4 day Horseback riding adventures in Chile, Southern
America
The "Rio Blanco Trail" time
schedule:
This ride leads us through farmland , crossing a pass in National Park Huerquehue and riding along rio Blanco River and Caburgua Lake to the natural Hot Springs of the Rio Blanco Valley.
The trail is guided by an Chilean arriero
(as the chilean cowboys are called) and an English and Spanish
speaking guide. We sleep in tents, all our luggage we take with
us on the horses. Cooking, putting up the tents etc., will be
done together by the group. Everyone should to their own ability,
take care of their own horses.
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Facts about the ride
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1.day: After arrival at the camp, we get
to know the horses and will practice handling horses and tack.
In the afternoon, after we have lunch, we go out for a
ride, and decide which of the horses we will take with
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2.day: After a hearty breakfast we saddle
the horses and off we go. We ride up the Renahue valley,
a formerly settled valley within Huerquehue National Park.The
ride leads us through farmland and virgin rainforest,
passing by huge Araucaria (monkey puzzle) trees. Riding
up the valley, at about noon we cross the pass of Renahue,
from then on descending towards the Rio Blanco Valley
were we put up our tents nearby the natural hot springs
of "Termas Rio Blanco".
about 8 hours of riding. |
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| 3.day: In the morning we ride down
the Rio Blanco river until we reach it's delta at Lake
Caburgua. From now on we follow the lakeshore until we
reach our last campsite, on a high plane pasture of an
abandoned farm, overlooking the lake. |
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4.day:On the last day we follow
the lakeshore, leading to the Caburgua beach, riding
back to the farm on the country road we left 3 days ago.
A short detour allows us to visit "Ojos de Caburgua",
impressive huge spring with some beautiful waterfalls.
Back on the farm a hot shower, a cold beer and a tasty
BBQ are waiting for us to celebrate the last day of a
great horseback riding adventure. |
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Facts about Rio Blanco Trail
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| Meeting point |
Pucón, pick up at
Temuco airport possible |
| Duration |
4 days, 3 nights, 4 days on horseback |
| Nature of the ride |
Pack trip |
| Number of Riders |
2 - 8 riders |
| Riders Qualification |
Even beginners can ride this trail with fun, you should have intermediate physical condition, some experience on horseback is helpful, but not compulsory. We ride up to 7 hours a day, with breaks, in difficult passages we may lead the horses. |
| Accommodation |
1 night in double in guesthouse on the farm, 2 nights in tent camps.
in the tent camps 2 riders share one tent, we always try to match adequate persons and try to give single traveling riders a single tent. Because of weight issues this will not always be possible. |
| Sanitary equipment |
Shower, water toilet on the 1., 2. and 4. day;
on the 3. day a sparkling creek will be our bathroom. |
| Food |
Complete food and soft drinks from dinner on the first day to the farewell BBQ on the last day. On the trail we have breakfast, a snack at midday and dinner at the campfire. |
| Includes |
All transports from and to Pucon, all fees, all equipment from spoon to tent and sleeping mats.
No sleeping bags, these may be rented, including fresh canvas inlets |
| Personal luggage |
Here is a suggestion of things to bring to the ride. Weight limit for personal items excluding sleeping bag, mat and tent : 5 kg (10 litres)
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| Price |
See Price list |
Check our discount policy |
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6 days on horseback - horse
trail rides in Chile, South America |
