Carretera Austral Travel Guide Chile • Trans-Americas Journey

Our Carretera Austral Travel guide provides details and tips to help you explore the iconic Carretera Austral route in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. This series of posts includes information and inspiration about base camp towns, national parks, outdoor adventures, hot springs, distilleries, where to eat, sleep, and play along the way, and much more.

Radical Whitewater Rafting – Futaleufú, Chile

Whitewater rafting in Futaleufú is one of the top adventure travel activities in southern Chile with Class V rapids and great guides.

Adventure Town Travel Guide – Futaleufú, Chile

Adventure travel in Futaleufú, Chile including rafting, hiking, fishing, eating, hotels, and more in this top Patagonian destination.

Karen Catchpole, CWO (Chief Writing Officer)2023-08-24T12:31:31-04:00August 23, 2023 || Posted in: Chile - Adventure Travel, Hiking & Trekking, Patagonia Travel ||

Yosemite South – Cochamó Valley, Chile

Some call the Cochamó Valley "the Yosemite of Chile" thanks to granite walls, epic hiking, dense forests, bucolic camping, and clear streams.

Karen Catchpole, CWO (Chief Writing Officer)2023-08-30T12:29:24-04:00August 30, 2023 || Posted in: Chile - Adventure Travel, Hiking & Trekking, Patagonia Travel, Camping ||

Wet, Wild, and Worth It – Pumalin Douglas Tompkins National Park, Chile

Explore Pumalin National Park along Chile's Carretera Austral including a deadly volcano, rare trees, hiking, camping, and more.

Karen Catchpole, CWO (Chief Writing Officer)2023-09-14T18:27:31-03:00September 11, 2023 || Posted in: Chile - Patagonia Travel, Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Camping, National Parks, Adventure Travel, Hiking & Trekking ||

Carretera Austral Travel

Radical Whitewater Rafting – Futaleufú, Chile

Adventure Town Travel Guide – Futaleufú, Chile

Yosemite South – Cochamó Valley, Chile

Wet, Wild, and Worth It – Pumalin Douglas Tompkins National Park, Chile

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