6 day Horseback riding adventure in Chile, Southern America

The "Colonos Horse Trail" time schedule:

Through farmland, on mountain trails, crossing a pass in Huerquehue National Park to the natural hot springs of Rio Blanco Valley, riding along andean mountain lakes and sparkling rivers.

The ride 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 Dates
1.day: After arriving at the camp, we get to know the horses and will practice handling horses and tack. In the afternoon, after lunch, we go out for a ride, and decide which of the horses we will take with us.
	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.
3.day: A short, but demanding trail is waiting for us on the 4th day. After riding for about 2 hours up the Rio Blanco Valley we reach a logging camp. From now on the path winds between dense bamboo vegetation and among huge Coighue trees to a lonely lake, laguna Isolda. Some steep cuts and numerous creeks to cross, make the passing sometimes adventurous. We raise our camp in a small clearing right in the rainforest, a short walk from the lake , which we will pass by on the ...
	4.day: We start the day with a ride through an ancient forest, again passing huge, up to 50m high Coighue trees and Araucaria (monkey puzzle trees), the prehistoric giants of the Northern Patagonian Rainforest. As soon as we descend towards the next valley, we reach inhabited land again. Riding on country trails with breathtaking views over "Sierra Nevada de Sollipulli" we return to "Termas Rio Blanco", were we enjoy the natural hot pools for a second time at for tonight's camp. ~ 6 hours of horseback riding
..5.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.
	6.day: On the last day we follow the lakeshore, leading to the Caburgua beach again, riding back to the farm on the country road we left 5 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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6 days on horseback - horse trail rides in Chile, South America