Chaiten, arrival by ferry at dawn

Pumalin Park, the ancient Alerce forests

Local wooden fishing boats and the Corcovado Volcano

Group by Lago Yelcho

Chaitur Excursions is a small, family-run company that has been helping travellers discover and enjoy this amazing area of Chile for over twelve years. Around Chaitén we do:

• Trips to Pumalin Park, the most diverse temperate rainforest in the world, including hikes to the ancient Alerce forest, with trees over 3000 years old, and amazing waterfalls.
• Trekking, to the astounding Yelcho and Michimahuida glaciers
• Chaitén Volcano, photographic trips with geological and ecological orientation. Also Ascents to the caldera´s rim. Views of the Chaitén Volcano´s Rhyolite Lava Dome.
• Relaxing days at the natural hot baths in El Amarillo
• Walks along the black volcanic sands of Santa Barbara beach
• Boat excursions to sea lion colonies
• Organizing of rafting and kayaking on the world-famous Rio Futaleufú
• Special trips for your special interests, such as photography, fishing, birdwatching, trekking, horseback riding and scientific investigations

Outside of the Chaitén area we do private excursions along the whole of the ´Carretera Austral´, the unique Chilean Southern Highway.

Transportation Services: Buses to Futaleufu, Coyhaique, Pto. Montt, La Junta, Puyuhuapi and Reservations for Airplanes and Ferry.

Our Chaitur office in the bus terminal is the one stop for travel services and information in Chaitén.

Bus Schedule Spring 2012 Chaitur Office

We sell tickets for all the different buses that travel along the ´Carretera Austral´. This is the current Bus Schedule for Spring 2012: (* Due to the volcanic eruption the direct Chaiten - to Coyhaique buses are less but in January there should be more trips.

• Buses Chaiten to Coyhaique, Puyuhuapi, and La Junta , on Wednesday and Sunday, leaving the Chaitur office at 10:00hrs. (more trips laterin January.(*will update)
• Buses Chaiten to Futaleufú, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday leaving the Chaitur office at 12:00hrs. Then a second trip Chaitén to Futaleufú at 17:00hrs. which leaves everyday.including Thursday.
• Buses Chaiten to La Junta on Monday and Friday leaving the Chaitur office at 12:00hrs.*Conexsiones to Puyuhuapi and Coyhaique next day at 05:30hrs.
• Buses Chaitén to Pto. Montt the bus leaves everyday at 12:00hrs. * This is a new travel option called The Bi-Modal Route. The bus travels on the Northern Carreterra Austral starting from our Chaitur Excursons office and travels thru to Pto. Montt by road and navegating the Fjords Reñihue, Comau, and Seno de Reloncavi by ferry.
• Buses Chaiten a Palena leaves everyday at 17:00hrs from the Chaitur office.

We also sell tickets for the airlines that fly daily between Puerto Montt and Chaitén ( The new air field at Santa Barbara) and.can make reservations for the Ferries.

Other services we offer include reservations for lodging (see listings below), travel information, and a book exchange.

Also Interent service with a fast Fiber Optic connection.

We are fluent in Spanish and English.and will be glad to help you in any way we can to come visit here, and enjoy this unique Chaiten and Chilean Northern Patagonia area .

Write us at nchaitur@hotmail.com or call us at mobile phone ++56 9 74685608 - Land Line (065) 731429.

Enjoy,

Nicholas

Acommadations: Bed and Breakfast and Cabins in Chaitén

A list of Hospedajes and Cabins in Chaitén that are good, clean, friendly, with hot showers, electricity, and meals. They are peolple that love their town and have done their best to make your stay here enjoyable:

Cabañas Pudu calle 668, also have homecooked meals
Cabañas Brisas del Mar calle Corcovado 278
Hospedaje Don Carlos calle Amirante Riveros with Pratt, also have home cooked meals
Hospedaje Llanos Corcovado 378, also have homecooked meals
Hospedaje y Restaurante Corcovado, calle Corcovado 410, meals
El Refugio corner calle Corcovado with Juan Todesco, meals
Hotel Shilling calle Corcovado 258
Casa de Rita calle Amirante Riveros with Pratt
also Restaurante La Roca just 50 meters crossing the Rio Blanco bridge.

Ferry Naviera Austral

Naviera Austral is the ferry conection to Chaitén. Their website is www.navieraustral.cl
It has the ferry destinations, times tables and tariffs, You can buy your tickets online..
In general the Naviera Austral Ferry Schedule says there are 5 trips a week between Pto. Montt - Chaitén,
1 trip a week between Quellon -Chaiten, 1 trip a week between Castro - Chaitén and 3 trips a week between Hornopiren - Chaitén.
If you have a vehicle get your tickets in advance.

Chaitén: The good people of Chaitén are rebuilding the town they love. It´s been four and a half years since the Chaitén Volcanic Erupotion. There is still a lot more to do.

If you have any questions about our town or area, write us and I'll try to answer them.

Enjoy,

Nicholas