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Villarrica Volcano Canyon: Glacier Melt River Adventure
5.0
13 Ratings
Pucon
This is a public event that invites you to explore a magnificent volcanic canyon, where you’ll descend a river formed from the glacial melt of Chile’s most active volcano - the Villarrica volcano. It’s an invigorating, adrenaline-pumping experience!
This is a public event that invites you to explore a magnificent volcanic canyon, where you’ll descend a river formed from the glacial melt of Chile’s most active volcano - the Villarrica volcano. It’s an invigorating, adrenaline-pumping experience!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Río Correntoso - The activity lasts a total of 4 hours. The tour will take place in the Correntoso River, where we will do an aquatic trekking (the water level is low, it is not necessary to know how to swim) of low difficulty. During the tour we will find 3 waterfalls with a height between 9 to 12 meters: we will descend these waterfalls with…
- Río Correntoso - The activity lasts a total of 4 hours. The tour will take place in the Correntoso River, where we will do an aquatic trekking (the water level is low, it is not necessary to know how to swim) of low difficulty. During the tour we will find 3 waterfalls with a height between 9 to 12 meters: we will descend these waterfalls with ropes, practicing rappelling. The guides will give you all the necessary information for your safety and for you to enjoy the activity to the fullest. It is not necessary to have previous experience to do canyoning with us! Just dare !
What's Included
- Certified guide provided for your safety and assistance
- Can enjoy the refreshment of carbonated beverages
- Photos and videos included to capture your memories
- Stay cool with in-vehicle air conditioning
- All necessary canyoning equipment provided
- Certified guide provided for your safety and assistance
- Can enjoy the refreshment of carbonated beverages
- Photos and videos included to capture your memories
- Stay cool with in-vehicle air conditioning
- All necessary canyoning equipment provided
Additional Information
- It is not recommended for people with vertigo
- It is not recommended for people with vertigo
Location
Brasil 555
Brasil
We are located between the Jac bus terminal and the municipality of Pucon.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tvlonkidsinheritance
Apr 18, 2024
4 activities in 4 days with the awesome Ermitano team. - We booked 4 tours with Ermitano, and they were all fantastic. Everything ran to schedule, and the guides were all friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. The guides also took photos and videos and sent them to you afterwords, for no charge.
Day 1 we hiked the San Sebastian Trail in Huerquehue National Park with effervescent Francesca. This was the best hike we did in Chile ... the scenery was stunning, and Francesca was always checking that the pace was good and that we were okay when climbing the boulders, and that we were managing on more challenging sections of the hike. The hike is a bit over 20kms, round trip and on a good day, you can see all the surrounding lakes and volcanoes ... absolutely spectacular!
Day 2 we went White White Rafting with David, Anand and crew. David is originally from Belgium, married a Chilean, and teaches rafting at university ... so we were in good hands! It was the end of the season, so not as much water running, but it was still fun. At one point, where the rapids are too dangerous to take clients through, we had to do a walk around, and then a 5m jump into the water, to get back on the raft ... that was exhilarating cold! We always try to get in a Rafting trip when we travel, and we were happy to have rafted Trancura.
Day 3 we did the Villaricca Volcano ascent. This starts in the dark with a slow uphill climb mostly on gravel. Villaricca is an active volcano, with the last big eruption being around 2015. There were around 17 hikers, and 5 guides, who made sure that we took stops olong the way, so that we could adjust to the altitude as we went, and because it's steep! Once we hit the snow, we put our crampons, helmets, and waterproof gear on (all provided in a backpack you're given at the start, and we trekked further up the volcano on the ice until we hit the volcanic rock. This was as far as we were allowed to go, given the Volcano is still on yellow alert. After a food break, we got ready for the fun part. Sliding down the snow on plastic nappies attached to the outside of our gear. Crampons off and the ice sliding began. We did about 3 separate runs, where snow allowed, and then it was all the extra gear off and back in the backpack, and a downhill hike back to the start point. This was on a different path than we went up, and much easier to walk on. We enjoyed the variation in this assent, which was around a 15km round trip, but the views from San Sebastian were way more spectacular, and remains our favourite hike in Chile.
Day 4 was canyoning ... essentially rappelling down canyons with "cold"water running. My toes never warmed up the whole time, because you're constantly walking through the Canyon, between rappels, but the Canyon was beautiful and worth it. We had fun and enjoyed the scenery, and the guides were great ... all the different rappelling ropes that click on and off, and get hooked in to this and that would do my head in trying to remember what went where, so we were super happy to put our trust and safety in our experienced guides ... they were awesome!
We would definitely recommend Ermitano Expediciones for your adventure activities in Pucon. The prices are reasonable, the team is organised, responsive, helpful, and flexible with changing the days for activities based on the weather conditions. It's not easy for them, with such unpredictable weather, and they really were fantastic. Christian and Marika run a great operation. Thank you for the wonderful memories! Adele & Josef... the oldies from Australia.
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Elineb392
Mar 30, 2024
A desire to start again! :) - When do we start again?? It was so good ! I went canyoning with a friend and we had a lot of fun! The guides were great and the scenery incredible!
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643sheriem
Mar 20, 2024
Amazing value and experience - Amazing experience! Absolutely beautiful waterfalls and walking through the rivers and canyons. Guides were so helpful and really safe. It was our first time doing this and we cannot wait to go again. Pictures were given to us a for free which was a real bonus and a delicious beer was waiting for us at the end!
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K6930lkbernadettem
Jan 27, 2024
Snow Angels - Sebastian and Tomas were both amazing! Very knowledgeable about the mountains and safe. They picked us up right at 3 am and taught us self arrest and a few other things. We got very lucky with the weather. Simply the best snow angels. 😇❤️
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Elliot_k
Jan 26, 2024
Truly magical experience - Magical was the word we all agreed on afterwards to describe this. There are moments within the canyon where you just can't believe your eyes. It looks like you're in a video game or something. The rappelling was good fun too! The falling water hits hard as you descend which is a bit of a shock at first, and you are cold for a bit at the bottom after each one (there are three over the course of the hike) but it's worth it for what you get to see/experience! Our guide Matías was great and we had a lot of fun sharing the time with him! Would certainly recommend to anyone in relative shape, confident with rappelling and wanting to see something incredible!
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Katsd4834gz
Jan 24, 2024
Great canyoning experience - This tour exceeded our expectations, our guides explained everything clearly and we felt really comfortable descending down the three waterfalls. The tour we took didn't require any jumps or swimming and was suitable for beginners. You'll wear your own sneakers in the water, so make sure to bring spare shoes or sandals to wear after the activity.
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451javieran
Jan 23, 2024
100% recommended - Excellent activity, the guides were very attentive and the costumes looked new!! The activity itself is very nice and fun, the place is beautiful and once we get to the 2nd waterfall it gets even better! although the water was freezing, but at the end of the tour they were waiting for us with a cup of tea and cookies in the transfer :D
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