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El Franciscano Lagoon trekking tour

El Franciscano Lagoon trekking tour
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Join Eduardo, a certified IFMGA guide, in El Franciscano Lagoon trekking tour. An ideal 1-day getaway close to Santiago and far from buildings!

Andes

1 Day

Jan - Apr, Oct - Dec


Description

El Franciscano Lagoon trekking tour is the perfect 1-day getaway to enjoy Santiago's surroundings!

El Franciscano Lagoon (also called Laguna Piuquenes) is a mild hike just outside Chile's capital, Santiago. At 3600 meters above sea level, this mountain lagoon hides behind the top of La Parva ski resort.

In the heart of the South Andes, surrounded by elevated mountains, the path to El Franciscano Lagoon will conquer you! Because of its location, you'll appreciate an amazing panoramic view of Santiago, the Central Valley and the surrounding high summits!

Probably one of the most famous peaks around Chile is in plain view: El Plomo (5424m), the highest peak that we can see from Santiago. It's one of several mountains with ceremonial value to the prehispanic Inca civilization. It's considered to be an ancient religious centre, and part of the extended Inca Trail.

El Franciscano Lagoon area is also famous for its wildlife. Home to a huge diversity of birds, it's specially attractive to look for the rare Andean fox: the Zorro Culpeo.

I'll come by your hotel to pick you up. And in a bit more than an hour we'll be walking through an easy path up the ski runs of La Parva ski resort. We'll enjoy a magnificent view all the way up! And from the top you'll be able to spot the beautiful lagoon, surrounded by an amazing scenery, while we walk down to it.

So please let me take you to this hidden jewel of the Andes! Let me know if you want to come along to this El Franciscano Lagoon trekking tour! And if you feel like hiking for a few more days I can offer you a 3-day Maipo Valley Trek or even a 9-day San José Volcano ascent.

Price includes

  • Guiding fee
  • Transport during the trip

Details

More info

I offer you a private transportation in modern vehicles and with a professional driver. A Lunch box and a Bottled mineral water are included. Trekking poles are included if you want them.

Meeting point

Santiago de Chile

About the guide

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Eduardo

Mountain Guide

IFMGA/UIAGM Mountain Guide from Chile.

Trekking, rock climbing, ice climbing, backcountry ski courses as well as guiding, expeditions and ascent to the most famous volcanoes in Chile.

You can enjoy a multi-sport trip and why not also a deserved relax in hot springs as Termas Geometricas and all this in the loneliness of many of the places where we are going to travel. An invaluable treasure to your hand thanks to Volcanes del Sur Expediciones.

Languages

Russian | English | Catalan

Certificates

UIAGM | IFMGA


What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

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Joshua

We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.

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