Fly Fishing Patagonia Chile Lago Yelcho Palena


Pumalin Explorer is a company that specializes in offering personalized service to small groups of guests like fly fishing parties and families. This focus allows us to keep the quality of our services high and truly attentive to the needs of our patrons. Located adjacent to the Amarillo Hot Springs, thirty kilometers from the town of Chaiten, Pumalin Explorer is centrally situated to offer replenishing thermal baths at the end of each day to all kinds of visitors. Our services include fly fishing excursions to Lago Yelcho and other nearby rivers, guided trekking through temperate rainforests, catarafting, horseback riding, ecology oriented photo safaris and Chaiten Volcano summit hikes. Ask us for a customized itinerary. Our kitchen specializes in locally produced organic style cuisine with homegrown vegetables. The Pumalin Explorer thermal spa is located in one of the most pristine regions of Patagonia, Chile surrounded by the spectacular private Nature Sanctuary of Pumalin Park, famous for its old growth Alerce trees and primeval evergreen Valdivian Rain Forest. From our riverside lodge our guests can journey by foot or by horseback riding up the Rio Michimahuida to visit two actively calving glaciers of immense beauty whose source is the snowfields of the dormant stratovolcano Michimahuida . We also have easy access to lakes and rivers that offer world-class fly fishing. Contact us for a customized fly fishing package.

We are open year-round and even-though many of our outdoor activities are make a great stop-over for those wishing for a warm respite from the Patagonia rainy season. Travel Directions: Pumalin Explorer is located just off the Carreterra Austral (Route 7) at the El Amarillo road junction, 30 kilometers southeast of the town of Chaiten, or 15 kilometers northwest of Puerto Cardenas on Lago Yelcho. By Sea: Travel to Chaiten from Puerto Montt or Chiloe Island using the Don Baldo, Pincoya or Mailen ferry services. For reservations contact the Navier Austral company at: www.navieraustral.cl. To reserve a place for your vehicle contact Carlos Ulloa at: culloa@navieraustral.cl . For those travelling without a vehicle we can arrange transport between Chaiten and Pumalin Explorer with sufficient notice. By Land: Pumalin Explorer can be accessed via the Argentine frontier through the Futaleufú or Palena border crossings. From Futaleufu travel along Rt 231 to Rt 235 to the Carreterra Austral ((Rt 7) and northward to Puerto Cardenas. Turn off at the Amarillo Junction (W-887), approximately 15 kilometers north of Puerto Cardenas. If you are coming from Palena stay on Rt 231 to Puerto Ramierez, then follow the directions above. From the town of La Junta, or points further south, stay on the Carreterra Austral (Rt 7) through Santa Lucia until the Amarillo Junction. Pumalin Explorer is located adjacent to the Amarillo Hot Springs. Follow the signs to the hot springs for guidance. For those travelling without a vehicle we can help you arrange transport between Futaleufu, Palena and Pumalin Explorer with sufficient notice. By Air: Chaiten can be accessed by air from Puerto Montt. Aerocord airlines flies between the El Paloma (Puerto Montt) and Santa Barbara airports (Chaiten) most days of the week. For flight reservations see: Aerocord: www.aerocord.cl, tel#: 65-262300 and Aero Regional: aeroregional@surnet.cl tel#:65- 259131.    When you reserve a Pumalin Explorer five-day, six-night package, we include round trip air-travel from Puerto Montt to Chaitén in your trip price. This service is not included for shorter stays. For shorter stays we will happily arrange your ground travel from the Chaiten pier or the Santa Barbara airport to Pumalin Explorer.










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