegre. Another boat takes you across Lake Frías to Puerto Frías, where the migration paperwork and Argentine customs formalities are carried out.

Back on a bus, you drive across the Andes mountain range through luxuriant vegetation to Peulla, the first Chilean town, where the paperwork for migration and Chilean customs is completed before lunch. After this, sail across Lake Todos Los Santos to Petrohué, where you will visit the Petrohué falls in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. After that, follow the shoreline of Lake Llanquihue to Puerto Varas, where the tour ends. Alternatively, end the tour in Puerto Montt.