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Carretera Austral Self-Drive — 10 Days

⏱ 10 Days / 9 Nights 🥾 Moderate 📍 Carretera Austral, Chile

About This Tour

The complete Carretera Austral experience — 10 days driving Chile's Route 7 from Puerto Montt to Cochrane (or Villa O'Higgins for the adventurous), stopping at all the essential highlights. This self-guided itinerary includes vehicle rental, accommodation bookings at the best lodges along the route, and a detailed day-by-day route guide. The Carretera is best driven independently — the freedom to stop at viewpoints, trailheads, and fishing rivers without a group schedule is fundamental to the experience. Highlights include the Queulat hanging glacier, the marble cathedrals of Puerto Río Tranquilo, the Río Baker canyon, and the wilderness town of Cochrane.

Tour Highlights

  • Queulat National Park and Ventisquero Colgante hanging glacier
  • Marble cathedrals of Puerto Río Tranquilo — kayak among marble formations
  • Río Baker — turquoise glacial river in the deepest canyon in Patagonia
  • Puyuhuapi hot springs in a fjord setting
  • Cochrane and the remote southern section few travellers reach