When road tripping carretera austral from north to south there s a big chance that you will either want to cross borders to argentina in chile chico when traveling by car or in villa o higgins when traveling by public transport or on a bike.
Tour to marble caves chile.
There are several operators offering boat tours of the marble caves for 10 000 clp 15 usd per person.
Tours to the caves are run by almost every travel company in the town and the tour lasts about 2 hours on a small boat.
The san rafael glacier receives far fewer visitors leaving you plenty of room to explore its icy terrain.
The magnificent marble caves have formed over the last 6000 years as the water melted from the nearby glaciers filling up general carrera lake and washing up against these solid rocks slowly carving out intricate caverns columns and tunnel systems.
The cathedral the chapel and the cave are the three formations that make up this natural spectacle that will certainly leave you breathless.
To visit the marble caves you first need to get to puerto rio tranquilo on the southern part of the carretera austral.
Tucked deep into the fjords of the aysen region of chile is the san rafael glacier.
Buy an individual ticket for 10 000clp and join onto another group.
The amazing vibrant blue and grey cave chambers submerged to some extent all lay in memorizing turquoise.
Scenery on the way to puerto rio tranquilo from coyhaique.
The stunning marble caves of chile.
Chile s marble caves is one of the most extraordinary places to visit in south america.
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Groups can negotiate a reduced rate.
The easiest way to explore the marble caves of chile is by boat from puerto rio tranquilo.
Rent the entire boat for around 40 000 to 50 000clp 64 80 usd or 2.
Everything was well organised border crossings easily done and amazing scenery on the drive to the caves.
If you prefer it is also possible to rent a kayak and paddle to the marble caves for about 35 000 clp 50 usd.
There are two options for booking a boat tour.
This is the option we went with.
If you are visiting the marble caves near puerto tranquilo do not miss the chance for the day trip of a lifetime at the mighty san rafael glacier.
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You can either hitchhike or take the bus from coyhaique cochraine or chile chico.
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To visit marble caves you need to arrive in puerto rio tranquilo first.
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